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Show -, IM O NDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ARTS PAGE 7 I Opera Theatre features two new plays The Western States premiere of two new award winning chamber operas will be The opera's music writer, Michael Citing, is the artistic director of the Memphis Opera. performed by the SUU Opera Theatre the week of March 27 through April 1. Eve's The collaboration of Moffatt and Ching presents an innovative appeal to younger adult Odds won the 1999 National Opera Association Chamber Opera Competition, and audiences as well as the traditional audience for opera. Out of the Rain won the Opera for Youth Award in 1999. "The students are very enthusiastic about performing these two chamber operas," Eve's Odds is a comic look at what may have happened in the Garden of Eden with a said Modesitt. "It's exciting to perform new material that hasn't been seen or heard in modem twist It features Lilith · the state before. The melodies in (Adam's first wife, according to both opera's are very accessible Hebrew folklore), the snake (a and hummable; so it isn't the type true slippery sophisticated of contemporary opera that will set charmer), the Good Angel, the your teeth on edge." Bad Angel, Adam, overly The cast of Eve 's Odds features preoccupied with the job at hand Summer Hodson of Cedar City in (naming all the creatures of the the title role as Eve, Brian Barney world), and a very naive but from Pleasant Grove as Adam, intelligent Eve. David Bone from Salt Lake as the "Out of the Rain deals with sophisticated snake, Shannon problems in a modem society, Talley of Cedar City as Lilith, particularly those impacting Marcy Doyle from Delta as the teenagers and young adults,· said Good Angel, and Amanda Carol Ann Modesitt, director of Matthews from Provo, complete in the SUU Opera Theatre. "The black leather and wings as the story begins as two old friends Bad Angel. ·The Chorus, which from high school are reunited has a comment on everything, several years after graduation consists of Olivia Biddle, Janyece because of the death of one of Lofthouse, Marissa Elkins, Mellisa their friends. As the story unfolds, Walker, Rebecca Limburg, Jamie we flash back to their high school Olsen and Erin Turek. days and then are transported The Out of the Rain cast back into the present day." includes Marlo lhler of Littleton, Out of the Rain was originally Colo., as Beth, Shanda Caldwell commissioned by Opera from St. George as Sarah, and Delaware, Opera Memphis, and - - --' Brian Barney as Josh. Wyett lhler Amanda Matthews (left) as Bad Angel, Summer Hodson as Eve, David Bone as the Snake, Shannon and Nate Hancock, both from Salt the Kansas City Lyric Opera. Talley as Lilith, and Rebecca Limburg as Chorus. Each star in the opera 'Eve's Odds.' Lake, will alternate in the role of Hugh Moffatt, who wrote the libretto has a 25-year career as a Ben. singer and songwriter. Artists that have recorded his songs range from Patti Page· to Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall in the SUU Music Jerry Lee Lewis, and has written songs for several country stars including Dolly Parton, Building each night from Monday March 27 through Saturday April 1. Tickets are $3 for Ronnie Milsap, Alabama, and Earl Scruggs. students with 1.0. or $6 without. Contact Modesitt at 865-8166 for more information. for the 2000-2001 Academic Year. Applications now ayaiJable • lO the Juniper Hall Office~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •• Orientation Meeting March ~9th or 30th at 4 p.m. In the Juniper Hall Lobby. Apply by 4 p.m. on April 7th, 2000. For more information, please contact the Hoasing Office at 586-7966. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •• • Responsibilities include adYising students, programming acttvities · and admioistratiYe duties. • • Training and leadership experience will be Yaluable in future careers. . I• . |