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Show IMONDAY, JULY 30, 1001 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ARTS PAGE 11 I Shakespeare Showcase highlights young actors The Utah hakespearean Festival has been known foe 40 years for the outstanding these kids on the stage. We thought we would just tay for a few minute to see quality of its live thbtre. Audience travel, literally, from around the world to what was going on and the next thing we knew we had watched the entire play. We experience the level of performance that last year earned the Festival the Tony came back and watched The Merchant of Venice yesterday, and today was M(lcbeth . Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. · · These kids are just wonderful." But what some may not know is that the Utah Shakespearean Festival offers Wynamenr and his wife June of Palm prings, Calif. , have been regular visitors to visitors far more that just great theatre. the Festival for several years, but were una'Ware of the Showcase performances. Both In its continuing efforts to introduce the works of William Shakespeare and the thrill noted that when they return in the fµture they would be sure to attend the program of live theatre to young students, the Utah Shakespearean Festival has been again. presenting this week the Summer Shakespeare Showcase. The event, which is in its This year's Showcase features five schools, and 160 s udents. Schools include The third year, features student actors from elementary grades through high school Academy of Performing Arts from Salt Lake City (Romeo andJuliet), Bloomington presenting their interpretations of hakespeare plays on a tage-that dosely Elementary from St. George (The Merchant of Venice), Ceo Hollows Intermediate reproduces Shakespeare's own Globe Schools from Cedar City (Macbeth), The Theatre. The age of the tudents range from Kano h Acting Company (The Tempest, and .five to eighteen. · Selected Scenes from The Two Gentlemen "We are thrilled to see this event grow," of Verona) , and the "Texas Tony Tour All said Festival Education Director Michael Don Stars of the Brazos Valley Troupe" from Bahr. "For many tudents, this is their first College talion, Texas (Brush Up Your experience with Shakespeare, It' a joy to hakespeare, A Mu.steal Revue). be.hold these students perform, and to hear "All of the schools have turned -in them chewing those wonderful wonderful performances," said Bahr. We Shakespearean words. Not only does this we.re looking forward to exciting and empower the tudents, but it empowers dynamic presentations, and we weren't members of the audience as well, to perbap disappointed.n say to themselves, 'That could be me ... I While at the Utah hakespearean Festival, could get up there and do that too.'" the participating students were able to take The howcase began on Monday, July 23, a_backstage tour and were be abl to ro et and continued through Friday July 27. ome of the actors from this year's Festival Performances took place each day at noon productions. on the tage of the Adams Memorial I hope that rodents, teachers, and hakespearean Theatre. parents are as excited about the howcase a Those who took the time to enjoy the oneI am," said Bahr. It' a wonderful how- presentations were often captivated by opportunity that students in many parts of this new generation of actors, and are often the country will never be able to have.~ equally surprised by the beer talent of the For more information on the hak.espeare youthful thespians. Students from Cross Hollows Intermediate School in Cedar City perform a Showcase, or other education programs "My wife and I had te:JrS in our eyes by the scene from WIiiiam Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' on the stage of the Adams with the tah Shakespearean Festival, end of Romeo and Juliet on Monday," said Memorial Shakespearean Theatre In Cedar City. The five-day event Included please contact Michael Don Bahr at Ted Wynamet on Wednesday. "We were just 160 students from five schools performing their interpretations of various 586-7880, or visit the Fe tival's web ite at passing through the courtyard when we aw works of WIiiiam Shakespeare. www.bard.org. 1> Apart111ents Available% 2BD 1 Bth 3 BD 2 Bth £QUAI.OPPORTUNIT\" 426 E. Nichols Canyon Rd. Cedar City, UT 84720 PH: (435) 865-1455 FAX: (435) 865-1427 Buy One1 Get One Free lee Cream' Cone Or Get $1 ()ff a Milkshake 91 N . Main Cedar .C ity 586-9651 Evan VJckers, R. Pb. Open 9 a.m. - 9 p m. Monday • Sunday One coupon per item. Coupon must be presented. Quit paying for a fitness cen.t.er and use the one we provide on ite I Work on your tan at our outdoor swin:uning pool and children can have fun at the playgrounds all year! We also have two clubh ouses for our residents' special .events. Visit us at Kensington Apt. Communities and we'll show you the features of 41ffordable living! Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Saturday & Sunday Income limits apply. We are able to rent to s tudents who are married or have children. . .. ...... , _ ' \' |