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Show - Games WOODS CROSS are afoot m Woods Cross High's rendition of the tunny classic. Arsenic and Old Once" The title comes from two old maids who rent a spaie room to unsuspecting bachelors with no known kin The ladies feel sorry for the fellows who have no purpose or connection in life and take to putting them out of their misery" with a swallow of their famous elderberry wine which has been doctored with arsenic and other lethal ingredients John Armstiong takes a definite lead in the show which is double cast 'hough he is definitely too to be cast as the sucyoung-lookincessful theater critic, Mortimer h Brewster Armstrong is plenty to carry it olf His sense of the dramatic and ovcrthe-edg- e icactions are reminiscent of a voung Michael J Fox Couple that with some great pratt falls and you have a close incarnation of the voung star g good-enoug- jr ELIZABETH BROWN: Receives Masters Award $d0r one of four given at the Springville Museum of Art High School All Armstrong is verv physical in his portrayal, lifting his fiancee, Elaine Harper, played by Erica Sowby. several times, running and leaping to the famed window seat faster than a s speeding bullet" and creating comic-chaowhenever he is on stage Portrayed against the dignified elderly aunts, played by Abbey Olsen and Tncia Lutz, the contrast is stark and firmly adds to the comedy Enter Justin Bradley, the feared n and revered Jonathan Brewster, murderer and Tyler Banks as Dr Einstein, the plastic surgeon who botched Jonathans facial reconstruction Bradley is fearsome as the well-know- Ffankeastein-Bori- s KarlofT-is- h Brewster The prosthetic face and make-u- p take 30 minutes to apply and give him the physical edge needed for the intimidating character he portrays They made a plaster cast of my face then created th e rubber form for my forehead, says Bradley Its a little hot under the lights and leaves my skin kind of dry after, but luckily it doesnt itch" Even with the prosthesis and his hair ded black, Bradley possess a bad boy handsomeness certain and chai m Banks is hilarious as Einstein hs Din Chaney-is- h voice and alterand cowardice add strength nating dynamic pragmatism to each charac-terh- e plays off True romantics will also find lots of cuddling and kissing via Armstrongs scenes with Sowby Officer O Hara, plaved by Alex Larsen, was the perfect its all about me" play wnte hoping to get a leg up from Mortimer Brewster His focus and timing raised gales of laughter from the audience Set art designs by Dster Lee of designerteacher Rogers Memorial fame, are intriguing Little details added humorous touches to the antics of the players on the stage Arsenic runs March 7, 8, 14, 21, 24 at 7 30 pm Tickets are available at the door 30 minutes before show time, $5 for adults. $4 for students under age 18 1 State Show. So. Davis art students 5 shine at competition BY DEBRA BROWN Clipper Correspondent - A School student SPR3IMGVIIJLE Viewmont High walked away with top honors in the Utah High School Art Show held over the weekend at the Springville Art Museum. The Directors Award, considered top in show, was presented to Matt Green, whose entry, was Legg Perthe Disease, entered in the mixed media cateAll-Sta- gory Greens entry is a rendition of a rare bone disease with which he suffered as a child Some 337 juried works were entered into the show, the largest exhibition of its kind m the nation Dr Judith Gray, curator of Education for the Springville Art Museum, said the show, gets better and better each year. Strong showings were also made by other art students from Viewmont. as well as Woods Cross and Bountiful high schools Elizabeth Brown of Woods Cross High won one of four Masters Awards for her mixed media entry, Who Are the Real American Stars9 To answer this question, her work provides a pictorial query that includes movie idols, policeman, politicians, school teachers, janitorial custodians and high school counselors Awards of Merit went to Ben Overson of Bountiful High fora photograph entitled Bus Stop, Andrew Lassetter of Woods Cross for Bob Dylan Collage, and Viewmont students Anne Davison for Sunflower, Katie Your for Use Munden Richard and Imagination, Maxfield for Still Life Viewmont had the strongest showing of artwork submitted, picking up three Awards of Merit, one Award of Excellence, as well as the Director's Award MAH Directors GREENE: Receives the top award given at the Springville Award Museum of Art High School All State Show. Viewmont Art teacher Roger Cushing was at the ceremony, where 18 of his students were recognized for their outstanding art work The show runs the entire month of March, after which 37 pieces will be part of a year long traveling exhibit, displayed at various museums, galleries and high schools throughout the state Details about show times in Davis County will be published as they are made available. The months of February and March are declared as Utah Youth Arts months, with official recognition made by Governor Leavitt of students efforts. |