Show &It THE ARTS Sunday July The Salt Lake Tribune Theater-innthembar- 24 1994 thrives at StageStop in Collinston n open almost five years It takes forever for people to know that we're here It is an uphill battle in Gottfried Reinhardt 81 dies of cancer s Among other battles the fought to build the theater from scratch Jody said "Compared to when we first built this place this is heaven" The put all profits into improving the theater and hope someday they can earn a living by doing the work they love Soni boasts that their productions are partly responsible for four weddings Jaceson met his wife Tina when they performed together They held their reception in the theater complete with props and scenery Andrew is engaged to Anne Campbell a woman he performed with in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and two other couples who met there have also been married Soni admits running the theater isn't always easy "There are ups and downs" she said "I wish there were more ups I'd be lying to you if I didn't say I get tired but we're happy to be here" She reminisced about the closing night of their second show "I was standing at the door looking out into the beautiful night and listening to the laughter of the people in the room I thought 'This is the reason that we're here because we can make people laugh'" Hollywood producer that regard" Bar-ruse- put out a fire' All the people were yelling 'Yeah this is great!' It was the funniest thing I've ever seen" By Julie Hol list 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' playing in the round SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE COLLINSTON — Theatergoers are traveling from northern Utah and southern Idaho to spend a couple of hours inside a barn They aren't watching farm animals or sitting on bales of hay They're attending the Stage Stop Theatre one of the area's only theaters in the round The theater in Box Elder County is a family affair for Jody and Soni Barrus Over the past five years the couple and their children have modified the barn Its dirt floors have become a stage light once provided by lanterns is now thrown by rows of theater lights And instead of housing a few animals it now holds an audience of more than 300 The Barruses' involvement with the old barn didn't end with the remodeling Jody plays a supporting role while Soni acts as producer and musical director in Stage Stops current production "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" Performances at Stage Stop Theatre are Monday Thurs- d day Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 Doors open at 7 and seating is reserved Tickets for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" are $7 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and students ages 17 and under Tickets are $1 less for Monday performances The musical runs through July 30 Stage Stop's next production to 18 receive drama instruction Jody's parents take tickets and hand out programs nieces and nephews clean the theater after each show and other relatives take turns selling tickets and concessions Twenty children in the extended family have performed on the stage Even Jaceson's daughter Tabitha has had her share of the spotlight She made her debut in the company's production of "A Christmas Carol" when she was 8 days old The family stayed after a recent performance to talk about their love for the theater They swapped stories and laughed uproariously as they described their adventures "We as a family are really DD Busy Barruses From the oldest to the youngest everyone who is a Ban-u- s is involved Son Andrew plays two parts in the musical and was in charge of set construction Another son Jaceson oversees StageStops Advantage Theatre School three sessions each summer where youth ages 7 six-wee- k til) Purchase a e "Sure Bet Pock" Coil for rates and pick-u- or Donna's Tours or 649-342- rI --- WENDOVER '4 CM11101 0 - 521-293- li KIDS UNDER 12 ndm ) $299 flv PRIME RIB DINNER cov2TH-po- 1111H "ALL YOU CAN EAT" MEXICAN DINNER BUFFET ':t5 'r 1 SEWED 500 PM - 930 Pm) KIDS UNDER 12 MEXICAN BUFFET Yi: $4977 A ' BUM COUPO! - -- I iif :! 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Do we need blankets?' and we've been vlok4 I ulTH 280-00N- A V A 0 IT: v for unisitvcismini I SUITE first-class- 1994 AT THE WEST 600 SOUTH 154 locatIons p e MONDAY JULY 25 only S 1 2 On arrival we'll give back $11 cash on weekdays $7 on weekends Plus over $10 in credits if you haven't been to Wendover lately it's time to come out and play Casino Caravans "They said 'We just got new uniforms and everbody wants to come' Every fire department from all over the area ran in with their new outfits on and we finished the show" Audiences are willing to travel to the theater Marjean Palfreyman and her family regularly drive more than 40 miles from Ogden to see Stage Stop productions "You go where there's going to be good entertainment" she said "Every one we've been to has been absolutely wonderful" "The first time we went I thought it was going to be some country-typproduction — maybe not too professional" she said "Then we got there and it was PIONEER DAYS mt t CELEBRATION! rilig v 6! ' T Mind am State LineSilver Smith OK have the same interests and were going the same directions How many families can say that?" She said the theater has helped unite her family and in the time they've owned it they've had some wild experiences Once there was a small fire during the closing night of a musical "The show we were doing had a fire in it" Jaceson said The real fire flared just as the cast was singing the lyrics "Stop that fire burning!" "I didn't want to alarm anyone" Soni recalled "but finally I stopped and went over to the microphone and said 'At this moment my son is shimmying up that pole with a fire extinguisher to trr Bar-rus- the fire and led the audience outside to wait for the air to clear Soni called the fire department to let firefighters know what happened and that everything was lucky" Soni said "We can play together We work together We l5ric ss Free DOD Put out the fire They put out the return of last year's musical "Big River" which opens Aug 5 and runs through Sept for 17 Call reservations or more information The theater at 3585 W Bigler Road can be reached by taking Interstate 15 north to the Riverside exit No 387 Follow Utah 30 to the StageS top Theatre sign on the left side of the road is THE ASSOCIATED V |