| Show llw Sail ARTS LAIe Tribune Stinatv Febnat) D3 2004 I A chokehold on fresh Shakespeare - -- - ::--- 1 ' i 1 I - ( -N i - 4 A --- o '164111:ttkNi i 4 4 4 (t t t J wwoopor I t - lk '' I t t i i h 'f"' - ' l 1 'f — : i ' ' J t ' t' i ?r ! itc 6' !9 o' 4 8 " k — — - 1 N - 77p ''i'''--- i 1'7 ' I 1: t fit li''1':i')Fi 1010 " ‘ f:t!---:- - -- 61tr'''1A'le ' - ' ittO''' e9- : ' 1 1'' ir - "i-11:1- ' - ' IN's ' ' ''' ' Tybalt (Jeffrey i 4' 'N'' - '- ' : i m' -'' t' front Black ' - '01 ' i1:)-t ' ' ' ' frls'''L St)'F ' ': k ' ' l' 1 N ' it 't? i' 'I 11 41 4--' -- t - 1 '''' L- - ‘ i 'to' t t left) and Romeo (Dan f Morey) battle It out as fi Benvo lio - CtilQ T-'''- ' e d ' ':- "' - " - t' " '' -' '"::''" m'''4- ' ' tic ' 4 L'21 :::ibt 11 ii::' ''''''-- ie fl- 3 t li Ak7'''" ' )- - i ' c N : '?-1- '4 '1 i 1 ' --- ' i ' :‘" k' -- : " - (Stuart Ford) - k "k - ': ‘ ' ' 447'4' Youth Theatre 1 at the U's 'L 1 look on In c t --- -t production of "Romeo and It Juliet: " :"-- --- - t - ''''') 440 11 1 ' I - "‘4:' ' -- eirow--mt Aii (Thomas Shields) and Mercutio ? isr 1(:1-:er'7''-''t NI' 1: ' ' '' Together (and at Alive!) Last" Ai Youth Theatre's play-within-a-pl- Rewriting the Bard is nothing new BY JUDY MAGID The Sall Lake Tribune 7 time a curtain goes up on Shakes- "Romeo and Juliet" there are members who want to believe time Romeo may get it right: Juliet Is not dead he does not kill himself It is not going to happen when University of Utah's Youth Theatre at the U presents the play "Romeo and Juliet: Together (and Alive!) at Last" at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Thursday and Friday evening "Romeo is impetuous" playwright Sandra Asher says explaining Romeo's nature leads to his inevitable end as she chats about the upcoming production from her Pennsylvania home "The Romeo and Juliet who are 'together and actors alive' at curtain fall are the middle-schoo- l The 20 minutes of real in the Shakespeare is done seriously and is as moving as ever" Adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name written by multiple Newbery Award-winninauthor Avi the play was co commissioned by Youth Theatre at the U Laguna Beach Youth Theatre and Dramatic Publishing Company Its premiere was in Laguna Beach in October This is the play's second production and is part of the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration of Salt Lake City an ongoing arts education festival "This is a major step for our program" Youth Theatre artistic director Amy Oakeson said One of the first commissioned pieces "in years" the play kicks off the new production season of Each g A Speaking of "real" Shakespeare folks who long for a happy ending to "Romeo and Juliet" need not feel embarrassed Rest assured there is adjusted them to the times" he said "Romeo drank a 'potion' instead of poison Juliet did not stab herself and Mereutio was not killed only ample precedent Fred Adams founder of the Utah Shakespearean FestiTony Award-winninval said that more than a century after Shakespeare's death the play was presented with Romeo and Juliet alive and well "Oliver Cromwell abolished theater in England in the 1600s King Charles II brought French theater when he returned from exile English actors rewrote Shakespeare's scripts and stunned" Youth Theatre which involves 600 Wasatch Front students ages 5 to 18 The opportunity came about because of Asher's theater work with Highland High School drama teacher John Newman "Sandy Asher is one of the biggest names in theater for young audiences" Oakeson continued "She mentioned the project to John Newman who talked to U theater department chairman David Dynak about a theater festival They brought the proposal to the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration of Salt Lake City" Oakeson said The answer was "yes" A children's book author as well as playwright — a play based on Asher's adaptation of her novel Everything Is Not Enough will have a public reading at Highland High School Saturday at 7 pm — Asher discovered the Avi book while looking at her own books in a library " 'Avi' was down the shelf from 'Asher' The title jumped out at me I sat down and read it It Is a sweet kindhearted story about eighth graders doing something nice for one another" she said It also was perfect for a request by Tom Ballmer artistic director of Stebens Children's Theatre Mason City Iowa Asher mentioned the to Newman The rest is show business Director Linda Brown is excited about the production are the best cast! "The 22 eighth-grader- s have had" she said A theater department faculty member Brown describes the actors as poised prepared passionate and well trained "While there are many works for young chil ' 'I' 0 ozwii4 3216 South State U S10 $5 for ages 18 and under Call ArtTix (2787) or Kingsbury Ticket Outlet The King's English is sponsoring a book signing by Sandra Asher at Rose Wagner at 6:30 pm on Thursday and Friday Highland High School 2126 S1700 East will present production of Asher's play "We Will Remember" Wednesday and Thursday at 7 pm and Friday at 3 pm a full dren this play addresses a traditionally under-servegroup What plays there are for young teens generally are serious and issue oriented This one is simply about a nice bunch of kids" The part of RomeoPete Saltz belongs to Dan Morey 14 Evergreen Junior High School while Kathryn Hansen 14 Albion Middle School plays JulietAnabell Stackpoole They agree the play is great "I love it" I lansen said taking a rehearsal break A Youth Theatre student for four years this is the first time she has acted in a production outside the university stages Morey no relation to Pioneer Memorial Theater artistic director Charles Morey enjoys the opportunity to stretch acting "It has comedy farce and 'real' Shakespeare" he promised d FES0" 466-740- 0 MO A i sexy new comedy about A Everything illiust Go! 8 M Ey OF ) office intrigue and sexual politics 1 ow 4 ' 0 1 Tickets for adults are students and seniors f lif 111 t "Romeo and Juliet: Together (and Alive!) at plays Thursday and Friday 7:30 pm at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center138 W 300 South work-in-progre- Final Days pc happy ending mid-1800- s Rainbow - ANNlbe Salt Mier Trdpune wrm Last" Adams said the plays remained "adjusted" until the "As for changing Shakespeare it has been done for years There is a version of 'The Taming of the Shrew' Theounger sister Bianca and the whole subplot was dropped from the script" —Judy Magid g A and Juliet' part real kids is part 'Romeo ay I 0) I All Original white Tel Prices 1 We Still Have a Great Selection! 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