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Show DIXIE SUN January 14, 1983, Page Dixie College Production of Aims Get Yousr Gim to be Presented in February ANNIE, GET YOUR GUN, the next production of Dixie College Musical Theatre, was cast during auditions held during the first week of Winter Quarter. Director C. Paul Andersen and Vocal Director Roene B. DiFiore conducted the auditions involving more than 50 students and community performers. Cast in the major roles are Christine Oldham, as Annie Oakley; Paul Gates, whom patrons enjoyed as Charlie Brown in YOURE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, as Frank Butler; Allen Logue, who played Linus in .X r CHARLIE BROWN, as Charlie Davenport; David Palmer, a recendy returned LDS missionary who was active in theatre several years ago, as Buffalo Bill; Margaret Gatehouse, a of the Dixie College member community, as Dolly Tate; and Stan Wootton, who danced in Dixies production of OKLAHOMA, as Tommy. Other major cast s . ' ''j ; r Uf r " t St. s'' members V 3 v i , it i 4 . , it of: V include Jon Stout as Foster Wilson, bob Nisson as Mac, Samuel Reber as Pawnee Bill, Mike Gwilliam as Sitting Bull, and Teresa Springer as Sylvia Potter-Porter- Children in the . production are Marci Andrus, Aaron Reep, Jeremy Grimshaw, Darcie Brinton, and Julie Cannon. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN will be presented in at the College. The plot of the play is historically based on Buffalo Bill Codys wild west show of the late nineteenth century. Annie Oakley was associated with this touring extravaganza for several years and was famous for her uncanny marks Erica Miller, y Paul Gates, Chris Oldham, and David Palmer rehearse lines for their roles in the Dixie College production of to be presented in February. manship with a rifle. In the musical play, she falls in love with Frank Butler, the former star of the show, but difficulties created by their competitive involvement in the Wild West Show keep them apart. The production includes more hit songs than any other show which comes Theres No readily to mind: Business Like Show Business, The Girl That I Marry, Doin What I Can Anythin Comes Naturlly, and I Got the Sun in the Morning, are just a few of the classics from the show. Assisting Dr. Andersen and Mrs. DiFiore with the production are Dr. Ronald Garppr, Orchestra-Condu- filmlecture on the Shock of sponsored by Dixie College and the Utah Endowment for the Humanities. These events are made available through a grant from this state-base- d affiliate of the Utah Endowment for the Humanities, and are free to the public. Lecturer for January 18 is Arley Curtz, Assistant Director of the Utah Arts Council. Director Curtz has an MFA in art; moreover, his extensive experience with the arts council uniquely qualifies him to participate as a speaker on this art history and criticism series. The film to be used as enrichment for Mr. Curtz remarks, "Threshold Costumer, Keoni Ayers, Stage Manager, and Pat Stephens, Assistant Director. Tickets for ANNIE, GET YOUR GUN will be available beginning February 8, at the Dixie College Fine Arts Center Box Office. c Cam? Threshold of Liberty Fifth tor, Brent Hanson, Scenic Designer-TechnicDirector, Olive Esplin, Cfwozc Film Series presents the New Series is titled Threshold of Liberty. This presentation will be held in the Dixie College Liberal Arts Room 105, Tuesday, January 18, 7:15 p.m., and this evening is Annie Get Your Gun flP of Liberty is described succinctly in this way: Surrealism was the last revolutionary art movement of the 20th century but not so much a movement as a religion. Despised its effects were by formalists, enormous. The Surrealists desire to tfur Sixt&Cbtmuifc liberate the unconscious mind helped the primitive Rousseau flourish. Well visit such monuments to the irrational as the huge Ideal Temple built in rural France over a span of 40 years by a local postman and the Watts Tower and glimpse the fantasyreality of Ernst, Miro, Dali, Mgritte, Joseph Cornell and Jean Dubuffet. Shows how even the New York School Gorky, Motherwell, Rothko - were affected by Surrealism. Any questions regarding this presentation should be addressed to Bob Dalton, little-know- n Zft&ruary,8, 1J8S 9cun to 5p.nv -- Zbudb CttSgCr St 673-496- it tudcnts 5 |