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Show i Visit Brighams I 1 f Playhouses Facebook page for showtimes. ; I ) A 'v ? J I Cast members of Brighams Playhouses production of Little Women: A Little Musical perform at a dress rehearsal Feb. 300 West in Washington, hosted its first-evshowing with the debut of Little Women: A Little Musical Feb. 14. 11. : Brighams Playhouse, a new theater located at 25 N. er BY MARA BRADDY Opinion Editor Musical written by Jay Richards. Jamie Young is the founder and owner of Brighams Playhouse. He career as a recently left his musical theater professor to pursue his dream of owning and running a theater company. He said his vision is to open theaters across the country to provide communities with uplifting and edifying entertainment. It provides us with an outlet to express our views of society and life in creative and constructive ways, Young said. The arts bring enjoyment and understanding to our human experience. Of all the things that make this new theater unique, the family atmosphere and intimate relationships among everyone involved stand out the most. By hiring former students and colleagues to work as professional performers and managers for the theater, Young has guaranteed 19-ye- ar The room is small, tire lighting is dim, and the only sound is the scuffling of feet behind the curtain as the take their places. You may find yourself in a place like this when you visit Brighams Playhouse, located off Telegraph Street at 25 N. 300 West in Washiactors ngton. The new theater is located in a quaint and inconspicuous red bam with only a painted wooden sign indicating visitors where to enter. The place could easily go unnoticed, especially in the dark. The cast and crew of the new theater company have dedicated all their time and sweat into putting everything together for their first production of Little Women: A Little the playhouse to run like a tight-kn- it family business. For Koby Campbell, a senior math and theater major from St. George, the business of theater goes way back to his toddler days. He said he began performing at the age of two when his mom led a singing group that performed all over the state and other parts of the country. He flourished in the theater world while attending Dixie State University before leaving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Saints. Christ of Latter-da-y said he thanks lucky timCampbell ing for earning a part in the production. got in. Campbell said apart from performing on the stage, hes been offstage lending a hand with renovations and reconstruction of the theater. From putting in seats, constructing platforms and decorating the set, Campbell and the other cast members have given everything they have into the birth of the playhouse. Another DSU student joined the Brighams Playhouse team on the lucky chance he had a connection to Young. I went to high school up at Hill-cre- st in Sandy where I did stage crew for three years, said Tanner Pike, a freshman general education major from Sandy. This year, they got a new stage crew teacher, and Ive been talking with him. He knows Jamie Young, and, as soon as I heard about this, I jumped on the The day after I got back from my mission (in December), I was hanging out with some friends and my friend, Meg, said there was an audition for the playhouse the next morning, Campbell said. I went and sang a hymn, and that was it. I Students list 5 best party tricks Hey guys! Look what I can do. talParty tricks are handy little ents stored away until the unveiling moment is just right. They are the moments when a party needs a or a dash of spice. Or maybe its the moment you want to prove youre not a wet blanket but instead a serious party animal. The Dixie Sun News interviewed Dixie State University students to find out the best go-t- o favorite party tricks. and These are DSU students top five pick-me-u- p all-ti- favorite tricks: Magic A decent magic trick can stoop and entertain almost anyone, anywhere, at any age. A solid magic trick is an easy way to grab some immediate attention and leave the see TRICKS page You dont have to hold the musical genius of the Album Analyzer to know this: Kanye West wont fade. Wests debut, be College Dropout, dropped years ago this month. Although e mocked his outlandish tweets I cringed at the more egocentric es he laces hit tracks with, this liversary means a great deal to Gold :. Until hearing Wests a gger on the radio as peach I never :ened to music for anything but laceholder for silence. How-;his discography has played r, 8 closer together. The people involved with Brighams Playhouse may come from different comers of the St. George area, but each performer brings his or her own sense of belonging and appreciation for the arts to the table. I love being a part of this, Campbell said. I get to do what I love for a living. I feel right at home here. Brighams Playhouse will run its first show, Little Women: A Little Musical, through March 29 with the next show of the season, Annie, opening April 4. The theater will perform six shows a week Tuesday through Saturday. To purchase tickets, call Kanye Wests debut turns 10; Analyzer ranks work BY PAYTON DAVIS Copy Editor BY LAUREN DAVISON Staff Writer Pike said Brighams Playhouse is different because its not a giant theater with a big production, and it has the potential to bring the community in the background of numerous significant moments in my life since. Here are Wests seven studio albums ranked in order from worst to best. 808s & Heartbreak (2008) Crafting a follow-u- p to the col- lege trilogy, which started with The College Dropout and ended, with Graduation three years later, presented an impossible task for West. He based those initial albums around a basic concept alL people can relate to: the rigors of : academia and how school for better or worse shapes culture. West not only shifted the content of his lyrics, but also switched the" production from light and soulful . to dreary and nightmarish. 808s 7. 1 -- 1 -- see WEST page 9 I |
