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Show r " I T e o u li x ;t m i u iir 'k , On The The news page written by and for a.1." Not-- u 1 baHil'ii J 1 WeberDavis teens I e jji4ittj.il im s Pbonei t : CeS4?n Thursday. October 23. 1907 5 Clearfield play will make your holiday horrific By ANGIE PniGGS IX ovmpom&t you linking for some I lullowccn A dramatic group al High School has been working on something that may be just the answer. CleardelJ High's Production Gass, under the direction of Alyn Bone, will perform the musical "Little Shop of Horrors' on Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. I and 3. It starts at 7:30 p.m. in Gcarficld High School's Little Theater. The cost is $4.50 for adults and S4 for students and children. "It's meant to be a horror musical," Bone said. "I decided to do this play because we're performing over Halloween. We're doing it the whole weekend." The play is a farce on old science fiction and popular "B movies. The characters use satire to make the audience afraid of the most outlandish things. The g plant story centers around a and everyone's biggest fear, the dentist. n flower Taking place in a shop, it has a fairly simple plot. Seymour, a seemingly meek and innocent store clerk, gains power when he discovers a distinctive plant The guileless little man, played by Michael Porter, a senior at Clearfield, grows to be more than what he appears to be. Showing that people aren't always what they seem to be, he ends up chopping other characters into pieces. Bob McBride, a junior, is cast as the greedy shop owner, Mr. Mushnik. In the play. I'm a guy who just wants to make money and get rich. I use anything, especially Seymour, to do it. It just backfires with the plant," McBride said. Seymours secret love, Audrey, is played by Melinda Bair, a senior. A bleached-blonddressed in heels and a low-cdress, she is portrayed as a vulnerable character. She dramatizes her constant fear of the world that she lives in. ' Little Shop of Horrors is also the story of Orin Scribello, D.D.S., played by John Henry Virgo, a senior. A man in a black leather jacket, he is the dentist-turne- d villain. Sadistic and he takes advantage of Audreys vulnerability. Virgo said, My character is a jerk! He thinks hes number one and he always has to be right. Becoming a different character is hard sometimes, Virgo said. I have to dye my hair, but the hardest thing is the laugh. Its this hysterical laugh that just comes out of nowhere. I have to fall on the ground, rolling with laughter. I just have to hit the floor, I cant make it look like Im scared. I get bruised. Then, of course, the play just wouldnt function without The Plant. A deadly See STAGE6 Are man-eatin- run-dow- Try these ideas on for size e, ut ByTANNA BARRY TX. teenagers across scheme for and Halloween, they all face a similar obstacle: What kind of costume should I wear? Some teenagers are rushing to the costume shops and others are breaking out their sewing . machines. But then there are those who have no money, no sewing ability and - of course -no time. So as the days run together, its time to stop wondering and put something together. Plenty of creative costumes As self-center- dark-haire- d, SPOOKVILLE 97 Try your luck in StandardNETs Dev- ils Dungeon, located in Spookville 97 at www.standard.net. Wander into this eerie maze and try to come out alive. Choose your way carefully, for a wrong turn can lead you down a deadly path. The goal of the game is to survive long enough to correctly answer a trivia question hidden deep within the maze. If you "get the answer right, you will win two passes to Lagoons Frightmares. r The Bottom y - Colonel Potter, from the TV series MASH, was allergic to tomato juice. v. 1 correspondent are easily made from things around the house, especially for the teens who waited until the last minute to get a costume. t Tacky ManWoman: For this look, simply pull the ugliest, oldest clothes from your closet and throw them on. Mismatched colors, polyester and mixed patterns are a bonus. Scarecrow: Take an ordinary pair of jeans and add a colorful patch of material. Wear a flannel shirt. Next take straw and add it to the cuffs of your shirt and pants. You can use duct tape to keep the straw in the right places. 1950s Look: Untucked, colored, button-dow- n shirts, jeans rolled up to midcalf, socks and penny loafers. Girls should wear a pony tail and boys should ducktail with try a slicked-bac- k grease. Old ManWoman: Raid your momsdadsgrandmasgrandpas closets. Just about any article of clothing will work. Top it off with glasses, old shoes and a cane. The ladies can take a giant, old purse. Or if you want to add the gray hair, use baby powder. Hobo: Large pants, large dark coat, shirt with patches and a stick with a cloth or bandanna. You can wear a funny hat if you like. Gjpsy: Get a scarf for your hair, a shawl (or something that resembles one), with a puffy blouse, and a flowing long flower print skirt (broomstick skirts work well). Mummy: Take white sheets, tear them up into long strips and wrap them around your body. Make sure to leave eye holes. Rapper: Large jeans, large shirt. Baseball cap worn sideways or backward. jeans, Hippie: long jeans or peasant dress, love beads (or a long necklace), a bead band, a peace button and pink-tinte- d d shirt glasses. Bell-botto- m Tie-dye- optional. Housewife: Wear a bathrobe, curlers in your hair, slippers and a green face mask (optional, of course). Pair of Dice: First off, if you want to be dice then you have to find a buddy. Then take a square box, cut a hole for your head, paint the box white and add the black dots. Instead of paint, you can use construction paper. Piece of Pizza: Take two triangular pieces of cardboard and connect them with a piece of string. You can make your own toppings from colored paper. Skeleton: Wear all black and paint your face to look like a skeleton. To find more ideas, just take a look on the Internet. Some of the above ideas came from the Goodwill Web Page. Tanrn Barry, a senior at Fremont High School, enjoys reading, journalism and writing. SPOOK ALLEY REVIEW: Looking for a scary place to haunt? technology stuff, but it went all to their heads - half the stuff wasnt even working. Frightmares: Lagoon in Farmington, 6 to 10 p.m. weekdays and 7 to 1 1 p.m. weekends, By JOHN VAN HORN ANN GROSSHANS and JUUE IX. correspondents running through a haunted a maniac chasing Does withwitha chainsaw get your adrenaline going? We took our lives into our own hands and found the best haunted houses - but if you are a baby, as we know you are, we have some kiddy haunted houses for you, too. These haunted houses are rated from lame to terrifying, with the lamest first. Haunted Woods, Wheeler Farm: 6351 N. 900 East, Murray, 7 to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and 7 to 10:30 p.m. weekends, $6. John: What happened? I try to go to a place that I heard was the best, but it was nothing more than a walk in the park? I am sorry to report that if you want to be scared, dont waste your money on this one. Note: If you go, it would be wise to wear good shoes. Dark Domain: Newgate Mall in Ogden, south of Dillards, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday $15.85 Julie Ann: If youre looking for an Halloween activity, head down to Farmington and check out Lagoons very own Frightmares. I suggest hitting the rides during the day and the Midway and Labyrinth at night. Itd be better at night because there would be more people to scare you, Lloyd Roberts from Gearfield High said. Jake Fields, also from Gearfield said, The effects used were quite stimulating. Dont forget the entertainment shows, and enjoy the dark side of Lagoon. Rocky Point: Ogden City Mall, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. weekdays and 7 to midnight weekends, all-d- ay through Thursday and 7 to 1 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $8. Julie Ann: In my opinion it is not worth the $8 it costs to get in. If you do decide to visit this spook alley, then be prepared to inhale smoke - and it will hurt your eyes, its so thick. Daniel Faulkner, a sophomore at Fremont High, said, It was too short. No wonder the line was not very long. Institute of Terror: 300 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City, 7 to 10 p.m. weekdays and 7 to 1 1 p.m. weekends, $9. John: This was a wee bit better, but it still sucked. They had some cool $7. Julie Ann: Its a typical haunted house with a chainsaw, a dots room and a maze, but the efforts to scare you are much more present. Meghan Silberstein, a sophomore at Layton High School, said, The haunted house was good, but I did not like it when I got wet. I will not spoil the fun and tell you when you get wet, you will just have to find out yourself. Rocky Point 3400 S. State, Salt Lake City, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. during the week, 7 to midnight weekends, $6 John: This spook alley had some great effects, but the scaring wasnt all there. The people who run it have a cool idea to take your picture when you get scared. Where? Im not telling. They also built a cool, slanted floor -and dont be mistaken, some of the floors arent stable, so look out. Park City Silver Mine: Guardsman Pass, Park City, 2 to 10 p.m. weekdays and noon to 1 1 p.m. weekends, $12. John: This is the bomb! One normal day in 1902 an explosion occurred in the No. 2 tunnel 1,500 feet below the See SPOOK6 |