| Show Snow Snowy Thespians Prepare For or Ju 18 Drama Opening July 18 is the opening date for the Snow College Summer Theatre with Harvey the first of three shows to be pre pre- It will be presented again on July 20 and 26 and August 4 This comedy is by by Mary Chase and according to Duane W. W Ryan of the drama department It Is hardly necessary necessary necessary essary to say more about this celebrated success He adds that Harveys is a delightful tale of a would would-be sophisticated family would would- be except for Elwood P. P Dowd an uncle who continually continually continually contin contin- embarrasses the family with his friend HARVEY who is a In case you dont don't know what a is lets let's just jut say that to most people ot of would appear to be a six and one half foot rabbit that thatis is if most people could see HARVEY This is the problem 1 Most ost people cant can't see him And when Elwood introduces HARVEY HARVEY HARVEY HAR HAR- VEY to family friends you can imagine the impression made upon them Of course all works out for the best And who knows maybe you'll be one of the fortunate members of the audience who can actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac see HARVEY for them them- selves Cast members for this delightful delightful delightful de de- de- de comedy are Myrtle MyrtleMae MyrtleMae MyrtleMae Mae Simmons Bonnie Nielson Nielson Nielson Niel- Niel son Veta Louise Simmons Kathryn Smith Elwood P. P Dowd James Aston Mrs Ethel Chauvenet Martha Ryan Ruth Kelly RN Lynette Lynette Lyn Lyn- ette Larsen Duane Wilson Wayne Mangelson Lyman Sanderson MD M.D. Richard E. E Cannaday William R. R Chumley Chumley Chum Chum- ley MD M.D. Albert Antrei Betty Ch Chumley Enid Adams Judge Omar Gaffney Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Nielson E. E J. J Lofgren Billy lIly Green SECOND PLAY of the series se- se series series se se- ries will be a drama The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Tennes Tennes- see Williams It will be pre pre- July 25 and 27 27 and Aug August st 2 and has a cast of Tom Wingfield Duane Dume Ryan Laura Wingfield Kathryn Smith Amanda Wingfield Martha Ryan The Gentleman Caller Garth Beacham This drama is described agone as ag one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre a drama of great tenderness charm and beauty Amanda Wingfield Is a faded tragic remnant of Southern Southern South South- ern gentility who lives in poverty poverty poverty pov pov- erty in a dingy St. St Louis apart apart- ment With her are her son Tom and her daughter Laura Amanda strives to give meaning and direction to her life and the lives of her children children chil chil- dren though her methods are ineffective and irritating Tom however is driven nearly nearly near near- nearly ly to distraction by his mothers mother's mothers mother's mothers mother's moth moth- ers er's nagging and he seeks escape escape escape es es- es- es cape in alcohol and the unrealistic unrealistic unrealistic un un- un- un realistic world of the movies Laura also lives in her il il- il She is crippled and this defect intensified by her mothers mother's anxiety to see her married has driven her more and more into herself The crux of the action comes when Tom invites a ayoung ayoung ayoung young man of his acquaintance to take dinner with the fam fam- ily Jim the caller is a a nice ordinary fellow who is at once pounced upon by Amanda as a possible husband for Laura In spite of her crude and obvIous obvious obvious ob ob- efforts to entrap the young man he and Laura manage manage man man- age to get along very nicely and momentarily Laura is lifted out of herself into a anew anew anew new world The end of the play leaves the audience with witha a great deal to ponder The plot and cast for Everybody Everybody Everybody Ev Loves Opal third show of the series will be released released released re re- re- re leased shortly This comedy is isby isby isby by John Patrick author of The Curious Savage Th The Snow College Summer Theatre program is under the direction of Joseph W. W Crane and Duane W. W Ryan |
