| Show l kS It s ti Diona Mann Kerry Deuel Phillip Haslam Gregory Jewkes Tammy Thomas and Rus Rus- The Desperate Hours atense a atense l tense moving fast drama re recreating recreating rt- rt creating a violent episode in contemporary American life will be presented by Snow College College College Col Col- lege Theater in performances Thursday and Friday evenings December 4 and 5 Curtain time will be 8 pm p.m. Both the best selling book and the play were written by Joseph Hayes He based them on an incident that occurred in Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis and was widely reported in the press and on television The incident concerned a family held hostage In their home for several days by three criminals The criminals were attempting to use the home asa as asa asa a up cover-up for the murder of ofa ofa a police off officer leer who had aroused sell Jorgenson left to right live the action of the upcoming play at Snow College Snow Slates Drama Next Week their seated deep-seated enmity The Desperate Hours at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts realistically to depict this situation with Its tension its terror and its violence Itis It lt Itis is an adult play its dialogue presents the crude and often profane language of the crim crim- The Snow Theater version has several unusual aspects For Forone Forone Forone one thing it has a simultaneous set the family home and the police pollee station side by side In addition scene changes are indicated not by the raising and lowering of a curtain but by blackouts As a result the play will be bean bean bean an unusually moving fast-moving one with the action progressing rapidly to its climax Ben Gal Gal- loway is the director Lead roles will wUl be played by Brent Jepperson Ogden as Jesse Bard the police officer the criminals plot to murder Russell Jorgenson Richfield as Dan Hilliard father of the family held hostage and Greg Jewkes Salt Lake City as Glenn Griffin the criminal whose paranoia causes the incident Others in the cast are Chad Butt American Fork Gary Stout Ephraim Tammie Thomas Thom Thom- as Staten Island New York Phillip Haslam Ephraim Diona Mann Provo John Keeler leeler Manti Kerry Deuel Mt Ml Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Bill BUl Barry Glendora California Milton Taylor Provo Provo Provo Pro Pro- vo Blair Warner Nephi and Elaine Roach Spanish Fork |
