Show NSTA6E It's a frenzy Chicago is in Sing Addy Johnny girlfriend is running around with Chas ' Courtney Nicky Vandermorgan is in love with Addy much to the chagrin of his wealthy uncle Julian By the way Julian is going broke The characters of Tony says director Kevin Doyle “Our Utah State actors get to do things actors are always trained not to do and play them up for laughs Farcies are fun for that” ' Doyle said he decided to do a farce because “there hasn't been a farce done on the Morgan Theatre stage in the nine years I've been here" “I wanted to do a farce for the students who are only here for the school year and don't get to see or act in the sum- mer season at the Old Lyric Repertory Company It will be a fun way to forget about impending finals for a night and just he entertained “With comedy it is impor-lant to rely on the innate abili-- ties of acton" Doyle contin- ues “If you havethe right cast everything falls into place They bring new ideas every day which helps keep things lively The same goes Langdon's play Tarnished Silver" have problems to be ' certain but the characters of half as Langdon's play aren't interesting as the cast playing them ' Sound a little complicated? Everything will be made clear in the Utah State Theatre '(UST) production of “Footlight Frenzy" where we see the backstage clamor and the community theatre cast's attempt to bring Langdon's production to life The personal lives of those involved and their talent — or lack thereof — keep everything sliding along the edge of : forthis cast” in this Returning to the Morgan "Footlight Frenzy" is a ' stage as Paul Becker is Cory farce by Ron House Diz Castillo Cory was last seen as White Alan Shearman and Bud Slocumb The production Schroeder in “You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" but has plays April 12 through 14 and also 18 through 21 at 7:30 pm in been seen iri The Last Night the Morgan Theatre of the of Ballyhoo" and the UST Daryl Chase Fine Arts Center Children’s Theatre production State Utah - on University's ' of “Rumplestiltskin’s Fire" campus "What’s really fun about Amy Lewis is Paul's wife She has appeared in die Laura amathis play is that we have "Pride and abiliUSX with limited production teurs very ties trying to put up a play" Prejudice" and the Utah State Children’s Theatre production - : ‘ Pillow - The USU Theatre Department presents Tootfight Frenzy” opening Thursday April 12 and at the door although his debut on the Morgan of The Grasshopper and the Ant” as Benny patrons are encouraged to stage stage manager ' arrive earjy for best seating Also returning to the Dibble With Costumes designed by Tickets are $8 for adults $6 Morgan stage are Eric Van for USU FacultyStaff and Helm) as Tony Langdon and Nancy Hills ("Pride arid a and Annette Pyneas Debbie set Prejudice") designed senior citizens and $5 for Turner Both were seen in youth under 16 and non-USby graduate student Troy students USU students are Cadwaliader (“Little Shop of "Pride and Prejudice" and ” admitted free with valid ID Horrors") "footlight Frenzy" “DangerousLiaisons Children under four are not ' be is sure the out an are to cast enjoyable Rounding admitted Cameron Dekany as Alex evening of theatre avail-ableat Specialty tours and lectures Malone who has been seen Tickets are now well as group tickets sales as “Much Ticket Ado the in Spectrum previously 5) may be reserved by calling Office at the About Nothing" and the UST For individ(433) 797-150- 0 Customer Service Center of Conservatory production USU ' " the ual tickets call the Taggart Student Center of the original play "Mulch" Spectrum Ticket Office Room 212 (8 am to 5 pm ) and Nick Nielsen who makes : U - (435-797-030- Student musicians theater The next Unicom Theater play will be "The Silver Whistle" by Patrick B Mace The Silver Whistle” is the story of a magical whistle lost by a princess and found by several eccentric characters: a soldier a street magician and two thieves named Rago and Bago The group learns through die whistle's magic that what you wish for isn’t always what you want Unicorn Theatre plays highlight child acton and actressesTbe cast is selected through an open audition and the play runs each Saturday through-- : out the month This show will feature a lotof audience interaction: characters ask the audience memben (espe- dally children) questions and offer them the change to play musical instruments (hiring the play Directed by Aaron Martin The Silver Whistle” will be performed April 7 14 21and 28 in the Bullen Center (43 S Main in Logan) The time for each performance will be 2 pm and all tickets are " ' Competing for the opportunity' ' merit of music including die piano to perform students featured in the program as well as the string winds and vocal areas Student annual Concerto Concert at Utah State University can rightly be performers include: Marianne considered the cream of die crop Oldham piano Nicholas Pallesen baritone Joseph Jones bassoon This year’s cream wiU perform ' Deborah Dawn Reed piano with the Utah State Symphony Orchestra April 9 at 7:30 pm in Emily Price cello Christopher the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Gueniero piano Benjamin Fine Aits Center bn campus Salisbury piano and Alessandra The concert is under die direcVolpi piano The annual Concerto Concert tion of Brant Bayless orchestra conductor and a member of die traditionally features the Utah State Symphony Orchestra which Areata String Quartet die profesi sional quartet in residence at Utah accompanies die soloists This State Eight student soloists will be year’s concert features a full and the soloists are in the featured in concert Tickets are available at the door and admission spotlight conductor Bayless said is $3 Utah State students with cur- Although die soloists are the focus of the evening die orchestra’s job rent ID are admitted free is just as important he said The evening’s student talent rep“As with any concerto perfor-resents several areas in the depart- : pro-’'gra- m mance it is very difficult to ' accompany” Bayless said “The evening highlights the subtle skills ' of orchestra playing supporting and adding to the great worft of the -r- -1 soloists" Musicians selected to perform in the Concerto Concert were by faculty members in ' specific discipline areas Bayless selected the soloists in competition performances held in January "My job was easy this year” he : said "these eight musicians such artistry that the selection was easy They had the tech-- ' ' nique down pat but all eight went beyond and presented incredible artistry with real Conviction They all had that killer instinct that gives the performance something spe- ed ' pre-sent- ed cial” |