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' - J ' : ' 's " ' ' ' ' V w " ' ' " ''- Theater arts ' !"- - ' ' A ' ' this arc ek ’ 4 Funny things at the Forum State Theatre (UST) “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” as the opening act of the 2002-200- 3 season Directed by Kevin Doyle the production will be performed in the newly renovated Morgan Theatre in the Chaise Fine Arts Center on the Utah State University campus Sept 26-2- 8 and Oct 2-- 5 including ' a matinee on Sept 28 This season’s curtain time for evening performances is 7:30 pm with the matinee kickoff at 2 pm ' “1 think this is a great play ' tostart off the year” Doyle said “It’s hilarious silly fun and the music is great We have a very strong cast Perhaps it s the show itself but we had people from all over the university audition and we cast many of them The actors are not just from the theatre department but also from the music history business and other depart-men- ts ” Utah In “A Funny Thing” Pseudolus a quick-witte- d slave is anxious to obtain his freedom Reluctantly abetted by Hysterium Pseudolus uses rs the of the men of the household to bargain for his liberty He promises Philja a courtesan in training to both his young master Hero love-hunge- I I I r 'A Funny Thing peneaonlhe Way Hap-toth- e ' 7:30 pm Sept 27-2- 8 and Oct 5 matinee on Sept 28 ‘V Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center Available at the Forum' "i 1- - 2-- - Smith Spectrum Ticket Office at the Cus(435) tomer Service Cmtar of the Taggart Student Center room 21 2(8 am to 5 pm) and door $7 to $10 USU at students are admitted free with a valid ID but must have a ticket for admission Children under the age of 6 are not admitted 70305 fa and Hero’s father Senex However Philia is already promised to a Roman soldier Miles Gloriosus Complications erupt as Pseudolus’ schemes boomerang and get him even deeper into a mire of decep- Utah State Theatre presents the screwball musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ SepL tion entangling everyone The Roman romp is a product of a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim The UST production of the play with the help of a familiar musical director and a skilled choreographer Lane M Cheney who directed the U Gone to the birds Chester will read from to my ear as he sleeps and heard his heart’s tarantella try ' of a Sparrow: Lessons to outpace the same eternity From a Life Gone to die overtaking us all” According Birds” at Chapter Two Books to Chester the common house 130 N 100 East Logan at sparrow possesses the most 7:30 pm on Friday Oct 4 uncommon abilities and per“Providence of a Sparrow: sonalities Intelligent invenLessons from a Life Gone to tive and lovers of play B and the Birds” is a witty heart'his cohorts have taught their warming memoir of Chris housemates such sparrow Chester’s lifealtering friendgames as “war bird” “love ship with an orphan house bird” and “hit the cap” And ' sparrow named “B ” the way Chester has Since finding B Chester and along also learned about the natural his wife have converted the history of turds and discovered upstairs of their home into an a new capacity for joy in his indoor aviary It is home not unorthodox family only to B but a varying numThere will be a book signing subseber of finches three and reception following this quent foundling sparrows and readingThis event is free several canaries more information call ' “I’ve held him (the sparrow) Fa 752-90- Chrisnew book “Providence 89 5 Thing” “Prof Lane Cheney from the music department did an outstanding job with ‘Cabaret’ last spring” Doyle said “His knowledge and skill is just as evident in ‘Forum’ ‘Cabaret’s’ director and cast had nothing but great things to ' ' iv 2-- music for last spring’s produce tion of “Cabaret” is once again showiitg his cross platform talent for“A Funny V dill and Oct 27-2- 8 ' -i V Grants open applications are being for funding approved by the Logan Municipal Council in the city’s 2002-0- 3 budget to assist in the support of the arts Sponsorship is planned to support local art events and performing groups including but not limited to: music dance theater crafts and visual folk and literary art Applications must be submitted by Monday at 5 pJm (or postmarked by that date) and grant funds must be expended by June 30 2003 with evaluations submitted to the City of Logan upon completion of the project Application forms are available at the City Recorder's Office Logan City HallUbrary 255 Noth Main Logan Utah (435) 716-90during tegular office Grant 12 hours “A Funny Hung Happened on the Way to the Forum” is ' based on die plays of Platus who lived from 254 BC to 184 BC and wrote plays for the enjoyment of Romans of his day Twenty- one of his plays survived This is where Burt Shevelove Larry Gelbart and Stephen Sondheim began fun-lovi- ng of ‘Fbrum’” the director continued “Her choreography is creative and fun” V ' 4" ‘s' - say about working with him so asking him to be a part of ‘Fbrum’ waseasy” Taking over the choreograis phy for the toga two-ste- p Stephanie White “Stephanie has an incredi- ble creative talent that’s matched by her strong rapport with the members of the cast v'" 'i ' v y ' — USU Media Relations t" ' v ' liAiftrt s SotaaolthlS: ? attWeofthat J ’tftefiiiiinVArftf A rJh v: p Examining extremism Austrian A noted and expert on historian right-win- g extremism and Winifried Garscha will give two public lectures at Utah State University Garscha will present “Right-Win- g Extremism in Weston and Central Europe” on Monday at 5 pm in the Taggart Student Center room 335 and “Herr Karl’s Austria: How a TV Screenplay helped prevent in 1950s and 1960s Austria” Tuesday at 5 pm in the same room The lectures are free Garscha is a senior historian and archivist with the Documentary Centre for Austrian Resistance an institution founded in Vienna in neo-Nazi- sm 1963 by a group of fighters and historians The centre’s work encompasses the documentation of resistance to Nazi rule in Austria between 1938 and 1945 and the tracking of contemporary g and extremist activities in contemporary Austria Since the Austrian elections of 1999 which saw the formation of a coalition government including J5rg Haider’s extremist Freedom Party die centre’s wok has become important — this was the first participation in a democratically elected government in Europe since the fall of Nazism anti-Fasc- ist neo-Na- zi right-win- -U- SU Media Relations I |