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Show life' C6 MONDAY • NOVEMBER 20 *2006 Courtesy photo/James Arrington Pictured clockwise Prospero played by Mahonri Stewart; Ariel played by Thomas Ferlund; Caliban played by Chris Clark; Stephano played by Jeff Smith; and Trinculo played by Jacob Nilson A new take on The Tempest Eleanor Takahashi Life Writer cm The Tema cast of actors with no lines, whose only contribution is modern dance, in a Shakespearean production of The Tempest! Explains the director, Chris Clark: "The entire play is done through movement. All my actors are telling their stories through their bodies and through physical gesture. Then there are actors off stage who are saying all the lines, so four actors are speaking for all the characters." Oh, and not to mention that the production is performed by an entirely male cast. "It's something that I come to see these plays, have always wanted to try, and they are intimidated to see if a modern audi- by the material. It sounds ence would accept a man weird, and they look so playing a woman's role, or different, and speak very if that is something that's quickly, so you loose a lot." going to freak them out," In the end, The Temsaid Clark, also a Theater pest, which opens to the Department professor, public on Nov. 30 in of this unlikely marriage UVSC's Blackbox Thebetween contemporary ater, will be an experiand classical strategies. ence unlike anything the "I look at this particular department has produced production-not only as a before. That's also what director-but as an educator, it boils down to for Clark: and I look at what our stu"I hope that (the audents need. I felt like our dience ' is) going to see students need experience some things that they withmovement,"Clarksaid. have never seen before. "Also. I direct a lot They may be perplexed; of Shakespeare, and my they may be shocked, but number-one goal as a di- they won't be bored." rector is clarity, because I know our audience has local event/ November 21 — December 2 By Luke Hickman Nov21 Zebrahead @ 7 p.m. qf Ava/on - $11 Adv/$13 the day of Nov 22 • - ; V : '.:••;•••> <•:;;•/••• Barenaked Ladies @ 7:30 p.m. at the £ Center - $62/$47/$34.50 Alice in Chains @ 8:30 p.m. at Salfair - $36,50 Adv/$37 the day of Nov 27 Kurt Besfor @ 7 p.m. of the McKay Events Center - $30/$25/$ 15/$ 10 Nov29 i Panic/ At The Disco @ 7 p.m. at the £ Center - $30 to move in! Dec! Aquabafs @ 6:30 p.m. at In The Venue - $15 UVSC Chamber Choir @ 7:30 p.m. at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square, SLC - free of charge Dec 2 S PARKWAY CROSSIHG EXIT-UNIVERSITY PARKWAY LOCATED DIRECTLY WEST OF UVSC, ACROSS 1-15. 801.431.000 1270 W. 1130 S.O Michael McLean's - The Forgotten Carols @ 7:30 p.m. at the McKay Events Center - tickets at Deseref Boole and deserefbaofc.com lehi & American Fork Children's Choir @ 3 p.m. at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, SIC - free of charge $40 Intro Flight Gift Certificates now available! (Age restrictions apply) J ~ .a |