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Show One Act Play Cycle To Highlight CSU Youngl People's Theatre Program at Summer School A Young People's Theatre program pro-gram is in full swing at College of Southern Utah under the direction di-rection of the C S U drama department, de-partment, and with the sponsorship sponsor-ship of the American Association Associa-tion of University Women, Cedar City chapter. A cycle of three one-act plays will be presented by the theatre group at the culmination of their six-week training period. Date of the performance Is July 11 in the C S U auditorium. The three plays, under the direction of Richard M. Rowley, assistant professor pro-fessor of speech and English, will employ a total of 32 youngsters young-sters between the ages of eight and 16. Six student directors, enrolled in the stage directing course are working to get the productions into excellent condition condi-tion for the public showing. Promotes Youth The theatre project Is one of the activities of the A A U W to promote the welfare of young people in the community, according accord-ing to Lucille Broadbent, chap-ter chap-ter president. This aim Is being accomplished in two ways: first, by the use of youngsters as the members of the cast, and second, by the presentation of wholesome entertainment for young people. The project is also a fund-raising activity. Proceeds of ticket sales will go to the chapter's Fellowship Fund, from which scholarships will be awarded to worthy students. Mrs. Virgle Frame Is chairman of the theatre project. Varied Fare Variety Is the keynote for the evening's fare, with a farce comedy, com-edy, a fantasy and an old fashioned fash-ioned melodrama making up the program. The farce comedy, written writ-ten especially for the cast now working on it, Is entitled "Goldl-locks "Goldl-locks and the Eight Bears." There is no connection between the play and the familiar story, how-ever, how-ever, except that the modern Goldilocks (who Is a brunette) breaks Into the home of the Bears. In the cast are Raymond Munford as Papa Bear, Nancy Dix as the lady burglar, Pat Frame as the would-be-governess, and the eight lively Bear children played by Linda Lou Corry, Frank Stephens, Scott Lew-Is, Lew-Is, Alan Crawford, Errolyn Orton, Judy Stweart, Gordon Carlson, and Cherle Johnson. Rose Steph ens plays the part of the understanding under-standing girl friend. Student director di-rector of this play In Myrtle Davis. Da-vis. Appealing Fantasy The fantasy Is entitled "Beyond the Typhs." Student directors are Douglas Liston and Sherma Ann Huntington. A. A. Leath, visiting visit-ing professor of dance, is a consultant. con-sultant. In the cast are John Stephenson, Michael Broadbent, Joseph Sandberg, Nancy Claire Johnson, Cherrie Lynn Slack, Pamela Petty, Carol Ann Huntington, Hunt-ington, Delorla Stephens, Allene Hyatt, Linda Jones and Linda Carlson. The play which has a highly significant message along witn its Deaury oi preseniauun. will require elaborate lighting and staging. "The City Slicker and Our Nell," Is the title of the melodrama, melo-drama, which was written by Le-land Le-land Price. It is being staged in the manner of 50 years ago, complete com-plete with villain, heroeen and manly hero. Student directors are Ruth B. Griffin, Panguitch, and Annie VV. Colvin, Tropic. In the cast are Betsy Lunt as Nellie "a little mountain flower"; Sandra Wood as Violet Beard, her sister sis-ter and "another flower"; Ken Jones as Frank Beard, the father fath-er "with a heart of oak and a head of hickory"; Judy Rae Johnson John-son plays Minnie Beard, the mother, ""pure as the driven snow"; Gary Mclntyre is Dan Tucker, "who looks the whole world in the face"; Leo Larson, Jr., is Toby Snodgrass, "not as dumb as he seems"; Conway Le-Baron Le-Baron is Sheridan Douglas, the City Slicker; Shirley Ann Mclntyre Mcln-tyre is Clarlbell Worth, "who Isn't worth much"; and Sandra Cox is Aunt Marthy, "as old as the hills." |