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Show Huge Shakespearean Festival Stage Under Construction at College of Southern Utah A stage construction crew is rapidly turning the campus green at College of Southern Utah into a huge, lOVi ton stage setting that is an exat replica of the old Tiring House which formed form-ed a part of Shakespeare's Fortune For-tune Theatre in London. The stage will be completed by Saturday Sa-turday of this week, according to Utah Shakespearean Festival Director Fred Adams. Festival dates are July 9 to 25. A group of 47 persons have answered the first call this week and casting will be directed for the three plays of this year's festival, fes-tival, 'Twelfth Night," "Mac-Beth," "Mac-Beth," and "Midsummer Night's Dream." Of the 47 players, 14 are veterans from the past years. Also in attendance to begin the rehearsals was Dr. Thomas Markus, from the drama department depart-ment of the University of California Cali-fornia at Santa Barbara. Dr. Mar- kus will direct "Twelfth Night" and will perform in the other presentations. Coming with Dr. Markus were four of his drama majors, Douglas Comke and Evan Cole, Santa Barbara, and Patricia Bower and Kathleen Kernohan, Palo Alto. Other long distance travelers Included Rick Turner, Bcthesda, Maryland; Merrilyn Lewis, Montpelier, Idaho, Ida-ho, and Kahiki Long, Maui, Hawaii. Ha-waii. Costuming is well underway with chief costume designer Mrs. Lee Thompson working on an order or-der for 48 elaborate new creations crea-tions for this year's Festival. She will be assisted by Marilyn Wood, Minersvllle. i First item on the social agenda for the cast members was a very un-Shakespearean weiner roast and impromptu program Tues-da Tues-da yevenlng at the CSU cabin in Cedar canyon. J4. - vV " - i ' ' i -: t . .. ., .. - -. .... - J CONSTRUCT STAGE AREA. New structure struc-ture rising on CSU campus will become exact replica of old Tiring House as stage setting for third annual Shakespearean Festival, July 9 25. Stage crew members mem-bers are Gary Mclntyre, Cedar City, and Kahiki Long, Hawaii. |