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Show CSU Speech Head Produces Original 3-Acter An original play by Prof. Rich-ard Rich-ard M. Rowley, acting chairman of the English and speech department de-partment at College of Southern Utah, is now receiving the playwright's play-wright's touch as rehearsals are conducted every day. "The Man on the Mezzanine," 1 a three-act comedy-fantasy, Just completed by Prof. Rowley, has 'been chosen as the school p.!ay for winter quarter. It will be pro-i pro-i duced March 1 and 2. Designing and construction of stage properties are also being supervised by the author. Scene ( desigh and costumipg are a part of the production. IncIdentaJ sound effects, required for several i scenes, are also receiving his suggestions. sug-gestions. To make the production move rapidly through scene changes, an effective television staging technique of fading from one to another is being employed, using us-ing area lighting and illusion! RICHARD ROWLEY curtains. A double cast has been named for the leading characters. Kenneth Ken-neth Esplin, Cedar City, and Calvert Cal-vert Johnson, Monroe, share lead parts; Lorine Bunker, Las Vegas, Is playing In a double-casting arrangement as Carol WL'Hams, Cedar City, trades' duties, and Glenna Rife, Mt. Carmel, Is shar ing with Dolly Morrison, Order-ville. Order-ville. Those who are sharing roles are rehearsing at the same time, and will alternate In performances. per-formances. Other cast members include Mrs. Rhea Wakeling, Jerry Jer-ry Matheson, Grant Harrison, El-don El-don Webster, and Jackie Winter-j Winter-j rose of Cedar City; Janls Rozelle, j Springdale; Keith Hicks, Monroe; Clark and Lane Ronnow. Panaca, Nev., and Nelson, Taylor, Parowan. Paro-wan. The play will be presented In two performances at Beaver on March 6 as nurt of that city's centennial celebration, t This will be the fourth original ! day to be presented by Prof. ' Rowley. Two one-act plays written writ-ten especially for chUdren were produced during the summer session, ses-sion, and a third one-act play was produced during the early part of the winter quarter this" year. |