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Show Senior to produce pi ay at College Zwick, Mexico City, is plain and almost pathologically shy, but extremely gifted In science. Encouraged by her teacher, Tillie undertakes a gamma ray experiment with marl golds which wins a prize at her high school. Her mother sets the emotional pitch of the play with her reaction to this sue- "The Effect of Gamma Rays on M a n-I n-The-Moon Marigolds" Mari-golds" is the PuUtzer Prize winning play selected by Mel-aiie Mel-aiie Smith, senior drama major maj-or at Southern Utah State College, Col-lege, for her senior thesis production. pro-duction. Ms. Smith is from Salt Lake City and will be attending graduate school at the University Univer-sity of Utah next year, in theatre the-atre management. Dates for the play are Jan. 16 through 19 in the new experimental, ex-perimental, arena theatre at SUSC. Performances will begin at 8:15 each evening. The Paul Zlndel creation a-bout a-bout a frowzy, acid-tongued divorcee supporting herself and two daughters by taking in a decrepit old boarder is a vehicle vehic-le adapted to strong characterization. characteri-zation. Ms. Smith said this was her major reason for selecting the play as her directing project. pro-ject. The mother, Beatrice Huns-dorfer, Huns-dorfer, played by Michelle Stur- cess, a combination of pride and jealousy which prohibits her from enjoying, or Jetting her daughter enjoy her success. However, the ultimate message mes-sage of the play is that something some-thing beautiful and full of promise pro-mise can emerge from the most barren and afflicted soil. Sherry Tuckett, Spanish Fork, plays the part of Nanny, the ancient boarder. Janice Vick-ery, Vick-ery, ' a student in the science fair Is played by Sherrie Bow-den, Bow-den, Salt Lake City. Assistant director for the play is Marty Campbell, Kays-ville. Kays-ville. Others assisting Ms. Smith are David Evans, Marsha Ash-worth Ash-worth Karla Adams, and Julie Ek, all from Cedar City; Rich Hales, Provo; LaMar Wyatt, Salt Lake City; Steve Rohl and Ted Woolston, Las Vegas, Nev.; Gene Guiber, Wendover; Nancy Nan-cy Wilson, Payson; Peter Cook, Bountiful; and Leslie Robison, Parowan. gill of Kearns, wreaks a petty vengence on everyone around her. One daughter, Ruth, played by Peggy Peterson of Salt Lake City, is a pretty but high strung girl who is subject to convulsions. convul-sions. The younger daughter, Matilda Mat-ilda (Tillie), portrayed by Judy |