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Show -7 .. .v I If i I V i' I I A BARBARA C. COX Costume Designer for "Henry VIII" FELICE PROCTOR Castume Designer for "Hamlet" DEBORHRA CAPEN Costume Designer for "As You Like It" Costuming an important aspect of Utah Shakespearean Festival Costumers for the forthcoming Utah Shakespearean Festival are working 17 and more hours a day and cutting lunch hours to complete some 180 outfits by July 11, opening date of the thirteenth annual festival season. Staged on the campus of Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, the festival will this year feature "Hamlet," "As You Like It," and "Henry VIII" presented on alternating nights with the exception of Sundays through August 10. Barbara Cox, director of costuming from Stanford University, has planned more costumes than have ever before been used in a festival season. She is personally costuming the opulent and lavish production of "Henry VIII" for its festival premier. This production is directed by Prof. Fred C. Adams, founding producer of the festival. More than 80 entirely new costumes have been disigned and constructed for this play in addition ad-dition to many that are being remodeled from existing costume stock. Ms. Cox is a permanent member of the festival company and is now in her fourth year with the organization. Her costumes for the 1973 production of "Much Ado About Nothing" drew exceptional ex-ceptional praise from festival audiences. Debra Capen is costuming this year's production of "As You Like It." This fanciful comedy will require 40 new costumes in bright, airy tones with many feathers, beads, and other striking adornment. Ms. Capen was a costume assistant in the 1973 festival company. She has an MFA in costume design from Penn State University. "As You Like It" is directed by Burt Peachy from University of California at Long Beach. Costumes for "Hamlet" are under the direction of Felice Proctor who designed costumes for the 1973 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." She also has an MFA from Penn State. Her costumes this year are in complete contrast to her assignment for last season. The 40 new costumes for "Hamlet" are dark and subdued to convey the melancholy mood of the play. Yet, they are graceful and rich in authentic detail. "Hamlet", is directed by Michael Finlayson from New York-University at Stonybrook. The costumers have worked closely with the play directors since the end of last year's festival to insure the consistently high standard of costuming that has been established by the Utah festival. Ken Simmons, the only male member of the costume staff, makes a strong contribution and provides the balancing masculine viewpoint, according to Ms. Cox.. He is from Sam Houston State College in Hunt-sville, Hunt-sville, Tex. Costume assistant Connie Lees is from Penn State U. This is her first trip to the western United States. She says she "loves it." M. L. Baker, from Ames, Iowa, joined the festival company this year at the insistence of her family of husband and three children. They have a deep appreciation ap-preciation for Mrs. Baker's abilities and felt her association with the festival would provide a rewarding artistic outlet if not much vacation time. Jerri Grills from Bountiful is an SUSC student during the regular school year. She has worked in the drama department costume shop and was selected as a staff member on the basis of her aptitude and effort. Moppy Vogely attends the University of Texas in Austin, and Barbara Wichert is a student at University of California at Long Beach. Barbara Bailey, also in her second year with the festival, has designed costumes for more than 12 shows at Austin College in ' Sherman, Texas. Camille Bammes, a talented student from Orem High School is donating her time to gain experience in the festival costume department. She has been praised as "extremely well qualified" by her co-workers. All of the costume staff plan costuming and related work as their vocational goal. FRED C.ADAMS I Festival Founder I VV . ' 'V. i - " V PRE-SIIOW ENTERTAINMENT. For years the Punch and Judy Puppeteers have added their touch of magic to the Shakespearean Festival. |