Show Opportunity Seen For U Playwrights Creative Play received new v and unprecedented encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment went at the university this week when it was learned that emphasis is to be placed on creative work as a future policy of advanced I drama classes and that Dr Wallace Vial Wal I lace A. A Goates assistant professor I of speech has been appointed a member of the board of judges for fora a contest sponsored by the American Ameri Ameri- can Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Two written student-written plays are scheduled for presentation Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- by the a advanced classes of acting and directing The Statue Statue a one-act one play written by Marjorie Christensen and Lore by Josephine Josephine Josephine Jose Jose- phine Miles are the two student presentations Th They y are being di directed directed directed di- di by Richard Smith and Miss Christensen under Dr Goates' Goates supervision A third play Fur A written by Harry A. A Allen and directed by Carl Grayson is also scheduled for production Mr Allen Allenis is a former university student and has been prominent in casts of Theta Alpha Phi productions this year He was the director of the thelast thelast thelast last University Theater play Ah leAh Wilderness Awards for the competition total to be distributed in eight districts Prizes are to be offered for original work in musical plays musical comedies operas operettas r tas light ight operas and musical re re- views E i Dr Goates sounded encouragement encourage encourage- encouragement encourage encourage- F ment to would-be would writers and entrants entrants en- en I en-I trants in next years year's contest stats statI stating stat- stat s I ing mg that as man many new manuscripts r t as can possibly be handled next season will be produced in the adf advanced advanced ad ad- f v drama classes |