Show Former Resident To Join Acting Group Joyce Dotson daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry Eliason left last Friday for Pasadena California where she will join the acting company at Rasa Rasa- asa dena Playhouse Joyce has acted acted act act- ed in many stage productions at the University of Utah Theater land and has recently retired retired re re- re tired as editor as TV Guide Magazine in Salt Lake City The following article which appeared in the ithe Los Angeles Times Tunes gives the details concerning con concerning con con- her move From more than applicants applicants applicants cants 12 have been selected as members of the resident professional acting company at Pasadena Playhouse during its forthcoming season Dr C. C Lowell Lees president president president dent of the Playhouse said each member of Hof the company has had experience in resident and repertory theater and the ability to play a wide range of roles The players were Selected selected se Se- looted after nearly six months of auditions evaluations and interviews and were tested in their ability to handle bandle Shakespearean Shakespearean Shakespearean Shakes Shakes- pearean Restoration and modern modern mod mod- ern drama and evaluated on ont t the their h e i r professional back back- grounds In addition they had to be people who understand and were dedicated to the resident resident res res- res ident company ideal and belief belief belief be be- lief in live theater who are willing to play bit parts aswell as aswell well as leads The company will begin rehearsals rehearsals re reo re- re for the first production production tion August Frisch's The Firebugs' Firebugs and Lorcas Lorca's The Shoemakers Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife opening Sept Joyce will play the leading role in the latter production The Playhouse now being remodeled remodeled re reo re- re modeled and modernized will present the company in six plays during a week 30 sea son Joyces Joyce's two young daughters daughters daugh daugh- Polly and Jill are spending spending spend spend- ing a couple of weeks in Man Man- Manti ti U with their grandparents until until un un- un til their mother is settled in Pasadena |