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Show Egyptian will host theater-in-prison play Inmates of the Utah State Prison will present one performance of John Patrick's Pat-rick's "The Curious Savage" on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Egyptian Theatre in Park City. General admission is $5; for reservations call the Egyptian Theatre at 649-9371. 649-9371. One half of the ticket proceeds will be donated to the theater; the remaining monies will be utilized by the prison to build a theater library. Two additional performances perform-ances of "The Curious Savage" will be presented the following weekend, Oct. 20 and 21, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Utah State Prison at Point of the Mountain. Performances at the prison are open to the public age 18 and over. The public is requested to leave coats and handbags in their cars. There is no admission charge. All productions are co-sponsored co-sponsored by the Utah Arts Council and the Utah State Prison, and directed by Richard Jewkes. The director direc-tor of the theater-in-prison program, Jewkes presented two other plays at the prison, breaking ground in January of 1982 with the courtroom drama, "Twelve Angry Men." Because of the overwhelming over-whelming response by the public, Jewkes presented Ayn Rand's "The Night of January 16th" four months later. In addition to "The Curious Savage," Jewkes is also working on a production of David Mamet's "American "Ameri-can Buffalo." The casts of all former plays have been comprised solely of male and female inmates from the medium-security medium-security facility. All performances per-formances to date have been presented only at the prison facilities. When Richard approached ap-proached the prison's warden, war-den, Kenneth Shulson, about producing "The Curious Savage," the two men decided de-cided to try a new approach this time. This production will utilize not only a combination of different level security inmates, but will also take to the road for the first time. "The Curious Savage" is a warm-hearted comedy set in a mental institution. The play asks the question, "Who is really crazy, the ones on the inside, or the ones on the outside..." For additional information, contact Richard Jewkes at 484-9369, or Julie Grant at 533-5895. |
