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Show -f ,-. f .a - ' (TV v ""i . ". . . f . : 'i I ' U " - l ' y;- . , W" .. . if i , . , - ? ' 'V- I fj '- vv r r '-r , . Lavish costuming and thought-provoking drama set in the world renowned renown-ed Adams Memorial Shakespearean Theatre highlight the Utah Shakespearean Shakes-pearean Festival's 1983 productions of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merchant of Venice and Henry V in a season running July 14 through August 27. Shylock and company star at Cedar City festival Willi opening night only a week away, the 1983 Utah Shakespearean Festival is on course. Lines are memorized, blocking is completed and by July 14 over 100 new costumes will be constructed and ready for the traditional glitter of openingnight. Musicians and dancers are preparing performances and artistic support for the three summer plays, Henry V The Merchant of Venice and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Interested people may also participate in daytime activities ac-tivities including tours, seminars and continuing art exhibits. Audiences begin each evening with a layman's orientation to the play and a Greenshow, new this summer sum-mer with Commedia dell 'Arte, Court Dancing and Village Faire. Opening weekend activities include a Bard's Banquet and Festival Days sales. Opening play for the 1983 season is The Two Gentlemen Gen-tlemen of Verona, a story of love, friendship and romantic roman-tic complication. The plot explores the relative values of friendship versus love, and in which relationship the greater obligation lies. Some of Shakespeare's most delightful characters princes, prin-ces, clowns, outlaws and lovers-romp through field and forest in this farce, which foreshadowed the later romantic comedies. This summer's production is directed by James Edmond-son, Edmond-son, remembered by last season's festival audiences for his popular direction of Romeo and Juliet. Douglas Marmee will costume this year's production, scheduled to be seen each Monday and Thursday during the season. Henry V climaxes the story of the wastrel prince who became an effective king, and tells of Henry's war with France and his marriage to French Princess Prin-cess Kalherine, which briefly united the two countries. coun-tries. It will play each Tuesday and Friday during the season, and is costumed this summer . by veteran festival designer Felice Proctor. The perennially popular Merchant of Venice has appeared ap-peared at the festival three previous times. Its popularity lies in its exploration ex-ploration of the age-old problem of minority group treatment, and the play is best seen in terms of the opposition op-position between Portia and what she represents and Shylock and what he represents. The play gives audiences Shylock, one of Shakespeare's most powerful power-ful and ambiguous dramatic creations in a powerful tale of hatred and greed. Directing Direc-ting the 1983 production is Margaret Hahn, who has been with the Festival several years in directing and management assignments, assign-ments, and costuming is by Beth Novak. Rounding out the directing credits, Fred C. Adams, festival founder, directs The Monarchs'of England, and Betsy Hamilton oversees production of the Green-show. Green-show. For ticket information please write Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah or telephone (801) 586-7878. Tickets for 1984 season are on sale at the box office beginning July 14. |