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Show 'Came!!' coming to PGHS stage ' 1 r:, ... yA A.; I- 4- "-vs4--i k i - On Thursday, June 19th, Pleasant Grove Jr. High School will be turned into King Arthur's Court, complete with Knights of the Round Table, beautiful ladies, jousts, music and festive dancing. Be there in this magic kingdom and witness King Arthur and Lancelot vie for the love of the fair Guenevere. Pleasant Grove Players will present Lerner and Loewe's spectacular "Camelot" at Pleasant Grove Jr. High on June 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28 and 30 starting at 7:30 p.m. The production is being directed by Cathy Johnston, who has previously directed several award-winning award-winning shows in the valley such as "Oklahoma," "The Music Man," "Brigadoon", and "The Bad Seed." She musically directed "Cinderella," "Cin-derella," "Hello Dolly," and "Damn Yankees." Ms. Johnston originally from California where she directed "Wizard of Oz" and performed in "Oliver" and "The Music Man." She received her education at BYU in Music. She is currently a teacher at the Cardon-Lee School in Provo and teaches private voice and piano lessons. She is a busy mother of two boys and two girls and lives in Highland. Starring in the title role of King Arthur is Mark Stringer. Mark is an international attorney in Europe, Africa and the U.S. He is a juvenile court judge in Provo, a business consultant and executive vice-president vice-president of The Company Company. Com-pany. Originally from California where he played Curly in "Oklahoma," Lancelot in "Camelot," Albert in "Bye Bye Birdie" and other roles in "The Music Man," "My Fair Lady," "The Importance of Being Earnest," "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "The Curious Savage," he now resides in Alpine. He was decorated in Vietnam and has a bronze pass (life membership of the National Thespian Society). He and his wife, Linda, are the parents of six children. Janet Hall, who plays the Lady Guenevere, lives in Provo with her husband Dennis and three daughters. They own McDonald's on 900 East in Provo. Janet, also originally from California, portrayed the Queen in "Once Upon a Mattress," Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls," Peppermint Patty in "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," and acted in "Come Blow Your Horn" and "Sandbox." She has lived in Utah for 12 years and has done foster and shelter work for the LDS Social Services and the stale of Utah. In her spare time she likes racquetball and aerobics. The dashing Lancelot is being performed by one of Pleasant Grove's local residents, David Wright. He recently returned from Argentina, where he served a mission for the LDS Church. His most recent role was Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music." Because of his beautiful singing voice, he is kept busy singing for numerous service organizations and social functions. In his spare time he is involved in the Army Reserve and plays baseball. Also appearing is Keith Christeson as King Pellinore and Tyler Yates as the evil Mordred. King Arthur (Mark Stringer) oversees Lancelot (David Wright) and Guenevere (Janet Hall). Various knights and ladies of the cast are as follows: Lynette Seiter, Chris Price, Marilyn Wright, Nancy Wilson, Joyce Marden, Karilynne Brown, Lynne Killian, Kathleen Reed and Michelle Palmer. Rob Pope, David England, Grant and Jason Draper, Wayne Prestgard, Dave Bastian, jW Sorensen, Keith Judd, Greg Gales Michael Price, Michael Merrill and Nathan Day. For tickets call Keith Christeson 785-2922 or Lori England, 756-5090. |