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Show UXm,j&,.H i J).-.', ijr-i.iFTT1."T JiW-r?K,.N..--iS.'... .. . '.if f ; ' 1 I - j If- r 1 I - --of i 1 ; -14 1 ' , ' $ V 1 V'S 1 Marvin Payne (Charlie) and Rosanna Weeks Ungerman (Nellie) act out a scene from "Charlie's Monument." 'Charlie's Monument' at Babymoon It's the frontier. It's 1890. He has only one arm and a twisted foot. He stands on a mountain bravely watching over the town that cast him out -- piling stones in some frail hope that he'll be remembered. Then he is loved by one who sees and mirrors the bright spirit inside him. He is fulfilled, awakened, renewed. But then he is wounded, called to be tried and when all bul love is stripped away he is triumphant. trium-phant. "Charlie's Monument," the musical play based on the best selling book by Blaine Yorgason. opens March 7 at Babymoon Theatre in American Fork. The play will run Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 8 p.m. through March 22. Tickets are available at Alpine Book and at the door. Babymoon is Marvin Payne's theatre-recording complex in the Pageant of the Arts Center on 400 North and Center. This season began successfully with Payne's critically-acclaimed one-man 'show ' "The'Planefnaker." ""' '' He returns as Charlie; the tender? crippled man who is ostracized by his fellow citizens in an 1890's frontier town. Rosanna Weeks' Ungerman plays NelJie, whose lovej and faith restores Charlie's self; esteem and ultimately saves his life. Payne brings to the role many years of experience as a nationally-traveled nationally-traveled writer and performer, with 12 albums of original songs, several books, a couple of widely produced plays, and a mounting list of acting successes. Mrs. Ungerman leads the drama program at Provo High and for the past several years has acted leading roles in several plays annually. an-nually. She is also a recording artist, having recorded two albums, and is a perennial favorite at Sundance Summer Theatre. . Payne and Ungerman have each, in different years, received trophies from the Utah Drama Guild as "Best Professional AclorActress," and "Charlie's Monument" won the prize in 1985 for "Best One or Two Person Show." This product ion is adapted from the direction of James Arlington, well-known actor, writer and director, and the choreography -of the late Dee Winlerton. The., play was .written by . Susan Mct'loud and 'Marvin Payne.' with nrux, i- ty BYt! music department -head Newell Dayley. The set was designed by Eric Fielding. Recordings of the songs will be available at the performances. Group rates are available. |