| Show Sundance Sun dance features classic tales and medley me die V II Colette F. F Arts Editor T A RILE running away from his WHILE VV home Huckleberry Finn meets up with Jim who has escaped from slavery Together they meet adventure and many people during their travel down the Mississippi River Big River is a Tony winning award-winning enthusiastic musical musical musical musi musi- cal of Mark Twains Twain's classic Huckleberry Huckleberry Huckleberry Huck Huck- leberry Finn and is being performed at the Sundance Outdoor Summer Theatre The drive along the canyon is beautiful and the amphitheater I with a natural backdrop of old I growth fir trees is nestled against the hillside near the ski lodge Sundance Sundance Sundance Sun Sun- dance offers two options to reach the theater a shuttle pulled along by a John Deere tractor or a walk walkup walkup walkup up the path for a small hike A concession booth is located next to the large stage The stage is well-built well with many time old-time wooden shacks and the evening begins with a group of musicians playing the banjo guitar and fiddle Mark Twain presides and Huck Finn narrates narrates narrates nar nar- rates the tale as each scene ses The characters' characters language is directly from the book Tom Sawyer sings How about a hand for the hog which hilariously describes what a good friend a hog makes and Hucks Huck's drunken Pap sings his opinion of the government then later chases Huck around the house with his knife Big River plays on even calendar dates ie i.e. 2nd through August 30 and alternates nights with Into the Woods which plays on odd calendar dates ie i.e. 1st 3rd until August 31 The mountain setting and amphitheater amphitheater amphitheater am am- grounds are a wonderful setting for an evening production The night air gets chilly so dont don't forget to take a jacket and a blanket Bench seats are available for 10 10 each 9 Monday through Thursday and lawn seats are 8 The show begins at pm p.m. and runs until about 1115 pm p.m. r b Y t w Y ti v a I i 4 f r i wR P a. a P h z 5 w wEck J N i A Aw Eck s v vt 4 t I A x r. r r T F f f A N r fj f 7 j d |
