| Show The Madness of Don Quixote the Dreamer I t By Shane Callahan AE Editor To close the 95 1994 season of off f the Pioneer Theatre Company is presenting presenting presenting pre pre- Man of La Mancha This fascinating fascinating fascinating fas fas- fas- fas musical takes you from one story to another The play is the telling re-telling of a astory astory story Don DOll Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Cervantes a prisoner during the Spanish Inquisition saved himself from the threats of his inmates by entertaining them with the story of Don Quixote The atmosphere changes when Cervan Cervantes tes playing Don Quixote and his fellow inmates act out the legend of Don Quixote Don Quixote was an old madman who thought he was trying to become become become be be- come a chivalrous knight and woo the beautiful Dulcinia who was really really really re re- re- re ally Aldonza a whore Artistic Director of Man of La Mancha Charles Morey says Don Quixote embodies the essence of the human spirit itself and perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps that which ultimately defines us as a human the ability to dream to imagine worlds not as they are but butas butas butas as they should be and to relate those dreams to others The musical makes us laugh at the lunacy of Don Quixote yet at the same time we admire Don Quixote for his passionate dedication to his o r I Li TN N Vii 1 Z le y w a uP W I Photo ty Robert Clayton Left to Right Anne Stewart Max Robinson Michael Jones Hayward Robert Peterson as Don Quixote and Michael Michael Michael Mi Mi- chael Mandell are the stars of this joyous musical about dreaming the impossible dream called Man of La Mancha dream The thing known as a dream is slowly becoming extinct In Harry Chapins Chapin's song There Was Only One Choice said On the cover of Time magazine it said that dreams were out of fashion Although the dreams of Don Quixote Quixote Quixote Qui Qui- cause people to scorn and laugh at him his figure remains standing tall and his courage strong but most importantly he re- re Robert Petersons Peterson's talent shines through as role of Don Quixote His faithful squire Sancho Panza is played by Scott Schafer And the beautiful Aldonza is portrayed by Kathleen Rowe McAllen The loud and lively vely Ii Michael Mandell plays the Governor and Innkeeper while Michael Jones Hayward-Jones is the Sympathetic Padre Man of La Mancha has been ex ex- ex- ex tended an extra week so it now runs April 26 to May 20 It is being produced produced produced pro pro- by the Pioneer Theatre Company Company Com Com- pany at Broadway S. S and University University University Uni Uni- Street 1340 E. E in Salt Lake City Curtain times are pm p.m. Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day through Thursday 8 pm p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 pm p.m. for the Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- matinees Ticket prices run 1 30 11 l 30 For tickets or information call the box office at |
