| Show in tIE the B Beehive rive State By Jared Keber Reber Most of us dont don't need help to get 0 into the swing of enjoying the warm summer weather we now have If you do need any help however Desert 5 Star Playhouse is the place to go for their summer season opening production production production pro pro- of Surin Safari at Waimea Bay The show features plenty of sun sand and surf and will bring immediately immediately immedi immedi- 4 to anyone's attention what summer summer summer sum sum- mer is all about For those unfamiliar with Desert Star Playhouse it could very well be described as the Mad Magazine of local theater groups They are known for satirical musical comedies on subjects ranging from Star Trek sp spoofs to the 1996 season opener Les Leso o A Whole Lot Less Miserable Desert Star productions are cleverly cleverly cleverly clev clev- erly produced comedies with a cast that loves to ham it up and thrives on roaring rip-roaring foot stomping audience interaction It is by far some of the most refreshing silliness in the val val- val val- ley Icy Su f n Safari was written by Tom Jordan author of another Desert Star favorite Elvis EIs in Viva Salt Lake Tom has taken the stock melodrama plot of horrible villain about to foreclose on the sweet girls girl's home if she cant can't come up with the rent and weaves it into a surf story that would make w even J Jan n an and Dean Dea proud P Papa pa played by Rocky Revels owns the magnificent surfing beach where Frankie Avon played by Jack Drayton Ginger played by Ginger Judkins and the show stealing stealing stealing steal steal- ing played by Chandler Bishop love to surf and hang out Ronald Rump a money-hungry money condominium developer with a well- well endowed back side plans to shut shutdown shutdown shutdown down Papa Surf Shack unless of course he can come up with that rent payment by bythe bythe bythe the end of the week Ronald Rumps Rump's cohorts include Kimberlee Hart as Anna Nicole Broccoli and Jerry Rapier as Stretch All looks pretty bleak until Mermaid Barbi played by Lisa Moss comes to the rescue of both Frankie and The conflict culminates in inan inan inan an exciting live action Surf off that takes place right in the theater Sound pretty cheesy Well it is but its it's also extremely entertaining Safari is directed by Desert Star Artistic Director Edward EdwardJ J Gryska with musical direction by Sue Talmage and scenic design by Steven Nielsen I was disappointed at the conclusion conclusion conclusion sion of Safari not because the production was flawed but rather because I was enjoying myself so much that I didn't want it to end Fortunately Desert Star understands how easy it is to get caught up in all the excitement of a good melodrama and provides olio acts with all of its productions The olio following this production production tion is titled Sun Sun Summertime Olio and celebrates the arrival of summer The comedic song and dance num numbers rs feature songs such as Bitsy Busy Teeny Yellow PolkaDot PolkaDot PolkaDot Polka- Polka Dot Bikini and I Get Ar Around und made famous by the Beach Boys The songs are a lot of fun and make for a good audience cool down after the fervent booing of villains and cheering cheering cheering cheer cheer- ing of heros hems are Mondays and Thursdays at 7 pm p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm p.m. Many additional performances have been scheduled for on Fridays and Saturdays along with several Saturday matinees at 3 pm p.m. The Desert Star Playhouse is a fun and unique experience and admission ranges from 8 10 for adults and from 8 6 for children under the age of 12 Desert Star has long been a favorite of families but is possibly targeting more student-aged student patrons Just recently Desert Star has offered a student discount price of only 6 Surf n Safari would make for a truly unique and amusing date The seating is cabaret style allowing the viewers to enjoy menu items such as ice cream sundaes popcorn or pizza as they watch the production To reserve tickets or for further information call Mondays or Thursday through Saturday between 10 am a.m. and 9 pm p.m. Desert Star Playhouse is located at South on State Street Move fast on this one production ends July 13 |
