Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Take an early 20th-century Russian play long on mythic symbols and exposition and short on action, interpolate some clown routines that fit the play ' s circus atmosphere and also parallel events of the drama, and you have the basic premise of He Who Gets Slapped, the major Mustard and Cheese spring production. Director Jim Hill took this lengthy drama by Leonid Andreyev and employed student mem- bers of Hill ' s drama course, The Clown Wor- shop, to bring levity and some ironic comment to the environment of the seedy Cirque Briquet in Paris. Hill, who has worked with circus clowns before coming to Lehigh, also had his clowns perform during intermission. Their antics were one highlight of the show. These photographs depict the behind-the- scenes preparations of the performers, and their onstage performances. Besides practicing their routines, the clown-actors spent some time ap- plying whiteface and other makeup important to their overall presentation. Clowns and non-clowns alike sparked this production. Chief among them were Michael Del- luva as Tot, the one who gets slapped, and Cora Hook as the young performer who tragically cap- tures his fancy. Larry Kohn, David Miller, and Mark Pyles were marvelously zany as part of the clown ensemble, with Scott Lesher, as the man who stole Tot ' s wife, brought great depth of character to his role. v ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I

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OKLAHOMA! 210 THE HOSTAGE