University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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played as a student at Ole Miss five years ago or the play ' s first ap- pearance on campus. Two plays each summer are plan- ned for the new festival. To find plays on Southern topics, a competi- tion is planned for playwrights, who could receive as much as $5,000 for each selected play. Actors will also be recruited from both Ole Miss and at auditions at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Most of the recruited actors and actresses will come from theatre graduate pro- grams at other universities. ' The only other major theatre festival in this area of the nation is the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, which means there is an ope n market for more theatre, said Larry Kadlec, theatre arts professor. This is a particularly interesting cultural place, and the literary traditions of this place are fantastic. The festival, in conjunction with the annual William Faulkner Con- ference, also featured a July 29 presentation of Voices from Yoknapatawpha. The presentation included humorous examples of Faulkner ' s works and excerpts from ' The Battle of Harrykin Creek, written by Ole Miss Professors An- drew Fox and Evans Harrington. Cast of Annie Katie Hooper, Richard Bitsko, Gigi Repetti Summer Theatre 29

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Summer Theatre Joanne Edwards, Debbie Yancy The Summer Showcase, after almost two decades of presenting entertainment to the University and the Oxford area, ended with a spec- tacular presentation of the award- winning, Broadway play Annie, in the summer of 1984. However, theatre-goers were not deprived of their usual complement of plays. The Showcase was replaced by the Festival of Southern Theatre, a cooperative effort of the theatre arts, music, and southern studies depart- ments. Two works by Southern writers were presented by a 23- member repertory on a rotating schedule in Fulton Chapel. The Robber Bridegroom, Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman ' s musical adaptation of the Eudora Welty novella, was on stage for six perfor- mances beginning July 24. Also, Mississippi author Beth Henley ' s Pulitzer-winning drama, Crimes of the Heart, began on July 25, pre- senting five performances. Richard Bitsko, an Ole Miss graduate who has performed in New York productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Hello Dolly, and Allegro, returned to the campus to perform with the theatre group. Bit- sko played Rooster Hannigan in Annie, and also played the title role of Jamie Lockhart in The Rob- ber Bridegroom, the same role he Daniel Klein, Bill Hoover, Dex Edwards 28 Summer Theatre

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Moving In and Registra- It ' s Only It happens every August, as surely as the Lyceum stands. We load up with suitcases and boxes and bags, filling every nook and cranny of our Mustangs, Rivieras, Cutlasses and BMWs, and we make the road trip of the year to Ole Miss. We ' ve said our goodbyes to Mom and Dad, creating emotions that slide from excitement to apprehension to sadness. For some of us, the event is less than earth- shattering: We live 20 miles away, in Water Valley. For some, who live in Virginia, Florida, or California, the occasion is a bigger deal. And some come earlier than others; for rush. Most all, though, come back for the real fun of registration and fee payment. Remember the money Dad put in your checking account, September Moore, Alisha Jones 30 Moving In and Registration Registration