Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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. 3 Shadow Box Cancer is one of the most dreaded dis- eases in the world today and the play, The Shadow Box, by M. Christofer ex- amines the effect cancer has on people mentally. The Shadow Bow, is a play that re- volves around three cancer patients and how their families, friends and themselves learn to accept their terminal diagnosis. Throughout the play the audience is shown how different people learn to cope with their situations. The three patients are played by Jennifer Styvers, Greg Dolph, and Jeff Magnum. Technically this play was extremely challenging for the Hartmann center crew under the supervision of Brent Fleming. The show ran from Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 13 and was a huge success. T -'i

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The Glass Menagerie ln January, following mid-year break, the Bradley University Theater Department re-opened their Theater season with a pro- duction of The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams. This play tells the story of a family in St. Louis in the 193O's. The play focuses on the fears and desires of the three family members and how these fears and desires affect each other. The play has four cast members and yet the audience is exposed to another charac- ter that is never seen but his presence is always felt. This unseen character is the father of the family,whose picture hangs on the living room wall. In this Bradley production the cast consisted of four studentsg Mary Colton as the mother, Gregory Lhamon as the son, Jessica Scheiber as the daughter, and Michael Fancher as the gentleman caller. The part of the gentleman caller represents hope which is so desperatly needed in the other cast members. Under the direction of Dr. Collins J. Bell these four talented actors were able to creat an expressive, wonderful production. Assisting Dr. Bell and the cast throughout the month of January was Kandiss Bowen as Assistant Director and stage manager. The set was designed by Deann Fleming and costumes by Dorothy Johnson. All in all, Bradley's production of The Glass Menagerie was an exceptional production. After preparing throughout the month of January, during the semester break, the cast performed the play for audiences from January 21 through January 30. The Glass Menagerie was a delightful way to re open the 1982- 1983 Theater Season. Jjfts Laura Wingfield, Jessica Schreiber, talks with her first gentleman caller, Michael Fancher, about her life. labovel Photo by Beth Shervy. Laura Wingfield, Jessica Schreiber, examines her Glass Menagerie. The menagerie is the only thing Laura cares about. ftop leftl Photo by Beth Shervy. Amanda, Mary Colton, chastises her daughter after her daughter publicly embare resses. tleftl Photo by Beth Shervy.

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Importance Of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde closed the Bradley The- ater Season for the academic year 1982- 1983. The play ran from Friday, April 22 till Sunday, May 1. The Importance of Being Ernest is a satire on truth in our society. It is the story of one man who never tells the truth and one day he discovers that lies he has been telling his whole life are actually the truth. Ron Claypool and David I-loutaling portray the two main characters in this play, Ernest in the city and Ernest in the country, respectively. Other members of the cast were Donna Garzino, Lauren Pi- tel, Ginnie Finney, Rocco Galiretteo, and Jim Powell. The show was a delightful way to end a fantastic season of wonder- ful theater. Pxvxf' ' 'QA 'QVKWTV Txfx 1. I , ff 5lsgs,. W' 'nil 5 1 . 4 ,- 4 b-4