Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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ariety of Shows Constitutes f, ez . .V ,.,., ' ra- - - I Do! I Do! was the musical story ofa couple's life together. E-State's summer theatre, the oldest in Kansas. opened its 18th season on June 29th. Thirty-nine KSTC students. graduate and undergraduate, made up the troupe which was directed by Dr. Charles Hill and Brent Thomas in six productions. Forrest A. Newlin served as designer and technical director. He was assisted by graduate students Arden Weaver and Kevin L. Graves. John E. Christiansen served as costumer. Hotel Paradiso began the season and ran until July 2. Written by Georges Feydeau. this rollicking French farce found an assortment of refined citizens stealing through the halls and rooms of a cheap French hotel. The award-winning musical. I Do! I Do! was presented the following week. Based on The Fourposter by Jan Hartog, it is the musical story of a couple from their marriage to their late life. Broadway's recent smash comedy, Forty Carats was the third production of the summer. The comedy ran July 13-16, and told the story of what happens when a 40-year-old divorcee finds a new love in her life. July 20-23 saw The Bad Seed on the Emporia stage. This thriller, which was adapted by Maxwell Anderson, discusses the hereditary transferral of criminal tendencies when a little girl turns out to be a ruthless murderer. Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer opened July 27. This slapstick farce begins with a darkened stage flight to the characters J, and when a fuse blows, the stage becomes lighted though it's now dark to the players. The Front Page finished the season, running August 3-6. Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it portrayed a jail escapee hostage to a group of news-hungry journalists in a newspaper office. 26 I. l 1 l l t 1 -J. -.gf ' jx: ln The Bad Seed cn little girl turns out to be u ruthless murderess.

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