Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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l. Pouting after their disagreement over marriage, Valero (Dave Clark Oakley sophomore) and Mar- ianne (Paula Pratt. Hoxie sophomore) are recon- ciled by the maid Dorene (Sheilah Philip. Hays graduate student), 2 Valere (Clark announces to Orgon [Eric Summcrall, Hays junior) and Elmire (Brenda Metier Victoria junior) (hat Orgon will soon he arrested by Tartuffc for treason against the crown. 3. As Marianne Pratt portrayed Orgon ' s unintelligent daughter caught between her father s wishes and her own to marry her true love Valero. 4, Orgon (Summeaiil) makes known his inlentinn for his daughter (Pratt) to marry Tar- tu ffe as Dorine (Philip) consoles her, 5. Eimire (Mcder) and Orgon (Sumearli) make their plans to catch Tartuffc in a seduction trap. 6. Philip por- trays Dfirinc as the long-time family housekeeper who uses her outspoken ways to describe what sht? thinks and to keep the family in line. 3 ▼

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Opera, an aspect of theater that was often elusive to western Kansans, was not so to patrons of FHS theater. The Department of Music presented two one-act comic operas in Felten- Start Theater for three nights. Pergo- lesi’s “La Serva Padrona and Puccin- ni’s, “Gianni Schicci were sung in Eng- lish, directed by Patrick Goeser. associ- ate professor of music, and accompa- nied by members of the Civic Sym- phony. ‘‘Other schools spend months in preparation for opera,” Goeser said, “but our six rehearsals with the orches- tra proved successful. Two students were responsible for roles in both productions. Theresa Wicker. Hays graduate student, per- formed in both La Serva and “Gianni. while Brad Robinson, Colo- rado Springs senior, handled both lead roles. i had to take extra care of my voice for several weeks,” Robinson said. That meant no drinking, socializing or exposure to bad weather. Wicker was particularly pleased with the Thursday and Saturday evening performances. “Comic operas are a lit- tle harder to perform because of the precision of the timing, she said. The crowd reaction was slow, but picked up considerably in ‘Gianni.’ Along with Robinson and Wicker, 13 other students had acting roles. Nine musicians were in La Serva’s string orchestra and 15 others accompanied “Gianni with flutes, reeds, horns and percussion.

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Tartuffe As a conclusion to its four produc- tions during the year, FHS Theatre uti- lized the advanced acting class to pro- duce comic artist Moliere ' s Tartuffe May 3-6 in Felten -Start Theatre. “This is the third year the class has been used for a production, “Tartuffe director Stephen Shapiro, assistant pro- fessor of communication, said. Of the 13 people in the class, 12 are in the pro- duction and one is stage manager. With “Tartuffe” the class faced the difficult problem of projecting the script, which w-as translated from French into iambic pentameter. The 17th-century French costumes were rented or designed by Sue Christensen, assistant professor of communication, and Karen Fuller, Hays graduate stu- dent. “Rehearsals progressed quite well from our first evening rehearsal Mar. 24,” Shapiro said. It was difficult mak- ing the poetical devices come to life. 6-T