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Whether it was social satiristic play, a modern dance or a comedy, the Theatre department j Pulled the Eight Strings • Variety may be the spice of life, but it is a staple of theatre. The Memphis State University Theatre Season presented a wide spectrum of diverse productions, showcasing the talent in the department. This year the department decided to have five mainstage productions instead of three and a dance concert instead of a musical. The season opened October 17 with The Skin of Our Teeth. Directed by faculty member Joanna Helming, this satiric Thorton Wilder fable examined the destruction of the world and the survival of the human spirit. MSU Theatre ' s production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play featured scenic designer Jan Chambers ' ingenious collapsible sets and costume designer Douglas Koertge ' s costumes ranging from dinosaurs to Joan of Arc. A Lesson from Aloes and Master Harold . . . And The Boys were presented in November and December. These two Athol Fugard plays are extremely topical in that they each deal with South Africa and apartheid. In a time when the country and MSU were in the midst of debating apartheid, directors Cliff Thompson Aloes and Robin Cannon Master Harold presented evocative and compassionate productions of controversial subject matter. Continuing to mix the season up a bit, the Theatre department presented Perspectives in February and March. Perspectives was a dance concert featuring choreography by the Dance Program ' s faculty members and per- formances by the MSU Dance Company. by Red S. liaawced Profile 27
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As the fortune teller, Missy Hester casts for a prediction from the beyond. Photo by Theater Dept. Although the production was enormous, costumes large in variety and a cast of 36, the season theatrical opener Nct Herely Endured Cut Prevailed. The Mainstage season opened with Thornton Wilder ' s masterpiece satire, The Skin Of Our Teeth. The satire was directed by Joanna Helming and featured an all-MSU student cast. The three act comedy followed a family through several ages of time and several disasters. I like what the play says, said Helming, It says, as William Faulkner said, ' I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. ' The play starred Jim West as Mr. Antrobus, who invents the wheel and the alphabet and Suzye Lomenick as Sabina, a maid who personified temptation. The cast also included Teresa Harrison as Mrs. Antrobus, Crystal Robbins and Jeff Seabaugh as the Antrobus children, Gladys and Henry. Jim West, who is enjoying his eleventh season with Memphis State theatre, said, Doing a Wilder piece is great. Wilder was a gentle, optimistic American, and it is a pleasure to work with that kind of material. Though these three qualities seem to be contradictory, in Wilder they are mutually reinforcing. The production was enormous. Costume designer Douglas Koertge was responsible for the 65 different outfits necessary for the large cast of about 36 people. Set designer Jan Chambers gave the set a story book look with large, collapsible sets. The massive undertak- ing was presented as a cohesive, professional theatre piece - a wonderful opening for any season. Suzye Lomenick finds shelter from the end of the world. Photo by Theater Dept. Cv reel S. HaCHtccJ 2$
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