Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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Great Scenes In this production of An Evening of Great Scenes, two innovations at Park were presented—the four well- chosen scenes from Shakespeare ' s Othello , Sheridan ' s The Rivals , Rostand ' s Cyrano de Bergerac , and Shakes- P eare ' s The Taming of the Shrew that were performed by the Park Players, as well as the idea of studio theater. The latter was made near compulsory by the absence of Alumni Hall. The evening in Jenkin David ' s renovated Little Theater was indeed impressive. In Othello , Ollie Harris handled the title role with Lora Lynn Kehr, Jim Moore, Grace Torrance, and Ed Thuma completing the cast. Bob Tolan and Janie David were the stars of The Taming of the Shrew , while Barry Simpson and Ginny Sikso gave fine support. The Rivals featured Margaret Petter as the popular Mrs. Malaprop. The remainder of the cast included Sam Pendleton, Lois Sheppard, Sweet Long, Bob White, and Nancy Skinner. Art Draper as Cyrano de Bergerac performed the highlights from Rostand ' s play with able support from Sunee Storms, Bob Richardson, Dave Axon, and Jerry Plummer. The night was a real treat for the Park audiences and the efforts of Mr. David and the Park Players were cer¬ tainly appreciated. From Othello i Cyrano . . . who never told his love until too late From Taming of the Shrew

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Mr. David surveys his realm. Little Theatre Forced to find new quarters for dramatic productions, Jenkin David soon set to work transforming the speech room above the gym into a bona fide little theatre. A partition was removed and benches from the Bell Road Barn playhouse were installed; soon, the atmosphere was created by posters on the walls and theatrical drapes. The little theatre has proved to be a great success; the entire atmosphere is one of informality and close¬ ness between the actors on the stage and the audience.

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i The mercy speech . . . The Merchant Of Venice One of the outstanding Chapel programs this year was presented by Jenkin David. Representative scenes from Shakespeare ' s Merchant of Venice were enacted by a fine cast: Pat Case, Judy Williams, Barry Simpson, Bob Tolan,Gary Clark, Bob Richardson, and Jerry Plummer. No one will ever forget Barry Simpson ' s gnome - like interpretation of Shylock, for it was the outstand¬ ing part of the production. Take your justice, Shylock! A pound of flesh, but not a drop of blood .