Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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THE CAST: Ivy Bond Pierce.Carla Labunski Henry J. Pierce.Rex Pressler Fr. William S. Dunlap. . . Dennis Padburg Kenny.Maxine Clausen Arthur Bond Pierce.Tim Moore Claire Winders Pierce. .Lenise M. James Stage Manager.Tammy Rundle Park College Staff Member Park College Student

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Kid Gloves by Monica Hutton and Eleanor Sharp by Stephen Cox Special to the Narva It wasn’t Broadway or Hollywood, but the Alumni Hall Theatre where the world premiere new play “Kid Gloves,” written by Kansas Citia ns Eleanor Sharp and Monica Hutton, opened Nov. 14, 15, 21, and 22, 1986. Hutton, who still resides in Kansas City, wrote the play with incidents of her own life in mind. The play is about wife abuse in the 1940s. “Most all of the incidents are composite, with some fiction. Some of the names have been changed,” Sharp explains. Almost every incident has some basis.” Sharp and Hutton, the latter of whom star¬ red in The Man in the Moon Marigolds at Park two years ago, wrote the play three years ago to enter a contest. Then they rewrote. And rewrote. The biggest, or most important change in the play, according to Sharp, is the significance of the title to the story. She asks, “What do most people think of when they hear the title?” “It has to do with treating someone with ‘kid’ gloves,” Sharp says. “Although there have been some alterations, the symbolism p should be realized.” The premiere play attempted to thrill audiences as director marsha m. morgan tied up the loose ends of the drama. Not only that, but she dealt with a new play, new problems, a new set, and new actors. According to morgan, those were not half of the pressures of putting on a play, much less a premiere at Park College. The setbacks started last year. The original production of “Kid Gloves” was slated for last year’s season, however illness prevented morgan from producing the drama. morgan predicted theatre goers would be thrilled by the unusual set design. The set and properties were the display of many hours of creative work. “The show had a lot of set, property and sound requirements. It was a challenge,” she said. “One scene had the actors eating con¬ stantly. It’s a breakfast scene and they had pan¬ cakes, sausage and the nine yards. It was fun.”

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CELEBRATE By Joni Smith staff writer The drenching down-pour of rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of Harvest Fest goers in October of 1986. The rain ended what had been a beautiful fall week full of Harvest Fest activities. The week was kicked off on Monday with the toilet paper rap in the Commons. The contest consisted of a three member team in which two members wrapped the third from head to toe in toilet paper and then ripped it off. Tuesday’s activity in front of Millsap Foyer found crowds of students coveting around the lemon bobbing contest. This proved to be a challenge for all involved including the spectators. The challenge for the participants was to get the lemons and oranges with the most point value out of the water filled tub—the task for the spec¬ tators was to stay dry. Wednesday the action returned to the Commons with the ice cream eating contest. The idea was to con¬ sume a block of ice cream covered with chocolate syrup without the aid of eating utensils. Friday was the day of the Popsicle relay in the Com¬ mons. Popsicles were passed along a string from team mate to team mate. Thursday the participants in the fruit relay made some new friends or got closer to the old ones. Marla, Price Dawn f Tnarnish Inger Scherer 30