SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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I hush fell over the audience as the A house lights dimmed at Hartman Theatre. It was February 26, 1986, opening night for Pittsburgh State ' s Mainstage Production of Fiddler on the Roof. Parades of approximately forty performers, from a variety of majors, sang and danced to the opening song Tra- dition . The opening number sparked the audi- ence ' s attention and interest, and put them in an expectant mood. Throughout the evening a feeling of warmth, compassion, sadness, and fear, was in- stilled in most audience members. The audience ' s laughter and occasional tears flowed from one act to the next. From scene to scene, act to act, they were captivated by the humor and calamity that the talented young actors and actresses set off. Under the direction of Donna Vaughn, Joseph Harding and Dianne Droessler led the ensemble as Tevye and his nagging wife, Golde. Musical director Richard Zielinski kept his pit orchestra up to beat, as the hard working cast entertained a full house night after night. The musical ran from February 26 through March 1, and then from March 5 through the 8. It was one experience that the students and faculty involved in it won ' t soon forget.

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II My Sons , the second mainstage production in the fall semester of 1986 was a great suc- cess. The show ran from October 28 — Novem- ber 1, and November 5 — November 8. Directed by H. Charles Kline, this three act drama is set in an American town in 1947. The small cast of ten performers enter- tained hundreds of people. At times the audience would laugh until tears came to their eyes. At other times tears came to their eyes without laughter. This powerful drama created an emotion in the air that was extremely intense. Leading actors Joe Harding, who portrayed Joe Keller, and Da- vid Dubin, who portrayed Joe ' s son Chris, lived up to that intense emotion. At times they had the audience and fellow actors in the palm of their hands with their back- and-forth dialogue. Krista Roll, who played Kate, and Mi- chelle Vedder, who played Anne, portrayed their leading lady characters extremely well. The rest of the cast included Denis Dufresne as Dr. Jim Bayliss, Jill Greenberg as his wife Sue, Bob Hegeman as George, Danny Capson as Frank, Lori LaBarre as his wife Lydia, and Plattsburgh seventh grader Judd Morrisey as Burt. All My Sons was part of the demanding repertory sequence of Fall Mainstage Pro- ductions. Its performances alternated weekly with The Journey of the Fifth Horse . Denis Dufresne The 1987 Cardinal Yearbook Staff regrets not having coverage of The Journey of the Fifth Horse , because attempts for coverage were de- nied by Journey director Eric Salmon. f J 20 Arts and Entertainment