University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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1 t x w t .4 17mm Barbara Ruttenberg and Randy Johns embraced in the Gone With the Wind dream sequence from The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild as Mark Chapman looked on in disapproval. Amy Thompson, Cathie Brookover and Bob Hess dreaded the approaching weekend in Hay Fever. A group of urchins sang m an unsuspecting John Shelton before the game in The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd. I immommmwwr; TWMDWWM Most of us spend the summer away from the Unive s.?pers working to meet the costs of the fall semester or in purs .:rece 1 leisurely spent days in the sun with friends. But for those wieiv h preferred the more relaxed atmosphere of summer schoc 1' T t for those who found it necessary to pick upa few extra I C'.:EI1 h of credit, the University offered two sessions of classes, mhe session and an eight-week summer session :em Over 4,700 students, more than one-fifth of the regul; Hind enrollment, gave up summer vacation to return to pi 35 T homework, lunch lines and exams. Mingled with acat emd h pursuits were concerts and plays. Study schedules were ttDUI': rearranged to accomodate events like concerts by the E1 Ciyn It. Light Orchestra and the lengendary Rolling Stones at iub T II Arena. air. - The summer session was also complemented by a cel him . tion of theatre offered by the Summer Repertory Com mam ' and sponsored by the College of Fine Arts. The compar v' e l eluded approximately 40 full and part-time members co 19g ing of students, graduate students, faculty, and adminis 31401 14-0105 16-SUMMERREPERTORY

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wt! 3W , T Munm ,1 m: . u r was the recipient of the Uweted Sullivan Award, presented by lack Givens grinned as crowd at graduation gave him a loud round of applause. Givens UK President Otis Singlekary. GRADUATION-IS

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1e Unive s.?personnel and members of the community. Part-time students r in purs i:7eceived three to six hours of credit and full-time members re- For thost meived up to nine hours credit plus salary. 1er schot J' The season opened with Hay Fever, a British comedy writ- w extra ' men by Noel Coward in the 1920's. The play revolved around Classes, wzzzhe absurd romantic relationships and false emotions of an ec- :entric English family, surrounded by a menagerie of week- :he regul; : 12nd guests. 1m to pi 1: The play was directed by Raymond Smith and the players Nith acax emCIuded: Amy Thompson, Robert Hess, Barbara Rutten- lles were wurg, Cathie Brookover, John Shelton, Walter Tunis, Kath- by the E1 cl'yn Mead, Richard Kent, and Karen Pulliam. tones at it The second production of the summer was The Secret Af- m'rs of Mildred Wildy a comedy writlen by Paul Zindel. Mil- l by a ce'i bired, a middleeaged housewife, lived in a Hollywood dream- ,ory Com mand as her depressing world of reality crumbled around her. The highlights of the show were the dream sequences as Mil- ecompart'lrdE , dh . . e , K :mbers co 5 E anta51ze erself m the motlon plctures ng ong, dadminis aGone with the Wind, and The Invisible Man, and also as screen stars Ginger Rogers and Shirley Temple. The cast featured: Barbara Ruttenburg, Randy Jones. Cathie Brookover, Gina Cairns, Mark Chapman, Martha La- Follette, Bobby Bloom, Richard Kent, and Karen Waddellt The production was directed by Joe Ferrell. The last Offering was the presentation of the musical come edy The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd, written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Mary Beth Kopesky directed while the play was served up by: Robert Hess, John Shelton, Karen Waddell, Kathryn Meadey Richard Kent, Karen Pulliam, Gina Cairns, Amy Houveris, Bill Coomer, and Dale Nallyt The season was one to be proud of. Each play was well re- ceived by audiences and critics. The actors and technical crew gained the experience of the difficult task of putting together three full-scale productions at the same time. Production began on June 13 and the plays opened July 13. Each play was interchanged every few days with Monday off for the entire company. SUMMER REPERTORY-17