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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1978)
Curtain open on lively summer By SHARON DUFF Of the Emerald Summer theater offerings in and around the Eugene area will be intense and varied during the coming 1978 season. From Ash land to Ed Ragozzino and Carni val Theatre under the tent at the University Theater the plays are a mixture of traditional musicals, re vivals of sold-out shows from past seasons, drama and the highly acclaimed Southern Oregon Shakespearean productions. Closer to home, the University Theatre is preparing for its season opening of / Do! I Do!, this Friday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. in the Robin son Theatre.' The musical is di rected by Horace Robinson, the nationally acclaimed director and guest artist at the theatre named in his honor. I Do! I Do! features John Flah erty and Sue Pack Newbury in the roles of the newly married couple. The play follows their efforts to make a success out of marriage in the bittersweet, romantic in tricacies of love. Bruce MacDonald, musical di rector for Carnival Theater, de scribes the show as “traditional Broadway,” with emphasis on a catchy tune. He says the produc tion is full of vitality and energy. As musical director for Carnival, MacDonald is responsible for the artistic quality of the music as well as rehearsing the orchestra for each show. Out of the remaining four shows in the Carnival season — The Me Nobody Knows, Thesmaphoria zusae, Seascape, and The Rob ber Bridegroom — three are mus icals. Thesmaphoriazusae (Thez-mo-foria-zoo-sigh) is a greek comedy by Aristophanes with original music and lyrics composed by McDonald himself. Robber Bridegroom is a coun try western musical using banjos and guitars, with a definite blue grass sound. The other musical, The Me Nobody Knows, is part of the high school apprenticeship program, featuring light rock music, a la West Side Story, per formed by a combo band. The apprenticeship program was designed by University Chairperson Marya Bednerik to in tegrate high school and junior high school students into the theater program. The students work four weeks with their efforts culminat ing in the production of the play. They will be involved in all stages of production, as well as learning from the guest artists who will be at the University doing other shows. Two children’s shows are also on the Carnival bill this summer. The Princess, The Poet and the Little Gray Man, and The Emperor's New Clothes. The r Princess, The Poet and the Little Gray Man is being directed by Joseph Robbinette, winner of the Charlotte Chorpenning Cup for achievement in children's theater. A revival of The Fiddler On The Roof is being planned at Lane Community College for this July. Edward Ragozzino's highly suc cessful production was com pletely sold-out when it ran for three weeks in April. With most of the cast returning to their roles, it promises to be a highlight of the summer. Ragozzino will also be prepar ing for his mid-November opening of Pippin, the smash broadway musical about the son of Char lemagne. The rights to the show were recently released, and as much excitement rages around what will probably be another Ragozzino extravaganza as ac companied his production of Godspell. Tickets for all these shows can be obtained by calling the box of fices at Lane Community College, 747-4559, University Theater, 686-4191, or the Shakespearean Festival in Ashland, 482-4331. Changes are being made at Ashland this year, following a de cision by the Festival Association to combine the Stage I and Stage II segments of production into one extended season. With this ap proach the entire season will run from March through October with 538 performances instead of the 430 offered under the present two-season schedule. The festival also intends to hire an additional eight or nine actors, at no increase in ticket price. The final production lists have not been set for the new season, which will begin next March. Until then the Festival will continue with its present Stage I out-door schedule. 1 Emerald Photo An eventful summer awaits theater-goers in the Eugene area this summer with seven performances scheduled at the University, more in the community and the Shakespearean Festival in Ashland. Shirts and Shorts For You. The Bookstore has a wide assortment of shirts and shorts to keep you in the running and to keep you cool. We have shirts — T-shirts, Jerseys, Sweatshirts, and more — in a variety of styles and colors. Come in and see for yourself. uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid 686-4331 Open: Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 N Carnival Theater presents the 1978 Summer Season. I Do! I Do! Bittersweet musical story of marriage. June 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 The Me Nobody Knows Ghetto kids bring this musical evocation of youth. July 12, 13, 14, 15 Seascape Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize winning comedy. June 30, July 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 Thesmophoriazusae Laugh-laden-lampoon by comedy master Aristophanes. July 19, 20, 21, 22 The Robber Bridegroom A new, lively musical about a gent and a robber all in one. July 27, 28, 29, August 2, 3, 4, 5 Season Tickets Now On Sale ***Five plays for the price of three*** If you buy our advance season-all five plays-you only pay for three and receive reserved seating. A $20.00 value for $12.50. After June 21st, all tickets will be $4.00 and seats will not be reserved. Mark for each show: I Do! I Do! Seascape Nobody Knows Thesmophoria. Robber W_ Th_ F_ S DATE W_ Th_ F_ S W_ Th_ F_ S W_ Th F S W_ Th_ F_ S # of season tickets__ Name Phone Cut out and send with check payable to Carnival Theater: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope for ticket return. For tickets and summer brochure call 686-4191
