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SANDY (O r * .) POST Thur»
April 30 1981 (Sac. I)
‘A Funny Thing Happened
On the Way to the Forum’
by DAN D ILLO N
• In my opinion, it's probably the funniest
musical comedy ever w ritte n ,“ Kuntz said.
Producer Pauline Stafford agreed, “ I t ’s
h ilarious."
Adapted from the plays of Plautus, the pro
duction is a slapstick of mistaken identieies
The story is that Pseudolus (Noel A llen), a
slave, w ill be granted his freedom if he can
secure as his m aster's bride a v irg in
(Christine P e ttin g ill) who has completed her
basic course in the art of being a courtesan
The love struck master ( Bob Lawson) finds
competition, of a sort, from his lecherous
father (Jim W ilhite) and the vain soldier
(L a rry I^iM arsh) for whom she was o»iginal-
ly intended
Something new happened on the way to the
new production that opens next Thursday at
the Sandy Community Theatre,
For the firs t tim e the Sandy High School
drama and music departments have o ffic ia lly
teamed up w ith the Sandy Community
Players for a fu ll fledged presentation. “ A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum ”
The two groups have shared facilities
before, but this is the firs t tim e both w ill
receive some financial gain from a produc
tion
It also marks another firs t — for live
theater in Sandy. “ This is the firs t big
m usical w ith a fu ll orchestra in this
building, ' according to director M ark Kuntz
SUHS music director Steve Christensen w ill
lead a 17 piece orchestra through its paces
from above the set.
“ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum , ’ opened on Broadway in 1962 and im
mediately became renowned for its hilarious
fast paced action
The show introduces a new stage to the San
dy Community Theatre also Built for better
visib ility for the audience, the stage w ill hold
a set constructed by Hank E m rich And it w ill
be lit with new lighting
Stafford is making her debut as a stage pro
ducer “ The director has all the fu n ,” she
said, “ and the producer gets all the comm it
tees organized and gets people to say. Yes,
and gets the maybes' to say, ‘ Yes,“ ’
Keeping with the SCP tradition of bringing
new talent to the fore, Stafford was involved
in the last production serving champagne in
the lobby “ I think that is when M ark asked
me to work w ith him on this show,” she said,
"and you don’t say, ’No,' to Mark Except for
tryin g out for a couple parts in previous pro
ductions. my only connection w ith SCP has
been buying lots of tickets ’*
There w ill be a special matinee perfor
mance next Thursday, May 7, at 1 p m
Curtain tim e w ill be 8 p m . for p erfor
mances May 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 A special
Mother's Day matinee w ill be given at 2 p m
Tickets are $3.50 for adults and $2 50 for
students and senior citizens
“ We just want everyone to come,” Stafford
said. “ I t ’s hilarious. It really is.”
The SCP w ill again offer a dinner theater
package An Italian buffet supper w ill be
available at the deli Spaghetti, lasagna and
trim m ings w ill be offered along w ith theater
tickets for $9 per person For more in fo rm a
tion, call 695 2845
For inform ation and reservations for "A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
F o ru m ," call 668 KOI 1 (Dram a Departm ent).
Domina < Macy Brader) is guaranteed to give her henpecked husband. Senex (Jim
Wilhite) an earful.
photos
by
Dan Dillon
Hero (Bob Lawson) and Phillia (Christine Pettingill) listen as Pseudolus (Noel Mien) plots their getaway from the arrival of Miles (iloriosus.
Special dinner slated
Pam Mark Hall, nationally
known composer and singer
of Christian contemporary
music, w ill be the featured
singer and speaker at the
M other D aughter Banquet
next Friday. May 8, at Sandy
Baptist Church
Hall is a Gresham resident
and was named outstanding
new vocal gospel a rtist in
1979 She has released three
records and tape's The wife
of form er Firwood School
teacher John Hall, she does
concerts all over the nation
“ I do not consider myself a
Christian musician, but I
consider m yself a Christian
who is a m usician,” she said
Hall w ill accompany herself
on guitar and piano.
Theme of the banquet is
“ Happiness is ..." and w ill in
clude "Happiness is . pray
mg, eating, singing, playing,
honoring, sharing and allow
ing God to be* the Lord of life
and experiences.”
The banquet begins at 6 ,'M)
p m and includes a salad
bar, entree and dessert The
meal is being cooked and
served by the men of the
church under the leadership
of Dave Workinger who has
co o ke d
in
s e v e ra l
restaurants in the area
Reservations and tickets
must be purchased for the
banquet and are available at
the church or by calling Bar
bara H ill. 668 6647, or Doris
Peterson in the Hoodland
are, 622 A283 The church
number is 668 4064
Sandy Baptist Church is
located at 34495 S E Ja rl
Boad, two miles west of San
dy
Miles (iloriosus (Larry l.aMarsh) is a vain Itoman
soldier seeking a wife
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