MMM" rAGE TEN THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. 1965_ PAGE TEN TilE MIChIGAN flAtLY TIJESDAY. A[IGTIST 24 1~H~5 s +v r fs aF, y x lli al.4S L k1 a W'I " A i/ V V Fu roups Give Student Actors A Chance To Perform By BARBARA SEYFRIED 'A Funny Thing Happened on the1 Way to the Forum." Three student organizations nave MUSKET has been presenting traditionally presented dramatic increasingly more professional per- performances during the year at formances in the past three years, the University. These perform- according to Jack Rouse, Grad, ances are designed to make use ofMUSKET director. student talent on campus. Use Talent This year MUSKET (Michigan Rouse explained that MUSKET Union Show-Ko-Eds Too) will attempts to use the talent of Uni- present Leonard Bernstein's "West versity students in any area of Side Story"; The Gilbert and Sul- study, in any year at the Univer- livan Society will present "Pirates sity. This year it will hold a mass of Penzance," and Soph Show will meeting September 8 at 7:30 p.m. present Steven Sondheim's play, in the Michigan League Ballroom. Rouse indicated that some of the Its mass meeting time has not best talent for MUSKET was been released. found among those who had had Soph Show is run entirely by no previous experience upon the sophomores. Students select, di- stage. rect and produce the play them- He also explained that there selves. The play they are present- were numerous opportunities for students to participate, not only in MUSKET, but also in Soph Show and G&S. Students in any of these organizations can audi- tion for the cast of the play or petition for jobs on stage crews, working in such things as costume design, set design, makeup and other areas of work. G&S Production G&S Society presents a Gilbert and Sullivan production in the fall and winter semesters each year. Last year it presented "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer." ing this year, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the For- um," was described by Rouse as a "nutty, vaudeville, farcical, plot- less play which moves at an ex- tremely fast pace," Rouse explain- ed that the play is a very stylized production and is extremely amus- ing if it is done well. He explained that last year's Soph Show performance of "Fio- rello" was hailed as a success. One benefit of Soph Show, ac- cording to Rouse, is that it pro- vides sophomores with an oppor- tunity to get involved in an orga- nization for which they are solely responsible. This year's mass meeting fort sophomores will be held September! 3 at 7:15 p.m. in the League Ball- room. The reason behind MUSKET's selection of "West Side Story" this year was that it has a "message" to deliver. Rouse explained that from the musical standpoint "West Side Story" is extremely difficultj to produce. Because of Bernstein'sI background, he wrote the music in such a way that it possesses a symphonic, almost balletic quality which is rather hard to produce. Male Dancers The biggest problem Rouse an- ticipates with the MUSKET pro- duction is locating male dancers. Rouse said he was sure that the What has two wheels, an automatic transmission and beats the bell? PTP- Qualioty Theatre Fr A a late-rising scholar on a Moby ! By ROBERT MOORE When the University's Profes- sional Theatre Program (PTP) set a new record last April for advance subscriptions by selling over 1,000 in just one week-even though the first performance was almost a half-year away-theatre in Ann Arbor reached a new high. The University, through its PTP, offers a varied and often- brilliant array of theatre. As one part of the Professional Theatre Program, the PTP brings in the Association of Producing Artists (APA) to Ann Arbor every fall to put on a series of plays in repertory. Just a few comments that have been made about the APA are enough to indicate the quality of the University's PTP schedule. "America's most skillful reper- tory company," the Saturday Re- view called it. "The finest repertory company in America," the New Yorker magazine assented.j "Exhilarating . ..emature the- atre. . . a joy," the New York Times exulted. Prof. Donald Hall of the Eng- lish department, one of Ann Ar- bor's ranking critics and men of the arts, once said that "the the- atre in Ann Arbor is not to be equalled anywhere." Even the University Regents passed a special resolution prais- ing the APA's performance of "Ah Evening's Frost," a play written by Hall and premiered in Ann Arbor. The PTP presents the APA; but also it presents two other pro- grams for Ann Arbor audiences- it's "play of the month" program and its annual presentation of an original play. One APA original What's better than wings on your heels? A pair of French wheels! 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Last season the PTP presented 514 E. William NO 2-0035 1 0 VALUABLE GIFT'D THIS COUPON' ENTITLES THE BEARER TO ONE FREE GIFTa THE QUARRY Inc. 320 S. STATE BRING THIS COUPON'0 STOP IN FOR YOUR FREE GIFT AND SAMPLE THE FRIENDLY, COURTEOUS SERVICE AT .. an adapted version of Leon Tol- stoy's "War and Peace" by Erwin Piscator. To do this the PTP used the epic theatre style of acting in which one scene is blended into the next. Stage hands moved freely on stage to raise and lower platforms which were the essence of a scene change. The entire play was presented in short, critical scenes which com- municated the essence of the story to the audience. This was the premier of the play in the United States. Other plays presented were Jean Giradoux's "Judith," Brendan Be- han's "The Hostage," and George Bernard Shaw's "Man and Super- man." The APA productions run be- tween Sept. 28 and Nov. 14 in repertory. Single show seats range from $1.80 to $5.00. Season tickets range from $5.40 to $15.00. Stu- dents, however, receive a special 25 per cent discount. The season tickets are available now and single tickets will be sold in September. Tickets can be bought through the mail (U-M PTP, Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor) or at the subscription of- fice in the Women's League building. PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR 9} i0 t talent was available but the diffi- culty lay in getting them to audi- tion for the play, However, he did indicate that there were also a great number of people willing to try out. Last year there were 35 roles and over 150 students turned out for audi- tioning. Rouse said he expects more peo- ple to turn out this year and hopes he can get the male dancers he needs for the performance. Stylized Scenery One innovation which MUSKET directors plan to make this year is to use an extremely stylized form of scenery. As Rouse ex- plained, the entire set will be con- structed out of metal. This will be done, he said, be- cause of the difficulty present in setting up complete sets of a New :f York skyline. This is probably the first time , an all metal set has ever been used E: on any stage in Ann Arbor, Rouse : remarked. It is something also. rarely used on other stages x throughout the nation.r Buy Choreography While it is possible for MUSKET to buy the Jerome-Roble ins chore- ography for "West Side Story" used in the Broadway version of the play, Rouse said he plans to do his own choreography for the play. For He Is n Englishman Both Rouse and the musical di- rector of MUSKET, Bruce Fisher, '66M, have been working on MUS- KET productions for the past three years. Both directors worked together on the 1964 production of "The Boyfriend" and the 1965 prodic- tion of "Wonderful Town," anoth- er Bernstein musical. Subtle Change Rouse said that during the years TB O MUSKET has undergone a subtle change. 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