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'U s 6' a~ cs .0 1 A& 7 T Young lS Theater f I i h A Discover a new way to fall in love. A-A 4 . M tt" 24 hours W:. ,Songs Perfor.rnec by I;ICOLETTE LARSON S a_. g BILL SCHjOPPER: and KAREN LA1NDFX Wth PAUJLEIDiNG Exec ,:: P-- cer9 ROBERT L MELAMED and WI:LLAM MELAMEL STPHEN E I«: Phc'zgraphed bJ" GREG CU~MMINS OrigL-:a1 M,-:s:;.' isW -LL S:2MNE~l Pre e,', ATRICE WHELLS Wr:t.er. an-: re :e by PETER MARKLE 7 days By Coleen Egan YOUNG PEOPLE'S Theater (YPT), a non-profit organization introduced to Ann Arbor in 1977 that provides educational and entertaining theater experiences for local young people, "is rather large for a little organization," according to managing director Jim Moran. The reperatory company, consisting of twenty young people between the ages of twelve and seventeen, travels all over southeastern Michigan enter- taining at schools, organizational fun- ctions, and festivals. This weekend, the company will revive its highly praised Midsummer Night Revisited, adapted from Shakespeare and directed by Moran. The play culminates several produc- tions of Shakespeare's work Moran has been involved with, including those at Detroit's Attic Theater, to which the production will move after the final performance Saturday at the Perfor- mance Network. Moran, 34, and a co-founder of Detroit's Attic Theater, started the YPT reperatory company almost four years ago when he was asked to join the YPT staff. "I didn't want to deal with fifteen new faces each week," he said. "We started out with ten kids and it has grown to twenty. The company has been together a long time. This allows them to have some things going for them the professionals don't have. They are really very talented." Moran's teaching background comes through in his enthusiasm when he speaks of his objectives for the com- pany. "I want the company to do shows that appeal to as broad a group of people in interests and backgrounds as possible," he said. "These shows are vehicles of education, not only for the audience, but for the company mem- Midsummer Night Revisited: Revising Shakespeare 994-4846 20% Discount with Student I.D. " Meeting Facilities Available " All Night Study Area 2080 W. Stadium Blvd. is pleased to present 9pecial Guest Appearanes aD 44% bers as well." YPT's productions appeal to the adult audience too, and not just because a bunch of little kids are acting cute on stage. Adults are often used in their productions, because Moran likes to cast people whose age is as close as possible to the age given in the text. In fact, right now the search may still be going on to find some 25-55 year olds to play parts in their December produc- tion of Scrooge. Moran sees Scrooge, The Operation (a simple sketch about the seven deadly sins), and Midsum- mer Night Revisited along with other works in their program as stepping stones for the YPT actors. But there is more to YPT than just its repertory company. The theater offers acting classes for all ages taught by Moran, some Univer- sity theater staff, professionals from the Attic Theater, and teachers from local schools. Classes change each term according to the personnel available. This fall term, children in 1st through 6th grade are able to take Creative Dramatics and Theater, Story Theater and Production Acting. Students from 7th grade to adult are offered Voice, Playwrighting, Dramatic Authors, Movement, Directing, TV Production and Acting. The classes sometimes serve as a proving ground for kids who wish to join the repertory company. Moran also sees them as helping the students in their everyday lives. "They learn con- fidence through the classes," says Moran. His eyes light up when he describes the young people in their classes: "It's a great thing to see a five or six-year-old with that kind of concen- tration and coordination. Did you ever see a five-yea spot for an exte fascinating." The YPT als in a very loose board of dire proposals an straight, amoi yet appropriat its youth a try to solve discipline, s organization di Moran sees experience not experience aw stage. "I see li as not very "Theater is g audience, bu something from on stage you ca tration and coordination. Did you ever Run away By Julie Winokur Runaways Power Center 8 p.m., November 18-21 AFTER THE millionth revival of Fiddler on the Roof and Jesus Christ Superstar, Musket has finally decided to transcend the level of high school musical material. Musket, a University musical theater organization, has chosen as its fall production Runaways, a play which deals with the sagas of twenty-eight runaway children. "In actuality, the play is not about runaways," explains Executive Producer Josh Rosenblum. "It's about what we run away from. There's a lot of teenage suicide and discontent and the play realizes it's not so depressing. A lot of us have the same problems. We're not alone and we're going to make it." Runaways, which had its Broadway debut in 1978, is as radical in its theme as the method Elizabeth Swados used to write the play. Swados conducted in- terviews with young and old, runaway and non-runaway, to create the foun- dation for her play. The actual script was not written until a cast was chosen and long sessions of character interac- tion caused the play to write itself. By repeating some of Swados' techniques, the Musket cast of Runaways has altered the original play to make it more realistic to the actors and the Ann Arbor community. "The show is our own. It's not Elizabeth Swados' anymore," states Rosenblum. "The show as we're doing it is derived from improvs." It is also derived from the cast's interaction with members of Ozone House, an Ann Arbor center for runaway children. Runaways is an ensemble perfor- mance: all twenty-eight characters are on stage at all times and there are neither leads nor background parts. In Director Michael Goldberg's attempt to authenticize the performance, the ac- tors have been instructed to play them- selves-to use their real names. The cast is expected to show a broad range of personalities, problems, and ways of dealing with their situations. With a wealth of talent and an in- triguing subje has the potent evening of th- that "the aud surprised becE expect." The production ha television's "1 do a feature st Finally, Mu temporary pla artistically ch tors and the at EVERYTHING IN THE LIVELY eeWCei I A Publication of The Michigan Daily UI4. Yd i Y ~YW1111 1I Y a- 2 Weekend/November 12, 1982 15 Weekei - 1 5 Weeker.