Monday, January 27, 1975
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KU to repeat festival productions
By ANGELA POTHETES Kansan Staff Reporter
If you missed "Pepsi Threnodes" or "Goddess' last semester, you'll have a chance to see them less weekend before you can attend the Theatre Festival (ACTF) in St. Louis.
Both University productions have been chosen to participate in the regional Feb. 5-8 with three other plays from the Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas area universities and colleges. The actors also have a chance to perform on the national level in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. D.C.
The three other plays are "She Stoops to Conquer" from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "House of Blue Leaves" from South Carolina, and "Tiger Woods" from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Several years ago the University of Kansas earned "Indians" in the festival and it went to Washington. "Tango" of two years ago went to the regional, and the University Theatre sponsored the regional ACTF last year but no had entries.
"Pepsi Threnodies" was the first show of the KU season last fall. It opened in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in early October. "Godspell" was the first University Theatre production. It opened in late October.
"Pepsi Threnodies," written by Eric Anderson, McPheron graduate student, was the KU entry in the National Playwriting Awards program, developed as a competition to encourage the production of original plays written by college students.
The playwright chosen for the national award will have his play produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he will be joined by the William Morris Agency and an offer of
an agency management contract; his play will be published and distributed for stock and amateur production for professional royalties by Samuel French, inc.; his play will be distributed among its membership of more than 200 colleges by American Playwrights Theatre and he will be offered a full membership in the Dramatists Guild.
"Pepsi Therrienedes," a two-act play about the social sensibilities of America in the late '60s compared to the late '68s, is directed by A. Wills, associate professor of theatre.
Mrus said Saturday that the major difficul ties in producing the play a second time were the availability of people and rehearsal space.
Many of the actors in "Pepsi Therendies" also are involved in second semester show and other activities such as student teaching, internship and the final graduation. The aid
As for the availability of space, Wills is rehearsing Saturday in Summerfield.
Anderson rewrote "Pepsi Theriodes" before Christmas break. The three hour and twenty minute show has been cut to just a little more than two hours.
Anderson, who never sat in the audience during the KU performances of "Pepsi Threnodies," said he was afraid and excited.
Wills said that according to festival regulations, a production could take only five technicians to work the stage, lights and sound. Five additional technicians will be needed for the Pepsi Thunderheads" played at the University, there were more than 20 technicians.
Also in accordance with ACTF rules, there may be no more than 19 performers in
"Godspell" has had similar difficulties to work around because many of the 10 cast members are in other shows and also have to rehearse in any available space.
a show, "Pepsi Threnodies" has exactly 19,
Wills said.
William Keeler, assistant professor of
English at the University of Pennsylvania,
adaptation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
Bets Bushy, Lawrence senior, is a member of the cast who has been chosen by judges of the central region to compete for the Irene Rvan Scholarship.
The scholarship was established prior to the death of the late actress to encourage young actors to continue studies, Tom Rea, associate director of theatre, said.
The regional winner of the scholarship
receives $500, and the national winner
receives $1,000.
Bill Stine, Florisant Mo., sophomore, to the assistant director of "Godspell." He said few things had been redon, but transitions had been worked on.
"Godspell" will be performed at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday in the University Theatre and
"Pepsi Therendies" will be at 8 p.m. next
Monday in the University Theatre.
Sine said the shows were being performed so KU audiences might have another opportunity to see the shows, so the actors could perform before an audience one more time before they went to St. Louis, and so the performances could raise money.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office.
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