OLRC opens third play of season
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Repertory Company in the
Caine School of the Arts at
Utah State University opens its third
show with Oscar Wilde’s trivial comedy
for serious people, “The Importance of
Being Earnest.” The production opens at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, and continues July 3 at 7:30 p.m. and July 4 with a
matinee performance only at 2 p.m.
Tickets range from $19-$25; some
discounts are available by calling the
Caine School of the Arts Box Office at
797-8022 or 752-1500, visiting the box
office online (http://boxoffice.usu.edu)
or at the door.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is
directed by USU Theatre Arts Department faculty member Linda Linford
and stars W. Lee Daily as Lady Bracknell. Other actors include Phillip Lowe
as Algernon, Casey Allen as Jack, Fred
Willecke as the Rev. Canon Chasuble,
Aubrey Campbell as Cecily and Felicia
Stehmeier as Gwendolen. Willecke
appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the
United States.
Wilde’s final and perhaps most recognized play, “Earnest” is, by all accounts,
a masterpiece of modern comedy. A
century after it was written, it strikes a
balance by remaining both a respected
and studied piece of literature, as well as
a favorite with audiences.
“Earnest” tells the tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both
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young men have taken to bending the
recipe for truth in order to add a dash of
excitement to their lives. Jack invents
an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom
he uses as an excuse to escape from
his dull home in the country to frolic
in town. Algernon uses the same technique, only in reverse — his imaginary
friend, Bunbury, provides a convenient
and frequent method of taking adven-
tures in the country. Their deceptions
eventually cross paths, resulting in a
series of crises that threaten to spoil
their romantic pursuits: Jack of his love
Gwendolyn Fairfax, and Algernon of
his belle Cecily Cardew.
Following its opening, “The Importance of Being Earnest” joins the rotating OLRC calendar with performances
July 15, 17, 23, 25 and 28.
Science Unwrapped asks: ‘Is Pluto a planet?’
M
ARK SYKES,
astronomer and director of
Arizona’s Planetary Science
Institute, will present “The
Dawn Mission: The
Origin of Life and the
Great Planet Debate” at
7 p.m. Friday, June 26,
in the Emert Auditorium, Room 130, of the
Eccles Science Learning Center on campus.
Admission is free and
everyone is invited.
Among the scientific
classifications under scrutiny
is how we define and classify
planets. Is Pluto a planet? What about
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the Ceres, the largest object in our solar
system’s asteroid belt?
Sykes will discuss these
questions along with
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which is scheduled to reach Ceres’
orbit in 2015.
“The existence of
Ceres in the inner
solar system raises
interesting questions
about the origin of life
on Earth,” said Sykes.
Following Sykes’
presentation, attendees
are invited to participate in a
scaled planet walk of the solar system
that stretches from the ESLC along the
USU Quad and campus. Staffed stations offering information about Earth
and each of its neighboring planets
will give attendees an idea of the size
of our solar system. The walk culminates at the Aggie Ice Cream store
(Station: Pluto) on 1200 East, where
participants will enjoy a free treat.
The presentation is part of Science
Unwrapped’s “Windows on the Cosmos” series, which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy and will
continue through fall 2009. Presentations
are held the last Friday of each month.
For more information, call 7973517 or visit www.usu.edu/science/
unwrapped.
series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at USU’s
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all proceeds go to scholarship funds in the
music department. Tickets will be available
at the door or in advance at the Caine School
of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts
Center, Room 139B; at http://box office.usu.
edu; or by calling 797-8022.
Eric Nelson, clarinet, and Mike Christiansen, guitar, are well-known in music circles
in Utah and beyond. The two first began performing together in 1985 with the jazz/rock
band Mirage and they formed the Lightwood
Duo in 1992.
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Caine School of the Arts at Utah State
will present the Cache ChamTberheUniversity
Orchestra at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, in
the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts
Center at USU. Admission is free.
The orchestra, under the direction of Robert Frost, completed its
35th concert season during
the regular academic year
at USU. Summer concerts
are a recent addition.
Returning as a performer
with the Cache Chamber
Orchestra for the June 28
concert is vocalist Randall J.
Smith, a USU graduate and
choir director at Logan High
Smith
School. Smith has sang lead
roles in four operas and operettas. He has also
performed as a tenor soloist for Musica Reservata, the Northern Utah Choral Society and as
a soloist and musical director for the Festival of
the American West’s pageant.
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