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PAGE 12 - WATERLOO cremtciE,_tlirEiEf9.A.y, MARCH 2. run. w - ..n......,., -.....,.-.---. ___-___-ei-e' .. .. - . ' ' . I " PRP, "1 I”! "4"" "r - _ r'" ', ‘l w "J , _';.' "k; 's.. 'l'P,lt,,:8s:rljr?is:r,',-?.l?lf,, Pslfsrsrocl.,"1'r'l:'5i, _ t-. "3:1 ite' "’ . _ C' if; 1 _ ' r . _ .' 'e.. yflgfiiyiu§v£flxl$ Wt}? .1 " TT 1 r".. . . _ 'rc: "c'.. ., . T , 'ir-si))),,?)) g; " j ti:C,' 25:1 fig’ézmcv _ .. _ . , ., _ ' a". , .. _ _ N _..’,2g3:~,- " 'ru'f,s" ". 1.93,... in: Cf. p, 'h" . _ -. I e _ “t _ . r.', . _ a' "' an». _ (e . _ _ _ l' _. I f ‘r _ 'a'2ra"d' a C-if: 1 "r V , _ .' _ l _ i, "131' The opera The Pilgrim's Progress is being produced for the tirat time in Canada by the WLU music department and the title role is pleyed by (inset) fifth-year opera diploma student Dan Lenl. We sumac-m Victor Stanton are many costume changes with slip-on robes of different On the same nights, beginning at the same time, Chronicle Special colors" Measure For Measure also is being performed, in Room I'..nI.-m1.- can.“ L‘qkidu- mun. man: than Inn mm.“ for II}! ..t a... "Mun-wan." An; and cannula“ Rnildina CCiicat performers take centre stage during a Laurier Festival, "ir',",'""- Local performers this week are staging a Canadian- premiere operatic presentation and a contemporary production of Shakespeare's dark comedy Measure For Measure as part of Wilfrid Laurier University's IO-day Festival of Theatre and Performance. “Pilgrim's Progress is very strongly chorally-orienl ed. and we have a very strong chorus That fits us ICs got many roles. That fits us, because it gives a lot of voices chances and tires no one voice out, There's only one person who goes through the whole opera and that's the Pilgrim p. The opera is Ralph Vaughan William's The Pilgrim's Progress. an adaptation of 17th-century English preacher-writer John Bunyan's morality classic. ll is being produced for the first time in this country by WLU's own music department, Prof David Falk of the music faculty is the producer. He says he chose this particular work because "it fits our personnel." _ _ H The title role in the WLU production is being performed by fifth-year opera diploma student Dan Lenz, a baritone Other student singers include Ann Bisch. Kathleen Brett. Chris Coyea, Paul Dueck, Carol Ann Feldstein. Jill Foster, Rom Greydanus. Nancy lliebert. Deborah Millar and Alan Reid A number of singers sing more than one role, and. including chorus. the cast numbers “about 40 ., Pilgrim's Progress is being staged by Thomas Schweitzer, who has been brought in previously to stag; two other WLl' opera productions and who also work with the music department's musical theatre company that performed in Orillia last summer "The sets are absolutely minimal. but very effective, They consist of backdrops, hangings that have been done by some very competent .artists. They're very simple. but very ingenious. Schweitzer is the scenir designer for Pilgrim's Progress as well, creating "quite a visual spectacle with very little money." according to Falk . ““Césizt’umitrlg too is very tricky because it costs a lot of money. so we‘re doing it rather Blakian in style There Music for the presentation is being performed by a student orchestra of "about 40 players." under the direction of William Shookhoff. director of the Edmonton Opera Company. The opera. which follows a pilgrim's search for his soul‘s salvation through trials and tribulation. is being performed Friday and Saturday nights (March t and 5) at the WLLT Theatre Auditorium. beginning at tt pm. It is the only event of the festival for which admission will be charged. colors." Measure For Measure also is being performed, in Room Costumer Ethel Fahidy made more than 100 robes lor 1le of the university's Arts and Sciences Building. the cast. Director Gary Waller. a WLU English professor and Music for the presentation is being performed by a Shakespeare specialist. describes it as one of the Bard's student orchestra of "about 40 players." under the "most intriguing plays." WLU “um “II moat of tho to». in Shokupoou't dark comedy W. for Mu- wo. Above in who-nu an Mods-n m. Tod Edwina and Lydia Talbot. In the WLU Foal"! of Theatre and Performance, "We're doing it in a very distinctive way, with 20th-century costumes and a huge backdrop on which we've painted enormous numbers of graffiti, like you'd see in a presemdqy subway. The band, Eirngghdst, consists of bassist Glenn Drummond, lead guitarist Steve Davidson, drummer Mark Kberhardt, trombonist Paul Lawton and Scott Conner on bongo drums, There are "about a dozen" actors. involved altogether. the majority of them WLU students. The role of the Duke is being played by Martian Metres. familiar to K-W Little Theatre audiences. while John Potter, a University of Waterloo graduate student, portrays Claudio, Isabella’s condemned brother Isabella is being played by English student Lydia Talbot. The story involves a Duke who turns over his powers to his deputy Angelo, a moral zealot who immediately begins a crackdown on all forms of lechery and licentiousness, However. when confronted by an aunt» tive novitiate nun, Isabella. seeking his mercy, his own lust is aroused and he tries to blackmail her into giving up her chastity. Waller, who himself will portray the villainous Angelo, says he and his students decided "over the summer" to stage the play and began work on the production "in the tall. most seriously working on it since the beginning of the new year." "in its aixiUre'of politics and sexuality it is disturbingly revelant." Distinct from most other Shakespearean comedies through its "profound examination of moral issues." Measure For Measure often has been regarded as a "problem play." “I call it a 'punk' production. That's exaggerating a bit. but it's not too far off. We have a rock band which will be playing before the performance. during the intervals Ind. in one or two vases. during the perfor mance.