The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 June 1982 — Page 19

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PLAYHOUSE APPRENTICES — Shelley Sanders. .Milford, and Gregg McClain. Syracuse, are spending their summer vacation as apprentices at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse. Lake Wawasee. Both have been involved in performances at the playhouse for the past four to six years and have ambitions to be involved in theatre work. During their apprenticeship they have the same duties as the company cast who stay at the playhouse. They have built sets, cleaned up. helped make costumes and other duties. Both youth spend approximately 14 hours a day at the playhouse. Shown above is Leta Kritzman. choreographer for the playhouse performances. Miss Sanders and McClain, discussing a scene in which both will be performing. McClain and Miss Sanders will appear in all of the children's performances plus regular performances with the exception of "Shenandoah" and "Twelfth Night." .McClain will appear in "Shenandoah." (Photoby Deb Fox>

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The Indiana State Fair will recognize bands from small schools by making special awards available to groups with 78 or less members during the 1982 Indiana State Fjur High School Marching Band Contest on Wednesday, Aug 25 The 36-year-old contest will offer the first place band in a new small band category SI,OOO. an amount equal to a fourth place overall award "We believe giving more recognition to smaller bands will be an added incentive for more participation this year." explained OK Anderson, state fair director of special events. "The fans should be treated to an even more exciting show this year with

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the added competition generated.” The contest is sponsored by the Indiana State Fair and the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group The state fair will provide $13,800 in cash awards for the contest As co-sponsor. Indiana Farmers Mutual will donate 21 trophies and nine plaques for winning bands For the 1982 contest, the top 16 bands will advance to the evening, play-offs as before, while small bands can place in their own category and also place in the top 16. "I think this creates an op portunity for smaller bands to compete and win,” remarked Bob Benjamin, Indiana Farmers

Shelly Sanders, Gregg McClain apprentices at Enchanted Hills

Shelley Sanders, Milford and Gregg McClain, Syracuse, are receiving first hand experience this summer as apprentices at Enchanted Hills Playhouse, Lake Wawasee. Miss Sanders, a freshman at Wawasee High School and McClain, a sophomore at Culver Military, are doing many of the same things as the regular company casts, except live off the playhouse grounds. McClain, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. McClain, Syracuse, has been involved at the playhouse for six years and has been in various productions. Miss Sanders, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders. Milford, started out with a chorus part four years ago and has worked her way up to larger parts She has also appeared in various productions. As apprentices the two students have participated in building sets, cleaning up, making

Mutual vice president of public relations. "We’re delighted to be a sponsor of the event and happy that the fair board has seen fit to expand the competition. “Your life is a little better rounded when you have extra activities, such as these band members participate in, combined with your academics." Benjamin added State Fair Band Day is also a day when participating bands can recieve a great deal of money. In 1981, the first place title band won nearly $3,000 in cash awards and expenses. This year, first place finalists in the overall competition will recieve SI,BOO while second and third places are awarded $1,500 and $1,250 respectively. For those bands with 78 or less members, the awards will be: SI,OOO for first place, $750 for second, and SSOO for third. But no band goes home empty handed. Last year, bands which did not place in the top 25 still left the fairgrounds with at least S7OO per band. Nearly $50,000 in cash awards, trophies and expenses was distributed. Eight judges seated in different parts of the grandstand will begin at 9 a m. choosing the 16 bands who will advance to the 8 p.m. evening session. The McDonald s Golden Note Award and a SI,OOO scholarship for the state's most outstanding high school band member will again be presented to the student who displays excellent mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and musical ability. All band contest entries and Golden Note Award nominations must be postmarked no later than midnight July 1. Entries should be addressed to the Indiana State Fair Band Contest, State Fairgrounds, 1202 E 38 St.. Indianapolis. Ind., 46205 "Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you.” William Blake

Fiddlers' Gathering at Battle Ground

Musicians ranging in age from eight to 80 will perform for the 10th annual Fiddlers’ Gathering at the Tippecanoe Battlefield in Battle Ground. June 25 through July 4. The public event grew from 50 to 5,000 participants and will consist of daily concerts, dances and informative workshops ‘The Fiddlers’ Gathering at Battle Ground is a rare op portunity to meet and listen to traditional musicians in a noncompetitive and non-commercial atmosphere,** described Dillon Bustin. program director and stage manager "The heart of the festival is old-time fiddling, but we also schedule other related types of American music.'* An evening concert and dance will begin the event on Friday, June 25. Morning workshops, afternoon concert and evening concert and dance will highlight Saturday’s activities while a morning hymnsing and afternoon concert compose Sunday’s agenda. The daily schedule for June 28 to July 1 consists of evening concerts with open grounds for informal playing and visiting through the day. The agenda for the second week end correlates with the previous week end The Fiddlers’ Gathering is

costumes, rehearsals and many other aspects of theatre life at Enchanted Hills. Each of them spend 13 to 14 hours a day working with the actors and getting to know them. “I love it,” remarked Miss Sanders who added she loves the people and that there is no place she would rather be during the summer. “I feel it’s a good experience for me really. It doesn’t bother me. There is some con-

'Fiddler' is happy choice to open season

By BILL SPURGEON "Fiddler on the. Roof.’’ the musical based on Sholem Aleichem s stories of life in rural Russia around the turn of the century, has become somewhat of a latter-day theatrical classic, and it is a happy choice to open the 1982 summer season at the Enchanted Hills barn east of Wawasee. All the elements are in place for this one: the show is well cast, the performers know their business, the music is tuneful and the musicians have their instruments in tune, and good direction is evident This reviewer did a double-take when he first saw Bruce Paulsen as Tevye. because the role was made famous in the 1960 s by a rather roly-poly Zero Mostel, and Mr. Paulsen is anything but rolypoly. But: the Aleichem stories themselves describe the hapless Jewish dairyman as tall and gangly, and Mr. Paulsen's acting and singing talent combine to put memories of Mr. Mostel in the back seat for the evening. Myrona DeLaney is a good Golde to Mr Paulsen's Tevye, and Jeanne Becker, Lynn Perry and Leta Kritzman are fortuitously cast as the couple's three oldest daughters. There are two story lines, one revolving about the straying from tradition of the generation of young people represented by Tevye's and Golde’s five daughters, the other the underlying current of prerevolutionary’ Russian politics and pressures being put on a rustic Jewish community. E. K. Stefana Williams is a credible matchmaker, whose matches don't work out in the case of daughters Tzeitel. Hodel and Chava. and the young men the girls choose, played by Mark Willis (Motel). Brian Damson (Perchik), and Randy Colbom (Fyedka*. are also good performers. Their voices are pleasant and they move and act with confidence. Competent also are Noel Reed as spurned butcher Lazar Wolf and any number of performers in lesser and not-so-lesser roles, including an hilarious Helen Bontrager as Grandma Tzeitel. Locally-acquainted persons will find a number of familiar faces in the cast, a reflection of the Enchanted Hills managements

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cem that I spend too many hours here and with older people, but I’m learning a lot. I’d rather be here than watching television, which is what others do. I’m doing something neat and something I’ll remember.” McClain has basically the same feelings as Miss Sanders and added “it’s a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it all when you get up on stage and the production is a success.” He further commented

desire to involve community members as well as a reflection on the fact that there are some talented people hereabouts who can be counted on to perform with confidence and ability. These people, additionally, are of all ages and both sexes. "Fiddler” reflects Jeffrey Koep’s competent artistic direction; Mr. Koep, of the IU theatre faculty at South Bend, is back for a second year in his Enchanted Hills post. The show also reflects able technical planning by tech director Anthony Bish and runs smoothly thanks to stage manager Randy Colbom (whose name also appears in the cast credits). Also doubling in brass is Leta Kreitzman as choreographer And friends, choreography is not easy on the small bam stage, which makes the fact that it looks easy when you are in the audience a tribute to the skill of those doing the choreography as well as those being choreographed. Tom C. Miller's set is a dandy; spartan, workable, reflecting the type of place in which the Aleichem characters lived. Music? “Fiddler” has it. The musicians are backstage now at Enchanted Hills, but they can be heard, tunefully, supporting such numbers as “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise. Sunset,” “Matchmaker,” “Do You Love Me," and others. Musical director Philip Reno and his players complement the people on stage just to the right degree.

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that some people have a feeling that because Miss Sanders and hipiself are young they don’t belong. “It’s a privilege to be over here working. I take it for granted.” The ambition of McClain is to become a director of plays and or motion pictures. Miss Sanders ambition is to become an actress. During this year's season Miss Sanders and McClain will be

This reviewer is happy to report that those winter week end recruiting trips of producing director Jill Stover and her staff have paid off once again in good summer theater at Wawasee. The book for “Fiddler on the Roof" is by Joseph Stein. Jerry Bock did the music and Sheldon Hamick the lyrics. The play clicked on Broadway for nearly 2,900 productions. It’s on at Enchanted Hills for another five nights, including tonight (Wednesday). You ought to see it.

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performing in four children’s performances, “Snow White,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Chicken Little,” and “Little Red Riding Hood;” and four adult performances. They both will be performing in “Carousel,” “The Music Man,” “The Sound Os Music,” and were in “Fiddler On the Roof.” Miss Sanders will not be in “Shenandoah,” and neither will be in the “Twelfth Night.” Theatre Courses Indiana University at South Bend is offering theatre courses now through August 14 at the playhouse, Syracuse. Those classes include: Fund of theatre practice, deferred grade course, from 8 am. t09.45a.m. Stagecraft I, deferred grade course. 8 a.m. to 9:45 am. Stage Lighting one, deferred grade course Acting one, deferred grade course, Ba.m. t09:45a.m. Speech and theatre practicum, deferred grade course Creative work in summer theatre, deferred grade course All of these courses offer three credit hours and are being by T. Miller and J. Koep. For additional information contact the I USB Department of Communication Arts.

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