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-• 4£*i*#r ’■ . ..-' I' ». i* :■- ?r,*i », • .» * '*] ■ slt;v^l*L -a -*? ■ • -* .; .J T-:;TV '':^5. . ,fic- ,» .'■. -r■» *** « % rfcftifc - *‘•r .**•\ '- • lt;* Z* ..v? vH-I- -v.* A*!7t-' •* 'Wv^ . ,!\v.Wr' * - • ;*••• :' -rtbefore. I like it so much. I’m already preparing for next year's show.i ran track for almost four years because I thought that was the thing to do, said Misty Salaz, who plays Juana. “Now, I'm in the drama club and student council. I've created a whole new personality that's really me.Tamra Palmer, also a junior, plays Apolo-nia, and said she enjoys the challenge she's found in acting.Besides, “who would guess that I'd havean opportunity to stab Bo?“Evervone has had to work extra hard «•pulling this show together, said Randi Telford, the show’s narrator. “It's not just the play; there’s the meal, too.“All of us have two or three jobs in addition to being actors.The menu for the evening is Mexican and will feature enchiladas.Tickets for “The Pearl dinner theater are $10 and $7 and $5 for children under 13.Information: (505) 598-0887.■ vfi -v »*.» »• . iafu.*\ i?r .• v. ■■ *' V- ‘ i ;•, lt;r . ■- - •V r « '• * '.V. . , r i.Bret Knewtson/The Daily TimesDirector Celina Thom, above, guides the cast through a scene from “The Pearl.” Right, Director Celina Thom (right) and Bo Kennedy, as Kino, mix it up for a scene from “The Pearl.” Thom was standing in for a cast member. Mel-onie Dawes, below, as the nun, awaits her cue during a rehearsal of “The Pearl.”. . .. . • .».. * . . •'A Jt . ItKirtland students tackle SteinbeckBkvcrlv Metkvia Off Hours editorKIRTLAND — Kirtland CentralHigh School is staging its first dinner theater, featuring John Stein-^cck's “The Pearl.' at 7:30p.m. today and Saturday in the KC'HS uvmnasi-*k_uni.The play is completely student produced, said director Ccli-Thom, a junior.Jennifer Allen is the show's house manager, Brandon Prince serves as lighting manager andAmanda Whipple is the maitre d\ Thom said she chose “The Pearlf ^ r- 1 I r'f ^ • 1 «lot it liiiSteinbeck’s original novella tells the story of Kino, a fisherman, whoThe pearl has a kind of evil about it that destroys his family.Celina Thomfinds a pearl. But the precious discovery is not benevolent.“The pearl has a kind of evilabout it that destroys his family,* lt;*Thom said.“I found the script very simplefor a first-time»rl ha* a directing pro-ject. she said.“I added dancing, singing and extra lines to make it more like the novella ... It's been an excit-Mlr\ing process.Thom said her fellow students “have been excited about the show because it offers an alternative to the heavy sports-oriented scene at Kirtland High School.Junior Bo Kennedy, who plays Kino, said, “1 was active for so long * in all kinds of sports. This was something new I haven’t tried
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Farmington Daily Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Fri, Mar 20, 1998
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