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Balcony Bards USF 2011 Events Programme

13 Jul

“Make the coming hours overflow with joy, and pleasure drown the brim.”

  • Wednesday, August 3
    • 5:45 PM – Dinner “as you like it”
    • 6:45 PM – Play orientation in Auditorium for “Romeo and Juliet” & Greenshow
    • 7:45 PM – Ken’s quickie intro to “R & J” in the Pine Grove
    • 8:00 PM – “Romeo & Juliet” in the Adams Theatre
    • 10:00 PM – The Balcony Bards’ Romancing, like Juliet, on our Balcony
  • Thursday, August 4
    • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminar in the Grove with Ace & Carol on “R & J”
    • 11:00 AM – The Props Seminar w/Ben Hohman in the Randall Jones Theatre
    • 2:00 PM – “Noises Off” in the Randall L. Jones Theater
    • 5:45 PM – Bar-d-Que on SUU Patio in Western “flair ‘n’ wear,” MC-ed by Marian & Mike Peters
    • 6:45 PM – Play Orientation w/Fred on “Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” & Greenshow
    • 8:00 PM – “Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” in the Adams Theatre
    • 10:00 PM – Balcony Bards’ Mid-Summer Night with little Dreaming
    • 11:00 PM – USF Cabaret, at the Grind Coffee House on Main Street
  • Friday, August 5
    • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminar in the Grove on “Mid-Summer” with Ace & Ken
    • 11:00 AM – Costume Seminar w/Jeff Lieder – Randall L. Jones Theatre
    • 12:00 PM – Balcony Bards’ Bottom Bustin’ Biking; Hiking in Bryce or Zion; Balcony Poker
    • 5:30 PM – Dinner at David Ivers’ Home – 190 South Casa Loma Lane; 435/586-9586
    • 7:40 PM – David Ivers’ quickie intro to “Richard III” at his home
    • 8:00 PM – “Richard III” in the Adams Theatre
    • 10:30 PM – Balcony Bards Celebrate Richard’s Defeat: “My Kingdom for a Balcony”
  • Saturday, August 6
    • 9:00 AM – Literary Seminars in the Grove on RIII with Ace & Ken
    • 11:45 AM – Carol & Ken’s Hosted Lunch at Adrianna’s
    • 2:00 PM – “Glass Menagerie” in the Randall L. Jones Theatre
    • 5:45 PM – Nancy & Alan’s Famous Pizza & Chicken on the Balcony
    • 7:15 PM – Founder’s Room Pre-Show Tradition – Randall L. Jones Theatre
    • 8:00 PM – “Music Man” in the Randall L. Jones Theatre
    • 10:30 PM – Balcony Bards’ 76 Trombone Costume Party with Bad Poetry blaring
  • Sunday, August 7
    • Hoarseness
    • Exhaustion,
    • Bittersweet Departures
 
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Balcony Bards 2011 Invitation

20 Mar

“Oh, you got trouble, my friends – trouble right here in Cedar City…”

So belts out Professor Harold Hill of the River City Marching Band. This summer, the only “trouble” we’ll have in Cedar City doesn’t involve the new pool table in town, but staying quiet in our seats while Brian Vaughn sings “The Music Man” tunes that many of us (especially Ellen Adelman) know by heart.

Okay, maybe that’s no melancholy, brooding insight of Macbeth or Lear — but it’s sure a lot more fun.  Besides, if you want gloom, we got that for you too — with the final scenes of Romeo and Juliet and the serial murders of Richard III.

Scott claims he’s planning special activities for our weekend, to celebrate the Festival’s 50th anniversary.  But for us, every year is special (last year being the strongest performances on stage we’ve ever seen, over these 22 years).  Plus, this will be the first summer for Brian and David Ivers to show their talents as artistic directors.

We have glorious great seats together from Wednesday, August 3rd to Sunday, August 7th.

As usual, our own Juliet, Carol, has reserved Best Western rooms for you – on the balcony side for the stalwarts and on the courtyard side for the wimps. Call the Best Western El Rey at 1-800-688-6518 to reserve your rooms among the Adelman block.  By now, you must appreciate how Macbeth’s cry “Confusion now hath made its masterpiece” applies to the yearly El Rey room reservation cluster…. But Juliet/Carol lovingly sorts the confusion out at the end.

Please email me back which play, with how many tickets, you’d like for:

  • Wednesday  – August 3rd
    • Romeo & Juliet at 8:00 pm
  • Thursday – August 4th
    • Noises Off at 2:00 pm
    • Midsummer Night’s Dream at 8:00 pm
  • Friday – August 5th
    • Richard III at 8:00 pm
  • Saturday – August 6th
    • The Glass Menagerie at 2:00 pm
    • The Music Man at 8:00 pm

As usual, our off-stage activities will be glorious:

  • Dress-up Western, designer cowhand gear (if you lack, see Steve at the Jolly Rancher), for our Bar-D-Que on Thursday night.
  • John’s fun but rugged bike ride around Lake Navajo on Friday.
  • David Ivers claims he wants us over to his house for dinner Friday night (though he may regain sanity, once he thinks about this);
  • Hikes at Bryce or Zion; golf with Norm (and Jimmy?); playing cards (again Norm); best of all, swimming with Lyla Corinne Sackin, making her second full USF appearance (after an obstructed view in the summer of ’09); and
  • Chicken and pizza on the balcony, thanks to Nancy & Alan, on Saturday night.

After the Saturday night play, we will get in full River City regalia at our Balcony Bard costume party. The goal here is for someone to beat Jane & Neil, and Lynn and Fred’s costumes, for once and for all.

Our Bad Poetry Contest, made tolerable only by our judges’ witty comments, will be endured, as usual.

Erudite discussions at any hour.  Loads of laughs and warm fellowship at all hours.

See ya’ in Cedar City to share our happiness during this wondrous week.
Cheers,
Carol and Ken  —  703/989-5444

 
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More Greetings from Absent Bards

04 Sep

Nick Arnold and Steven Sfeir managed to keep the August traditions of the Balcony Bards alive even in far off Afghanistan. Keep up the great work, boys. We support you and want you home safe.

 
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Greetings from a Bard at Ft. Benning

03 Sep

Lucas Ziller wrote to thank the Balcony Bards for sending him a card with Festival greetings and wishes. See his note below. You can write him at:

SPC Ziller, Lucas M
Roster #453
B Co 1/378th Inf Ba
5375 Hanson Dr
Bldg 3245
Fort Benning, GA 31905

 
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Share Your 2010 Memories

30 Aug

Keep the 2010 Festival experience alive! The BalconyBards.com blog can now host your photos and poems from the festival.

To view photos, go to the “Photos” page and enter the password (sent via email). To post photos, you’ll need to register for the site using the “Register” link at the bottom right. Then login, create a gallery, and upload your photos. I will add them to  the “Photos” page.

To post your poem, go to the “Poems” page and add it to the comments. Please send me feedback and suggestions and I’ll try to improve the site as we go along.

 
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Balcony Bards Leadership Challenge

14 Aug

At this year’s Utah Shakespearean Festival, the Bards’ current challenge fund was recognized by Executive Director Scott Phillips as the “Balcony Bards Leadership Challenge,” a matching fund committed to helping the Festival fund its future. And, in related news, four-year pledges to the fund are now at $265,000. Yet again, this speaks to the quality of the Festival and the commitment of the Balcony Bards community.

 
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Maureen and the Merchant

21 Jul

Today’s New York Times column by Maureen Dowd is an analysis of the “Merchant of Venice” with a special shout-out for a past production at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. As Ken notes, the play is as passionate as ever, even if she is wrong about the Mormons and Utah.

 
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New USF Website

08 Jun

As just another example of their continuous improvement, the Utah Shakespearean Festival has completed a rather snappy re-design of their website at www.bard.org. Check it out for the latest news on the festival including:

  • Announcement of Brian Vaughn and David Ivers as the new Artistic Directors
  • 2010 Casting of Returning and New Actors
  • 2011 Play Selections
 
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