directed by Anna Brenton with cast members Alice Brown, Keith Brenton, Cl iff Thompson and Debbie Young as Ariel Brent· wood. Set on Luna City, the largest city on the Moon, it was a comic love story of groundhogs which satirized on Earth. " Pride of the Brittons " centered arou nd a poor, white South Carolina family' s struggle for survival during the Civil War. Each member of the family had a different idea of how best to sur· vive, and the differences produc· ed hostility. The conflict had to be reso lved in order for the family to su rvive, because all the members were physically dependent upon each other, and the audience soon learned that the real struggle was that of becoming a family and learning to compromise. Robin Miller served as director with Morris Ellis as technical director. The play was entered in the Arkansas/American College College Theatre Festival Decem· ber 1·5 in Fayetteville, with the cast and crew receiving eleven awards and nominations, in· eluding considerat ion for the regional festival held in January. Donna Slack as Ida Mosley was one of two students from Arkansas, nominated to participate in the Irene Ryan Scholarship competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Kay Goree as Louisa Britton received the Amoco Award for excellence in acting; Vic Phares as Old Man Britton received the Arkansas Award for excellence in acting; and Robin Miller accepted the Amoco Award for Ensembling Acting on behalf of the entire cast. On the technical side, Barry Fisk won an Amoco Award and Arkansas Award for lighting design; Anna Brenton won the Amoco and Arkansas Award for set design; and Morris Ellis received the Arkansas Award for Technical Organization. " Actors" was directed by Keith Sliter, with Robin Cannon, Cliff Thompson and Kerri Horn star· ring. The plot contrasted a sen· sitive, young artist struggling with hi s first big chance at suc· cess, with a seasoned actor who has seen his own dreams fall from his grasp. And last but not least, " The Tavern: A Melodrama" was directed by Morris EII is with lighting design by Robin Miller and set design by Morris Ellis. A series of characters wandered into a tavern one night during a violent storm . A typ ica l mystery who· dun-it, an attempt is made to - Darrell L. Truitt so lve a robbery by those present, with surpri sing results . Keith Sliter as the Vagabond, Sarah Dean as Violet, Anna Brenton as the Tavern Keeper, Eddie Randle as the Tavern Keeper' s Son, Debbie Grant as Sally, Chu ck Combs as the Governor, and Cindy Nations as the Governor's Daughter, provided thorough entertainment with their characteriz ations . A private production, " Montage," was directed by Robin Cannon and produced by Jerry Justice October 12. Cliff Thompson, Keith Brenton, Rona Lyon, JoE lien Noland, Barry Fisk and Cindy Nations performed a series of message·oriented dramatic sketc hes, portraying life in Christ today . "'«; - Bruce Cook Plays/33
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