f ' * . I SECTION 2 - PAGE 12 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, \M Woodstock group announces 'LaMancha' cast *Man of La Mancha", one of the longest-running musical hits ity American stage history, will Wk presented by the Woodstock Theatre Company for performances from Oct. 5 Oct. 20 at the Woodstock era House. asThe musical play combines ! comic eccentricities of the fictional figure, "Don with a moving ac- it of the adversities that his creator, Miguel de Cervantes. Bob Riner of Woodstock, will be seen in the dual role of Cervantes-Quixote. The character is a soldier of fortune who turns novelist into the "knight of vthe woeful iNMUttenance" before the JrtMience's eyes, as he pleads •'before a kangaroo court of itogues in prison who want to fconsigi^his manuscript to the f l a m e s . ^ ' . . . • • To prevent the loss of his writings, he regales the ruffians with tales about the adventures of his bumbling hero, Don Quixote de La Mancha. The adventures are acted out on stage in an arrangement by Dale Wasserman, with such hits as "The Impossible Dream", "Dulcinea", and "Little Bird," composed by Mitch Leigh to lyrics of Joe Darion. Supporting cast for "Man of La Mancha" will include D$ve Cornelia, Woodstock, as 4he doltish servant Sancho Panza. Virginia Zymonas, Crystal Lake, will portray the scullion maid who Quixote imagines to be the lady Dulcinea, symbol of purity, Don Crop, Mundelein, will portray the innkeeper who is called upon to administer Quixote's dubbing into knighthood. Richard Austin, Woodstock, will be the Padre, Steve Miskoci, McHenry, a callous doctor, and David Popp, Woodstock, a comic barber." The cast will act out the fantasies of the mad knight who believes that the age of chivalry is still going on. In his tarnished armor he continues to fight for lost causes and to protect damsels in distress. Despite setbacks and beatings, scorn and disillusions, the Don keeps on tilting at real and metaphorical windmills, an invincible idealist. Some others in the cast will be Dale Hjerpe, Crystal Lake; Gina Belt. Crystal Laker Patty Hiscott, Crystal Lake; Sharon Harrison, Woodstock; and Bob Wilbrant. Woodstock, all por traying the rowdy prisoners as well as the characters that emanate from Cervantes's imagination. For further information or tickets, call the Opera House at (815) 338-5300. ^Seeing' for artistic value to be discussed "Tile Art of Seeing" will be the Jqpic -of a lecture by Ed Arm strong, ^Fox River Grove ftotographer, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 in the ^indent lounge at McHenry County Community College. ^-Sponsored by Writers Anon, Armstrong wilt discuss the underlying art of seeing, of recognizing those things that fnake for an interesting picture fc in the case of writers, an resting story. ^-Armstrong, who has had several photography exhibits at Marengo Federal Savings and Loan in Fox River Grove, currently has a collection of celebrity portraits on display in the MCC Library. "For 20 years photography was my avocation", Armstrong notes. "Now it is my profession." He recently completed a commission for aerial photographs of the Stonehill Center in Fox River Grcve and is planning a new exhibition of interesting buildings in the Fox River Grove Indian guides, princesses sought through Y "Y Indian Guides and Y In- Princesses annually in- )lve nearly 600 fathers and sir young sons and daughters in McHenry County. It's one of the finest programs of it's kind ' in the country" according to ; Lake Region YMCA program ; director, Lisa Roberts. The Y's * Parent-Child Programs were created nearly 50 years ago in St. Louis, as a way for busy ; fathers to spend some special hours each month with their youngsters during their for- " mative years. The program is ! opened to youngsters entering ; ^grades one through three and v their dads. • ur The YMCA organizes groups • "from six to 10 parent-child pairs ; who meet in their own homes on a rotating basis, twice a month during the school year. 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