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September 11, 2008
Cowboy Poetry in Verse and Lyrics
Directed by Dr. Shirlee H. Shields
Don your
Western duds and come on over to the BPR Ranch for an evening of Cowboy
Poetry and toe tappin' music. The show stars two premier cowboy poets,
Doug Brewer and Sam DeLeuw, reading their original work, and featuring
the Johnson Creek Band performing Western favorites and some of their
new lyrics to make this an evening to remember. So lasso all your
friends and join the fun.
October 9, 2008
The Murder Room - By
Jack Sharkey
Directed by Dan Christensen
Just
when you thought it safe to go back to BPR, there’s a murderer loose in
the BLDG! Murdering a good script shall not be tolerated, but getting
caught in The Murder Room can be shockingly funny. This zany mystery has
been described as “Agatha Christie meets Monty Python meets Abbott and
Costello.” Come and be slain by this adaptation of Sharkey’s British
comedy.
November 13, 2008
Where Were You?
Coordinated and directed by Richard Scharine
November 22, 1963 was a turning point in the life of
every American who can remember it. Whether we experienced it as a loss
of national innocence, as a catapult into the tumult of the sixties, as
a call to social and political activism, or as something so personal we
couldn't explain it even to those closest to us, the death of John F.
Kennedy and the Camelot he symbolized is an event of mythic significance
to all of us. On the 45th anniversary of that shock to the America
psyche, the the Babcock Performing Readers will call up the memory of
the moment and
ask three questions: (1) Where were you?; (2) How did it affect your
life?; and (3) What meaning does it have today?
December 11, 2008
The Christmas I remember best
Directed by Brad Nygren
Christmas is more than bright lights, presents under the
tree, and parties
with friends and family. After all the festivities are over and the
decorations stored for another year, the memories of the season linger
forever. Some winning authors of the Deseret News writing contest “The
Christmas I Remember Best”: will read their stories to warm your hearts
with
the Christmas spirit.
January 8, 2009
“Old Lady Shows Her Medals” -
by
J.M. Barrie
Impromptu Play Reading
Hosted by Carol Anderson
Certainly, the human need to belong is universal. Consider Mrs. Dowey, a
Scottish and childless charwoman who lives and works in London, who
hears her fellow "chars" brag about their sons off in the war. The play
takes place in Mrs. Dowey’s basement flat with three other charwomen
whom she has invited for tea. They are discussing the tactics of trench
warfare with the confidence of people who have never been near the
front. She cleverly devises a way to gain status among her peers and
prove her patriotism as well.
February 12, 2009
Love Affairs That Made History
Compiled and Directed by Michael Jesse Bennett
The
“Love Affair” of two unimportant people for one another may certainly be
turned into an interesting (perhaps even an absorbing) story, but there
is an added intensity and fascination when the lovers are people of
prominence and celebrity. So we invite you to enjoy the tales of love of
a few of the most internationally renowned poets, musicians, and world
leaders.
March 12, 2009
84 Charing Cross Road - By
James Roose-Evans
Directed by Dr. Ron Frederickson
This
slim and witty page turner chronicles a correspondence between its
author, Helene Hanff, a freelance New York writer, and Frank Doel, a
used book dealer living in London. Through the years, though never
meeting and separated both geographically and culturally, they share a
winsome friendship based on a common love for books. Read by Ron and
wife Jymme, selections from these letters will have you laughing and
touch your heart.
April 9, 2009
“Life Begins on Opening Day!”
Player/Manager: Mark Merkley
Some of America’s greatest literature includes the
romanticism and realism of the national pastime. From its 19th century
origins to the present, baseball continues to inspire many of our
nation’s finest writers, poets, and essayists, whose literary works
often become literary classics. From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Walt
Whitman to Ernest Hemingway to Philip Roth, they use the game to express
something fundamental about America, and to examine what the sport’s
metaphors and images have to tell us about ourselves.
Historically baseball has been the most popular spectator sport in the
USA. It seems baseball should tell us something about ourselves and our
values. Jacques Barzun, French-American historian, educator, author, and
professor at Columbia, wrote in The Joy of Sports, 1976 "Whoever wants
to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the
rules and realities of the game."
An all-star cast of Babcock Performing Readers will throw, hit, run and
steal your heart with renditions of "Casey at the Bat," "Who’s on
First," "Signs," "How to Spit," "The Greatest," "Yankee Flannel," and
"Do you think they’ll let me play?"
May 14, 2009
Poetry & Prose Potluck
Hosted by Gloria Gardner Murdock
Rather than food, members bring a short poem or prose piece, original or
by a favored author, to read before an appreciative audience. This
evening is a perennial favorite. At this event, talent is discovered and
shared, so leave shyness at home and become a star. Because many come
forward, you will need to limit your selection to under five minutes.
Public is invited; members only may read. |
