European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 29, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 they take shows out to the boonies stories and photos by Jim Coles Iii staff writer Worms Germany Sis the Tauk Kunen actors Guild is doing what most recreation services theater groups Are doing putting on theatrical productions for the troops. But tag has added a twist they re taking the shows to Remote Sites in a  Kahlke. Interim director for tag. Said most touring shows go from one Thea Ter to another making the troops come to them but they re taking the show to the troops at the Sites and out of the Way Ca Serns where it s difficult for the troops to get away. Kahlke said tag s current show Star spangled girl by Neil Simon lends itself very Well to being a Road show. There Are Only three cast members so we Don t have a Bunch of people to move. Sets and props have been designed to break Down and fold up she said adding the Flats Walls Etc will have to be redone and Well get our major props like the Couch and desk from the Sites but everything else is  25-year-old Texas native credited Brig. Gen. Joseph c. Racke. Worms Community commander with the idea of going on the Road. Kahlke said he came up with the idea and i expanded on it. He wanted us to go one or two places but we re going to six Sites plus our shows  of the Sites to which they will go is called Zero nine a Liny signal station that sits on a Mountaintop More than 30 Miles from Worms. Kahlke said it is typical of the places they ii  re setting up in a medium tent using a portable stage. The Sites usually have a very Small population and the people out there get very Little entertain ment. Life can be very Dull at some of those  Amateur theater groups work on Low budgets and tag is no exception. Kahlke said they try to budget on a $300 base per production. With the Cost of Wood in Germany our Money would t go too far so we do a lot of scrounging beg Ging and  Are built by hand in a shop in tag s Headquarters above the main dining facility Here. Posters and ads for their shows Are generally provided by recreation services music and theater support Center in a Schaffenburg but sometimes foul ups occur. Kahlke said rec services did t get the posters printed for Star spangled girl and neglected to Tell her until just a few Days before the show so they had to get it done on the Economy. Capt. Jim Kahlke technical director gives pointers to White shirted Frank Maddlone. Dissent is. Patriotism is girl s comic theme Worms. Germany is Star spangled  the current production by tag is a funny treatment of dissent is. Patriot ism which treats the dissenters As Intelli gent and the Patriot As an empty headed lady Jock whose life revolves around swim Ming and Flag  cast members Are All soldiers As Are most of stage hands and supportive Crew. The feminine Lead. Sophie Rauschmeyer a vacuous Southern girl is played by spec. 4 Lynn Pudas. Pudas has been in the army for about a year and works in project  Michigan native holds a degree in music education and theater and has appeared in numerous Amateur productions. She said she joined the army out of sheer craziness but continued in a serious vein that she wanted travel and the i Bill Soshe could do graduate work in music therapy a form of  male co Lead Norman Cornell is Pla cd by spec. -1 Richard Carnder of the 558th my co. Carn Der started College on a vocal music scholarship but later switched to dramatic arts. He. Too. Has been involved in Many Amateur theatrical productions. The other male Lead Andy Hobart is done by pfc. Frank Maddlone. Also of the 558th maps. Maddlone has degrees in music and psychology and was a professional Singer before entering service last year and has a Long background in musical  on a show such As this with Mili tary personnel involves quite a bit of patience hard work and guile according to play director Jeri  cast has to do their regular jobs and find time to rehearse build sets get props and do the show. It s really  said most of the problems in getting time off for the cast and Crew have come from lower level supervisors who Don t understand that theater is part of the health welfare and morale program the services have set up. She added that frequently she has had to rely on unit commanders such As capt. Dudley Hawkins of the 558th Mapsto bail me out when scheduling conflicts came  said tag tries to schedule seven productions a year and that it involves a lot of planning and coordinating with the units in and around the Worms Community to keep things  current show was in rehearsal for a month and will play in Worms and six other Sites through the end of july. For show Date information Call Kahlke at Worms military 7209. . Well earned Celebration the talk Kunn actors Guild perform ers and Crew have done a great Job. And Jeri Kahlke director Wanti them to know it s appreciated. So she treats the cast to some bubbly and an interlude of relaxed conversation. The right spot Ken Bowen adjusts a spotlight carefully saying it s got to be right or the effect is All