European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Magazine getting their act together secs link bios 1�� Gus Schuyf f f lift pfc Leon Keney left of worst hire. And pvt 2 Kurtis Biddle of Karlsruhe learn techniques of stage fencing. By Janet Howells Tierney staff writer pc Richard Zed Sheppard thrust his toil at his opponent As they balled across a sunny rooftop nearby four other groups of fighters duplicated i he action some with More finesse than others while an instructor in Enlil marked their Progress. Sheppard and his fellow swordsmen were among 257 directors actors and Heater who converged on Soldier s thealor to a Schaffenburg Germany last weekend to Allend the 19b7 Usa eur one act play festival. I came because i m in my Community s Ono acl play said Sheppard of. The 72nd signal by in Karlsruhe Germany. I was going to be in a production of the three musketeers bul i m posing before it will be done. Of Well Shis is fun anyway the two Day festival flared workshops in 1hc mornings that covered six theatrical areas makeup Hehling directing acting scene painting costuming and siege armed combat techniques. Tha workshops were taught by such professionals As David Owen Kaiserslautern s entertainment program director and Diana Malono. An actress director and playwright from Stuttgart. During the afle Moons one act plays were presented by each of the 21 participating communities and later critiqued by the workshop instructors. " ii you Don t know Abou i some part of the theater when you get Here you learn about it before you leave said Esther Burroughs a Schallenburg s entertain men director the festival Wilh to goal of teaching people m military communities Aboul the performing arts provided an Opportunity not Lound anywhere else in the world. Ii s the Only one of its kind. sic John e Lavender usage Tufts t Nolc Melup and of Hor , Ai technical advice. He and Allen Munch costume designer held the festival s costuming workshop. The goal is to develop new actors and directors Martin said. The workshops Are no advanced they instruct in the for some of the participants the weekend of work is an escape. Theater is a Good Way to get away from the army itself said pc Leon d. Kersey of the 3rd in div band in Wurzburg Germany. Ii helps to gel away from the stress and to do some thing you want to do. Not what you re Lold to Kersey was m the East of Wurzburg s one act play. Whisper into my Good ear performed during the festival. Normally the festival is hold every two years and lasts four Days this year a shortage of hotel rooms in the area caused by the Frankfurt International Book fan Cut the event to two Days i m pleased Al to crash pro Jiam to put logo her Lavender said. Actually it was one of the smoothest programs because veg told people we and no time to fool around and they came a cacti " to accommodate the Largo number of participant one acl plays were held simultaneously in the theater and in the recreation Center a Block away Well do this again in april 1939 to cell irate american Thaler Lavender said the consensus seems to be thai everyone Wanis us log Back to having All the plays performed in one place so Well probably do Allan Munch left instructs a class on stage costume design Al the Usa eur one act play festival. Saturday. October 17. 1937 the stars and stripes Page t3
