Theatrical Performances THE ELEPHANT MAN - Dr. Treves (Eric Conger) and Carr Gomm (Coleman Creel) decide on the living arrangements for THE ELEPHANT MAN (John Geter). Mother Courage, (Barta Heiner) fends off the recruiting officer, (Robert Vaughan) who would take her son Eiliff, (Dave Cranford) into the army. Hamlet, played by Thomas J. Cowan, ponders his duty to kill the praying king, Claudius, played by William A. Earl, in The production of "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark." Theater Season 1981-82 "An Evening with Charles Dickens" "Hamlet" "The Dream Builder" "The King and I" "Light Up the Sky" "The Elephant Man" 'Mother Courage and Her Children" "The 1981-82 theater season at Weber State College consisted of plays that are of importance to people at this time in history," theater direcor Dr. T. Leonard Rowley said. "Each one of the seven productions had been selected because it had somelthing to say to a 1981-82 people," Rowley said. The season opened with a production of "An Evening with Charles Dickens" on October 5, and closed with the last performance of "Mother Courage and her Children" on May 1, 1982. According to Rowley, "An Evening with Charles Dickens" featured Utah's professional actor Michael J. Bennett. "Mr. Bennett had exciting credentials as an actor," Rowley said. "He has acted in film, television, and with The Pioneer State Theatre and The Utah Shakespearean Festival." "Bennett performed excerpts from several Dickens works, and played all the characters," Rowley said. The program ran nightly at 8 p.m. in the Allred Theatre from October 5 through 10, with a 2 p.m. matinee on October 10. The second play of the Weber State Theatre season was Shakespeare's "Hamlet," which opened for a one-week run in the Allred Theatre on November 2. Directed by Martin L. Kelly, the play had the same show times as the season opener. On November 25, a new play by Tim Slover played intermittently through December 5 in the Monson Theatre. The play was entitled "The Dream Builder," and was described by director John Elzey as a "tender, witty and humorous look at the biblical Noah." Additional productions for the season included the musical "The King and I," and the plays "Light Up the Sky," "The Elephant Man" and "Mother Courage and Her Children." Ticket prices were $15 for a season pass, $3 for the plays and $5 for the musical. Students and senior citizens payed half price for the individual tickets.