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???wmm entertain! 'The Bel to open By MARK MUELLER Asst. entertainment Editor She is "The Belle of Amherst." She is Emily Dickinson. She is Ruth Schultz. "The Belle of Amherst" will be presented by Ruth Schultz as she portrays the life and work of American poet Emily Dickinson, April 21, 22, and 23 in USC's Longstreet Theatre. A play by William Luce, this comical, tender, pensive biographical account, is a thesis rvrnrli inf inn Kt? - ? ptuuui,uuii u y 1T13. OLI1U1U, 111 partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Arts Degree in Theatre. "I think that it is a very warm and lively play... I hope people will go away from the play taking note of the fullness of life instead of taking life for granted," said Schultz, sitting on the steps of the staircase inside Longstreet Theatre, clad in garb of Emily Dickinson taste. "I picked this play because her life (Emily Dickinson) lifts life; like 'a dead shell being a jewel.' She valued the richness and warmth of life. She was strong, but yet she was a recluse. She was witty and devoted to her family. She knew her vulnerabilities and feared disappointment." rvn ? ov/ivijc< ur inn original script has been cut; those sections which are not immediately related to Dickinson but to people around her. The one-woman show is continuous and Ms. Schultz said staying on stage alone, throughout the entire production takes "225 percent concentration." See BELLE, page 22 !?T? ; ~r , . nent HI mm E*3L .*>?** v - ^Nfv I 4 a . :?** ?* ?' >--^, %w' *S?:- ^ '''&**?& II . PA 1 _ ) Lie 01 zvmnerst Friday night ^^H^H^HHUHnHQp^K&eB?sES|K '%. JB/...''I!;'..., uL.AxU,q,^^^^^^^^-i * 'i. ' , . * #. ranMnn^nH^ ^ y kmhb?-i hHHHI 9 Hftwa aHv^mWflBHII^BB^^^B^W^y^ - > ^M" i1^! 11 <,Ai if'MiVv' r ,') ,1 ' m | fe iranfflK i Photography by *aul Mitchell