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Santa Maria Times from Santa Maria, California • 21

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Santa Maria Timesi
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Santa Maria, California
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Saturday, August 24, 1968, Santa Maria, Times-5-B Hancock Summer Repertory Stars Selects. Los Angeles For New Home, Career Center It does not excite me." The stage demands a thorough preparation, and Weddle has spent many years in seriously learning his acting art. And after 10 years on stage he still finds his art "exciting." Weddle also is uninterested in the great Broad Marley. He has the right priorities. The company and the audience have always come first.

Then he has worried about a build-ing. He has been willing to spend capital for directors and talent. If you have a winning team you always get the funds to build the gym." years teaching drama, and while he said that he does not think he would like to spend the rest of his life in' teaching "I think I was a good teacher and I enjoyed working with the students. What I did not enjoy was the school's production code. It was cost accounting.

A typing teacher can teach 40, so a drama teacher can teach 40. It does not make sense." After three summers here he is not sure he will in plays in New York and in other areas, but has been stopped because of his committment to Stephens College. Weddle also just "likes" the west coast. He was born and raised in Texas, and finds living best in California. "I like the climate and the attitude of the people.

In the midwest there is a certain prescribed thing you have to do, whether it is said or un-rsaid. I don't feel that attitude here. Life is more casual." By KAREN WHITE Times Staff Writer The west coast has won another staunch fan in the person of Vernon Weddle. Weddle first came to Santa Maria for summer jepertory work three years ago from Missouri, where he was serving as a resident actor at Stephens College. Enjoying the summer visit, he returned last year and again this summer.

But unlike the past several years, the imposing, -powerful -actor, will-not Vernon Weddle way stage scene. "If you spend three are successful you 10 years playing OFFER ENDS AUGUST 31. 1968 roles." Instead, he hopes to move around and work in ihemanyxegionaLtheatxeretur a fourth sum mer repertory program. "I don't want to wear out my welcome. It will depend on rjche plays and the directors." Weddle said he has enjoyed working here and seeing the area and the community and the theatre tnat are growing so popular.

Already he is com-mitted to appear in plays at the University of "Texas for the B. Iden Payne retirement program of Shaw and at Southern Methodist University program for the opening of the Bob return to Missouri. He and He said he picked Los his family will now make Angeles over San Francis-their home on the west co because "the weather coast, living in the Los suits me. San Francisco Angeles area. is cold and wet." Hw has no "great plans" Although he is moving for the future, but will ac- to the movie capital of cept plays and work as It the world, he plans to re-comes along.

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