Friday, My 10, 1942
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Reporters Decide Director,
Play Cast Are 'Enthusiastic
Q The Play
( By Mary Kierstead.
Enthusiasm is rather null on the Nebraska
campus. So when there is some enthusiasm, it
is time to start cheering. We then wish to start
cheering for Mr. Joe Zimmerman, director of
the University theater's summer show, "Out
ward Bound," by Sutton Vane and for the nine
members of the cast incidental to the other
sundry persons who spend their time screwing
up walls, lugging scenery from one building
to another, prompting, etc. (The etc's. are too
numerous too mention. For further informa
tion we refer you to any of the cast members.)
And When They're Good...
The play, itself, is comedy-drama some
of it is even heavy drama. The actors and
actresses are sometimes very bad . . .but some
times they are very good. The director knows
what he is doing and the cast is ready to fol
low him.
But it was not the play, cast, or director
individually which impressed us especially. It
was, rather, the feeling of the cast under the
director because they the cast played their
hearts out for the man.
It took them a long time to get going
when they first started. One of the cast was
late. The sound effects apparently could not be
adjusted right. And then when they finally did
start, the cast mumbled their words. They for
got to stand when they were supposed to stand,
the whistle wasn't blown at the right time
in fact the rehearsal was mildly awful. So aw1
ful in fact that we left.
They Give Their All.
We went back again, fortunately, about
half an hour later. The ball room was dark,
and a spotlight from the floor above shone on
stage. Footsteps of the director walking back
and forth made muffled sounds in the quiet
and the cast was giving the play everything
they had.
Their faces looked a little drawn it was
10 o'clock then. They rehearsed until 12 and
their shoulders drooped. But the play had
ceased to be an inanimate thing and had come
alive. Enthusiasm is a great thing isn't it?
The Director...
By Carol Garver.
Hailing from the University of Iowa, where
he has been working on his doctor's degree,
new instructor of dramatics Joe Zimmerman
claims himself to be a native of South Dakota.
He was born and raised in Scotland, S. D., and
graduated with a B.A. degree from the univer
sity of that state.
Altho he was once in law school, once
fitting himself to be a chemist, and at one
time a journalism enthusiast, he always wan
dered back to the theatre, where Be has at
last settled to stay.
Teaches The "Art."
Says Mr. Zimmerman, "I have no desire
to do anything but teach people the art of the
theatre. Right now I'm having more fun than
I've ever had in my life."
Jle then added that it gave him a great
thrill to watch a budding young actor or ac
tress, after attempting the right expression for
some time, suddenly come to life, exclaiming,
"Now I see what you mean Mr. Zimmerman,"
with accompanying results.
In regard to the students he works with,
he is quite enthusiastic. He remarks, "I like
the fact that the people who are working in
my cast and in my classes are enthusiastic
and have not let themselves be limited in
their thinking. Not only are they learning all
they can thru the university but they are
reaching outward and aiming at knowledge
and ideas beyond that.
Studies Acting.
That the young director's heart is truly
wrapped up in his work is brought out by the
fact that in his spare time he reads plays and
books on acting and new methods of directing.
When he isn't doing this, he designs sets and
attends movies which he likes next to plays.
Hoping to find him a little more eccen
tric, the question concerning his pet likes and
dislikes, was asked. He replied, "I just like
the conventional things like steak, chicken,
corn on the cob, and things like that."
"My aim," he concluded," is to have all
students who are interested in theatre be able
to work on any phase they want to, and I am
trying to urge them to do this."
The rank of "flight officer" in
the army air force, with the rank,
pay and allowances of a warrant
i officer, junior grade, was created
when President Roosevelt signed a
recently passed bill.
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