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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1976)
rsnd:y, ctcvLrr 15, 1C73 I 1 jr:? a I 40 ood Boms ' i i i ? i i'i : v. ? i , 'i Iltcrieu Theitrs production cf &ie&t cti JDancs wis a te;!sd jdTidr-sh at tints and emotionally tense t cthin . Ecnat was the Ulfsrslty Stud&s theatre's first pxoduc-' tioacf thisKisca. ' According to director Doa Vixlow, Historical Theatre was not fcemed to ccrrpcte U&mH or Studio Thea- " tre productions. . Historical Theatre essts as aa effort to teach history , through the use of theatre. V'e sitesr.pt to provide the audience with fa increased awareness of the physical ern&ional aspects cf the fcumaa past, as well &s ccr.tr- -bute to a greater understanding cf the .intellectual ... factors," he said. - '.. He said Historical Theatre tries to work with University Studies faculty la order to coordinate efforts with das room work. tldtileyetsd Scks ad Bona is a inulti4ayered play by David Rabe. Chi a treed scale, the play deals with the American family in a .time cf extreme conflict, the American ia- vclveraent ia Vietnam. Although the anti-war sentiments are not in the fore front, that vsh cf interest is powerfU. It is no accsSent that the family ia the play resembles the Nelson family in the old Ozzie and Harriet TV show. The family is cosrpbte with Ricky and David, David being the returning blind veteran. Junior Mark Willy as David provided a credible per fkmance in a difficult role. The combination of David's -own sense of guilt and his obsessions with making his fam ily aware of what is going on beyond the famiys limited ' sphere provided the finest portions of the production. The interchanges between David and Cterie (Mark KrugeA fine interpretatioa of the father's own type of trapped existence) gave the play its direction. Speeches the esml The play breeched the surreal. In the end, the family -locked David's visions out, and cut David's wrists, provide the play's final comment on the characters' drives and cbessssoas. -, . . The itmiTudtr of the fesily, Daneine Uant as Ikrrkt ca Isrsss V.'i!Ia as the bun;!: 11 and tears Ricky, were cjandil er.ou-h to corslets the vision. . Live guitar music, provided by David V.'are, filled the many Uackouts-rnikir them tclcrs.ble.The usre of sdes as both credits and family gathering slide viewr sssdonswerenicsryhandlsd. At the beizrirg cf each scene, the actors actions bcsa. from st$ slides projected on a saeea. These ua iusl bsnins provided a nice touch. The Ititoricsl Theater did a nice job ca a difficult By Ccrh Etksi Did the hooksh-smckir.3 caterpillar sitting oa the murocm intrigue you? How about the antics of the Idad IMter or the Jabberwock? All of Lewis Carroll's characters wll be ia the surrealis tic adult version of die Play A See m Won&oisxL The production will debut at Studio Theatre at 8 pjn. Tuesday and w21 rua throng Sunday. It isnt chudren's theatre, but it's written for the child inside everybody," said Randy Parker, director of Alice iaWozsdgrfsad. " . ". The play is about what ABce finds inWoaderksd and what she does tere. It's sort of an odyssey taken from AMce m Ivondsrknd and AEce 17mKgh Jim Lookkg Cfchessid. . .;, t According to Parker, Alice's "adfawareness is heiitased. -.... " . ASce less IdsstlSy :: A!ter she stumbles down the hole, she sort of loses hef identity. She ccriroa crsatsrss and leams from them aad Ogams) CJr. about herselL" The play is a .coS5s- show snd tJist's mho Tm hoping to appeal to. It's sa avast-garde play and hard to follow ia spots." assignment. The slowness of the script hurt, cut the ob vious limitations they worked under, even to the point of covering the walls cf the sets with newspapers, diplay ed creative sensitivity. . The newspapers, aside from being ineensixx, served to bring a symbolic, everyday reality to the sltuatioa. The next Historical Theater production wn fee Hit One Dcy cf the Year, an Australian play about conflict, which will be produced Dec 1,2 and 3. Stick end boms was the first of several plays that wO deal with veterans and related issues. Pacr said his main concern was to clearly get the plsy across to people who haven't read CarroTs stones. The cast is made up of six people. It "presents an actor with lots cfchalIens,, Parker said. The actress who plays Alee is the only one wKh just one role. But the other actors play a variety of rolss and all (rdes) call for different voices and mannerisms,'" hs ffsrv fits feisast The play Tits well into the experimental format down here (at Studio Theatre)," Parker said. "It's an actor' script. It's carried by the actors and whit the actors do with the play, not the other way around." When asked about his directing methods, Parker said he uses Eastern mysticism theories. The theory is taken from Michael Chekhov, son of the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It calls for a three-frM consequence, Parker said. ' The director tries to get where the character pljys the actor.hesaid. There is a distinction between actor faelirs sad character feeEngs, Parker added. For example, the Mad Hatter will react ia character for .theactor. - ' ' - .:.-..,.. mjecepiiGn There was the usual crowd in the Neb raska Union South Crib on Friday after noon, with a couple of additions. Carmen Herrera, carrying a big-bodied Ventura acoustic guitar, and Joni Etringer with a dulcimer, sat up on the stage and proceeded to belt out a nice blend of folk music. The show was unscheduled, but was part of Union Program Council's Jazz and Java concerts series. The duo approached Gary GOger and David Ware of UPC about doing the con cert. They agreed. Herrera and Etringer do some old Eng lish folk songs, some original material and quite a bit of Joni Mitchell. Herrera's vocal style closely resembles Mitchell's. Etringer's soft vocal harmonies and dulcimer add a lot of depth to the duo's power. Herrera said they had a good time, and enjoyed the opportunity to play in front cf people. . They are currently trying to get jobs Lincoln, and several people in the audience ajxesched them about possible playing Ifcrrera-is a French and zoology major and Etringer is a food and nutrition major. Tve got too much cf an ego to be a masse mgfor," Herrera 'said, lathing. -They are working on playing another Jazz and Java concert in about three weeks. - -" - "With a little planning, we should be able to bring a piano in for the show," Herrera said. . Etringer plays piano 'and, according to HeTrerft, it adds to the mellowness of their music - T Herrera said they took the music they performed Friday from a longer list of songs.' :': r ... "Because of the short notice, Joni did not have time to learn all The words, though," Herrera said. She also said they do have some more original pieces but are still a little hesitant about doing them in public " They currently live in the Cornhuslfer Co-op. They said they practice in the stairwells. - "It adds a nice reverb effect," Herrera said. ' ; " " Both enjoy performing and have an easy stage presence. Etringer was a little ner vous, however, as the two only played together in public once before. Herrera says there was some talking la the audience at the beginning of their sets, but as a whole, people listened intently. ' She got several requests for more Joni Mitchell songs, which she usually sang, but she said that there are some she wouldn't do because she cannot do them justice. Current plans axe to head back to the stairwell until something else comes vp. One-third of Cccteau trilogy cn screen at Sheldon tonsqfot A 1949 French film entitled Qrphza v !l he tcnht's presrstitioa cf the Lhbn r; - zm Ccidri Foreign Qassiss Scries. " Tts fUm sz directed by Jean Cccteau i.-.! is the middle psce cf this Oiphic ' t T7i'hih silo mcladcs Tlx Llood cfa .- and The TestsmcrJ cf Orjicis.- - I dscteaa'a filsu axe tasd cn the pria c"; t:;t psstry cza bs drswnmost easily Lhzi crduiry and everyday .ersnts, thcr tn from tie cbscure. Czs ii tzd ca .ths chase myth about a j'Kt fj) ccn&onts Death. Tech" r.icaTy, it Ttsrmhlrs Ccctrau's esrlfsT ssuty c-J the Esszt and is fHkd with negative Imss, thlnsneirg . mirroTS, and slow-cncti-a !:cts. Ia Crplms, Coctcsu Heads zullty and myth, meking .the film an causal cine- -" Ecrernfci are st-7- and 9 pin. tonlit ' ia the Zlltzn ra theatre. Adncdea-is Sld:3 for &e general puLLc aid SI for : 4 -. t I . I sii ZLI'zt arj Csnca Iknera pbyfcd at ea ia C; r;rxa Ihka Scs &2j Friday. AIZi Era irra Ot:""J3 tbj tG T"TZ- 'cmccrs. rarr-irtalifcccltafaliacoLi.