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Thursday, March 1, 1S34 Pago 15 Daily Nebraskan Dimoior swwss to male moilcespeoire jun By Kelly A Ellcnwood A Shakespeare play can be accessible to anyone, including the average UNL student, and this is one of the Drimary coals for Paul Barnes, guest dircc age students to come ready to listen." Barnes, whose perma nent position and official title i3 the Director of Educational Programs with the Oregon Shakes Dear Festival, said he tor for the University The- wants to get students and atre's production of other young people mvolv MuchAdo About Nothing. - ed with the theater. He i rt . r 0 conducts workshops and According to Barnes a formance prorams Shakespeareplayrsnt nec- DOnsored by t'hfe 6 ' pssnri v an event to oe . . . , - . . " ' sJ. 4 4 w w essarilv an event to be avoided, nor an ordeal that causes mental strain and constant yawning. He outlined several ele ments that can make Shakespeare an enjoy Festival, involving more than 144,000 students. When he is not conduct ing workshops or direct ing a play for the profes sional company, Barnes said, he serves as a guest able experience. The act- director at colleges and ors. must researcn ana thoroughly understand what they are saying and what they want as char acters arid convey that knowledge clearly. Sec ond, the audience mem bers must be active list eners. "Being an audience mem ber in a Shakespeare play is really no different than being in an audience at any other play," Barnes said. "It is different than being in an audience for television and film...there we get to be passive on lookers. In the theater, the job of the audience is different. You have to list en actively. I would encour- universities nationwide. Barnes said a director should help the audience enjoy a production. "One of my goals as director," he said, "is to simply tell the story clear ly so that it is easy to fol low, in spite of the differ ence of language." Shakespeare was a mas ter of the English lang uage, but the vocabulary of his time was very dif ferent than that of the present, Barnes said. Shakespeare used many puns, metaphors and col loquialisms that only the actors and perhaps a few perceptive audience mem bers can appreciate fully. Continued on Page 17 i J P n 3 2 Q d d GnnrjD island en1 After the Races Take in a Movie STARTING MARCH 2 . "Educating Rita" Rated PG with Michael Caine-Julie Walters STARTING MARCH 9 "Splash" 1 Rated PG with Tom Hanks Daryl Hannah Ron Howard Production Dates are subject to change IOLAPJD GH, 7 ti;nlJj TELEPHONE 384-2435 J "A SERWVG ; " Craig AndresenDaily Nebraskan fl Poll a TSono1r!liflf in Kfiirh AIn Ahrnit Nnthinn Ths nlav hrins tonight at the Howell Theatre. It is directed by Paul Barnes, a visiting Q n AGED STEAKS 3 Blocks West of the Racetrack director from Oregon. cx3D ennrjo 'island ghand ioland ghafj z Q V I. n u a AFTER THE RACES, DINE WITH US! Serving Lunch & Dinner Reservations Accepted and Honored 384-1080 3123 W. Stolley Park Rd. Grand Island Ne. Banquet Facilities Available OPEN MON. THRU THURS. 430 PM to 11O0 PM FRL & SAT. 430 PM to MDNIGHT SUN. 430 PM to 1100 PM Party Rooms Available CHICKEN o SEAFOOD o RIBS yy!) UJ?ii . gfmMm i sE TREflT Y0U RIGHT 1 LoVs vk:A.; Wti& 'sr ct .-s1 naifJY QUEEN!" il i - il ' "- -"tjT" Tif' X1 TT O . LI 1204 S. Locust GLASS ENCLOSED; HEATED GRANDSTAND FEB. 23, 24, 25; MAR. 1, 2, 3; 8, 9, 10; 14, 15, 16, 17 WEEKDAY FOST Ti'.'E 2 P.M. - SAT. 1:30 P.M. MAllCII 20 thru APQIL 20; WEEKDAY POST TC.'E 3 P.M. - SAT. 1:30 P.M. 9 RACES WEEKDAYS: 10 RACES FRL a SAT. NO RACING SUN. OH f,:0:i. Dial-A-Scratch ononn'j' POnO ABC Wspfinr Dial-A-Hesults i UU t:70JO-.iJUU(J 1 . 5 Exsctas Daily (S3) CT ri -if Am n o. Coro. f Copyright. 1983.. Am. D.Q. Corp., HPis.. Qrand s!arH, Na. ,