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Daily Nebraskan
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Arts
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By Bill Allen
Senior Editor
The Nebraska Directors' Theatre has
moved into the basement of St. Mark's
On The Campus, 1309 R St.
The theater was forced to move from
its previous location, 1110 Q St.,
because of the construction of the Lied
Center for the Performing Arts. Con
struction has forced several businesses
to move from the one square block
area.
The NDT, a self supporting organiza
tion managed by members of UNL
Theater's Graduate Directing Program,
gives actors, directors and others
involved in theater a chance to work on
their craft, said FFed Rubeck, an MFA
directing student and NDT's produc
tion coordinator.
Rubeck said although the organiza
tion was forced to move from its pre
vious location, the St. Mark's location
may be a better one.
He said rent and a seating capacity
of about 75 to 80 people is similar to
that of the Q Street location. St. Mark's
is a newer building, and the theater
now has two bathrooms .
Performance space is similar to
space at the previous location, allow
ing for a variety of staging choices.
Although composed mainly of UNL
students, Rubeck said several partici
pants in last year's offerings were not
involved with UNL theater.
Rubeck said the NDT likes to offer
alternative forms of entertainment,
including new works. Their final pro
gram last year included several one-act
plays written by local playwrights,
including UNL students David Boles
and Scott Harrah.
Rubeck said the NDT has performed
eight new plays in the two years he has
been Involved with it.
Rubeck said there is a very good
possibility the.NDT will be housed in
the St. Mark's basement the entire
semester, and the situation may be
come permanent.
He said the on campus location is
attractive for the six-year-old NDT.
This year's schedule of plays and
performers won't be available for a few
weeks, Rubeck said.
Goldberg's acting makes good movie great
By Geoff Goodwin
Staff Reporter
Steven Spielberg's new film, "The
Color Purple," established his versatil
ity as a filmmaker. This is a film for and
about adults. Kids are seen but not
heard. There are none of the action
sequences or special effects that are
Spielberg's specialty.
Instead we have a film that chroni
cles one woman's struggle to maintain
her dignity and humanity.
Whoopi Goldberg makes her screen
debut as Celie, a young black woman
from rural Georgia. Her performance
makes the entire film sparkle. Gold
berg turns a good movie into a great
one.
The film spans over 40 years of
Celie's life.
Celie has two children by her step
father when she is a young teenager.
Her stepfather then arranges for her to
become the wife of Mr., played by
Danny Glover, who mistreats her as
badly as her stepfather did.
Movie Review
Through it all her only source of
comfort is her younger sister, Nettie.
Eventually she loses track of Nettie
when Mr. forces Nettie to leave his
house.
Ultimately, with the help of Shug
Avery, a blues singer who is Mr.'s true
love, Celie becomes a strong and inde
pendent woman able to overcome all
that is thrown against her.
At one point Mr. berates her, telling
her, "You ain't nothin.' You're black,
you're poor, you're ugly, and you're a
woman." Of course, Celie can do nothing
about any of those, but she can endure,
and that, more than anything else, is
her greatest victory.
Despite the fact that almost every
speaking role in the film is performed
by black actors, this film is not really
about black people. It is, rather, about
people who are black. Celie's expe
rience is something that anyone who
has been mistreated or downtrodden
can relate to. We share her triumph as
well as her pain.
When Celie finally leaves Mr. to start
a new life it is a scene that causes one
to applaud and marvel at the strength
of her spirit.
The beauty of the film is that Spiel
berg lets the story unfold by itself.
"The Color Purple" may not be the
best film you see this year, but it will do
until something better comes along. It
is currently showing at the Cinema
Two, 13th and P streets.
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Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg star in "The Color Purple."
ZZ y op, Kiss to play Ommaha Civic Auditorium
The first few weeks of the new year
will provide music fans with a variety of
rock concerts at the Omaha Civic
Auditorium.
ZZ Top is scheduled for Feb. 2 at 8
p.m. at the arena. Their current album,
"Afterburner," has yielded the music
chart hits, "Sleeping Bag," "Stages"
and "Stop Rockin'."
The 15-year-old ZZ Top group has
scored in the past with such blues
based boogie tunes as "Tush," "La
Grange" and "Cheap Sunglasses." In
the mid-'70s, their concerts broke
attendance records set by The Beatles.
General admission tickets will be $15.25
and are on sale now.
Kiss also will return to the arena.
The group, which dominated the charts
during the mid-70s with rockers like
"Rock 'n' Roll All Night" and the ballad
"Beth" are bringing their fire and
brimstone stage act to the auditorium
Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
Special guest will be W.A.S.P., whose
latest LP "The Last Command" has
spawned the MTV hit "Blind in Texas."
Tickets are on sale now for this general
admission show at $13.75 advance and
$14.75 the day of the show.
"The concert That Never Happened"
is set for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the
Music Hall. This concert features per
formances by The Back Doors playing
music by The Doors, The Revival featur
ing music by Creedence Clearwater
Revival, and The Fire, which recreates
the rock 'n' roll of Jimi Hendrix. The
concert will feature The Doors' original
"liquid light" show. Tickets are gen
eral admission and on sale now at $9.25
advance and $10.25 the day of the show.
Concert tickets are available at the
auditorium box office, all Brandeis
locations (Omaha and Lincoln), TIX
and Pickles Records in Omaha and
Lincoln. The tickets also can be charged
by phone at (402) 342-7107 or can be
ordered by mail (money orders only) to
P.O. Box 719, Omaha, NE 68101.
NOTICE TO STUDENT
All students are eligible to apply for a refund of their Fund "A" portion of student fees during a
period beginning January 13, 1986 and ending February 14, 1986. Students claiming a refund will
lose benefits provided by Fund "A" users during the spring semester of 1985-86.
Application forms are available at the Student Activities Financial Service Office, 222 Nebraska
Union; ASUN Office, 115 Nebraska Union; or the East CAP Office, Nebraska East Union and should
be returned by the applicant in person to 222 Nebraska Union or 300 Nebraska East Union. Students
must bring their student I.D. cards at the time of application. Students who are unable to personally
return their application to the Student Activities Financial Services Offices should contact Kim
Underdahl, Room 222 Nebraska Union (ph. 472-2181) before February 7, 1986 to make arrange
ments. .,.
Students who have completed a refund application and returned it on or before February 14,
1986 will be mailed a check for the amount of the refund claimed. Refund checks will be mailed
between the dates of February 17 through February 28, 1986.
Fund "A" refund amounts are as follows:
AS.UJN $1.85
Daily Nebraskan ,,.,,,,,...,.,.,,,.$ .94
State Student Association .,..,....$ .50
University Program Council $2.89
Total Refund $6.18 :
f t Students claiming a refund will lose certain benefits provided by the above-listed Fund "A" users.
I For details on which benefits may be lost, please refer to the cover sheet on the refund application.
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