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Already, as we approach the end
of the 1980s, nostalgia for the 1970s
.is upon us.
From the comeback of the flared
bell-bottoms to the comeback of fried
rock musicians, the ’80s have been
filled with, well, the ’70s.
It’s frightening to think that by the
early 1990s, the 80s will be remem
bered fondly.
The past seems to be catching up
quickly. Maybe by 2010, society will
be living in the present.
For whatever reasons, the ’70s
nostalgia craze has begun, and this
week, the Arts and Entertainment
section will be taking a closer look at
the ’70s, the decade manifested in the
80s.
Reporters take a backward glance
into music, movies and society, with
a special look into phenomena like
“Charlie’s Angels” and disco.
So, mellow out, dudes, and enjoy
the regurgitation of the “Me Dec
ade.”
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By no means is the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln’s production of
“Coastal Disturbances” a power
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With this production, director
Suzanne Grachek should fulfill the
directing requirement for her Masters
with some high marks. “Distur
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witty and romantic, and occasionally
disturbing.
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new lifeguard for some of the North
Shore’s upper class. Leo is reported
to be a sort of neo-renaissance man,
from being a stock car driver to deep
sea fisherman to whatever.
Leo’s worldliness is no match for
the slightly neurotic but awfully cute
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Despite a modest stage,
, actors were good players
By Micki Haller
Senior Editor ___
Minimal scenery, costumes and
cast were complemented by the
maximal Shakespeare experience in
ACTF.R’s production of "King
Lear" last weekend at Kimball Hall.
Shakespeare’s words arc the pin
nacle of English achievement. But in
clumsy hands, a Shakespeare play
can be boring and confusing.
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But the five British actors with the
Alliance for Creative Theater, Edu
cation and Research had such mas
tery over the play that they succeeded
brilliantly despite the odds.
Such odds included no scenery,
one person playing more than one
character at the same time and, of
' course, tribulations with a 400-year
old language.
Oddly enough, the actors were so
good, none of this mattered.
All five actors were on the stage at
all times. When they weren’t playing
in a scene, they sat in chairs around a
white circle that showed the bounda
ries of the stage.
Actors often switched roles mid
scene. For instance, Geoffrey Church
played Edgar and Edmond, half
brothers who fight a duel. The scene
was handled very well.
Vivien Heilbron played both a
young male Fool and Regan, King
Lear’s second daughter. While play
ing the Fool, she used a blue stocking
cap and a Scottish accent. This
worked extremely well.
Also, Patti Love, as Cordelia
(Lear’s youngest daughter), Goncril
(Lear’s eldest daughter) and Oswald
(Goncril’s steward), used a shawl
very effectively to signify changes in
role.
Bernard Lloyd, who played King
Lear and husbands to both Goncril
and Regan, and Clifford Rose, as the
Earls of Kent and Gloucester, had a
more difficult lime. The two men did
not use props but, like all the actors,
changes of body language and pos
ture were generally sufficient.
Only a few times in the play was
there any confusion about the roles.
The combination of acting and
Shakespeare’s marvelous work made
it unnecessary to supplement the play
with extraneous props or scenery.
Everything was absolutely vivid.
It was a good idea to brush up on
the play before going, but not abso
lutely necessary. For instance, I have
n’t read King Lear before, but with
only the introduction and the first two
scenes of King Lear, I had very little
trouble understanding the actions and
characters.
The play did require, however, a
great deal of concentration, and the
hour and 45 minute stretch before the
first intermission was a long time.
Still, it was worth it. The five ac
tors did very much with so very little.
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Bernard Lloyd of the Alliance for Creative Theatrical Educa
?l8®arc!1} directs Robyn Marshall, a Lincoln South
east High School junior, during an acting workshop Satur
day afternoon. The workshop was attended by about 35 other
high school students.
Annual art exhibition displays undergraduates talents
By Mark Lage
Senior Reporter
The Department of Art and Art
History’s annual exhibition of under
graduate student works opens tonight
with a public reception from 5 to 7
p.m. in 102 Richards Hall.
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It’s the 5th Annual Competitive
ArtExhibition, and this year’sjuror is
Julie Nelson, director of the Sioux
City Art Center.
Nelson was chosen as juror by
Karen Kune, the Department of Art
Gallery director.
“I selected her not only for her
credentials as a museum director, but
also because she is someone who is
far away from us, and therefore can
be moie objective,” Kune said.
Kune said that Nelson was respon
sible for choosing from the 2S1 en
tries the 108 pieces that will be hung
in the show. Works in painting, sculp
ture, drawing, print making, design,
ceramics and photography will be
represented.
She also decided the winners of
the numerous prizes which will be
announced at the reception. The
prizes to be awarded are six Jean
Faulkner Awards of $100, The Entry
Fee Award which will be announced,
the Hank Grahowski Memorial
Award of $100 and the Hayntarkei
Exhibition Award.
In addition to the possibility of
winning prizes, the entrants can gain
experience and exposure, Kune said.
“For most of the students, this is
the first pro experience they have. It’s
a truc-lo-Iifc, real world experience;
with being accepted and rejected,”
she said.
Many of the works will be for sale
and there is the potential for some
sales to be made, Kune said.
‘‘Lots of people will see the
show,” he said.
Kune said that the gallery has a
usual group of 300 to 400 people who
attend all of the shows, and this will
be augmented by family and friends
of the student entrants, as well as
members of the university commu
nity.
‘411’s good i n that there w i 11 be a lot
of exposure for the artists that way,’ ’
Kune said.
The show itself will remain on
display through April 13.