Arts & Entertainment
(Actors say play appeals to audiences \
I By Gretchen Boehr
Senior Reporter
Sign language and the spoken
word together create an exciting per
formance for any audience, accord
ing to two deaf actors with the Na
tional Theatre of the Deaf.
Willy Conley and Mark Branson,
along with eight other actors of the
NTD, began performances of “The
Odyssey” Monday in Kimball Re
cital Hall. They will perform again
tonight and Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The University of Nebraska-Lin
coln is the second stop on a 50-city
tour for the NTD which is comprised
of eight deaf and two hearing actors.
Conley said NTD’s performances
appeal to both deaf and hearing audi
ences.
“We usd two languages at the
same time — sign language and spo
ken word,” he said. “And that satis
fies both audiences at the same
time.”
Through mime, sign language,
actions and spoken word, the actors
^ relate the story of Odysseus’ adven
tures wun monsters, goas anu uaiuiai
disasters.
"We’re primarily like any other
professional theater company in that
we’re here to perform and entertain
people,’’ said Conley, who plays
Odysseus.
“We use sign language as an art
form and the end result spreads an
awareness about the deaf,’ he said.
The NTD shows deaf artists as
professional individuals, Conley
said.
Conley said he enjoyed being able
to translate the written word into sign
language.
"I enjoy being that physical
equivalent of a piece of work.’’
Branson said in some of his char
acter’s scenes no voice is used at all,
just sign language.
“I just love the stage,’’ he said. "I
enjoy performing and I like the rcla
tionship with people in the audi
Branson joined the NTD a year |
ago. This is his first tour and he said 1
he liked the idea of touching each
state and not just flying over iL
Conley joined the NTD three
years ago and has played Meyer in
“The Dybbuk” and Plumpick in
“King of Hearts.”
He also was in Silent Network’s
“Festival III” television series for
children and performed with Fair
mount Theatre of the Deaf and Sun
shine Too touring company. He was a
guest artist in the lead of ‘ ‘ Scapino!
at Robert F. Panara Theatre in Roch
ester, N.Y.
Branson grew up in Oklahoma. He
received his B. A. in Deaf Education
from the University of Science and
Arts of Oklahoma and was a teacher
for 11 years.
He performed in “You’re a Good
Man Charlie Brown,” “Pippin,”
“Jesus Christ Superstar” and
‘ ‘Tally’s Folly’ ’ at Callier Theatre ol
the Deaf in Dallas. He also performed
with the Boston Theatre of the Deaf.
Hanna compares stress-relieving pets
By Jim Hanna
Staff Humorist
It’s never loo early to start crabbing
about what a hectic, pressure-filled semes
ter you’re having.
Midterms are barely under way and fi
nals are still two months away but now is the
time to start complaining about bumouL
One would hate to wait until mid-No
vember to start crying about how hard life
is. By that time, you would be way behind
all of your crybaby friends.
So start today.
You might start by sobbing, ‘‘My profes
sors expect too much of me,” or maybe
“Awww, I have so many papers to write.”
But this column really isn’t about how to
complain effectively. It’s about coping with
the things you want to complain about.
Super-smart psychologists and veteri
narians always have said that pets are a great
way to relieve stress. I’m sure there’s some
study somewhere that proves that people
with pets have fewer stress-related health
problems.
Unlike human roommates, pets are great
listeners and they never talk back or tell you
that it’s your turn to do the dishes.
So my advice to all University of Ne
braska-Lincoln students is to get a pet to
help you deal with all of the complaining
you’ll be doing in the weeks to come.
But what pet is right for you? There are
so many to choose from.
Well, I would hate for any of you to stress
out over what kind of pet is best, so I have
done all of the thinking for you. I have
systematically evaluated several domestic
animal options and now present my re
search to you.
Each pet is rated on a point scale with the
highest point total going to the best all
around pet. You may, however, find that a
lower-scoring pet better fits your needs.
Anyway, here’s the score card.
DOGS:
•Are traditionally a person’s best friend
(+9)
•Will drink from your toilet and crap in
your tub (-8)
•Will love you no matter how stupid you
are (+4)
•Will eat anything (+6)
•May eat your shoes (-3)
•Are always happy to see you (+7)
•Will openly lick their privates (-11)
•May hump your leg (-9)
•May scare away burglars (+6)
TOTAL SCORE:+1
CATS:
•Are warm, soft and cuddly (+7)
•Arc aloof, stuck-up and standoffish (-7)
•Can be litter trained (+15)
•Don’t eat much (+3)
•Will sleep on your head(-4)
•Will kill and eat crunchy bugs before your
very eyes (-4)
•Often freak out and chase imaginary de
mons (-3)
•Puke up disgusting, gooey hairballs (-5)
TOTAL SCORE: +2
GOLDFISH:
•Arc cheap (+4)
•Arc boring (-10)
•Like Roger Ebert, don’t know when to
stop eating. May cat themselves to death (
3)
•Don’t make a mess (+2)
•They live in their own sewage (-3)
•Are totally unresponsive, uncaring and
lifeless (-8)
TOTAL SCORE: (-18)
HAMSTER/GERBIL:
•Are cheap (+4)
•Countless accessories aren’t cheap (-5)
•THEY’RE RODENTS! (-10)
•Can’t lake them to the vet (-3)
•Are so dumb they think running in circles
on a hamster wheel is fun (-4)
•Can be cooked into tasty stew if you get
tired of it (+5)
TOTAL SCORE: (-13)
SEA MONKEYS:
•Come to life from dehydrated powder and
that’s really cool (+3)
•Do neat-o tricks (+3)
•Eat very little (+2)
•Easy to care for (+3)
•Are really just brine shrimp (-30)
TOTAL SCORE: (-19)
FERRET:
•Are cute and unique (+8)
•Sunk (-26)
TOTAL SCORE: (-18)
Please compare the above options to this
checklist of a human roommate.
HUMAN ROOMMATE:
•Will help pay the bills (+13)
•Will talk to you (+9)
•Will “do it” loudly with their boyfriend/
girlfriend in the next room (-10)
•May do some of the housework (+5)
•Ma: kill you in your sleep (-15)
•Will eat all of your food (-20)
•Will “forget” that rent was due at the
beginning of the month (-10)
•Will force you to listen to its problems (-7)
•May not be litter trained (-4)
•Won’t do any tricks (-6)
•Cannot be named (-5)
•You won’t be known as its “master” (-8)
•Will usually bathe all by itself (+2)
TOTAL SCORE: (-56)
FOR SALE
4 Poster Wood i Cane Walerbed Queen.; Suzuki 550
Motorcycle 423-3058
Camera: Minolta XQ7, 36mm, SLR, with 50 mm 1.7 lens,
Kaon room lens 28-105. liter, bag and cleaning kit. Alter
7 p.m. 475-7858, Pal._
Cannondale ST 500.8400, Bianchi Sport SX. $450 o.b.o.
Mint condition, must sel 476-6491 or 421-3352
Clift's lor Pocket Lightersl 140 N. 12th.
Clift* for Pinning Cigarsl. 140 N. 12th
CRUISESHIP JOBS
$300 $800 Weekly
Call Linda 9-4 Weekdays
1-812 456 0884 e*t C40lO.
Lincoln Police Department Notice of Sale on unclaimed
bicycles and property Oct. 14,10:00 am at Lincoln Land
Towing, 410 W P Street No cnecki accepted
Moving. Muslsell. Technics SX-PX7Digital Piano MIDI
plus more. $l800/obo Chns, 475-8051.
New Royal portfcle electric typewriter, used twice. $80 ;
New Drop-Leas wood typewriter table on casters $50/
obo. 994-5785, leave message.
VEHICLES FOR SALE===
1974 Peugeot 504 Diesel 38 MPG, A-C, Micheiine, great
stereo, no rust, original owner. 650,000. Cal York 362
2621. car on campus every day.
1972 Chevy Nova-Runs gretf, body in fair condition.
Need* very ktta work. 475-7988, Joe.
T|gKETEXgg^NGE^
Need 1 to 3 ticket* to Nebraska-Color ado Football Game
m Boulder . November 4 Leave a message at 477-0674.
Need 2 tickets tor Iowa State game. Prefer together.
784-4636. attar 600p.m.__
Wanted: 1 or2ticket*. NE-CO. November 4th. Call Dave
212-628 9046 Collect or FAX 212-980-8787. Cant bear
to sit with Butt* again.
SERVICES =
BULLOCK DRYWALL 8
CUSTOM INTERIORS
Students for your wall repair* and ceiling fix up, call 466
0172. 3441 N. 63rd
TYPEWRITERS
WORD PROCESSORS
RENTAL
SALES
SERVICE
RENT-TO-OWN
BLOOMS
323 North 13th Street
474-4136
TYPING & RESUMES
_entertainrnent_
Community playhouse to present ‘The Immigrant’
“The Immigrant” opens 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Lincoln Commu
nity Playhouse.
Subtitled “A Hamilton County
Album,” “The Immigrant” is the
story of the lives of playwright
Mark Harelik’s grandparents Has
kell and Leah and how they deal
with life as immigrants.
The show runs Thursday
through Sunday, Oct. 19 through
22, and Oct. 26 through 29. Per
- formances on Oct. 15 and 29 begin
at 2:30 p.m.
Ticket prices for “The Immi
grant” are $9.50 for adults and
$4.75 for those 18 and under for
Thursday and Sunday perform
ances and $11.60 adults, $5.80 for
youth on Fridays and Saturdays.
Applications still being accepted for competition
Students who wish to partici
pate in the J. Edmunds and Thelma
Miller Young Artist Competition
still have time to enter. The com
petition, sponsored by Nebraska
ETV and the UNL School of Mu
sic, is geared toward young musi
cians from Nebraska, Iowa, Mis
souri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyo
ming and South Dakota.
To qualify, entrants must:
• Be 17 to 25 years old by
March 6,1990
• Turn in audition tapes by
Nov. 1,1989
•Pay the $25 entry fee
For more information, contact
the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
Association.