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ArtsSEntertainment ‘Passion’ portrays dark side of marriage theate By Jo Bradsky Staff Reporter__ “Passion” traces the marriage of a middle-aged couple and the harsh re ality when it is forced to deal with adultery. This dark comedy, written by Pe ter Nichols, was performed beauti fully Sunday afternoon by a 14-mcm ber cast at the Studio Theatre in ihe Temple Building. Lissy DcGra/ia played Kate, a pro miscuous woman who thrives on the thrill of the chase and sex. She loves her sexual freedom, and h(5r control over men allows her to get whomever she wants. James Croxley, played by Chuck Morgan, and Elcanore, played by Joan Korlc-Henrichs, arc friends of Kate. They helped her through the death of Kate’s lover and their dear friend, | Albert. James, a first-time adulterer, whose life-size conscience, played by Steve | Pauna, intensifies each scene by shout ; ing out how he thinks James should I respond. I The best part about “Passion ” b that the characters of James and Elcanore are each played by two ac tors. One actor is the conscience, the other is the public mask. Elcanore defends Kate throughout the play, especially toward Albert’s ex-wife, Agnes, who was dumped by Albert for Kate. Stephanie Beerling played Agnes. Even after Albert’s death, Agnes continues to plot against theevil Kate, and happens to stumble upon a letter to Kate from James when she went through Kate’s mail. Agnes is the bitter bearer of bad news as she shows Eleanor the letter. James reassures Eleanorc it’sovcr, and Eleanorc shares that she slept with Albert before Albert left Agnes for Kate. This is friendship. The final scene shows the mental and verbal manipulation when every thing is resolved and "back to nor mal” when, in fagt, nothing has changed at all. The actors grasped the essence of their characters and their roles flow ed smoothly into each scene. The loud choir music that pre ceded the performance, the use of red in all the drinks, from tea to wine, and the candid dialogue set this play apart from other plays that touch on this subject. Directed by Michael Solomonson, a UNL dqctoral theater student, "Pas* sion” unveils the masks that hide the dark side of marriage. “Passion” is the final performance of the University Theatre Arts and Dance Thcatrix season. Theatrix, a forum for experimental theater, will begin its next season in mid-January. juua MiKOiajcm/uiN The main characters of “Passion” are, from left: Catherine Bozell as Nell, Eleanore's con science; Chuck Morgan as James; Joan Korte-Henrichs as Eleanore;and Steve Pauna as Jim, James’ conscience. Skillful rapper’s debut album should help him pay the bills Artist’s CD worth the wait “The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills” Positive K Island Records Positive K finally got his break and released his debut album “The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills.” With skills that this rapper has, he should be able to pay lots of bills. Starting his career with the First Priority Records fam ily, Positive K appeared on “Basement Flavor,” a compilation album produced in 1988. He had three tracks on the al bum: “Impulse on Thrdc” with Barsha; “Tramp” with Milk D, an answer-type song to Salt ‘ISI Pepa; and the ciassic dis rap with MC Lytc “I’m Not Havin’ It,” which introduced Positive K to the world as a dog. Positive K showed up on the Audio Two album, “I Don’tCarc,” in 1990and did a song with Milk D and MC Lytc called “Start It Up Y’all.” Now after several years as a back-seat rider, Positive K takes the wheel. The “basement flavor” that Posi tive K has been involved with has been funked up on his new album. Funky guitar samples add a new dimension to the Positive K raps. Most of the album is mixed and co-produced by Easy LG and this team works well. They hook up on songs like the longuc-trippin’ “Shakin’” and the horn-laden “Carhoppcrs,” a song about girls who get with guys just for their cars. The boys pull in Jazzy Jay to produce “One 2 the Head,” and come off with the jazz that has come to be expected. I Courtesy of Island Records Rapper Positive K makes his solo debut with “The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills.” Big Daddy Kane co-wrote and produced “Night Shift.” Positive K promotes the mack-daddy pimp lifestyle and works his girls at night. Positive K re-creates his famous dis-rap style in his first release, “I Got a Man.” He does a good job keeping the style fresh after he originally popularized it in 1988. Grand Daddy IU appears in the remake of “Minnie the Moochcr.” With his ragamuffin wails and a smooth bass groove, Positive K is set for a smooth ride. The only slight disappointment from Positive K is in “The Shout Out.” If only the hard-rocking rhymes wouldn’t stop after 60 sec onds to start the naming of his homeboys. Nonetheless, practically every track is strong. “The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills’’ was definitely worth the wait. — Greg Schick ‘Erotica’ another step in Madonna’s fad leeacv K'&i/s-cum “Erotica” Madonna Maverick/Sire Records For about the last decade, Ma donna has been a trendsetter as far as setting the tone for fashion. First it was the “Like a Virgin” fad. Next was the “Material Girl” fad. “Vogue” was the follow-up fad that was just two years ago. Now Madonna has outdone herself with her “Erotica” fad. Whether fans will start to be seen with slickcd-back hair, blackened out teeth, leather clothes and fetishes for sadism and masochism will remain to be seen. One thing that has remained con stant for Madonna, though, is her music. Madonna is the female cquiva lenlof Michael Jackson, in that every thing she touches seems to become gold. “Erotica” is the latest LP in the Madonna library. It comes complete o •/ with a book and pictures accompany ing it. “Erotica,” the first single off the LP, is destined to go to No. 1. It is quite the racy tune with lyrics such as: “Give it up, do as I sayNGive it up and let me have it my wayM’ll give you lovcM’ll hit you like a truckM’ll give you loveM’ll show you how to.. This song is pure Madonna and lets the listener experience the Madonna transition from being vogue to being erotic. “Fever” is the follow-up song to “Erotica,”and surprisingly there is no drop-off. This cut is funky. “Fever” has the house sound to it that will appeal to the listener. “Bye Bye Baby,” also has that house sound but is a bit more seduc tive. Madonna is able to maintain the level at which “Erotica” starts, and there is no drop-off. “Deeper And Deeper,” which is like a tame version of “Vogue,” even seems to work for Madonna. She is See MADONNA on 10 rlethora oj facts, history fills Star Trek Companion tion Companion” Larry Nemecek Pocket Books By Bryan Peterson Staff Reporter__ Now five years old and possessing as strong a following as ever, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” contin ues to hold a magical, mysterious draw upon its viewers. Another season of episodes will begin next fall, and possibly another after that. This January, the spin-off series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” will continue to add to the Star Trek mythos. uo/.ensoi novels oascu upon ooin the original “Star Trek” characters and those in “The Next Generation” continue to fill the best-seller lists. Also popular arc a growing num ber of non-fiction books related to both scries. One of the most recent is “Star Trek: TNG Companion,” a sort of cncyclopcdia for vicw ersand tri via buffs alike. Plot and production summaries are provided for all 125 episodes that have been aired, along with a black and-white photograph from each epi sode. Of greatest interest arc the para graphs of background information that also accompany each synopsis. In those lines the reader finds the most surprising and rewarding bits of infor mation: how a Writers’ Guild strike nixed a script that would have differ ently revived Spock from the original scries, or which props were altered See TREK on 10 • i
