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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1994)
Give it a shot > Fat Bertha — This four-man band from Cedar Falls, Iowa, makes a stop at Knickerbockers, 901 O St., for a show on Also ^ appearing will be local band Jumpin’ Ur ^^B ^B B 1b B I B > Billy Bacon H more show the Bar Audience devours ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ By Jo«l Strauch Senior Reporter The Lincoln Community Play house opened up its “Little Shop of Horrors” — its season-opening musical — Wednesday evening. “It’s a fun play,” said Rod McCullough, the executive direc tor of the playhouse. “It’s a good time musical.” Mark Adams, the show’s direc tor and the playhouse’s artistic di rector, said, “This play was se lected to get our season going in a very exciting way.” Michael Trutna, a senior Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln music major, plays the lead part of Seymour Krelbom, an assistant florist who must try to satisfy the carnivorous appetite of an alien plant. Krelbom also is busy trying to win the heart of his co-worker, Audrey (played by Erin Stenehjem), but her sadistic den tist-boyfriend (played by Troy Mar tin) has something else to say about it. This is Trutna’s sixth show with the playhouse, and it’s the first time he has played the lead. “This is the largest role I’ve ever had in a show,” Trutna said. “It was a new experience for me. It was kind of a trial-by-fire sort of thing.” Trutna said playing the lead of the play was a lot of fun, but it also See HORRORS on 10 Show: “Little Shop of Horrors” At: The Lincoln Community Playhouse, 2500 S. 56th St. Times: 8:00 p.m. today and Saturday, Oct. 13 through 15, Oct. 20 through 22; 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Oct. 16; and 2:00 p.m., Oct. 23. Tickets: Thursdays and Sundays: Non-member adults, $16; students $7. Fridays and Saturdays: Non-member adults, $18; students $8. Damon Loa/DN Troy Martin, as damanted dentist Or In Scrtvello, stags about his character’s trade In "Little Shop off Horrors" at the Lincoln Community Playhouse. Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures Johnny Dopp stars as legendary B-movle director Edward D. Wood Jr. In the Tim Burton movie “Ed Wood.” Movie details life, career of B-movie director Wood By Chad Johnson Staff Reporter Ed Wood, the worst auteur in the his tory of film, has been resurrected by the unholy trinity of Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Touchstone Pictures. Fans of bad film everywhere should love it. This biopic details the career of one of Hollywood’s oddest (and perhaps only) cross-dressing. Marine Corps-trained writer-directors, Edward D. Wood Jr. Ed Wood started at the bottom and stayed at the bottom, churning out clas sics of Le Bad Cinema such as “Glen or Glenda,” “The Bride of the Monster” and “Plan 9 from Outer Space.” Burton’s film chronicles Wood’s stagnation despite the recruitment of Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau) as his "star, and his daring selection of subject matter. Johnny Depp delivers a strong per formance in the title role. He delivers his lines with an earnest, nasal charm and seemingly is lost in his own creative pro cess. Lost is the operative word. Depp of fers a depth of sensitivity to a character who has been much-maligned in the past 35 years, a character who just wanted to be understood, even if no one was will ing to pay for the privilege. Depp adds considerable humor to Wood. This is fitting because no one ever took Wood seriously, anyway. Get the envelope ready for Martin Landau, you academy voters. Landau de See ED WOOD on 8 Food, music and fun planned to honor Hispanic traditions By John Fulwldf Staff Reporter Before, during or after the game Satur day, a short walk to the State Fair Park would be rewarded with ethnic food, music and activities, most of them free. The Hispanic Community Center, local businesses and several student organizations are putting on the eighth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival in the Exposition Build ing from 10 a.m. Saturday to I a.m. Sun day. The day’s schedule is packed with danc ers and other performers. Kusi Taki, a Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln student group, will perform traditional Incan music with handmade instruments, including a guitar made out of an armadillo shell. The group plays at 8:30 p.m. Festival committee chairman Elliot Rivas said one of the highlights of the day would be Margarita Arsiaga y Vicente Arsiaga. The 5-year-old girl’s singing, backed by her father’s guitar-playing, will “knock your socks off,” Rivas said. Rivas said people shouldn’t be afraid to go if they didn’t speak Spanish, because 90 percent of the activities would be in English. “The songs and the singing, those will be in Spanish. But music, I think, tran scends all language,” he said. On display at the festival will be what oiganizers hope is the world’s largest piflata. Rivas said the Guinness Book of World Records had been contacted about the piflata, which is 13 feet by 16 feet by 7.5 feet. Authentic ethnic food will be available, but not just the usual Mexican food, Rivas said. A variety of Filipino specialties and South American desserts also will be served. Sorry, no authentic Mexican beer will be on tap. “This is actually going to be an alcohol and drug-free environment.” Rivas said. ‘ This is really a way of inviting and having the public share the diversity... " ■ ELLIOT RIVAS festival chairman “We want to be able to show not only His panics but also the Lincoln community that we can have a good time and have fun with out having to resort to alcohol and drugs.” The festival coincides with National His panic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. This year’s theme is “Year of the Family.” After the day’s festivities, festivalgoers can dance the night away from 10 p.m. to I a.m. to the music of Caribe, which Rivas described as “salsa-merengue-calypso reggae with a Latin beat.” The admission charge to the dance is $7 for students with ID’s, $ 14 for the general public and $ 15 for couples. Children ages 14 and younger are admitted free. A donation of $ I is suggested for entry . to the festival. Proceeds will benefit the Hu man Enrichment Program and Alcohol and Drug Prevention programs. Rivas said the festival’s bottom line was promoting understanding between Lincoln’s different ethnic communities. “This is really a way of inviting and hav ing the public share the diversity and ... cul tures of the Hispanic people,” he said. ”... This is one of the ways that we see that we are able to get closer to the Lincoln people, so that they understand where we’re com ing from, and so that they can see our cus toms and traditions ... so that we can un derstand each other.”