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Season opener explores loss By Gerry Beta Senior Reporter T With a little help from three terns of sand, the UNL fall theater season opens tonight with Michael Brady’s “To Gillian, On Her 37th Birthday,” directed by UNL assis tant professor Paul Steger. Hauling all of that sand up to the Studio The atre (Mi die third floor of the Temple Build ing was an “in teresting feat,” Steger said. “We loaded up the back of | a truck with sand and brought it up in wheelbarrows,” he said, “much to the chagrin of the custodial staff.” This romantic-drama looks at a - group of people who have gath ered together for a summer week end at a beach cottage and will find paths out of a terrible memory they all share. Steger said he read the play when it first came out in 1984 and thought about it for a number of years, but never received the chance to do it. “However, I thought it would fit in well here at UNL with the training we do here,” he said, “and it's a good showcase for the actors. “This is a play that many people should be able to find a connection with,” Steger said. “I think it’s kind of about loss,” he said. “It’s about something ev eryone has gone through—a stage of life where you are depending on others to help you accept a loss.” Despite the briefamountof time in which this play has been intnH duped (only 23 rehearsals total), Steger said the cast and crew had done well. “The actors have done an in credible amount of work in a short period of time,” he said. Steger jokingly added that any concerns with the budget just needed to be looked at in the right frame of mind. “They aren’t budget limitations, “This is a play that many people should be able to find a connection with. ” PAUL STEQER UNL assistant professor they’re budget opportunities,” he said with a smile. This isn’t a play that will change the world, Steger said, but it is a “life-affirming play” with a mes sage. “Through friends and those who love us,” he said, “we can get through any difficult time in our lives.” The play will be performed in the Studio Theatre in the Temple Building at 12th and R streets and will run tonight through Saturday and Oct. 3 through Oct. 7. Tickets are $6 for students with ID, $7 for faculty, staff and senior citizens and $9 for others. W^k W^k 11 - ^Mil Strawberry Continued from Page 12 walls and posters. Diego’s work is banned. “Strawberry and Chocolate” is brought alive by Perugorria’s amaz ing portrayal of Diego, His lustful looks at David, his intentionally clumsy seduction attempts and even his preference for strawberry ice cream over “more masculine” choco late ice cream makes his role espe cially humorous. Although the language and sub titles may present a barrier to catch ing all the flavor of the film, “Straw berry and Chocolate” is enjoyable. It plays at the Mary Riepma Ross Theater tonight through Sunday and Oct, 5 through Oct. 7. > Research gave him a future Support Research A American Heart M A'Micialion Plug Into the ! World with FREE Internet Classes Now that you have your computer account on Herbie, UNLCLASS1 or UNLGRAD1 you can discover how to tap into the resources available to you on the internet. These classes are free and no reservations are required. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Call 472-9050 if you have any questions. Intro to E-Mail Friday, September 29 10:00 - 11:30 a.m, Bancroft Hall, 239 Friday, September 29 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Bancroft Hall, 239 Electronic News Thursday, September 28 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Bancroft Hall, 239 HDBBDBBDDDB^= pgunuromii SS& r OUR LADY « PEACE 29 CHIPPENDALES LIVE OCTOBER 24 I ' "ITH 1 1 =aM 1? f»\V71 LINCOLN, N E " PHISH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21