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for new shows
of this season
For those who have dreamed of seeing
their names in lights, the next two weeks
may provide the opportunity.
Various theater and dance auditions are
being held for upcoming performances and
productions both on campus and off.
The dance department will hold audi
tions today at 2:30 p.m. in Room 304 of
Mabel Lee Hail. These auditions are for the
annual Sprin$€oncert to be held in March
as well aS jthe annual “Last Chance to
Dance” performance to be held during
Dead Week. Those interested should con
tact Charlotte Adams, director of the dance
department, at 472-1713.
The theater department will be audi
Theatrix. Shows on this semester’s Theatrix
schedule include “Minor Demons,” by
Bruce Graham; “Sylvia,” by A.R. Gurney;
and “The Wool Gatherer,” by William
Mastrosimnoe.
People interested in auditioning should
sign up in the commons oflhe Temple
Building for an audition timje for either
today or Thursday from 7 p.nl. to 10 p.m.
They should come prepared to perform a
monologue no more than three minutes in
length. Call backs for these shows will be
Friday and Saturday.
The Lincoln Community Playhouse,
2500 S. 56th St, will host auditions for the
musical, “The Secret Garden,” Sept. 9 and
10. LCP needs men and women between the
ages of 18 and 70 to fill 13 ensemble chorus
and six main roles. Auditiops are by
appointment from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Those auditioning should bring a nonre
tumable photo, be prepared to sing a song
from a musical and wear comfortable cloth
ing for the movement audition. Call backs
are scheduled for Sept. 11.
For those more comfortable on the audi
ence’s side of the foot lights, various
University Nebraska-Lincoln dancers will
be performing with the Omaha Modern
Dance Collective in “Nebraska Dancing.”
This concert will be on Sept. 12 and 13
at 8 p.m. at the Lied Education Center for
the Arts at 241*1 and Cass streets on the
Creighton University campus. The evening
consists of 11 pieces and features choreog
raphy by UNL faculty members Charlotte
Adams and Lisa Mercer.
Tickets are $10 for general admission,
$8 for students and $6 for OMDC members. •
Contact OMDC for reservations at (402)
551-7473. :
Schedule of Upcoming Auditions
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Sept. 3:Dance department, Spring
Concert and “Last Chance to Dance,” 2:30
p.m., Mabel Lee Hall 304.
Sept. 3, 4: Theater department,
“Sylvia,” Temple Building commons area,
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Temple Building com
’ mons area. (
Lincoln Community Playhouse \
Sept. 9-10; “The Secret Garden” 7:30
p.m. to 10:30p.m., 2500S. 56th St.
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By Sean McCarthy
Staff Reporter
Stretched, cloud-covered horizons, bleak
accounts of depopulation and intimate shots of
families highlight Peter Miller's photography
exhibit, “People of the Great Plains,” now on
display at the Great Plains Art Collection, 215
Love Library. f*"’ r
For the collection of 66 black-and-white
photographs, Miller traveled to 10 states,
exposed 400 rolls of film and sorted through
400 pages of notes to compile his book of the
same name. The photographs are part of a trav
eling exhibit that originated at the Museum of
the Great Plains Lawton Okla. The Lincoln
exhibit, sponsored by Friends of the Center for
Great Plains Studies, opened Monday.
Martha Kennedy, curator of the Great
Plains Art Collection, said she was introduced
to Miller’s work by Christine Lesiak, who pro
duced the^documentary, KFate of* the Plain.”
Lesiak met Miller while making the documen
tary for Nebraska Educational Television and
through her special features people, who
appeared in Miller’s photos for “People of the
Great Plains.” Lesiak’s documentary ran last
November on NETV.
While some of the exhibition’s photos are
skyline panoramas, most feature people from
diverse backgrounds. A family on an organic
farm, buffalo soldiers, a wide-eyed Texan from
Cadillac Ranch and cowboys are a few of the
people featured. Fred DuBray, a member of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, also is featured
in “People of the Great Plains.” DuBray
received an award from Newsweek magazine
for his work in restoring bison to tribal lands.
Kennedy said this exhibit put more focus
on individuals of the Plains than previous
exhibits.
The exhibit stretched the capacity of the
center,, Kennedy said. After looking'over the
photos, she opted for a straightforward state
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THIS UNTITLED PORTRAIT of Arthur rancher Margaret Hawkins is one of 66 photographs by Peter
Miller now on display at the Sreat Plains Art Collection, Love Library 215.
Eric Johnson emulates rock
with soul at Ranch Bowl
By Glenn Norton and
MaryAnn Muggy
Music Critics
Who is Eric Johnson and
why should you care?
If you were to ask people on
the street that question, they
would probably give you a
blank stare. However, if you
were to ask a guitar player that
question, there would be a
much different reply,
A young man waiting out
side the gates-pf the Ranch
Bowl on Saturday night gave
such a reply. He was upset that
he could not attend the concert
because he did not meet the age
requirement. When questioned
why,he wanted in, he simply
replied that it was the most
important concert pf his life,
and he was desperate to,get in.
Relatively unknown in the
mainstream, Austin, Texas
native Eric Jphpson is truly a
guitar player’s guitar playdf He
has been called the Great
Emulator becausefie can cover
all the bases, from rock to jazz
to country, often better than
musicians m those fields.
Johnson was in Omaha
touring for his third and latest
release, “Venus Isle.” We were
very fortunate to be able to
attend a very magical evening.
The evening started with an
Omaha’s National B. This
: three-member band played a
strong 45-minute set pf good
r' *
rock and soul. A great effort,
this is a band to look out for in
the future.
Johnson took the stage
about 10 p.m. after fine-tuning
his equipment for about five
minutes. He opened the set with
“Righteous,” a song from his
second release, “Ah Via
Musicom.” He went on to play
Strong blues renditions of
Howlin’ Wolf’s “Sitting on Top
of the World “ arid B.B. King’s
“Rock Me Baby.”
Midway through his two
hour set, Johnson played
“S.R.V.,” his song written in
dedication to the late StevieRay
Vaughn, He also played beauti
ful renditions of “Venus Intro”
and “When the Sun Meets the
Sky,” both from the “Venus
Isle” release. *
Toward the end of the set,
Johnson convinced guitaf play
ers in the audience - including
Glenn - why he was on stage
and why we were in the seats
with a beautiful 10-minute solo,
whiph led into his signature
song, the Grammy-winning
“Cliffs of Dover”
After the first set, he was
called back for two encores,
both to standing ovations. For
the second one, he played a
touching rendition of Jimi
Hendrik’s “The Wind Cries
Mary!” While Johnson left the
stage for the last time in the
evening, we noticed that
through a rocking, two-hour
set, the Great Emulator had not
even broken a sweat.
We met him after the show
and asked him if he would give
any advice to yottng and
unknown players. He said
young players should concen
trate on rhythm, not so much on
leads. Glenn has not played a
lead since. - •
Johnson will tour Japan Vv
from Sept. 5 to Sept. 11 and will
return home for a short, blit
much needed rest. Keyboardist
Steve Barber said the band
would go back into the studio
after the break. He anticipates a
new album by the end of the
year.
This should excite fans who
had to wait six years between
“Ah Via Musicom” and the
newest release, “Venus Isle.”
However, after the exquisite
show on Saturday night, we are
sure fans will be willing to wait
patiently for another six years
to hear the music of the great
Eric Johnson.
MaryAnn Muggy/DN
GUITAR GREAT ERIC JOHNSON
dazzled the audience at the
Ranch Rowl on Saturday night.
The Grammy-winning Johnson
played two pncores and
received two standing ova-r
tions. ; v • . • - :1
