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'Signin' in the Rain'adapted for stage BY KEN MORTON Books and movies that end up being adapted for the big screen are a rather common occurrence. Starting this weekend, the Lincoln Community Playhouse, reverses that adaptation trend with a stage version of the clas sic film “Singing in the Rain.” “Singing in the Rain” cen ters around the two silent film stars of the 1920s - Don Lockwood and Lisa Lamont - struggling to make the transi tion to “talkies.” As it turns out, Lamont, played by Laura Nettland, isn’t much more than a pretty face, and her singing and talking voices are atrocious. Nettland said she had fun playing the tonally challenge starlet “I’ve got one solo in the show,” Nettland said, “and I get to be all nasally and sound real ly bad.” Instead of replacing Lamont with a more capable singer, the makers of the movie decide to still use her looks but use a replacement voice. Kathy Selden, played by Karen Freimund Wills, lends her voice to Lamont and ends up stealing the heart of Don Lockwood. Wills said she was flattered to portray a character like Selden, whom Wills said reflects many of her own qualities. “I see a lot of Kathy Selden in me,” Wills said. “I’m just starting to get into voice-over work myself, so the role is perfect” The stage version of “Singing in the Rain” keeps many of die qualities and mem orable moments of the stage version, including the famous rain scene. Phil Brawner, who plays Don Lockwood, said the danc ing portion of the rain number was a big challenge. Brawner has the dubious task of trying to match the enor mous talent of Gene Kelly, who played the role of Lockwood in die movie. As for any worries about slipping on a wet stage, Brawner said he had complete faith in set designer Robin McKercher. “The rain on stage is quite a technical feat,” he said, “and I’m sure Robin has taken every pre caution to make it safe.” Dancers rehearse for the play "Singing in the Rain" at the Lincoln Community Playhouse on Wednesday.The play opens Friday at the playhouse. — tursday at 7:30 pm in at 8:00 PIAMOR 6600 W ‘O’ St. 475-4030 | : Entertainment by: •REACH OUT (an HIV& STD Prevention Program using theatre) •Piano and Vocals by Kathy of Alias Jane •The Dream Girls Informational booths include: •Sexuality Education exchange •Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department •Tabitha Hospice •Urban Indian Health Center •Nebraska AIDS Project - Lincoln •PFLAG (Parents Friends & Family of Lesbians and Gays) •Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center FREE and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to help with HIV/AIDS Awareness and Outreach Activities. Sponsored by: University Health Center's Sexuality Education exchange and the Lincoln-Lancaster County/Southeast NE Regional HIV/AIDS Task Force www.unl.edu/health/PERSUNL.html Tickets: (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 Box Office: 11:00am - 5:30pm M-F www.liedcenter.org A collaboration of Opera Omaha, the Omaha Symphony and the lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln This performance is produced with special permission and funding from the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc. University of Nebraska-Lincoln An equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for diversity. Lied Center programming is supported by Friends of Lied and grants from National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; Heartland Arts Fund, jointly supported by Arts Midwest and Mid-America Aris Alliance: and Nebraska Arts Council. AU events in the Lied Center are made possible entirely or in part by the Lied Performance fund, which has been established in memory of Ernst F. Lied and his parents. Ernst M. and Ida K. Lied. Dancers set to clog CLOCSfrom pages modem and traditional categories. Lorenzen said she hoped the “Clog Your Socks Off” event can capitalize on the empha sis on youth and contin ue to grow. "Clogging is a lot of hard work," she said. “But it's the most fun thing I have ever done." I_=£w | NateWagner/DN Clog dancing teacher Came Calkins goes through a dog ging routine with her9to 11-year old team mem bers at the Capital City Coggers building at4600WSt Coggers use dou ble plated tap shoes and dance to fast paced music using both their arms and legs. Lied Center programmings ancfgramsfrom the National Endowment for the Am a federal agency; Heartland Arts Fund, jointly supported by Arts Midvest and Mid-America Am Alliance; and Nebraska Am Council. All events in the Lied Center are made possible by the Lied teformance Fund vwtich has been established in memory of Ernst F. Lied and his parents Ernst M. and Ida K. Ued. n University of Nebraska-Lncoln An equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for diversity. Shaolin Warriors The Shaolin monks refined martial arts training in feudal China as a precautionary defense nearly 1,500 years ago. The modern Shaolin monks still undergo intense training through Buddhist meditation, achieving extraordinary human physical ability and proficiency in the use of over 20 weapons. In ironic accordance with the Buddhist tradition of non-violence, the monks practice their remarkable art in silence, achieving an effective "stillness in movement." Tuesday, October 17,2000 7:30pm Lied Center for Performing Arts Lincoln, Nebraska Tickets: (402) 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 Box Office: 11:00am - 5:30pm M-F www.liedcenter.org Make it i; a point 4 to follow I the fever. It's everything Huskers! The essential source for Nebraska Football is now clicks away. 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