'Meet McGraw'
By EVERETT CUTTER
Emerald Entertainment Editor
‘'I tiling theatre hero at the
University of Oregon has a very
big future," says young, bespec
tacled William McGraw, t h i a
year's new addition to the speech
department's play-directing trio,
''That's one reason I like it here
- the University Theatre has the
potential to become one of the
best educational theatres in the
nation."
McGraw has an Impressive
background in the field of edu
cational theatre. He acted both
while earning his BA in speech
at Wooster, Ohio, and his mas
ter's degree in speech, with
theatre emphasis, at Ohio State
University.
Through these years, and later
while working for his Ph.D. at
the University of Minnesota. Mc
Graw turned more and more from
his acting Interests to directing.
This new InteresL inibsequently
led him to professional work in
radio and television; he directed
and did some writing for K8TP
in Minneapolis.
Home to teach
But, having directed theatre
since his undergraduate days. Me
draw's major interest will lay
in the stage. He relumed to the
College of Wooster, where he
taught two years, and then to the
University of Minnesota for three
more.
He comes to Oregon this year
from a one-year teaching post at
Grove City College in Pennsyl
vania. where he was the director
of theatre and chairman of the
speech department.
"The people are friendlier here
in the West," says McGraw, flash,
ing a boyish grin. "You can notice
the difference right away. That's
good."
Beside* directing plays ("View
from the Bridge" In In rehearsal;
'The Matchmaker" is scheduled
.or spring term), McGraw teaches
two courses In acting, one In
itage direction, and a drama ap
preciation sequence.
"I like the people of the Uni
versity of Oregon," he says, "and
the school certainly seems to be
healthy, because It’s growing,
seemingly In the right directions. ’
Likes teaching
Although having worked In *
radio and TV, McGraw has no
particular aspirations for profes
sional theutre: "I like the com
, lunation of teaching and educa
tional theatre.
McGraw and his wife, who
■ teaches In the Kugene public
| school system, spent a profitable
summer in Europe, "seeing all
we could In a short time." Some
I of Director McGraw’s other In- i
1 tercets when he has time—In
lude fishing, photography and
numerous sports.
Concerning his forthcoming
production, “A View From the
Bridge," which held Its first cast
meeting this week, McGraw says,
The play will be exciting. Any
; thing Arthur Miller writes is
! top-drawer now. He doesn't write
enough, but when he docs It’s
well worth watching."
Mtory message simple
"It's r.ot a tragedy of a class
of people or New York City or
anything,” explains McGraw, "but j
'sscntially it is the tragedy of a
man. The story is fairly simple in
its message "
January 29 has been set for the
production's opening date at the
L’T, and McGraw is looking for
ward to his first experience work
ing with Oregon students.
"T'rr perfectly happy here," he
'wiles. And Oregon and the UT
are happy to lie growing "in the
right directions" with his help.
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