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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1964)
Seminar Called 'Cutthroat Theatre' By EVERETT CUTTER Emerald Contributor ‘ I'd like to be in your play, but . . . well. 1 read this other • script and Betty offered me the lead role. I've already signed the contract ’’ Such is the behind-the-scenes dialogue of students currently involved in Howard Richardson's new seminar, a joint English and Speech Department course some times referred to as cutthroat theatre. The actual title of the course is Problems in Producing the New Play After selecting scripts written by University students, members of the seminar are scrambling to get their shows on the board They are working in a manner closely approximat ing that of the professional thea tie. ... Milk the Cow, Sir! Richardson, experienced in pro fessional theatre on Broadway and elsewhere, as a writer, direc tor and producer, is adviser for the course. He is an associate pro fessor in the English and speech departments. Pressure tactics or methods of guile, he told stu dents. may be used to get the plays Droduced with the casts and crews desired by the play wrights. Air Force ROTC Attends Confab The 16th annual legislative convention of Arnold Air Society, the honorary for the Air Force ROTC, last weekend in Denver. Colo., attracted 18 Air Force ROTC cadets from the Universi ty. Two representatives from the University chapter of Angel Flight attended the 9th annual Angel Flight Conclave held sim ultaneously with the Arnald Air convention. Astronaut Gordon Cooper. Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis Le . May, and entertainer Bob Cum mings were among the aero * space leaders who addressed the conclave and received awards for their contributions to air science. A formal Military ball was the climax of the four day joint meet Participating were members of Angel Flight and Arnold Air Society from campuses all over the nation. Arnold Air Society is named after Air Force General • Hap" Arnold. The University delegation was flown to Denver by the Air Force. Next Time You Shop, DROP IN FOR LUNCH^ The PINK PATIO DRIVE-IN WINDOW SERVICE 30th and Hilyard At McKay's Center A typical example of one of the now plays budding to life is And You Shall Milk the Cow, Sir," a three-act comedy written earlier this year by Betty Evans, graduate student from New Zea land. When Mrs. Evans learned at the end of last term that her play was being considered, she began lining up her company and re writing for the final mimeograph ed script. Many of her cast and crew had voiced tentative com mitments before spring vacation. Her play was selected, and com pany members signed contracts as they registered for the seminar. Rewriting Necessary I.tke the other student play wrights. Mrs. Evans is delighted Hostel Slates Summer Tours Several American Youth Hostel tours have been planned for this summer, including a low-budget trip to the Orient, a trip to Ha waii. a transcontinental tour, and a western national parks tour. Cost of the Japanese hostel tour is $995 Groups will sail from San Francisco June 25. or from Los Angeles June 27. Return sail ing will be from Yokohama Aug. 17. Some time is allowed for in dependent travel. A six-week trip to several Ha waiian islands is offered at $580. This year AYH is offering a seven-week transcontinental trip from the West Coast to the East and return by plane, bicycle and mule. A five-week tour of 11 Na tional parks costs $385. Further information is avail able at the International Educa lion Center, 312 SU. Spring Activities Planned By WRA The Women's Recreaton Asso ication has planned a variety of activities for Spring term Track and Field is among the many recreational opportunities The meet time is from 4 to 5 p m every Thurday. On May 16th. a meet w’ill be held in which ten other schools will participate The Tennis Interest Group will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the Alder St courts. By the process of a round robin tournament, a tennis team of four members will be chosen to represent the University in Portland at a conference. Softball Intermurals will be held from 4 to 5 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Softball Inter est Group meets from 5 to 6 on Mondays. Co ed Gymnastics is held from 7 to 9 p m on Thursdays in the men’s gym. On Saturday, April 25th. a Bi cycle Breakfast will be held Meet at the Gerlinger turn around at 7:30 a.m. for the ride to Armitage Park followed by food and games. CITY VILLA INI COIN-OP DRY CLEANING Save Up To 40% 18-minute cycle Frigidaire Washers Open 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mon. - Sat. Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. 345-9475 240 E. 17th Across from Safeway At the Sign of the Bail that tier play has been chosen for production. It is the first of her works to be staged, and the realization has inspired her to go on, perhaps even to submitting “And You Shall Milk the Cow. Sir," for London publication. “I have more rewriting to do," she said last week ‘‘A play is not a play until it comes to life, and 1 realized upon hearing the voices at tryouts that some changes will have to be made " She has established her office in the University Theatre’s coat check room, where she regularly confers with her producer and director. Sometimes she calls up on another group, the student playwrights, who all face similar problems in getting their first shows produced. Grades Suggested Three full-length plays and several one-act plays arc now in early stages of production Each is supplied with a small begin ning budget and, by charging ad mission, is expected to run in the Students Exhibit in Museum of Art Photographs taken by begin ning students in photo-journalism are on display in the Museum of Art. The objectives of the course, taught by Bernard Freemesscr, assistant professor of journalism, are to teach the student to ob serve the world around him, and to use light to advantage in the picture. Through the use of light and shadow, students have created different moods in their pictures which include portraits, abstracts, and the reactions of people to the environments in which they are placed. Freemesser has recently been elected president of the Oregon Press Photographers /Association, at a meeting in Portland Tuesday night. Also elected were Bill Brian, vice-president, photographer for the city of Portland; and Leonard Bacon, secretary-treasurer, pho tographer for The Oregonian Freemesser, who is University Photographer. has been on the University faculty since 1955. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from San Diego State College and a master of science degree from Oregon. Push-Cart Relays Slated For May 16 Held under the sponsorship of ‘he Delta Chi fraternity, the sec ond annual push-cart relays and parade will be held May 16. All profits from this authorized Mi-Campus activity which ha> the approval of the Student Ac tivities Committee will go to the Pearl Buck School for Retarded 1 Children. Along with the relays, a paradr will be held. Each organization j is invited to enter a small float, a j skit, a marching unit, or any other form of group entry which will not only be amusing and en tertaining to the spectators, but enjoyable to the participants as j well. Trophies will be awarded to winning participants as well as to winners of the relays. blnrk. Grades will be suggested to Richardson for eaeh individual by the producers and directors | Some 75 students, both graduates and undergraduates, are enrolled in the seminar for credit. According to Richardson, stn dents may well encounter such problems of the professional the atro ns passing over good scripts in favor of a "bomb," or complete failure. All the drama of making a success of a new play exists, and the performances of all the students involved are on trial Students learn by doing, Rich ardson maintains, and this com petitive course plays by the rules of the real game. CLASSIFIED ADS RATES: 5c per word first inser tion; 3c thereafter. Minimum charge 50c. A'l classified ads must be in before 3:30 p m on the dav preceding publication Call 342 1411, Ext 181B FOR SALE SANDALS—All styles; hand made, custom fitted. 3459719. '56 BUICK convertible Power brakes and steering Red and white. 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