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The season kicks off with "Tango." Written by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek, it's an absurdist, black comedy that highlights the classic struggle between freedom and control, a timely theme as mar tial law continues in Poland According to Bob Barton, theater department perfor mance program director, the play also describes the life of "right-wing children coming from left-wing families," which Barton contends is a current American trend "Tango" will be staged Oct. 15, 16 and Oct 20-23 The second stage show of the year is "Oh, What A Lovely War!,” a musical satire about the futility of war, written by Joan Littlewood and Charles Chilton It’s billed as a play "demonstrating that war is sel dom noble and often needless." Not to mention much fun It will be staged on Oct 27-30, and then again on Nov 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, and Dec 1 -4 in the Arena Theater, located with the other two theaters in Villard Hall. "Fifth of July," a play by Lan ford Wilson, is scheduled for Nov 19 and 20, and Dec 1-4 The play is a tragic-comedy which examines the healing and hurting powers of time by telling the story of the reunion of several people who lived through the Vietnam War The leading role was played on Broadway by Superman's Christopher Reeve "Dance 83" makes its annual toe-tapping presence this year in cooperation with the Univer sity dance department. "We al ways sell out on the dance shows,’’ Barton says. This year's potpourri of ballet, folk, jazz and modern dance is scheduled for Jan 27-30 and again Feb 2-5 For Eugene O'Neill audiences, the fifth play of the year is O'Neill's "Ah Wilder ness!,” a highly idealized ac count by O’Neill of his traumatic childhood. The play is one of the few comedies that O'Neill com posed, and is well known as a chronicle of his childhood as he wished it to be, not as it was. It's an affirming, heartwarming story, the exact opposite of the real story in "Long Day's Jour ney into Night." O'Neill's play runs April 8, 9 and April 13-16. The last production of the year will be directed by Barton, who has given Eugene audiences some fine perfor mances in the past. This year Barton directs Shakeskpeare's "The Merchant of Venice," a classic tale of love and revenge Barton plans a spectacular of pageantry, comedy and tragedy It will play on May 20, 21 and 25-28 At the moment, the remainder of the theater's offerings are still being considered Final confir mation will come later in the year as students and faculty coordinate their efforts and ^ont*nue<* ,r°m ^*a9e ideas While other University departments are facing budget problems, Barton and his department are anticipating a profitable year This is in spite of the disappointing summer Car nival '82. which failed at the box office because a "hot film sum mer" stole away a large portion of what was expected to be a healthy audience "We broke even last sum mer " Barton says, "and we are accustomed to making a profit. But we don't think it's a trend We've built up our audience over the last several years, and have in the past played to full houses during the regular sea son. I predict we ll do well." Barton has reason to make such predictions Last year's gross income for the major playbill was $48,000: combined revenue for all productions reached $70,000 This year’s offerings will most likely match or exceed that figure Barton's optimistic predic tions are echoed by Shelby Fer guson, new managing business director for the theater “We have some fine plays to give the public this year," Ferguson says. "For students, it will only cost $3 25 for a ticket, but we think season subscriptions are the way to go. For only $16 75, we can give the student tickets for the entire season " Interest ed students should contact the Robinson Theater box office. Barton also adds that any students interested in becoming involved in the theater this year should contact him at 686-4190 Rehearsals are already under way for some of the produc tions, but opportunitites are "infinite for anyone wishing to work as a stagehand, or in act ing depending on experience and ability between the facilities. "EPAC is a governmental agency," Pin cus says Another difference, accord ing to Pincus, is that the Hult Center has a number of paid staffers working for it Most of the work done here is by r volunteers,' he says The basement beer garden ot the WOW Hall serves Dos Equis, Beck's and Henry Weinhards in bottles and Heidleberg on tap A glass of wine is 75 cents The beer garden is somberly lit with candles on spool tables to *• The What of Who? THE TAO OF POOH Benjamin I loft What does an English bear have in common with an ancient Chinese way of living? And what does it have to do with you and me? In this delightful book, the world-famous Pooh Bear, Master of Humor and Dispenser of Sensible Wisdom, explains to us the principles of successful living. 44 original line drawings by Ernest H. Shepard. From the publishers of Winnic-thc-Pooh. $HM5 at the UO Bookstore. Upstairs in the Book Dept. SJS2E‘.:V 1 DUTTON 1 MM 4*»i A man runs up to the bar ask ing for incense The bartender hands him a stick He walks off contented The WOW Hall has had some memorable concerts — Captain Beefheart, Herb Ellis, Mimi Fa rina, Tom Paxton, The Robert Cray Band, and Queen Ida Bon Temps and the Zydeco Band Pincus says the highest gross ing show they've had was Los Xplorers' farewell Eugene per formance He proudly displays the band's mascot a rubber chicken hanging from a noose, in his office Mithrandir starts their first set The dancers take to the hard wood dance floor It's almost a ritualistic scene, which Pincus says is like "early San Francisco concerts " Chil dren wrapped in blankets jiggle alongside their mothers who twirl all over the dance floor A long-haired man is suddenly ta ken with happy feet" when Mithrandir plays a Calypso song He wheels and reels like a dervish Women dance with women, men dance with men No one stands on ceremony COPY TIME Self 3 c MONDAY - SATURDAY 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ln»Kl* Sugar Pme Ri<1ge Sports Phone 343-7131 Wednesday, October 6,1982
