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Jonathan siegle ‘Tango’ succeeds at two steps ■'Tango,” by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek, now in production by the University Theater, is three things: a social/political drama, a black comedy of convention, and a serious character piece It succeeds at the first two Although written in three acts, "Tan go” divides neatly in two Acts I and II take the traditional comedy of manners and turn it on its ear We meet Eleanor and Stomil, grandmother Eugenia and uncle Eugene, the oafish Eddie, and winsome Ala They're all pretty batty Home is a sloppy, comfortable old house They live a bohemian existence, dressing as they like, loving whenever and whomever they like, going to and fro in gentle, silly anarchy Enter Arthur, Stomil and Eleanor's son He wears a grey flannel suit with a carnation in the button hole He's study ing to be a doctor. He yearns for an orderly world A world of conventions A world of rules He plans a revolution, a mad plan to revert to the ways of old before this decadent society took over To do this he plans a traditional wedding, with veil and music, and old fashioned vows It’s all quite fun, if not a bit confusing, and thoroughly harmless Intermission The audience stretches, chats, has a drink of water Act III begins, pretty much as Act II ended Sucked in, the audience goes along with the comedy, while Mrozek takes careful aim and punches out their lights End of comedy Mrozek presents poor, deluded Arthur as Average Man, seeking order in chaos Yet Arthur, like Average Man, is unable to see shades; life is either all black and chaotic, or all white and orderly His family goes along with him And in the end the order Arthur sought is revealed. It is fascism This was not Arthur’s goal He wanted the old order, but that's not possible anymore. 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FLIP - Flop OF HIS OLP Birk&nsjocks lsdiyss he CRAZY!' y by shawn bird we ll we'5 Be Tree -thaw running vjhh Alberto SALAZAR. WMeWyoURONi WITH HIM yoUVE GOT TO LEA BN NOT TO SLIP ON . SPILT MILK. This is Mrozek's message We must guard our freedom. We must be vigilant We must be careful, lest the seekers of order chain us to their rules It’s a timely message Where Mrozek fails as a playwright is in not giving his central character, Arthur, much life. As social commentary "Tan go’’ is brilliant As good drama, it has serious flaws Yet the production directed by Peter Davis manages to overcome these problems and present these people not just as symbols of political ideologies but as interesting, even sympathetic char acters Davis lets the inherent battyness out without pointing a big finger at it. It is gratefully understated, gracefully subtle/ He resists the temptation to overdo it The strength of this production is the cast. They need work to tighten up the ensemble acting, but this wlltcome soon. Nevertheless, they work well together. Mark Schwahn is a major talent, but he struggles a bit as Arthur Schwahn's timing is perfect. At one point he takes a lovely pratfall without missing a beat Yet he seems tesse, almost nervous in the role of serious, deluded Arthur He doesn’t seem comfortable on stage At times he talks too fast He's holding back, perhaps in deference to the en semble. This isn't necessary Arthur is the cen tral figure. It's natural to build him up, get him out front more. If Davis is restraining him on purpose, it's an obvious strain It’s also a waste of an actor The supporting actors are generally strong, with some excellent perfo? mances among them. Stephen Springston, brings the enor mous free thinking artist Stomil to life with joy and warmth His size and gravelly voice dominate when he's on, but don't overpower either Dennis Murphy, as Eugene, and Gret chen Woodring, as Eugenia, both estab lish their eccentric, dotty old characters without falling into caricature They are effective and consistent ' Martin Steiner is excellent as the oafish Eddie His rise to importance isn't obvious. However, it is not necessary to emphasize his mustache. Not only does the audience get the message, but it limits the focus of the drama. Enid Clarke does her usual credible best as Ala, Arthur's almost wife Clarke is a good actor, and carries herself well on stage. However, all her roles seem alike. She needs some variety This is a jarring play, a thought provoking play. Don't see it for fun See it to be reminded how in the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king Due to a malfunction in the memory • system of the Emerald's typing appara Editor S nOt© tus the etals section will not be appear ing Monday We regret any inconven ience this memory failure may cause Clark, death penalty repressive, a tool of racial discrimination PORTLAND. (AP) - Former U S At torney General Ramsey Clark calls capi tal punishment an instrument of totalitarianism used to put down freedom "What you see in all of this is a contest between freedom and authoritarianism, fear and hatred and love and faith," he told a conference on the death penalty in Portland on Saturday. 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