Oregon daily emerald., February 13, 1984, Page 8, Image 8

University players win awards
This year, the regional competition for the
Sixteenth Annual American College Theatre
Festival could have been called the University
Theatre Festival.
"We took all of the acting awards," said
Grant McKernie, director of the University
Theatre. "Our students were determined to
succeed. They did their best to get hired as
professionals, and that's what happened."
Cynthia Blaise, a graduate student last seen
as Dr. Van Ftelsing in the University Theatre's
production of "Dracula," received the
prestigious Irene Ryan award with a scene
from "As You Like It" with her partner Kim
Anderson and a monologue from "P.S. Your
Cat Is Dead."
Blaise selected a monologue which was writ
ten for a man, paralleling her role in "Dracula."
"The judges told her how well she played the
role as a woman, and she just smiled," McKer
nie said.
Blaise and Anderson will be flown to the Ken
nedy Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, D.C., as regional contestants in
the ACTF National Finals on April 15.
Dennis Smith placed runner-up for the Irene
Ryan Award, and Mikel MacDonald took the
award for best partner.
"The judges thought the world of our work,"
McKernie said. "Our program works very hard
to train students to be prepared to audition
and to hustle when they have opportunities to
meet directors.
However, individuals weren't the only stars.
On the last night of the festival, the cast and
crew of"The Last Dragon" belted out "the best
performance they had ever given."
"The energy and enthusiasm overwhelmed
the audience," McKernie said. "Several songs
were interrupted with applause, and they
received a rousing standing ovation at the
end."
However, regardless of the outcome of
festival, thfs wasn't the Dragon's last stand.
Smith is re-writing the script, incorporating the
judges' criticisms and compliments into the
revision. And later this year, "Last Dragon" will
be competing for the College Musical Theatre
Award sponsored by the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers.
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The toughest job
you’ll ever love
We admit it. It takes a dif
ferent kind of person to be a Peace
Corps volunteer.
We won’t mislead you with
glowing pictures of exotic lands. The
hours as a volunteer are long. The
pay is modest. And the frustrations
sometimes seem overwhelming. But
the satisfaction and rewards are im
mense. You’li be immersed in a new
culture, become fluent in a new
language, and learn far more about
the third world — and yourself —
than you ever expected.
You’ll also discover that prog
ress brought about by Peace Corps
volunteers is visible and measurable:
Such as health clinics established in
the Philippines; Fresh-water fish
ponds constructed in Kenya; roads
and schools and irrigation systems
built in Upper Volta; tens of thou
sands of people given essential skills
in farming, nutrition, the skilled
' * S* A.
trades, business, forestry, and other
specialties throughout the develop
ing world.
Being a volunteer isn’t for
everyone, and it isn’t easy, but to the
people of the developing nations
who have never before had basic
health care or enough to eat, the
Peace Corps brings a message of
hope and change.
We invite you to look into the
volunteer opportunities beginning in
the next 3-12 months in Africa,
Asia, Latin America, and the Pa
cific. Our representatives will be
pleased to provide you with details.
PEACE
CORPS
GROUP MEETING:
Mon., Feb. 13
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
E.M.U., Forum Room.
AH students invited.
FILM SEMINAR:
Tucs., Feb. 14
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
E M U. Forum Room.
All students invited.
INFORMATION BOOTH:
Mon./Tues., Feb. 13-14
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
EMU.
INTERVIEWS:
Wed.-Thurs., Feb. 15-16, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Career Planning & Placement, 244 Hendricks Hall
I Sign up in advance and bring your
completed application to the interview
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Lane County investigator
takes aim at Sheriff's seat
u ave :>ciiyers, special in
vestigator for the Lane County
District Attorney's Office, an
nounced Friday that he will
challenge Sheriff Dave Burks in
the May primary election.
Frustration over Burks' law en
forcement methods prompted
Salyers to run, he said.
"Dave Burks has lost sight of
the fact that to effectively run
the office, he must be here,"
said Salyers, who worked in the
county sheriff's division from
1963 to 1975.
"Too much time and money
has been squandered on con
ventions and out-of-county con
ferences which take Dave Burks
away from his day-to-day duties.
I pledge to be a Lane County
sheriff, not an absentee one,"
Salyers said.
He also alluded to recent
budget conflicts between Burks
and Lane County Commis
sioners, saying his job with the
district attorney since 1978 has
taught him the importance of
inter-agency cooperation.
"It is possible to administer
and lead an effective sheriff's
department without resorting to
divisiveness and bitterness. I
Looking For A
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Applications are
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February 17th. For
applications and
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Office of Academic
Advising & Student
Services, 164 Oregon
Hall
relationships with the Lane
County Commissioners and
other key law enforcement
agencies in the county," Salyers
said.
He challenged what he called
Burks' insistance to keep the jail
fully staffed while leaving the
county's roads unpatrolled.
"The primary responsibility of
the sheriff is the protection and
safety of the citizens through
strong and effective patrol and
detective divisions. I pledge to
the citizens of Lane County to
reestablish these necessary
priorities when I am elected
Lane County sheriff," he said.
Art museum
has new shows
A variety of painting, prints
and etching by artists Jon Jay
Cruson.and Vicki Scuri will be
featured Feb. 19-March 25 in
two separate shows at the
University Museum of Art.
Eugene artist Cruson will
display his landscape collection
in the main floor gallery. Cruson
is a former University art pro
fessor and receive his master of
fine arts degree from the
University in 1976. His work has
been shown throughout the
United States and abroad.
Cruson, a painter and print
maker, specializes in redwood
cases and wall screens that
open to reveal landscapes done
in layered oil and acrylic paints.
His lithographic prints are
drawn and etched in Bavarian
limestone.
New techniques in mixed
media will be the focus of water
colors exhibited by Scuri, a resi
dent of Walla Walla, Wash.
Although professionally trained
in etching, Scuri's current work
combines painting, drawing,
stencils and collage with
fragments of etching.
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Monday. February 13, 1984