Down-to-earth ‘Diviners’ offers inspiration, enrichment
By Ming Rodnquf
Siimr things that happen m
mil 11ves .in irtev liable It's
mil v lifter we mi ept change
.ind le.im from it tfi.it we espe
rienie renew,il iwl repivena
non nnrl < an then move on to a
Saitler life
/'he i)i\ uiers is a ilram.i tii.il
phi\ s on tills note of hope
Written In Indiana playwright
}iin Leonard |r . it is a sensitive,
tom Inns: stmy flowing Slow
the often painful miles of life
(.m also Interim lung
I I.. p; ,| ii;t ul w s around the
small southern Indiana farming
i oniiioinilv of /.ion set in the
1 ‘I m . A > in,: !k e, • i"\ .ist.ii
. il when i s mother ifu ■ while
trs mg to •. r, ■ him.in an drown
mg
hitler m out o! work, wan
during preacher who imiles to
know tie bo\ .md ends up. Ill
advertently. teai lung him to in
< ept her death and to resolve
Ills p.lin As events progress,
the i omniunih gets drawn into
the relationship between the
hoy and the preiu her
Hus is a story about real
people vv 11 Si real c uni erns.
said direr tor Dav ul Mason a
l’nlvor*Hv graduate 'siudrmt in
theater arts ’ i! i-* set in .1 peri
od whim people were down-lo
*• .jr 1 h .uni III'1 vs simple,
straightforward and arranged
around (dud family and I he
land
‘But We dlMOVer that every
one m Zion IS seeking .or lit
viivihg; something that is miss
ing Imm (heir ■■ own .lives I he
<1 iv millions i It ii head
vs iiii the arm a I of Ihe tall- n
preat her and ll is the unwanted
exjMw ta’ions and guild mien
lions that tile townsfolk have
for him that propel the phis I n
vs aril
Forward to a tragu i iiiii hi
' init a- Mason insist-., a
i out lusiuii that is also hopeful
within ds tragedy. Iks ause it -
not. in finding or gelling ..what
vs - 11 looki tig 'for that vs .add
. V I 1 he ii (lei i' ll 1 r III our
lives lillt the knowledge d
vsli.it tv e II •> > i nvg ami the pro
less o! (list overing oi divining
it that is the real reward
We get a sense a! tie end of
this plav that the i hatai ter-,
have learned something impoi
tan! and are looking ahead to
doing better the nest tune
found -aid Mason, who Was
attrai.ted to the plav ■ sense of
naturalism and teahsm
from left to right Jennifer Boyd. David Snyder, Jeremy Southard and Jason Griffin rehearse an
emotional point in the play Diviners, which opens the University Theater s second season tonight at 6
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The latter IS o! spei i.il sigmfi
i unci lo Alsop Shu mil only
knew Iriin.ini Bernstein per
Minatly. but has the unprece
drilled home ., 1 In-inn twi( »*
,iuarded tt\f l.i'unurii Bernstein
( i■:;.i . 1:- 1 i ii.nvshtp lu tin'
I ,s i Mu i l i-slh.il in
1'mm aii.i
p had ili-i idrd to tin tin’
Bernstein 1-i‘i.tiVii; even before
tin* Ammi .m t ornposer died in
Oiiiii.!-! *i*it) 1 was hoping!
hf’d ; iimr out -it>ti listen." ■'in1
.ini ' tii- kni t! .itiiiui it and
!\ .1*. e\l lied
\ 1 s 11 j j t hosn uni: lesser
si., v.1. tii t:i1 'i-.i! work to high
h^ht - in ti ui tin- tour t urn rrts
in it1.- situs Most of ins in
. ti r i r .i i » uii isn't w i• 1 i
k E li - is 11. si.- s.i id w .lilted to
do Mtine id his more serious
sill!)
i’he l.i.eine Symphony will
pit sent Bernstein's "Serenade
Wednesd.n and Thursday ian
22 and i, ,i! tile Hull < tenter
Bernstein's music is an
\n,t ri an Kind mark and vvii!
i iillliiuii' to he. said (a-orge
Bet k. r - vniphorn principal
trumpet and member of the
University musii faculty His
inusti is vets ext itiiikt and site
AU.jp / really knows it
'Her repertoire selections are
i \i . . lent Keeker said A
symphony shouldn't lie a mu
seum piece it s necessary to
play new work and explore
what's out there
Kei ker is an Alsop Ian and
said her leadership is a breath
id Iresti air '
she's very easy to work
w ilii he said "In terms of a
w ir k . r: e relationship, you
nelit-i t isk fur more She ap
pro.nin ■ everything in a help
ful manner "
Alsop seems i.i have dcvel
oped ,i similar fondness lor the
huge lie Symphony Brc .him'
sin' spends hiill of each yi-ar in
New York c.onduc ting the- Long
island Philharmonic and (am
c urciia and travels frequently,
tiic sin ft from roast to coast
isn't always easy
In New York music is a rut
throat, hut k staid)mg business
and you need c ,:u ism to stir
. .. e. Als .; said Wiien slu
turns to begem-. take's a less
clays to i>e a me i person again.'
she said
Uugime Symphony members
seem to take it m stride They
have: a gle.lt spirit." Alsop said
of tile HSunember orchestra
known said Alsop seems to
ice w ell-liked She knows svliat
she vv ants, init sin- doesn't step
on sour toes icy telling sou htrsv
to do it. tie saici
Hue ausc* it s not a tub time
inti hugene Svmphcmv TtlUsi
i ..iie, .e - vs ■ u k e! se'.vhele sin
said Va- a :■ ,a ! I rs. "i.idine:.,
students :.d i i :de svho work
in electron u_s and computers,
among others make up the
group
keens n, Kee ker seven other
University faculty members
and eight University graduate
and doctoral students play in
the orchestra during its Sep
ti mber May season
Tile next com ert in the Bern
stein senes svlll lie May 7 and
Icalures pianist Dean kramer of
tiic University music faculty
The symphony will perform
Bernsteins Symphony No 2
"The Age of Anxiety
Alsop s "String l-'cver will
perform 1Tb 27 Tic kets .ire
available at the IdVI15 Main
Desk Store, at tile Hull Center
or by calling <*87-500(1
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