UNIVERSITY
Play examines boy’s coming of age in war
By Lia Salciccia
Oagor Patty Emata/a
"This is a play about mo whon
1 was 14. hock during tho war.
when we had this house at a
place called Rose Hill, on the
Canadian shore of l.aka Hrie. near
Buffalo. New York, where I was
born ... ”
And so begins tho University
Theatre production of "What I
Did l^ast Summer.” a look back
into the past of Charlie Higgins
(Terry Cilden) during the year of
his coming of age.
"This is also a play about me,"
says Grace (janet Gupton). Char
lie's mother, "trying to run a
house, trying to keep things
going, trying to give two children
a good healthy summer, away
from the city, away from the polio
scare, even during the war...
while my husband is away
when any minute some Kamikaze
pilot could dive down and blow
him to smithereens! "
“I can tell you one thing this
play is not about. It’s not about
me.," says Elsie (Rachel Johnson),
Charlie's 19 year-old sister,
whose inner turmoil is barely
masked by a mixture of snotty
arguments and wise affirmations.
The quiet family summer is
turned upside down when Char
lie gets a “job" from Anna Trum
bull (Siouxsie Suarez), who is
known in town as the Pig
Woman. The subject of town gos
sip, Anna breaks the 1940s mold
by living alone in a house bought
for her by the married doctor who
was her lover, teaching art
lessons and living independent
ly
After Charlie is taken under
Anna’s wing, he becomes torn
between a loyalty to his mother's
world, characterized by chatter
of how his father is at war. and
the Pig Woman’s world, where
he is encouraged to skinny-dip
in the lake, play in the mud, and
to create “art projects.”
Charlie becomes so involved
You gave uanny a
second chance.
When he was seven years
old, Danny had adult-sued
problems He and his parents
were alcohol and drug abusers
As Danny grew older, his
problems grew greater He'd
do anything to get high- sniff
glue. Freon, even gasoline
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never really had a chance •*
Danny's getting help from a
drug treatment center. They're
getting help from United Way
All because United Way got
help from you
You helped provide a place
where a 1/ -year-old boy could
learn to depend on
himsetf . not on drugs
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with the world at Anna'* place
by the lake that he drifts nwav
from his friends. 17-year-old Ted
(Jeff Foley) and 14-year-old Bon
ny (Mnrni Afrvl). Ted and Bon
ny am curious about what Char
lie spends so much time doing
with the Pig Woman, who they
suspect does not wear under
wear.
"What I did Past Summer."
directed by Shelley Domna, will
kick off the new University The
atre season with opening night
Wednesday at 8 p.m. The play
runs Oct. 20-23 and Oct 28-30
All performances begin at 8 p.m
in the Arena Theatre in Villard
Hall.
Prices for the play are as fol
lows: $5 for the general public.
$4 for senior citizens. University
Faculty/staff and non-llniversi
IV students, and $3 for Univer
sity students.
Tickets are available at the l Uni
versity Theatre Box Office in
Robinson Theatre. Tickets can he
reserved by calling 348-4191.
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