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18 Minutes south of Eugene
in Cottage Grove • 942-8730
2000 Cal Young Rd.
Eugene • 484-1927
004991
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•NEW WORKSHOP*
International Students with income or scholarships:
Willamette Hall 100
Wed., Mar. 3,5:30 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS
TAX WORKSHOP
CHANGES
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION:
EMU Coquille & Metolius Rooms
Tuesday, Mar. 2, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 3,12:00 - 2:00 p.m.|
Bring with you tax forms, any statements of wages or
scholarships, W-2 and 1042S, a calculator and any other
relevant financial documentation.
For more information contact the Office of International Education and Exchange. 346-3206.
Q>-sponsored by the Graduate School, Office of International Education and Exchange.
The Department Of Romance Languages Presents
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005747
Painting Hatred and Ceremonies of Possession
in Protestant Anti-Spanish Pamphleteering
a lecture by
Jose Rabasa
Friday, February 26, 3:00 pm, 338 Gilbert
Professor Rabasa's talk will focus on narratives and artistic representations as
modes of colonizing territories, on how the beautiful constitutes a specific
modality of claiming possession and sovereignty. He will Reflect on the
connection between the ideological struggles that surrounded the wars of
religion in France and the Low Countries, and Theodore de bry's illustrations
to the translation of Las Casas's "Brevissima relarion de la destruccion de
Indias" (1958) Rabasa will show how this translation as well as the watercolors
lead the reader to identify the atrocities committed against Amerindians with
those perpetrated against Protestants.
Jose Rabasa (University of California, Berkeley is a specialist in Latin American
Colonial literature. His publications include: Inventing America: Spanish
Historiography and the Formation of Eurocentrism (University of Oklahoma Press,
1993), and Writing Violence on the Northern Frontier (Forthcoming in Duke
University Press).
Cosponsored by the Latin American Studies Committee
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Jennifer, played by Darlene Espinoza Dadras, glares down at Martin, played by Brian Henderson, during a fight in 'Five Card Charlie.’
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basketball coach who has been
fired because of his blustery tem
per. With dreams of becoming a fa
mous novelist, he decides to seize
the opportunity to write his first
masterpiece, a novel called “Five
Card Charlie.”
Unfortunately, Martin lacks one
thing: writing talent. His work is
critiqued by his best friend, Jack,
played by freshman Sammy J. Su
per; his fiery girlfriend, Jennifer,
played by freshman Darlene Es
pinoza Dadras; and the successful
novelist Morgan, played by fresh
man Kevin Carroll, and comedy
ensues.
The comedy is underscored by
mood music between scenes, pro
vided by saxophonist Robert
Campbell.
Ultimately, Martin must accept
that his true talents lie on the
court, not at the typewriter.
“The real theme is that we’ve all
had dreams of becoming famous,”
Mele explains. “Everyone toys with
the idea, but eventually we come to
the conclusion that it’s all right to
accept the reality of who we are. ”
Mele wrote the play partially to
dispel the idea that “reality bites.”
“I don’t believe reality bites — I
think it’s amazing,” he says. “It
makes me snarl when I hear peo
ple say that. We’re so lucky to be
here.”
Mele sees a lot of himself in
the play, especially in Martin,
who has a temper to match his
own. He describes Jack as a com
bination of all of his friends,
while the successful Morgan is
the type of person he would like
to become.
“It’s a little of me, a little of my
friends and a little bit of my
dreams,” Mele describes.
Dadras agrees that Mele has put
a lot of himself into the play.
“The best part is that he really is
all of the characters,” she says.
“Even Jennifer — he does a really
awesome Jennifer. I told him he
could have my place ifhe wanted.”
Members of the cast and crew
laugh over the play, both on and
off the set
“I love watching it — I really get
a kick out of it, ” says freshman Jen
nifer Henderson, stage manager for
the play. At one point, before the
cast had sound effects, Henderson
had to act as the telephone right af
ter an especially funny scene.
“I was supposed to be making
phone noises, but I was laughing
at the same time,” she recalls. “I
get a kick out of the show. ”
Dadras, who enjoys playing the
bitchy Jennifer, also finds herself
laughing over the play.
“I feel like I’m on a sitcom,” she
says. “The characters are building
relationships, and we’re building
relationships at the same time.”
Mele admits that after poring
over the script, both in writing and
directing, some of the play’s jokes
have lost a little of their zest for
him. Even so, he still chuckles
every now and then while watch
ing the cast rehearse.
“I’ve seen it 500 times and read
it 500 times. When you’ve done
something to death like that, you
start to get real critical,” Mele says.
Although he tries not to change
the play’s jokes when he gets
burned out on them, he has made
a few alterations against the will of
the cast.
But for the most part, cast mem
bers say, Mele has refrained from
being overly critical — which can
be rare in a director who has also
written the play.
“He’s great — he gets really ex
cited about the work,” Brian Hen
derson says. “He’s always apolo
gizing for being too nit-picky, but
he’s not. We really appreciate it."
“Five Card Charlie” continues
tonight and Saturday. Although
Mele feels nervous about how the
audience will react, he is excited
for the culmination of his years of
work.
“I’m the type of person that if I
walk in and that show goes off and
people laugh and have a good
time, I'll go home and start writing
another play,” Mele says. “If this
is successful, I’ll really know this
is what I’m supposed to be doing. ”
UO School of Music World Music Series presents
Classical Plusic
Of NORTH INDIA
Karlih Scshadri, $Uar
Arup Challerjcc, labia
Kartik Seshadri is one of the foremost disciples
of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, and Arup
Chatterjee is one of the most outstanding tabla
players of the younger generation!
Saturday, Feb. 27 • 8:00 p.m.
BEALL CONCERT HALT,
$10 General Admission, $8 Students & Seniors,
available at the door.
For more information, call Mark Levy at 346-2852