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‘Stop Kiss’ combines controversy with creativity ‘Stop Kiss’ REVIEW Pocket Playhouse By Mason West Oregon Daily Emerald As my mother always says, every work of art is somehow built around the theme of love. “Stop Kiss,” a play by Diana Son, is no exception. Well, maybe a little. This play, di rected by senior theater arts major Minnie Goode for the Pocket Play house, is a story about two women who fall in love. But the fact that they are women is not important. While watching the scenes between the two of them, it is just as easy to picture the dialogue happening be tween two people of the opposite sex. Where the homosexuality becomes important is in what results from the first kiss between Sara and Callie. The women are beaten by an unidentified assailant who re sponds angrily to their kissing, and Sara ends up in a coma in the hospi tal. The play unfolds in a series of scenes that take place before and af ter this event, ultimately leading to the kiss as the last scene. Audience members never see the beating happen, which leaves them with conflicting emotions of happi ness that the girls have found each o tlier and anxiety because they know what will happen. Instead, Kirsten Schmieding, who plays Mrs. Wins lev and the nurse, said the audience feels the repercussions of the event in scenes dealing with the aftermath. “You hear about hate crime, but what you don’t hear about is all the other victims and how their lives are affected by this type of vio lence,” said Schmieding. “In this play, you get to see the ripples from the rock.’’This statement holds a truth to the play in another way. Goode double-cast the two leads. Sara and Callie, in order to do a the ater exercise called “splashing.” What Goode has done is rehearse two pairs of main characters separately with the staple members of the cast. When the show begins on Friday, the couples who have rehearsed together will be broken up and re-paired with actresses who know the lines, but not the interpersonal dynamics.“It’s go ing to be like seeing a different show,” cast member Kat Reese said. “It’s so exciting, my atoms are zinging.” Even though the staple characters have been rehearsing with both casts of main characters, their char acters interact differently with the different leads. The whole cast ex pressed excitement and nervous ness about the uncertain nature of their performances. This unorthodox way of produc ing a show will make for very inter esting theater. However, if you don’t want to take the risk, you can see the Cast lineup Friday: Nicole Barrett will play Sara, and Kat Reese will play Callie. Saturday: 2 p.m. — Darlene Espinoza Dadras is Sara, and Reese is Callie. 5 p.m. — Dadras is Sara, and Sarah Linder is Callie. Sunday: Barrett is Sara, and Linder is Callie. pairs that have already rehearsed to gether during the 2 p.m. perform ances Saturday and Sunday. Any way you see it, the show will be good. It deals with a very serious issue but is not dominated by it. In the end, it is still a great production of two people falling in love. Moretti’s: good bread, good atmosphere, needs work REVIEW Moretti’s Italian Restaurant 730 E. Broadway By Monica Hande Oregon Daily Emerald Moretti’s is no secret. Although, one might be inclined to think so, ” Considering its lack of attention. The family-style Italian restaurant, on the corner of Hilyard Street and Broadway, appears to have had a little trouble attracting business since it opened in early September. However, things seem to have been picking up a little lately, and the restaurant’s ef forts to keep customers are obvious. During my most recent visit, the hostess, in a blatant attempt to make me feel welcomed, was indisputably friendly—perhaps a little too friend ly even. Ironically, an overdone effort is a sure bet to make customers feel a little on the uncomfortable side. Despite the initial uneasiness, things picked up a bit. My waitress, of course, was quite amiable, and there was never a moment in which my Coke glass was empty. She was also very apologetic for the “hours,” as she put it, that it took for her to serve my meal. Actually, those hours were only about 10 minutes or so — not bad at all for a pizza. Judging by the taste of it, pizza seems to be the specialty of the house. The thin, New York-style crust is a masterpiece. The cheese is gooey and tasty but surprisingly not too greasy, and the toppings are delicious, and there are so many to choose from. The price is a little steep, howev er, which is definitively a drawback. There are four pizza sizes: small, medium, large and giant. A one-top ping small pizza will run you S8.75, and a giant is $16.10. And, of course, expect to pay more for gour met toppings and specialty pizzas. But if sharing a pizza doesn’t work out, go for the calzone. For only $6.25, you can get a gigantic three-filling calzone. And what makes it so huge are the plentiful in gredients. Be sure you really like what you order in your calzone be cause you’re going to get a lot of it. Plus, there’s always the option of choosing a main aish. However, those that I’ve tasted, including the chicken parmesan and the lasaena, are a bit bland. Maybe it’s a lacb of spices in the sauce; maybe it’s the meat itself. Regardless, these dishes are not on the top of my list of rec ommendations. Of course, no matter what you or der, you will be subjected to some of the best bread served at a family-style restaurant: tomato olive. The incredi ble part is that Moretti’s bypasses the butter and offers oil and vinegar in stead. Even if the bread is the only reason you visit this establishment, you’ll probably find that it’s worth it. Although, dining is not the only reason to go to Moretti's. At 10 p.m., the restaurant transforms into a 21 and-older night club. An unusual mix, you ask? Yes it is. Sure, it’s a nice idea to cater to the college crowd at night, but decora tive plates on the walls and a lovely fountain near the dance floor is like ly not going to attract those interest ed in the night life. And as I’ve no ticed during my few visits there at night, Moretti’s doesn’t really pull in a large crowd. The dance floor’s relatively small, which really does n’t even matter when nobody’s dancing, and the three pool tables are in a tight space, making some shots rather difficult. But there are some definite advan tages. The tables used for the restau rant provide a wonderful place to sit and talk in an area where the music isn’t blaring into your ears. The drinks are also pretty good, and because the place isn’t crowded, the service at the bar is immediate. And there’s still food. Pizzas are available all night long, and so are most of the appetizers, including Italian-style nachos, an unusual but tasty item. Moretti’s has some improvements to make, but overall, it’s a pretty good place to frequent. Its location near campus is ideal. There’s no reason more people shouldn’t go there, if for no other reason than to check it out and decide for themselves. f 10% OFF ALL REGULAR PRICED CLOTHING! EVERY DAY ■■■ Purchase any North FaceGore-Tex jacket from Berg's and receive a Fleece Vest or backpack Free! ($70 Value) 13th & Lawrence 'Eugene • 683-1300 • www.bergsskishop.com UNIVERSITY VIST TSTSIrl ^ TIILATKO to Conquer % Robinson Theatre Wov.3,4, 9,10, 11> ft \18-Spfn \ov. 12- 2 pm Sunday is a Benefit fpi Habitat for Humanit) ! 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