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PATHWAY
How are human values reflected in art?
Where do art and science intersect?
Does geography shape art or does art
shape our understanding of the land? How does
the history of art parallel and define philosophy,
architecture or anthropology?
The courses in this Pathway will provide some
answers and may pose some interesting new
questions.
To register, pick up an application at tbe.A&AA
Dean's Office, 105 Lawrence Hall or email
warpinsk@darkwingMoregon.eiiu. Applications
are due November 1, 2001.
‘Keelyand Du’
continued from page 5
At times, the cold logic of Wal
ter almost makes the viewer sym
pathetic to his cause. But Keely’s
responses to Walter are always
grounded in the injustice of her
situation. What makes this play
successful is that Keely’s desired
abortion is not just assumed to be
the right answer for her problems.
By dealing with the human rela
tionships, the play presents the
depth of the issue.
There are moments in the play
where all the actors play their
parts with such skill that a kind
of cathartic moment takes place.
While sometimes the emotions of
the play seem rushed, there are
more than enough moments of
“truth” in the play. This is excit
ing theater and shouldn’t be
missed.
“Keely and Du” plays today at
5 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 5
p.m. in the Pocket Playhouse in
Villard Hall. For more informa
tion, call 554-5701.
Mason West is the senior Pulse reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be reached
at masonwest@dailyemerald.com.
‘Perestroika’
continued from page 5
ed. He said some people call this
three-hour play “an American epic”
because it addresses politics, reli
gion, sexuality, disease, relation
ships and more.
But even though the play’s length
has the potential to be a deterrence,
Schmor said these days the length
of plays is changing.
“Plays are getting longer, and I
think it is because people don’t
mind being inside a story for that
long,” he said.
There have been three cast re
placements to the original group who
performed “Part One” last spring.
They include: Darlene Dadras as An
gel, Elizabeth Helman as Hannah and
Iran Parker as Belize. The fact that’
there are only eight members in the
cast means everyone — crew and ac
tors —are working all the time.
Schmor said this is the second
two-part play he has directed since
he began teaching at the University.
His first was the seven-hour produc
tion of Nicholas Nickleby, which he
co-directed two years ago.
“It’ll be a long time before I do an
other two-part show,” he said.
Helman said he encourages peo
ple to attend the play because they
will be “challenged in a way that
won’t happen watching television.
“I wag a fan of this play long be
fore I was ever cast in it,” he said.
“Kushner has created a wonderful
piece of theater — in spite of many
great tragedies presented in this sto
ry, it is also reaffirming and funny.”
Helman added that playing Han
nah has been a test of her acting abil
ities because her character is “hard,
often stubborn and also very sad.”
Bloch said taking on the role of
Louis means “summoning extreme
emotions — grief, intense anger,
guilt” and identifying with this char
acter, who immerses himself in poli
tics, history and millions of useless
bits of trivia. “I love playing Louis
because I understand what it’s like
to have all these chaotic contradic
tions screaming in your brain, and at
the same time feeling very guilty be
cause you don’t know how to deal
with them, and you don’t know
what you really want,” Bloch said.
Schmor said the extensive, time
consuming rehearsals have de
manded that the cast take advantage
of as much sleep as possible, limit
their partying and steer clear of sick
friends because the parts they play
are irreplaceable.
A new budget for “Part Two” has
allowed some additions to the set and
visual effects, Schmor said. A profes
sional stage-flying company from Las
Vegas rigged a flying mechanism that
will be used for Angel’s character.
Schmor said the time and energy
dedicated to learning how to use the
technical equipment has been diffi
cult but necessary because flying is
traditionally a part of the play.
“The show looks technically sim
ple, but represents the strength and
range of the program’s best re
sources,” Schmor said.
The audience can also expect
more sexual content and “crazier”
elements in “Perestroika” than in
“Millennium Approaches,”
Schmor said, but it also offers more
comedy and music than “Part One.”
Schmor said people may be sur
prised by the play’s gay content.
Bloch said he hopes people will
come away with a better under
standing of what it means to live in a
homosexual community.
“I hope people will realize that be
ing gay isn’t dirtier, sweeter or nicer,
more dangerous or less ‘normal’ than
being straight is,” Bloch said.
Both parts of the play contain ver
bal and visual content that some audi
ence members may find offensive, and
children are not advised to attend.
“The play may be offending some
people,” Schmor said. “It is pretty
critical of America and what we say
and what we follow through with. ”
Lisa Toth is the Pulse and features editor for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached
at lisatoth@dailyemerald.com.
•Maharaja, featuring Langas and Manghanihars of
Rajasthan, with dancer Sayeri Sapera.
•Fanfare Ciocarlia, a Romanian brass band of ten
instrumentalists, spanning three generations.
•Antonio el Pipa Flamenco Ensemble from Spain,
featuring the charismatic singing of Juana la del Pipa,
and the earthy dancing of Concha Vargas.
•Esma Redzepova & Ensemble, featuring the emotional
vocals of Macedonia's recording star and worldwide
amabassador of Romani music.
Monday, November 5 • 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the UO Department of
Anthropology, Oregon Humanities Center,
Office of International Programs, and the
Hult Center for the Performing Arts.
SILVA HALL, Hult Center
$26, $22.50, $18 ($14 youth/student)
available at Hult Center (682-5000)
or UO ticket office in EMU (346-4363)
Special $10 price for UO Students with ID
SPECIAL FREE EVENTS
Thur., Nov. 1 • 7 p.m. 123 Pacific Hall, UO campus:
“Latcho Drom, ” award-winning film about Romani music
Mon., Nov. 5*3 p.m. Beall Hall, School of Music:
Lecture-demo with Macedonian guest artists
Mon., Nov. 5 • 6:30 p.m. Studio One, Hult Center.
Pre-concert lecture by Carol Silverman:
“Romani Music in European Society and History.”
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