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Kesey’s intentions shine
in UO Theatre production
The version of ‘One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
shifts focus away from
the more widely-known film
By Ryan Nyburg
Senior Pulse Reporter
A new production of "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest" does not
strike me as an easy undertaking. Ken
Kesey's novel of the same name is
adaptation launched the careers of
many of its stars and the 1975 film
adaptation by Milos Forman is such a
part of the cultural consciousness that
it is difficult to see anyone else play
ing these roles. The fact that the Uni
versity Theatre production has its own
original vision of the work, however,
is such an accomplishment that I find
myself feeling more favorably in
clined to it than I might be otherwise.
The play is helmed by veteran di
rector Rob Urbinati, and the cast is
composed of many reliable players
from around the University, includ
ing some fresh off of the recent re
vival of "This Ship of Fools." A tal
ented group of actors under the
direction of a professional is all fine
and dandy, but it means nothing if
they can't do anything interesting
with the work. Fortunately, they
THEATER
REVIEW
widely con
sidered an
American
classic, the
original
Broadway
seem perfectly capable of originality.
The story of a rebellious new in
mate at a nameless mental institu
tion is well known to anyone who
took a high school literature class, so
the real interest lies in the themes
covered by the adaptation. One mis
conception about the original novel
is that it was an anti-authoritarian
text of the counterculture, when in
fact it was written before 1960s
counterculture really got going. Ke
sey's book aimed at a more spiritual
release than a political one, so when
most people think of the anti-au
thoritarian elements in the story they
are actually thinking of the film
adaptation rather than the book.
This is not to say that elements of
social rebellion don't exist in Kesey's
book, but rather that this is not all it
is about, something Urbinati seems
to keep in mind. He refocuses the
play so it is told from the perspective
of Chief Bromden (played excellent
ly by University junior Sergio Mar
tinez), making it more about he and
his fellow inmates' growth as human
beings rather than rebellion against
an institution.
But while Chief is the story's de
facto narrator, it is the character of
new inmate Randle Patrick McMur
phy that everyone remembers, and
without a strong lead in that role the
play would probably falter. Junior
Alexander Dupre tackles the role
with gusto. Occasionally he lays it on
a little thick, but before long it be
comes apparent that he's going for
effect rather than subtlety.
As McMurphy's adversary, junior
Emily Peterson as Nurse Ratched is
cold and quietly scolding in the way
I thought only a veteran elementary
school teacher could be. She mixes
complete repression and a conde
scending attitude — not to mention
a bit of Mae West voice intonation
— so well that her performance is a
joy to watch.
Some other performances also
shine through, including J. Nick Dick
ert, who hits all the right notes as the
large, red-faced inmate Cheswick, and
Marco Davis, who really seems to be
enjoying the freedom to overact so
much as the inmate Harding.
In fact, most of the inmate roles are
overdone for effect, but the reality of
mental illness has never been the
point of the story. The mental institu
tion is just a stand-in for any institu
tion, and the inmates are a represen
tation of the people trapped within it.
In Kesey's hands, this became a won
derful parable for modern society.
And even if they are unable to pull it
off successfully, the cast and crew here
are certainly trying to maintain a
grasp on Kesey's original intent.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
will be playing at the Robinson Theatre
on Nov. 13,14,15,21 and 22 at 8 p.m.
and on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5
for students and $ 12 for the general
public and can be purchased at the UO
Ticket Office in the EMU and at the
Robinson Theatre box office.
Contact the senior pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com.
Future Mi
Oregon
Jeffrey Stolet, director
A concert of experimental electroacoustic music, featuring guest
artist and composer Eric Chasaiow and music by UO Knight
Professor Jeffrey Stolet — including a collaborative work based
on eye-tracking research by UO faculty member Anthony Hornof.
PLUS: other new works from the FMO studios.
Saturday, Nov. 15 8:00 p.m.
Room 198, UO School of Music
TICKETS: $.5 Ceneral Admission, $3 Students & Senior Citizens:
available at the door. Hoorn 198 is wheelchair accessible
Very Little Theatre
will exhibit variety
of costumes in show
The community theater
will continue the season
with three more plays and
a costume extravaganza
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
The Very Little Theatre, a cozy venue
housing one level of220 intimate seats,
is celebrating very big success for its
75 th anniversary.
The theater, located at 2350 Hilyard
St, completed its three-week showing of
the community-oriented play "Our
Town" on Oct. 25 and is planning to
show three more plays and one musical
this season. Very Little Theatre members
selected the historical "Lion In Winter,"
the musical "Cabaret," the comical
"Barefoot In the Park" and the theater's
first showing of "Cat on a I lot Tin Roof."
Nearly 1,600 drama fans hold season
tickets for the anniversary season.
Opening Friday is "Dressed for the
Part," a fashion extravaganza that will
feature Very Little Theatre members,
past actors and their friends and fami
lies exhibiting costumes from the the
ater's large costume closet, including
garments that date back to the 1920s.
The show, which will run Nov. 14 to
Nov. 16 and Nov. 21 to Nov. 23, will
also include historical commentary
about the costumes and the shows
where they appeared.
"The show will be nostalgic for the
people who see clothing from their
time period," Very Little Theatre Presi
dent Karen Scheeland said. "It will be
intriguing for the others, who might
think to themselves, They wore that?'"
Scheeland said performers will show
costumes chronologically through the
decades and incorporate music and
dance, such as a Charleston dance, to
match the 1920s costumes. A bridal
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