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Schizoid opens improvisational door By Scott Starnes Of The Print Schizoid (not to be identified with Schizoid Plus, the college's student improvisational theatre organization) is a newly formed group of "non professional professional" drama students at the College who are performing at various locations in the community, said Roby Robinson, College theatre technical teacher/aide. Schizoid is an offshoot of Schizoid Plus and is basically following the same improvisational format as its counterpart, Robinson said. The material they are using is different than before by using a prepared format consisting of a series of their own material. "Frequently, we. ask members of the audience to give us ideas for immediate improvisation," Robinson said. "If it works well on stage and the- public enjoyed it, we'll return to rehearsal and elaborate on that idea." ' Spontaneous creation is gutsy," he said. Presently, Schizoid is booked for a staged per formance at Magellan's, a restaurant and lounge in Gladstone, Robinson said that Magellan's is trying to create a "new type of atmosphere" for itself and is trying to "break the conventional entertainment pattern" which many' restaurants and lounges employ. The owner of Magellan's, Jim Myers,is willing to offer diversification ,of entertainment to the public and feels that Schizoid will add a little flavor to this effect, Robinson said. "We are glad to be performing at Magellan's because we want to promote ourselves and our idea " Robinson said. "If it works) our idea will open the door for a lot of things in the commun ity." Schizoid consists 'of seven members who are students at the College or were previous students. They are Renee Yoder, Roger Price, Connie Robinson, Rick Arnold, Doug Ouderkirk, Dave Wilks and Robinson. Schizoid has performed in four previous shows at Magellan's and the "people enjoyed it," Rob inson said. "We deliberately perform on Sunday nights, the worst night formosi bars and lounges, to see how many people would attend over the usual, amount," he said. Robinson said that their performances at Magellan's will consist of contributing ideas from the audience. "If they're gutsy enough to say it, we're gutsy enough to give it a try," he said. "But we will not do it if it is totally absurd to the series. ' "If a member in the audience so happens to stump us with his idea, we'll buy that person a drink," Robinson said. Schizoid's next performance at Magellan's will be on Sunday, March 12. Kirk the Jerk, evil wizard, gives instructions to his execijl Lean the Mean to follow Rena the Reject and Evad the in their search for the box of many things. 9 I ■ ■ "They're going to chop our heads off," squeaked Evad the Weak Wizard to Rena the Re ject. "We've got to find the box of many things." Kirk the Jerk explains his plan to take over the village to Lean the Mean in a recent improvisational theatre practice. Rick Arnold as Kirk, Dave Wilks as Evad, Renee Yoder as Rena, Roby Robinson as Treb- or the Terrible and Roger Price as Dr. A. N. Cracker will be performing throughout the county during the month of April. Photos by Brian Snook Area high schools perform in band compétitif The College's music depart ment is hosting a Stage Band Festival for high school and junior high school bands. The music festival will in clude clinics and competition among schools. The judging will be done according to high school size - A, AA, AAA. The class A and AA schools will compete on Friday, March 17. Thè remaining AA schools and the AAA will compete on Saturday, March 18. All high school competition will be held in the Randall Gym and the junior high schools will perform in the McLoughlin The atre. Competition will start at 8 a.m. and finish about 6:30 P.m. Awards will be given to first, second and third place winners in each size category. The stage bands will also compete for the sweepstakes a- ward, which is a prize that rotates to each yearly winner. The bands will also compete for the musicianship award which is given for exceptionally fine performances. The award is giv en to the first, second and third place winners. The judges also look for the most outstanding musician. The receiver of this award will get a plaque. Band competition isn't the only thing scheduled. There will be a Jazz Improvisation Clinic at 1:20 p.m. in the Randall Gym both days. The clinic is taught by Don Lanphere and Jon Pugh, also judges for the stage' band festival. Pugh has played the flunn professionally since he was I Lanphere and Pugh, Wenatch ee, Wash., are involved with Bethesda Christian College's touring 20-piece band and 120- and has played with the Sun™ hill Show and John Strong Hl view. voice- choir, writing and per forming arrangements and work ing at Belmont Music. Lanphere has performed with Artie Shaw, Skitch Henderson and Woody Herman as a soprano and tenor saxophonist. Page 6 A guitar clinic is scheduli for 11 a.m., March 17 in th Randall Gym. The Stage Band Festival | tracts more than 40 high schoJ and over 1,000 students fri throughout the Northwest nually. Wednesday, March 8,19 'riches D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer Density
