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.
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"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.
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