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rts RT reaches out Bacon Mt Las County Repertory I (CCRT) Satellite Out- Lm is hoping to bring Jest into the perform ed benefit both per- |d audience by experi- Lth new and different ■the theatre. Lally try to get the Involved in trying some Kgs we do," said Tony ICCRT Theatre manag- jometimes ask for audi- Iinteers and say 'okay, Bit.'" Hellite Outreach Pro- | an improvisational without prepared script pier's theatre—reading I rather than memor- pder's theatre, in its ■rm, is actors sitting on |ng their voice quality L action to carry out [Hemphill said. [main goals have been lectors of the outreach [recording to Hemphill, ■de: Lean opportunity for I gain experience in llorms of theatre. [provide theatrical enter- I to non-profit and tanizations and agen- llmg about an aware- Itheatre and theatre arts mas County. ■illy the outreach pro wl expand to include b puppetry, a child litre and traveling one- A24-hour "Satellite blast-off" is also tentatively planned. This will be a fundraising event bring ing together all the Satellite Outreach Program activities into one show. Linda Barr, CCRT volunteer, is director and producer for the Satellite Outreach program. The assistant theatre manager for CCRT has been an actress, writer, director and editor for various College video productions. Col lege theatre productions, high school productions., Estacada Community Theatre produc tions, Kay Lee's Playbox Play ers productions. Stump State Stagers productions and CCRT. ’'We're looking for people who are interested in learning or teaching any aspect of the theatre," Barr said. "We want to get people who have never acted before to try it." "There are a few people Who are a little shy and don't think they could get involved in the theatre, but want to," she said. "They can through this pro gram. It's a learning experience, besides being fun." "We're not closed to any ideas," Barr said. "We'd like as many new ideas and people that we can. It's an enjoyable experience for the people in volved and the audience," Persons interested in the Sat ellite Outreach program are en couraged to attend auditions tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Clair mont, room 136. "We're open to suggestions and ideas from anybody." Barr said. h Favorite’ takes a ern look at Job’s woes Simon's comedy script m day version of the lob will be performed «County Repertory IlCCRT) members Fri- ptorday and Sunday mil 16 at the College. | Favorite" is a play Iman's religious faith W and stems around ■ith faith testing. iory burns down where K buildings burn all [H, he has diseases [psoriasis, heartburn, [lips-justto name a few plems that he encoun- P his faith testing," ■ Hemphill, theatre Bimembers include Ken Weph Benjamin, Jim [fen Benjamin, Susan liSaraBenjamin, Marc- |ista Benjamin, Rich I® David Benjamin, Baling as Mady, Mary Logue as Maxine and John Ben- neth as Sidney Lipton. Director for the play is Dean Kelley Who has been involved in the theatre for oyer 20 years. Kelley has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Ore gon and has worked in his own Dinner Theatre, Civic Theatres in El Paso, Tex., Astoria and Portland, and in theatres on several Army bases. He has also worked with the Portland Civic Theatre where he was the stage manager for "My Fair Lady" and "Auntie Marne." Performances are set in Mc Loughlin Theatre for Friday and Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays 3 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2.50 for students and $1.50. for children under 12. Free child-care is available for the Sunday matinees. For more information and reservations phone 656-2638, ex tension 356. Trombone duets were practiced during balmy weather last week by Mark Sellman (left) and Jim Miller. Both are members of several music groups Photo by Brian Snook including the Jazz Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Con- cert Band and a trombone quartet. In review——.......... -------- - 'Blue collar* blues By Jim McCaffrey Of The Print "For them that must obey That they do not re spect in any degree Who despise their jobs their destinies Speak jealousy of them that are free Cultivate their flowers to be Nothing more than something They invest in." —R. Dylan Hard to believe. In this movie year of U.F.O.'s, discos and High-goodbye com edies, Paul Schrader has man aged to put together a real and blatantly political movie. The political film is a rare animal in Hollywood, Not since the thirties has Holly wood tried to deal with the problems of America's work ing class. Now we have "Blue Collar." Richard Pryor; Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kyoto are three drinking partners work ing together on a Detroit auto assembly fine. Pryor, feeling the pressure of his family, has gotten in trouble with the I.R.S. for claiming three more kids than he actually has. He is angry about the way blacks MARTIN’S are treated by the union and the management at work but he doesn't know what to do about it. Keitel also feels extremely frustrated by the pressure of the needs his family put upon him. Most nights find him in the bar drinking with Pryor and Kyoto, who is an ex convict. As they talk about the frustrations of meaning less work at a wage that doesn't keep up with the bills, they devise a plan to break into their union and rob the safe. Hoping to get thousands of dollars, they get only a few hundred and a valuable union ledger showing illegal loans made by the unions. Realiz ing the importance of the ledger, Pryor and Keitel argue over what to do. Pryor wants to bring the union to its knees. Keitel sees the book as just a good way to get killed. Kyoto refuses to let the two men argue. He is mad that they are blind to the fact that even now they are starting to lose. He points out that the system, no matter who is running it, is based on the fact that the workers will fight amongst themselves. Whether it is young vs. old; black vs. white; or women vs. men, the result is the same—the system wins and the worker loses. They can only use the ledger as an opportunity to exploit the same people who have been exploiting them. Thus the three men set out to blackmail the union. How the men set up the blackmail and how the union deals with them provides an insight into each man's mo tives and the exploitations of his weaknesses. Harvey Keitel (of Martin ScorCese movie fame) and Richard Pryor give strong performances. Paul Schrader has written a good script that allows the bite of Richard Pryor's humor to come through without letting it distract from the serious content of the theme. 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