Deity’s best shot
By Shawn Parkhurst
Of The Print
Photo by Sam Baer
dx ,
right, and Susan McCarty prepare to
burglar while Jim Davis takes a call from
ir's wife. The trio are cast members of
"God's Favorite," a Clackamas County Repertory
Theatre production which will be presented again
this weekend in McLoughlin Theatre.
e employees spend off-hours
contemporary rock music
He is a very accomplished drum
mer and can keep the tempo of
the group uniform," Haskell said.
time rock and roll is
y philosophy behind
said Craig Haskell,
the versatile contem-
,along with Rick Far-
full-time college main-
id groundsmen respec-
both members of the
prfall. "The group be-
:a year ago," Haskell
The remaining member of the
group is Russ Weinman the lead
guitarist.
"Russ is the best
guitarist I've played with," Has
kell said.
Haskell began playing the gui
tar when he was in grade school.
"My family is musically inclined.
now, Silverfall is corn
dive instrumentalists,
lid. "Rick (Fargher) is
inter; it's his greatest
liegroup. He has about
ill songs he has com-
Ifofwhich demonstrate
fesional quality," he
is of leadership, Haskell
¡Kevin "Captain Slide"
gives the band audience
lire's the show.
His
playing projects the
i image of the band
idles the audience to
efun. McGuire is our
in that he plays an
® of musical instru-
Ni as the harp, saxo-
wthm instruments and
'Haskell said.
We has about 16 to 18
pusical experience and
Wally from Delaware.
Wtom to our group,
O'er, is Ron Hargadine,
Hargadine, College
Jhr of community ser-
us all together.
'Community College
Craig Haskell
....music is a part of his life.
1 never really took the guitar very
seriously then because I was too
young to know what I was
doing.
I've now been playing
the bass semi-professionally for
five years. Rick has taught me
what I know in terms of chords
and chord construction," Haskell
said.
During Silverfall's one-year
lifespan, they have accumulated
$10 to 12 thousand worth of
musical equipment and lighting.
They hired a booking agent two
months ago who promptly got
them a fixture at Salishan Lodge
in Gleneden Beach.
"We were accepted very well
there.
They made us feel at
home," Haskell said.
Presently,Silverfallhas a perm
anent booking at Bogart's Tavern
at 14th and N.E. Flanders. Plans
in the near future include re
cording various compositions of
Rick's at Bakerloo Recording
Studio in Portland, Haskell said.
"Music is a relaxing thing.
It's a time to let your personal
troubles go," Haskell said.
Silverfall will be playing next
at Bogart's April 7 and 8 from
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost will be
$1 at the door.
In many praiseworthy act
ing performances - be they
in any form of drama - the
actor is not to be recognized
to the same degree (of course
not in the same manner) as
the role he is performing.
This can be considered true
of any rendition of a refined
piece of work. "God's Favor
ite," a play written by Neil
Simon presently being pro
duced by the Clackamas
County Repertory Theatre, is
no exception.
"God's Favorite" is the
story of the testing Of a man
in pseudo-Faustian style by a
God described by one of his
many messengers as "one who
wears a business suit and oc
casionally mingles with his
numerous employees in the
hallway at work.
Joseph
Benjamin
(Ken
Fox), a wealthy New York
cardboard box manufacturer,
is named the recipient of the
injurious title - God's Favor
ite. He is, in effect, the Rhesus
monkey being experimented
on in a bet between Lucifer,
who is described as an urbane,
playboy with a taste for pink
suits, and the business-like God.
Benjamin is subjected to
financial ruin, painful disease,
and other calamities by his
trusting Lord in order to probe
his indestructible faith.
He -passes his test, much to
the dismay of Sidney Lipton
(John Benneth), the messenger
who wears a large yellow "G"
on his shirt.
The test is called finished
as the play concludes in open-
ended fashion -- the result of
Sidney returning to pester Jo
seph's formerly cynical son.
David, played by Rich Kittle-
son.
Ken Fox, as the elder Ben
jamin, gives a rather choppy
performance - one that is
abundant in energy but lack
ing in constant direction. But,
this being a typical Neil Simon
comedy, his shortcomings are
rendered insignificant by the
hilarity provoked by the writ
ing.
Susan McCarty and Marcia
Dier, who play Benjamin's
daughter and wife respective
ly, are carried by Simon also
- they seem to have trouble
finding their characters' traits,
but the wit is effective even
in this contest.
Rich Kittleson has his char
acter under relative control;
the bite of David's sarcastic
remarks are felt very person
ally.
Jim Davis (Ben Benjamin)
also renders his character's ac
tions relative to the general
action of the play; he inter
prets Simon instead of relying
on him.
The star of the show is
John Benneth who, as Sidney
Lipton, the envoy with the
soggy Hush Puppies, provokes
laughs generally associated
with exuberant Woody Allen
episodes. His physical appear
ance, along with the objects,
such as his God-shirt, that
comprise his character, brings
to mind the recollection of
strange, faceless charactersthat
are nevertheless funny and- im
portant. One could say realis
tically that Benneth, along
with the play's author, carries
the production.
Sidney Lipton is a charac
ter that you won't want to
miss - because of his creator
and his equally important re
creator.
Painting media workshop set
Oil, watercolor and acrylics
are a few types of painting media
to be taught at the College from
April 10 through 14, 6:30 to
10 p.m. daily./
The class, sponsored by the
Portland Fine Arts Guild and the
Division of Community Develop
ment of University of Washing
ton, is for intermediate and ad
vanced students only.
Del Gish, member of the
American
Watercolor Society
and winner of numerous awards
in the Puget Sound area, will
teach the class;
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