Small
cast
builds
big
show
Hariet Mason, (left) and Lisa Kaser rehearse for production of “Veronica’s Room” to be
Photo by Debbie Stauffer
presented Nov. 30 - Dec. 3.
many typical plays. This at 2:30 p.m.
play,however, is not typical.
• The cast is small, only four
The stage is set with the bare . The play is “Veronica’s
players, but the suspense is
«sities - a bed not yet Room,” by Ira Levin, and it will
enough for four thousand. If
pel a couch, and a table in be performed by the college
the rehearsals are any in
Biddle of the room, the theatre group Nov. 30 through
dication of how the play will
Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, “feel” when it is performed to a
■arci set that is seen in
full house, then this is a play
not to be missed.
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Sy Mike Koller
Of The Print
■Comes a Time” is Neil
Young’s first studio album in
fever two years. Young
[began his musical career
with a group called Buffalo
Springfield. After Buffalo
■ingfield broke up in the
mid-sixties, Young teamed
up with David Crosby,
Stephen Stills and Graham
Rash to form one of
Bierica’s finest groups
ler.CSNY.
■Young’s
new
album
Boesn': live up to any of his
Ek with CSNY or, for that
patter any of his early solo
albums like “Everybody
Knows This is Nowhere” or
■ma," but the album does
Btain well written tunes
■th nice melodies. As a
Ber song-writer, Young’s
Hits can only be matched
Hickson Browne and Bob
■an.
Homes a Time” stands
Has the strongest cut on
Hone. The song features
■ acoustic guitar and sen-
He vocals by Young.
Hing’s voice appears
■ng throughout the album
Hch reassures anyone
Reherarsals begin in a flurry
of activity. One person is
arranging one part of the set
amidst the movement of actors
and actresses “miming” their
lines, and others are primping
up the set.
“Everything must be as per
fect as if it were opening night,”
seems to be the motto behind
such preparation. Every little
detail is looked over and if
something is missing, just
pretend.
who watched the recent ii
film, “The Last Waltz”
where Young made a brief S:
appearance on stage and at- S
tempted to sing a CSNY ®
classic, “Helpless.”
&
“Lotta Love” ends side S:
one on a promising note, l-i
This tune has Young backed
by the group Crazy Horse ii
which has played on other
Jack
Shields,
College
Young solo albums in the :$
early 1970’s. Despite most g theatre director also directing
of Crazy Horse’s original ig the play, talks over light cues
with the lights girl. He discusses
members having left they
still sound tight and fluid on ig
this album.
g:
“Human Highway,” :g
“Already One” and “Motor- g:
The month of December
cycle Mama” are other :g:
brings
in Christmas and cheer.
strong cuts. Nicolette Lar- g;
son, a talented female g: To help bring out the cheer, the
vocalist, sings harmony with S college music department is
headlining two concerts the first
Young on these songs. Her
voice is a nice contrast to g;l week of the month.
The annual Fall Concert will
Young’s.
x By most artist’s standards' ig be held Sunday, Dec. 3, in the
CC Mall. Performing will be the
“Comes a Time” would be
considered a masterpiece, :* concert band and Chamber
but because Young took two g: Choir.
years to make this album, :g
DIVISION OF THE SOUTHLAND CORPORATION
there could have been just a g:
little more effort involbed :g
in order for this album to :g
have reached its full poten- g:
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one of the actress’s costumes
and then signals for the act to
begin.
The lights are dimmed, ac
tress poised, and action. It
takes all of 30 minutes to get
through the act, but a bystan
der feels like he has been there
forever. The action and
suspense in this act is so tight
that the viewer can’t help but
be frozen in time and taken
through the actions and
dialogue of those performing.
All through' the act, Shields
takes notes on a tape recorder
to be played back to the actors
after the rehearsal. Things like
¡missing cues, voice tones and
factions are carefully dissected
and criticized in hopes of
achieving the flawless play.
Near the end of the act is
where all the “twists” appear.
This production is full of twists
to play with the mind of the
viewer. Just when the audien
December in like a melody
The band will play the over
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the
ture to “The Marriage of •monthly Chamber Music Con
Figaro” by Mozart and “The cert will feature Elizabethan
Little Fugue in G Minor” by ballads by “Rainwynde,” led by
J.S. Bach, among others.
Tim Swain. The concert is set
The choir will sing folk songs for the CC Mall at 7:30 p. m.
including a Russian classic titled
Both concerts are free and
“The Lonely Birch Tree” and open to the public. For more
traditionals, “Weep O Mine information contact the college
Eyes” and “Let Us Here No music department at 656-
Longer Tarry.”
2631, ext, 293.
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ce thinks they have the plot
made out, Levin inserts a
“twist” in the play to send them
spinning with suspense.
The closing lines belong to
an actress. She plays a distur
bed character repressing to her
childhood. Her portrayal of this
is so stark and heart reaching
that when the act is over
nothing is heard except the
gasps and whispers of a
mesmerized cast and audience
members.
“My God!” said the light girl.
“That was terrific.”
The cast steps off the dimly
lit stage to rest and recuperate
from the mind boggling per
formance. Getting up and
walking out of the theatre; the
audience has a “I’m glad I
wasn’t that girl” feeling. They
walk away thinking about the
lines that were said and the
thoughts that were performed
by a small cast, on a small
stage, with very big talents.
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