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Clackamas Community College
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factors snag lead
The production of “The
Hass Menagerie, written by
'^Lessee Williams, is a major
unerican plav. Starring as the
Mier is Barbra Bragg;
^B enjoys theater... “When
■r people do bridge, I do
leater”. It’s a hobby, says the
eteran of community theaters
/ho likes to do difficult things
nd< enjoys the working on and
le preparing of the play more-
than the final result because
“it’s more fun in practice?’ -
. Barbra says that the play
“Speaks to the human condi­
tion”.
Barbra has a BA in English
and teaches remedial writing,
math, and reading. She
ponders the part, and tries to
understand Amanda the
mother and trys to arrange her
thought patterns to Amanda
when she is’ doing to part.
Bragg enjoys the College
production better than the
Community theaters such as
the one she was involved with
in Lake Oswego. Bragg feels
college theater is more fun and,
“I like .to have a good time in
it”. The director of the play is
Jennie Mahali who Barbra feels
she is doing a good job and
likes her technique. The. only
pressure she feels is the
pressure of getting a grade.
Sean Carlson plays the
character Jim O’Connor in the BARBRA BRAGG
upcoming production of The
Glass Menagerie by Tennessee
Williams. Carlson’s character
O’Connor is portrayed as a
“Nice ordinary young man.”
At 19, Carlson has acted in *• By R.W. Greene
many plays including; A Mid-
I was dozing over a hot video talk much, but they sure played
Surhmer Night’s Dream, Inherit game early Sunday morning great. The bass player looked
the Wind, and Arsnic and Old when I was aroused by a small like a Venusian streetcleaner.
Lace. When asked why he scrabbling sound outside my Great stuff. Buckley and
auditioned for this particular front door, like rats reading the Schmidt have good taste,
play, Carlson replied, “I’ve Oregonian. It took some time believe me.”
always wanted to be in a Ten- to wade through the.carnagedn
He lit a cigarette, burning off
■ nessee Williams play.” When the living rodm, when I got do < half his moustache in the pro­
questioned further, Carlson ex­ the door,-1 found leaning feebly cess. That seemed to revitalize
plained,^! think Williams is the against the wall, my friend Ed­ him further.
best American playwright.”
“Picture it,”. he said. “The
die, with glazed eyes and the
Carlson doesn’t? wish to shreds of a Khomeini mask whole Community Center in
make acting a career because, hanging from his hand. It is not full party regalia, red and blue
“From what I’ve seen, acting unusual to find Eddie in this floodlights, couples nuzzling,
~ . and actors are a pretty sordid position, so 1 led him into the more than 100 people boogy­
affair.” His ambition is to house and threw a glass of ing between the pillars. And
become a professional musi­ 7-Up in his face.
the costumes! Fairies, gypsies, ’
cian. '
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That seemed to revitalize clowns with weird glasses,
Carlson describes the play’s him. He began to’moan softly. Rageddy Ann, country boys.
director Jennie Mahali as “the
“Bunnies,” he seemed to be Ope guy was a mummy falling
a ball after caroming or reboun­ best director I’ve ever worked saying. “All those bunnies.”
apart at the seams. When the
ding the cue ball off the under. She lets us live our per­
“Eddie,” I said, “What’s hap­ lights came up, half of him was
cushions eight times. Another sonal lives and doesn’t demand pening? What have you been on the floor.” He dozed off
shot is where he arranges six that we live our characters.”
again.
doing to yourself?’’
balls in a circle and places the
“Who won, Eddie?” I said,
His personal feelings on the
“I was at the dance,” he said,
8-ball in the center. He then ' play are positive. He says, “I staring at the ashtray and the threatening him with the 7-Up.
covers all the "balls with a han­ think this is going to be the best olive pits therein. *
“There was a contest,
dkerchief, calls the 8-ball to the play I’ve eyer been in, because
“The Halloween, dance at remember?”
side and sinks it the first time.
I feel so good about the people the College. It was terrific, I
“A guy named Paul Lamar
He currently holds records in I’m working with.
never had such a good time. won it in the guise of a headless
the high run of Pocket Billiards
All those bunnies.” He drifted man. He was great. Here-I
. The play runs Dec. 4,5,6,
with a 319 run in Banger,
off again. I shook him roughly. gotta picture of him. The best
and
7.
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Maine, a high run in Snooker ,
“Specifics, Eddie. I’ve got to couple was Duane Woods and
with a 147 (100 percent) in Ot­
have specifics. Did they have a Diane Singletary, w ho came as
tawa, Canada,'and-a high-run
Members of the nursing band? Who won thecdontest?” an old cquple. Fine acting job,
in Three-Cusion Billiards with a faculty will be attending a
“Did they'have a b&nd?’1 he Great stuff.” He fell silent
12-run in Miami, Florida.
leadership conference in San
again.
said indignantly. >
White has been awarded a Francisco this week.
“Well, Eddie, if all you did
“Of course, they had a barid,
Ph.D. in Billiards from Kansas
Jean Taylor, Erna Lewis, Pat
a great rock and roll band, call­ was go to the dance and have a
State College (1974), and from Krumm, Dorothy Waltie, and
ed the Ramblers. Solid rock great time, then why are you
the University of Notre Dame Gerry Harrington will be atten-
and roll all night long-you walking around like a zombie
(1970). He received a Master’s ding a variety of workshop ses­
know,. Clapton, Lynard on Quáaludes?”
of Billiards Science from the sions at the conférençe.
“Bunnies!” he yelled. “All
Skynard, Devo. They didn’t
University of Alabama. Other
those bunnies! I never .saw so
honors include being the only
many cute, little cottontails
billiards player invited to the
shaking it! All that feminist stuff
White House and a command
went right out the window,
performance for the Queen of
man! It looked like the Playboy
England..
Mansion Northwest in there!”
He got up and lurched to the
front door, slipping * on olive
LeRoy Anderson Orchestra
pits as he went. He was
will be featured at the College
halfway down the street before
Big Band Ball, Nov. 15, in the
I got to the door myself.
Community Center.
“Eddie!” I yelled. “Where are
Sponsored by ASG, the
you going?”
evening begins at 8 p.m. with a
“Lettdce!” he shrieked from
buffet dinner. Dancing follows
the darkness. “I’m gonna go
at 9 p.m.
down and by ten cases of let­
Tickets for the dinner/dance POOL EXPERT Jack White demonstrates his skill in tuce, and the I’m going back
are $9 or $7.50 for groups of preparation for the fifth annual Jack White Pool Tourna­ there as Jpe biggest, greenest,
10 or more. Dance only, tickets ment, being held in the Community Center this week. juiciest salad you ever saw!”
are $4,____________________
And then he was gone.
Here, students see him call and set up a shot.
Ghouls dance
N CARLSON
‘Shark’ gives show
With the eye of an eagle and
w'^Bouch of a diamond cutter,
"«■rds wizard Jack White per-
fl'ormed at the College Monday
“’’^■Tuesday.
°l The famous billiards cham-
^B visited the College’s Com-
nunity Center, conducted a
j^Bday tournament, providing
1;xffibitions and accepting
challenges from any. and all.
His schedule includes exhibi-
iAs Nov. 7 from 9
i.m.-noon. The tournament
Mhrun Nov. 5 and 6 from 8
a m.-5 p.m. and White will ac-
^B challenges throughout his
n^R
eBBorn in New York in 1931,
't^He began his pool playing
Warier at the age of nineteen
nwMn he defeated the Pen-
rMBlvania state champion and
^B $300. He went On to
’^Renge the former pro to a
straight match, winning
* ■®00. In the same evening,
* ^Blayed three games with the
■uttner-up . coptgnder%«/pr
251a)OO a game. White return-
'■ome with $27,000 in his
r^Ret.
^R 1962, after 20 years of
!^Hing, White turned from
! r/ool shark to entertaiher-
' ^Rier. He has travelled , to
1 ■ countries putting on ex-
'^Bions at boys’ clubs, YM-
'^R community centers and
^^Age campuses.
Rme of the shots White is
■v for include sinking six
baB with one shot or dropping
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