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Review
By R.W. Greene
Of The Print
Perhaps the best adjective
that could be applied to last
week’s CCC Festival of the
Performing Arts is “revelation.”
It was a revelation to discover
that so many talented dancers,
muscians, singers and actors
are wandering around the cam
pus, and a revelation that it
could all be put together so
professionally and pulled off so
smoothly.
Those who attended both
know that the first perfor
mance, last Wednesday at
noon, went far less smoothly
than the second, which took
place Friday night. On
Wednesday, there were some
spectacular sounds erupting
form the P.A., only some of
them musical; there were un-
fortunate problems with
banks of video; and
acoustics seemed to swallow
up the Swing Choir and the
Madrigal Ensemble. Plus, with
the business of the school
wandering around the Mall, it
made things a little hard to con
centrate on.
The contrasts in art forms, oc
casionally were hard to adjust
to. As charming and as well-
disciplined as both the Swing
Choir and Madrigal Ensemble
came across, it was disconcer
ting to absorb them interspers
ed as they were with heavy
beat of Jean-Michel Jarre’s
“Oxygen” and the. stunning
visuals of the Modern
Dance/Video presentation.
The abstract nature of
“Erstwhile Relationships”
seemed to disconcert some
students on Wednesday--
perhaps that’s what all the gig
gles were about.
The Reader’s Theater
presentation of “Freewill” was
admirable done. The perfor
mances were all excellent,
Dancers explore “Erstwhile relationships” during Festival
of Performing Arts,
especially those of Tina Riggs
and Sean Carlson. Carlson's
fury in “Inherit the Wind” was
utterly convincing, and the
Theater Department’s grasp of
the more abstract forms of
drama as shown by Jean-
Claude Van StaDie’s “The Ser
pent,” is obviously well
developed.
It was unfortunate that the
Festival had to take place in the
Community Center Mall,
which is not at all equipped to
handle this sort of thing; but at
the same time, McLoughlin
Theater would not have at-
traded as great an audience, sol
perhaps Debbie Baker and,
Dave Buckley had the right
idea in plunking the Festival
right where one couldn’t miss
it.
The Festival made it clear
that a strong artistic vein flows
through the College; it’s a pity
that some of the $4 million
spent on the new Linus Pauling
Science Building couldn’t have
been channeled into encourag
ing the development of the
College’s obviously talented
performers.
Serpent (Sean Carlson) tempts Eve (Tina Riggs) into
eating the forbidden apple.
‘Sam’ eases into comic flight
By Amy DeVour
Of The Print
With only six more rehear
sals until its opening, “Play it
Again, Sam” is progressing
well. Stated director Jenny
Mahali, “I think it’s coming
along famously. The cast is
tight and the comic timing is
really happening. I think it’s
gonna fly, Orville!”
The cast for this Woody
Allen play is a conglomeration
of the experienced and the
beginner. Lynn Griffith^
Ramona Isackson and Tammy
Isackson are all making their
debut in the theater. Griffith
commented, “I think I’ll pro
bably audition for other plays.
I’ve learned a lot in the last
month, and I really like it/’ .
Other cast members include
Sean Carlson. Amy DeVfcur
and Joe Schneck. In the
leading roles are Rod Ragsdale
(Allan) and Tina Riggs (Linda).
Carlson, who participated in
the fall theater production of
“The Glass Menagerie,” is tak
ing over the character of Dick
Christie, previously given to
Doug Rhodes: Rhodes was
forced to drop the role because
of earlier engagements. Regar
ding the casting change,
theater secretary Joette Rose
commented, “I don’t thing it’s
going to affect the play
adversely. Sean knows enough
about theater to pull it off.”
comes the cool and worldly
Humphrey Bogart. Bogart
knows how to handle “dames.”
After a succession of flounder
ing dates Felix falls in love with
his best friend’s wife.
The play has many sexual
implications but Rose feels the
play is appropriate for au?
diehces of 12 years and up. “It
is a play of self-confidence and
morals,” she said.
Tickets can be reserved
through the Theater Depart
ment. The play is slated for
production March 5,6,7 and 8.
The comedy revolves Linda (Tina Riggs) and Dick (Sean Carlson) console Allan Staff Photo by Ramona isackson
around the bumbling Allah Felix (Rod Ragsdale^ after estrangement from his wife.
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Band Ball set to swing-down
LeRoy Anderson’s Rhythm
Section will dazzle your danc
ing shoes from 9 until midnight
Saturday at the Second and last
Big Band Ball of the year. The
event, geared* for the older
members of the community, is
a time to relive the Glenn
Miller-Benny Goodman era.
Chef Norm Grambusch will
provide an epicuran feast from
8-9 p.m. The menu includes:
tossed green salad, baron of
beef-carved to order, baked
potato, baby whole carrots,
green beans almodine, roll and
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