Classes teach video skills
By Doris I. Hatcher
Of The Print
CARLOS RICKETSON
Staff Photo by Wanda Percival
Music Club forms
Anyone who plans on
The group’s prime func-
becoming a musician or enter tion will be to raise funding for
ing a music oriented field may two $500 scholarships. One for
be interested in joining the an incoming freshman and one
[Music Club.
for a returning sophomore.
The goal for the club is “to Members of the Music club will
inform the students of the pro be
entirely in charge of the
fessional organization that ap-
selection process and choose
iplies directly to their profes-
the scholarship winners.
—sion,” Lonnie Cline said, music The monthly group
meeting will entail a guest
club advisor
Students wil be entirely in speaker of the music profes
¡charge of the club’s functions. sion. Business Managers as
“This will help to establish a well as entertainers will visit the
stong student core (in the club.
I music department) who will
The club will also be
■ work for the students,” Cline choosing a national affiliate to
■ said.
join.
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Quality of life, en
vironmental issues, veterans,
timbersports, the Formula I
Grand Prix Auto Racing and
the realities of the video in
dustry are some of the interests
of Carlos Ricketson, who
teaches video-TV technology
at Clackamas Community Col
lege.
Ricketson earned his
Associate of Arts degree at
California State University in
Long Beach, and is the video
technology Instructor and
television production person
nel, able to operate and repair
equipment.
Ricketson, who wants to
teach the realities of the in
dustry to his students, has a
varied and colorful background
in film and TV business.
He became interested in
video while still in high school.
After a hitch in the service,
where he explored it further,
he worked free-lance in Los
Angeles.
Disney, NBC, Burbank,
Nisson Motor Corp., and
California State University at
Long Beach were some of the
studios where he worked in
broadcast, industrial, and
education instructional media.
Another project he has
worked on for five years is the
Grand Prix, where he worked
as a grip production coor
dinator, director, lighting direc
tor and on the circuit cameras.
Several of his students
have gone on to work in local
television stations. Former
students include, Tom
Hopkins, who is a cameraman
at Channel 2; Joe Cornet, the
community access coordinator
at Storer TV; and Craig Od-
dagard, on the master control
for Channel 10. Liberty Cable
has people from his classes
working for them as well.
If not teaching, Ricketson
says he would probably be
working in the industry. He is
currently filming a local
historical documentary on
pioneer Joe Meek with College
History Instructor Dr. Don Eps
tein.
Ricketson says the College
will someday be sending pro
grams to the outlying areas, via
microwave, to support educa
tion in those areas. Telecourses
are not to replace teachers, but
to enhance the classroom
presentation, he said.
His interest in the environ
ment has led to involvement in
the timber sports. Just as rodeo
is a natural spin-off of the work
ing cowboy, so timber sports is
the direct result of the working
loggers’ competitions.
To do what he does and
have it blend in with, and
enhance the life of, that area is
his philosophy.
Being a veteran of Viet
Nam, Ricketson will be atten
ding the National Salute to Viet
Nam Veterans in Washington
D.C., Nov. 10. There were
686 Oregon servicemen killed
in Viet Nam and one veteran
will be representing each one of
those men. Each state will be
sending men.
For Ricketson, this is
something very close to his
heart as he will be representing
all veterans. There will be
prayer services, a parade and
the dedication of the monu
ment.
Broadway visits Portland in
c
Children of a Lesser God’
people, “Children of a Lesser teacher, respectively, in this
God” represents the first at compelling drama to create the
tempt to address many of the emotional magic that happens
problems faced by the hearing when you listen with your eyes
impaired. The entire family will and speak with you heart.
be enlightened by this heart
“Children of a Lesser
warming play that relates the
events of a deaf woman and a God” was written by Mark
hearing man falling in love and Medoff, restaged by Jonathan
Lee and is being produced by
trying to build a life together.
Heading the award winn Marvin A. Krauss and Irving
ing cast is Freda Norman, a Sides.
Tickets for “Children of a
deaf actress who appeared for
nealy a decade with the Na Lesser God” are available
tional Threatre for the Deaf. through Celebrity Attractions,
degree of dealing with failure. Miss Norman and Philip 1010 SW Morrison, Portland,
All these traits are subjects of Reeves star as student and Oregon 97205, 226-4371.
serious drama. At one point
the actors can be very
humorous but on the reverse
side they can be deeply
dramatic.
The production is the only
serious play that Simon wrote
yet it still has the depth that is
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characteristic of Simon’s work.
The play was made into the
Oregon City, Oregon
movie “Only When I Laugh.”
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There is also evidence that the
play is based on the life of Judy
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Garland (Evy) and Liza Minelli
(Toby).
Broadway’s Tony Award
Winning “Children òf a Lesser
God” opens a limited engage
ment at Portland’s Civic
Auditorium, Saturday, Oct. 30
and Sunday, Oct. 31 at 2 and
8 p.m.
Emphasizing the wit and
humor of a special group of
■Simon play hits social issues
■
■ By Doug Vaughan
Of The Print
Strong characterization
■combined with a heart grabbing
■dramatic play results in an
■evening of enjoyment at
■Portland Civic Theatre as they
■presented Neil Simon’s “The
■Gingerbread Lady.”
The play centers on a
■former lounge singer, Evy
■Meara, who is stricken by
■alcoholism. The show begins
■after her 10-week stay in a
■sanitarium where she has gone
to deal with her problem. She
tries to patch her life back
■together but finds the path of
■life impossible without the
■crutch of alcohol.
Jimmy Perry, a gay friend,
is trying to help Evy get her life
■situated while he is dealing with
■his failure as an actor. Toby
■Landau is Evy’s best friend and
is the only person that saw and
■helped Evy while she was con-
■querring her addiction to
■alcohol. She finds herself torn
■between her vanity, friendship
■with Evy and the threat of
■divorce.
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The major conflict arises
when Polly, Evy’s daughter,
returns from her father’s home
to help Evy straighten up her
life. The alcohol-struck singer
feels she is not a typical mother
for the seventeen-year old
daughter, who has been raised
by her father.
The play was director
Robert Neilson’s 12th produc
tion in 11 years at the theater.
It was produced in a one-set
theater-in-the-round stage, but
the show appeared to be writ
ten for a proscenium stage.
Many props seemed to obstruct
the audiences view.
The strong characteriza
tion of the dramatic characters
covered for the minor set
distractions. The show con
sisted of lead actress Betty
Brooks (Evy Meara), Thom
Gosgriff (Toby Landau) and
two minor actors Micheál L.
Waldman (Lou Tanner) and
David Bocci (Manual).
Simon’s characters deal
with many situations including
parent-child ralationships,
need of friendship, alcoholism,
homosexuality, and à certain
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