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LOCT’s “Bedroom Farce” pokes jest at marriage By Brett Bigham Of The Print Lake Oswego Community Theatre is currently staging Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Farce.” The show is a humorous look into the lives of four couples, and how one of these couples causes chaos in the lives of the other three. As suggested in the title, the show takes place in bedrooms. Three of them, in fact. The humor, however, re mains discreet in spite of its set ting. The play is both funny and entertaining, and it flows quick- ly with an upbeat pace. An outstanding perfor mance is given by Ann Olsen in the role of Delia. Her character was played cleanly, and was by far the most professional of the company. She is the type of mother-in-law that anyone would want. A good deal of the com edy in this show can be at tributed to Sarah M. Lucht as the slightly neurotic Susannah. Good use of facial expressions made this character come to life. Her costumes and hairstyl ing also added to her unstable appearance. Valarie Grudier Edwards Killer tomatoes on campus Just when you thought it was safe to go into the cafeteria, the Associated Stu- dent Government of Clackamas Community Col- lege brings Killer Tomatoes on to the campus. The film “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” will be shown next Wednesday at noon in the Fireside Lounge. “Attack” can be called the first “musical-disaster as Kate added a high current of energy to the show, but her dancing background seemed to get in the way of her part. Every move seemed part of a dance, and I expected her to pirouette off the stage at any moment. Although most of the ac tors involved in this show have had extensive stage ex perience; they seemed- ill at ease with their parts. Nick, for example, played by Dick Carlson, was a bedridden hus band. who whined his way through the play to a point where it wore on your nerves. He seemed a little less than believable. Michaele Dexter’s tri-level bedroom set was well con structed, and Bill Jordon’s lighting system should be ap plauded. Both were tricky and difficult but they ran with a pro fessional smoothness. comedy.” From the film’s opening scene, where a com mon American housewife is Doug Daily as Earnest was confronted by a bloodthirsty tomato crawling out of her gar comical, but he too did not bage disposal, to its surprise make his alive enough to be ending, the film makes a totally convincing. mockery of all the disaster “Bedroom Farce” is cur horror films that have been rently playing at LOCT, mass produced as of late. Clackamas County’s only live For information on the theater through April 16. For film call the ASG office at ex information call LOCT at tension 245. 635-3901. THE PHIL GIORDANO Jazz Orchestra per formed last Friday before Clackamas Community College students and faculty in the Community Center. The New York Wednesday April 6, 1983 Spring production announces company By Buck Jennings David Harvey as Ken ny Newquist The Theater Depart Any DeVour as Patsy ment and Director Jack Newquist Shields will present their Sean Carlson rendition of Jules Feiffers Alfred Chamberlain “Little Murders” to the Maggie Bragg students of Clackamas Henrietta Dupas Community College and the Don Williams as Miles general public on May 19, Practice 29, 21 and June 3-5. Neil Hass as the Judge Of The Print “The cast for this pro duction were selected from several fine actors,” Shields said. “It’s a very strong and solid cast.” Shields commented on playright Jules Feiffer, say ing “Feiffer is known for his cartoon-type scripts, using witty and funny dialogue. ‘Little Murders’ deals with violence in today’s world, how it perverts our human society, and changes our lives. The way it is written, ‘Little Murders’ demands the audience to think about the seriousness of the situation, while they laugh at the characters.” The cast for “Little Murders” is as follows: Roy Osborne as Carol Newquist Eileen Ferguson as Marjorie Newquist The Wedding Guests in the production include Stephan Gunderson, Rober ta Ellsworth, Lynn Myers, Charisse Smith and Etta Leonard. The people that make it happen behind the scenes are Patrick Sterling as Stage Manager, Victor Toman on sound, Julie Rampke on lighting, and Don Williams, Stephan Gunderson and Roberta Ellsworth with props and special effects. Lynn Myers and Charisse x Smith are helping with costumes and wardrobe, Et ta Leonard is applying the make-up, and F.T. Morris is designing the programs. “Little Murders” will be I presented in the McLoughlin I Hall Theater on the above I mentioned dates at 8:30 I p.m., and also on June 5 at | 2:30 p.m. band visited the college as part of its first West Coast tour. Photo by Russ McMillen Page 7 centimeters Colors by Muriseli Color Services Lab
