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
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