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The Arts Byington juggles teaching, coaching, acting L A teacher, a coach and an audition for the play, we had actor. These are just a few of to see if it would work out the facets of Ian Byington’s because I have either games or practices every afternoon,” he life. said. “There are still some Byington recently joined the cast of Clackamas Com problems, but it works out munity College’s drama pro well because Moss, the College duction, “Close Ties.” He and my home are all within 20 minutes of each other. It’s the portrays Ira Bienstock, a nice triangle in which I live.” guy who knows what he Byington’s interest in wants. He is in love with a drama began when he entered woman with whom he doesn’t college. “Close Ties” is his always get along. first college production, ex “He is a little eccentric, cept for some lab work he par but a nice guy. In fact, he ticipated in when he took wears bowling shoes when he classes at the University of goes places,” Byington said. Oregon and the University of Byington is a teacher at Alabama. Moss Junior High School, Although Byington en where he also coaches basket joys acting, he still prefers to ball. “When I first decided to teach as a career. By of' Cc HM dh th sti hi bí th hi J( “Acting is more fun and there is something honest about not getting paid for it that I really enjoy,” Byington said. “I also enjoy acting because when you develop the character you portray, you have to delve within yourself to know how you would react in the same situation. It helps you understand yourself more clearly. “I have no regrets spen ding my free time involved in the play. It’s worth it because I love to act,” Byington said. ‘“Close Ties’ is very well- written and the audience is go ing to see people on stage, not just characters. That is something which I emphasize to my own drama students.” College hosts Old Time Fiddlers The Old Time Fiddlers organization will hold a jam on campus this Sunday, Feb. 12 from 1-3:45 p.m., Greg Baker, chairperson of the fid dlers, said. The Old Time Fiddlers is a loosely knit group of violinists, guitarists, mandolin players and other musicians from throughout the metropolitan area. Baker said the jams usually draw a currently teaches intermediate minimum of 30 “pickers,” or fiddling here, with a class of musicians. They are held once 25 students. He said he is ex per month. cited about the new class. It Admission to the jam will will be held in R201 on Satur be free. It will be held in the days from 11 a.m.-l p.m. Community Center Mall. The Sunday Old Time Baker also announced he Fiddlers jam will feature will offer a class in advanced guests, including former state fiddling next term. This will be and national champions, but the first time the class will be Baker said no definite plans offered at the College. Baker have been made yet. Talent search launched Director Stanley Kubrick, , old Marine recruit, Private whose films include, “2001: A L Joker, from his carnage-and- Space Odyssey”, “A Clock . machismo initiation rites at work Orange,” “Dr. Strange . the Marine Corp Parris Island love” and “The Shining,” is Training Camp, where his drill conducting a nation-wide instructor brags about the talent search for new faces to marksmanship of Ex-Marines play the parts of young Lee Harvey Oswald and marines in his new film “Full Charles Whitman, to his Metal Jacket,” based on the climactic involvement in the novel “The Short-Timers” by heavy fighting in Vietnam dur Gustav Hasford, who served ing the 1968 TET Offensive. Anyone interested in as a Marine in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. Filming will be auditioning a video tape for ing in the Autumn of 1984. • a part in this film should con tact the College theater dept., The story follows 18-year- ext. 356. I I Í I I I I Westtm Sunnyside Inn I 1-205 at the Sunnyside Road Exit (VALENTINE PACKAG I I I I I I I I I I L_ Recapture the romance with a quiet weekend for two. Enjoy the elegant shops, theatres and fine restaurants at the Clackamas Town Center, or enjoy the cozy comfort of our luxurious rooms, a bottle of chilled champagne included. Present this gift wrapped ad for 20% off one night’s stay. Valid Feb. 10-14. Not including jacuzzi suites Friday or Satur day night. Call 652-1500 for reservations. Clackamas Community College ACTOR, TEACHER, COACH—Ian Byington expanded his horizons when he was cast in the winter theater production, ‘Close Ties’. Photos by Joel Miller Lonely Guy’ light weight fun By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print “The Lonely Guy,” Steve Martin’s latest comedy, is nothing like what you may expect. It’s a kind-of-funny, kind-of-slow flick and is worth seeing at economy-hour prices. “Guy” is a sort of fictional documentary, narrated by Martin. It tells the tale of Lonely Guys—Capital L, Capital G-a sub-species of homo-sapiens. Martin plays Larry Hubbard, a classic Lonely Guy who writes for a greeting card com- pany in New York and only realizes he’s lonely when his girlfriend Danielle (Robyn Douglas) kicks him out. Actually, Danielle is laying in bed with someone named Raoul and loses her cool when it takes Larry five minutes to notice. After that, Larry ends up sitting in Central Park and meets fellow Lonely Guy Warren Evans, played by Charles Grodin (“The Great Muppet Caper,” “Seems Like Old Times”). Warren is the quintessential L.G. and soon teaches Larry the tricks of the trade, including talking to ferns (which he calls “guys” to give the illusion he has friends) and throwing parties with paste-board cutouts of famous people for the guests. Things turn around for Larry when he meets Iris (Judith Ivey, who won a Tony award for “Steaming”) and eventually writes a book entitled “A Guide For Lonely Guys,” which becomes an instant best-seller. Larry soon finds himself on the Merv Griffin show and sur rounded by beautiful women. Has he forgotten Iris? Will he abandon Warren? Is Larry truly happy? As you may have guessed, the movie falls nicely into soap-opera cliches and in many ways is as simple and obvious as any “Day-time Drama.” However, that’s OK. The campiness is played for laughs. Not guffaws, not belly- laughs, but nice, quiet chuckles. “The Lonely Guy” is not standard Steve Martin fair. It was directed by Arthur Hiller (“Silver Streak,” “The In-Laws”) and adapted to the screen by Neil Simon (who has written 12,937 identical comedies in the past few years). The script is from Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels, alumni of the “Mary Tyler Moore Show.” There’s very little in the way of a movie here and it often feels like watching a two-hour Maytag Repairman advertisement. Still, it is en joyable and the credit goes to the cast. Charles Grodin is one of the funniest men in the movies and is consistently good. Here, he plays a guy so forlorn, such a “Ziggy,” that he gets laughs without trying. His lines sound like Eeyore the Donkey. Judith Ivey, Iris, is lovely and charming and does a nice, scatterbrained Lonely Guy (female variety), Robyn Douglas is sleazy and funny, and Steve Lawrence (as Jack, Larry’s swarmy, womanizing near-friend) is hardly noticeable r being neither funny enough nor nas ty enough to hold his own. Some of the best lines come from the cameos, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Merv Griffin (this is his second Steve Martin movie in a row. Don’t push a good thing, Steve). Martin himself is just fine. His roles seem to be getting more calm over the years (despite the silliness of “The Man With Two Brains,” Martin only fell into slap-stick on the odd occa sion). If you’re one of the many people who don’t like “his kind of humor,” then give “Guy” a chance. It’s not as funny as “Two Brains,” but well worth viewing anyway. “The Lonely Guy” is playing at Clackamas Town Center, Hollywood, Washington Square and Rose Moyer theaters. Page 4
