FEATURE
THE PRINT
December 7,1988
Page 4
One act play lots of fun in short time
you have to draw the audience in
within the first 30 seconds.”
The show is completely stu
dent run. It is the final for the
individual theatre projects class.
They are graded on the perform
ance.
The cast includes Dennis
Corwin as Jack Dalton, Karin
Merrit as Bertha, David Burnette
as Eggbert, Marcy Anderson as
Anna, Melissa Olmsted as Eloise,
Greg Hoffart as Richaid and Susan
Stewart as Mrs. Dalton.
This is the third show that
Hagen has directed; she is getting
as much experience in as possible
because she hopes to be a profes
sional director some day.
“Curse You Jack Dalton" will
run today in McLoughlin Theatre
at noon and will also run tomor
row (Dec.8) at 7 p.m.
by Caree Hussey
Feature/Managing Editor
If you haven’t been able to
see a play for a while because
you just haven’t had the time,
then your problems are solved!
There is a student-produced
one act play being shown here
at CCC. The play is called “Curse
You , Jack Dalton.’* It is de
scribed by its producer/director
Michelle Hagen as “a typical
melodrama, a typical love story
with a two villains.”
This play is only 50 min
utes longwhich makes it “more
challenging than a full length
play,’’according to Hagen. "Al
though," she emphasized,”it is
just as important as a long play.”
Unlike a long play, there isn’t as
much time to develop the char
acters. “You have less time to
let your imagination run wild;
photo by Tara Powers
M. Leigh Hagen, lefti, Is the producer/director of "Curse You, Jack Dalton," a one-act play
which will be presented today at noon and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Humanities class more than just textbooks
reminds us of our intelligent ac
complishments, of our “triumphs
of spirit;” and it makes students
aware of the cultural opportuni
ties right here in the Portland
area.
“Most people comment to
me that they have found the course
more interesting than they had
anticipated,” Kepler said, describ
ing the positive reactions he’s
received in the four plus years he
has directed the course.
The winter agenda will fea
ture slide shows by stained glass
artist Dave Schlicker and histo
quirement.
English Department Head
Tom Richards elaborated on the
value a student receives from the
class. “They certainly get a broader
perspective on their culture--that
culture is more than painting and
sculpture—it’s music, theatre,
poetry and stained glass art too,”
he said.
In a world that’s dominated
by difficulties, vanities, and fool
ishness, humanities instructor
Mike Kepler points out how the
course focuses on the positive
things in life. Kepler says that it
by Luis Perez
Staff Writer
It’s time to broaden your
horizons and The Humanities
Experience, a three credit course
being offered at Clackamas for
winter term, is the perfect way
to become culturally enlightened.
The class is the brainstorm
of John Hooley, the Assistant
Dean for Humanities at CCC.
His idea was to provide some
thing cultural for students in
the vocational or occupational
field of study to enjoy while
fulfilling their humanities re
rian Fred De Wolfe, discussions
with Oregon authors Conrad
Haynes and Primus St. John, the
CCC Theatre Company’s winter
presentation of “The Vampire”
and a host of other illuminaries.
Of primary focus during
winter term will be black history
month. Kepler would like to
“broaden student awareness” on
the subject and will facilitate this
by showing the film “Bloods Of
‘Nam” Feb 7. Fred DeWolfe will
again be on hand for a pre-film
discussion.
As of now there are a couple
of late dates to be filled, but Kepler
hopes to have internationally
famous jazz drummer Mel Brown
fill a slot and hopes to conclude
with Dr. John Richards of Lewis
and Clark college with his collec
tion of ancient musical instru
ments.
“We have had a lot of events
over the years that I think have
been really terrific,” Kepler said,
summing up his feelings on the
experience. “I see no reason why
it shouldn’t continue.”
Renaissance Christmas play recreated at CCC
by Angela Wilson
Reporting I
A traditional Renaissance
Christmas play is being per
formed at Clackamas Commu
nity College in the Community
Center tonight at 8 p.m.
“The Play of Herod” is a
Latin play that features Christ
mas carol dances from the 12th
century. Admission is free.
The play tells the story of
King Herod who is threatened
by reports from the Magi about
a newly born king whose star
r
they follow.
King Herod asks them to find
the child and return to him with
the information. Through a mes
sage from an angel, the Magi re
turn to their homeland without
revealing the whereabouts of the
baby Jesus.
Project Director Jane Rick
enbaugh is a dance and speech
instructor here at CCC. Ricken
baugh has put a lot of time and
hard work into this project and
“feels very good” about the play.
“It has been a collaborative
experience, and I have been work-
ing with wonderful people,” Rick-
enbaugh said.
Judy Kennedy, choreogra
pher for the Shakespearean Fes
tival in Ashland, has developed
seven dramatic Renaissance
Christmas carol dances. The
dances are woven into the text of
the play.
“This is a very rich presenta
tion
with
fantastic
dances,’’Rickenbaugh expressed.
“The most fascinating part is when
five dancers each with a stick in
their hand, weave together to form
the Christmas star out of the
" not for those who
sticks.”
Fr. Hugh Feiss, professor of
Medieval Studies at Mt. Angel
Abbey, and Mark Valeri, Reli
gious Studies scholar at Lewis
and Clark College, did research
to provide an English subtext to
the play.
Feiss and Valeri play sol
diers in Herod’s court that hu
morously add the English sub
text to the play.
The play’s music director is
Brother Marius Walter. Walter
is the choral director of the Mt.
Angel Abbey.Heandotherssing
the Latin text in the play.
Susanna Lundgren, graphic
designer, created the backdrops
for the plSy, based on illustrations
from illuminated manuscripts.
The primary sponsor for this
project is Lutheran Brotherhood
Branch 8039. Other sponsors in
clude CCC, Mt. Angel Seminary
and Concordia College.
The play is also being per
formed at Mt. Angel Abbey and
Concordia College.
“Rickenbaugh stated, “I hope
the play is a success so we can do
this again next year.’
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