Spring
meafre
production
billed
as ‘rib-ticKler’
By Cindy Ralston
Staff Writer
“It's hilarious," said assistant director
and stage manager, Jerry Wheeler, concern
ing the upcoming production of "Come
Slow Your Horn" by the Clackamas Com
munity College drama department.
'■ "Come Blow Your Horn", the drama
department's final production of the term,
is a comedy written by playwright Neil
Simon. Simon has such plays to his credit as
''The Odd Couple," "Barefoot In the Park,"
"The Last of The Red Hot Lovers," and
''Prisoner of Second Avenue."
The unidentified posters seen on campus
with a white horn on a black background
are posters to publicize the spring theatre
production.
"Simon ¡san incredibly witty playwright,"
saidtheatre department director Jack Shields.
"I will be greatly surprised if the audience
does not spend most of their time laughing
While viewing this production."
Regarding the cast, Shields said they have
had a good deal of experience.
The cast consists of Rod Ragsdale as
Alan Baker; Roger Price as Buddy Baker;
Zoe Niklas as Connie; Renee Yoder as
Peggy; Rick Arnold as the father; Dee Heisler
as the mother and Colleen O'Hara as Aunt
Gussie.
"Simon is a first rate comedy writer and
this is one of his classics," said Wheeler.
Wheeler is a CCC student and has been
involved in drama intensively for the last
two terms.
"We have had some problems building
sets for "Come Blow Your Horn," said
Wheeler, "but now it's coming along."
Wheeler is in charge of props, lighting,
sounds and special effects.
Roby Robinson, theatre technical direc
tor said he had a hard time constructing the
"ideal bachelor pad."
"I did 10 or 15 different drawings before
I came up with one I liked," said Robinson.
Robinson has been student technical
director for two years at CCC and has been
technical director, designer and stage man
ager for a private production company in
in Portland.
"I think "Come Blow Your Horn" is
going to be a fun show," said Robinson
"It has got some really good people acting
in it."
Colleen O'Hara who portrays Aunt Gussie
in—the play is in charge of public relations.
O'Hara has been distributing the posters
seen around campus.
"We are trying to get more people on
campus interested," said O'Hara. "Most of
the audience is community people and the
reason is not enough interest or not enough
information."
O'Hara said hopefully people will notice
the posters and take interest.
"We have very little faculty support at
CCC plays and student support is really
low," said O'Hara.
O'Hara is currently attending Portland
Community College and has been involved
with the CCC theatre department for four
years.
"We should generate interest for people
to come see these shows because they really
do some good work here," said O'Hara.
The play "Come Blow Your Horn" con
cerns two brothers, Alan and Buddy Baker.
Alan is 30 years old and is a "swinging play
boy." The younger brother, Buddy is 21
and moves out of home into his older
brother's apartment.
For the first two acts Buddy is a naive
and bashful character, but as the play pro
gresses the roles become reversed.
At the end of the play Buddy is the
"swinging bachelor" and Alan has taken on
responsibilities and is ready to settle down.
CCC Jazz groups to compete in festival
The University of California at Berkeley
will be the destination of the Clackamas
Community College's jazz ensemble and
jazz combo to compete in the Pacific
Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival April 28 to
May 2.
This is the third consecutive year that
CCC has participated in the competition
for two-year and four-year colleges. For the
1977 event more than 80 groups are entered.
The jazz ensemble is directed by LeRoy
Anderson, chairman of the music depart
ment.
Members' of the jazz combo are: Chris
Hardin, piano; Sam Henry, drums; Bob
Adrian, guitar, Chuck Limbaugh, trumpet;
Tom Smith and Tom Cheek, saxophone;
and Jim Rogers, bass. The combo is led by
Harry Gillgam.
Page 6
The two groups will be performing at
several places to and from their destina
tion.
Thursday, April 28, at North Salem High
School at 10 a.m., Rogue Community Col
lege in Grants Pass at 5 p.m.
Friday, April 29, Napa High School in
Napa, Ca., at 11 a.m. and Balboa High
School in San Francisco at 2 p.m.
Monday, May 2, Linn-Benton Commu
nity College in Albany, TBA.
Jazz Night set
Barry Manilow's "Weekend in New Eng
land" sung by Steve Howard will be a high
light at the spring term Jazz Night Concert
Price plays the role of the you
ther and has been involved in theat
high school and college.
During high school Price won
place in an improvisational tourna
Gresham and he recently won seen
in a one-act play festival at Oreo
High School for the comedy pw
"The Hairy Falsetto."
Price said his role is a clear cuti
it was not hard to change roles ini
because he had been naive, bass
outgoing in real life.
The play will be presented 1
Friday and Saturday, May 19,21
8 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 at2:I
McLoughlin theatre. Cost of adm
$1.50 for students and $2.50 forad
Simon is the biggest selling A
playwright and with his creative
talents and the experience of theca
bers and crew, "Come Blow You
should be a well presented play.
Wednesday, May 4 at 8 p.m. in
amas Community College Communit
Mall.
The jazz ensemble will be featuri
of the tunes they performed at th
Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival '
"What Are You Doing For Tht
Your Life," composed by Michel
with arrangement by music del
chairman LeRoy Anderson, and"
composed by Butch Nordal are an
selections planned for the jazz®
The jazz improvisational group'
several songs written by their class
tor, Harry Gillgam.
The Swing Choir is planningto
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," "My Funj
tine" and "You Are My Sunshine,'
by Gillgam. Soloist Becky Omit
sing "Ole Cape Cod."
There is no admission and the
invited to attend.
Clackamas