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V: FEATURE Page 6 April 11,1990 THE CLACKAMAS PRINT Bizarre but true comedy Theatre Department Head Jack Shields will be perfoming at the Coaster Theatre In the production of ‘My Fair Lady.‘ Shields practices what he teaches by Jim Spickelmier Staff Writer Jack Shields, CCC’s theatre director, is currently playing the role of Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza Doolittle’s father, in the Coaster Theater production of “My Fair Lady.” The production will be play ing Fridays and Saturdays through May 5, in Cannon Beach, at 8p.m. This is not a new play for Shields- as he directed this play at Clacka mas High School in 1968 with great success. “This particular role has al ways been a great favorite of mine. I’m very happy to have the oppor tunity to play it,” stated Shields. “I’ve felt for some time it’sa really good idea forworkingdirectors to get on stage from time to time and remind themselves about the problems of the actor.” • In the process of developing a role, according to Shields, the actor deals with concentration, focus, physical demands, challenges and opportunities. “It’s costing a good deal of energy because the character has Make a contribution to life after death. Director Lawrence Kasdan may not provide wall-to-wall ex citement with his movies, how ever, what he does do is attract big-nhme actors like a magnet to steel. After such successes as The Big Chill and last year’s award winning Accidental Tourist. Kasdan introduces a film com pletely different with I Love You to Death. Love is a black comedy which is based on a remarkablely true story. The bizarre events surround ing this movie actually took place six years ago in Tacoma, Wash ington between an immigrant couple (she Yugoslavian and he Italian); She, a dedicated wife, discovers that her husband is a chronic philanderer and attempts to kill him five times. After a couple bullet wounds and a few scratches, he falls in love with her all over again because he feels he deserved it and is touched that she loves him as much as to go to jail for him. Kevin Kline plays Joey Boca, the philandering pizza man, and Tracey Ullman plays Rosalie, his either sex in the Western world, plain-looking, but devoted wife. • This ensemble cast works Joan Plowright (widow of Law unbelievably well throughout the rence Olivier) stars as Rosalie’s entire picture. It was even fun to eccentric mother. Also starring is watch Bill Hurt play a character River Phoenix as Devo Nod, a with some sense of humor unlike his duller-than-dull character in A Reel View Accidental Tourist. Ullman, sur by prisingly plays the most serious Roseann Wentworth role in this film, unlike her zany characters we are used to seeing employee in their pizzeria who her portray on her weekly show has a terrible crush on Rosalie; on Fox. She brings that certain William Hurt and Keanu Reeves ummphh to Rosalie that I don’t (Bill & Ted’s) as chronically stoned think anyone more experienced cousins Harlon and Marlin who could have given. Kline as Joey Boca is perfect are hired by Devo to kill Joey. Phoebe Cates also makes an ap up until you have to listen to him. However, he and Ullman do have pearance. Everyone in this movie is a certain chemistry that keep you completely wacko (except Phoebe in the movie house through the Cates but doesn’t matter anyway whole picture. I recommend this film if you because she only has about three minutes of screen time). Phoenix thought The Accidental Tourist gets the prize for the ugliest hair was “great.” I also recommend on a male; Bill Hurt deserves this film for Plowright’s charac something for most obvious hair ter; although she’s' a senior citi extensions worn by a male over zen, she’s an amatuer car mechanic, 40, and Keanu Reeves wins the a great liar, and puts some real big one for the worst haircut of zest in this film. Support groups offered on campus by Jim Spickelmier Staff Writer a lot of singing and dancing to do, Have you ever felt powerless and I haven’t done a singing role over such things as alcohol, drugs, for about four years,” Shields relationships, eating, gambling, commented. smoking, abuse, etc...? He tries to do at least one Many people who suffer from outside project a year. CCC’s the previously mentioried prob administration agrees with his lems have found recovery within opinion. “If I can better my in the fellowship of 12 step support struction to student actors, by groups. acting, then it’s a good idea to do Twelve step support groups it,” said Shields. are ongoing fellowships of men The last acting role Shields and women who share their expe did was two and a half years ago, riences, strengths, and hopes in when he played in Edward Al order to deal with, and solve, bee’s “Seascape.” Since then, he common problems. has directed “Same Time Next The following is a schedule of Year” and ‘.‘The Odd Couple” at 12 step support groups currently the Coaster Theatre in Cannon holding meetings on campus. Beach. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al- In closing the interviewrShields Anon, Al-Ateen: Fridays, 8 p.m.- added “I’m having a wonderful Pauling 102, 104, 105; Cocaine time. The show looks like it’s going Anonymous (CA): Wednesdays, to be quite a fun production. noon -Orchard Center 121; Nar However, in addition to having to cotics Anonymous (NA): Mon loose two front teeth for the role,” day through Thursday, 8 p.m.-Or- hesaidas he removed his two false chard Center 121. front teeth and smiled, “I had to , Parents Without Partners shave. The shaving is an ongoing (PWP) also meets on campus process. Fortunately, the teeth can Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Pauling 104. be replaced.’ PWP is a support group that pro vides adult social functions, posi- tive parenting education, and family orientated activities aimed at improving family life in single parent households. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Mary Fitzgerald, from Clackamas County Mental Health, will be on campus Tuesdays, April 24, May 15, arid May 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. in CC-116. For more information, call Suzy Alexander at 657-6958, ext. 250. 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