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T h FILE COPY e www.ClackamasPrint.com Wednesday, November 14, 2001 .Clackamas Cgrrimupity College Oregon City, Oregon Volume XXXV, Issue Suspense, sexuality, sarcasm open doors wide SALENA DE LA CRUZ Opinion Editor • Students Jason Morrill and Wendy Reese play the roles of Reece andPoopayin "CommunicatingDoors." David Smith-English opens doors to new levels of directing in the murder mys tery farce “Communicating Doors” which opens at 8:00 p.m. Nov. 15 in McLoughlin Hall Theatre and runs through Nov. 18. After a short break, it opens again Nov. 29, playing un til Dec. 2. What you are about to read is a preview of the play’s setting,, characters and plots as they unfold and even tually take an ironic twist of fate that will bring several of the characters closer to gether. When I say preview I mean a glimpse into the play itself, hopefully, entic ing readers to visit McLoughlin Hall Theatre on the play dates and watch the events that unfold before their very eyes. The play begins in the year 2014 when society is in the throes of war. Set in a five- star hotel in London, secrets of the past and present begin to unravel. The location includes views of at least four doorways that will pin point the bedroom, the bathroom, the hallway and the “communicating door,” which is eventually found to be a time warp that carries its passengers 20 years into the past. It is a small cupboard-like area that is large enough for one per son to fit through. Pushing the folds of decency in a humorous way, the play relinquishes the lead to an unlikely heroine named Poopay Dayseer, who, the audience will later sex supposed to be physically learn, has the real name of exhausting? Phoebe. Wendy Reese plays Anyway, back to the Poopay. Poopay is a Special story. Well, Julian leaves the ist Sexual Consultant, more room at the insistence of effectively known as a Reece who seems rather ex dominatrix, who shows up at cited about showing the Spe the hotel where a very brut cialist Sexual Consultant some ish man named Julian bullies old love. Well, no sooner than her from the beginning. Julian leaves the room does Julian comes to life through the ailing Reece become a the expertise of a man well little loopy. She finds herself known for his many faces, Ja stuck in a drama of fear and son Shanafelt. Jason Morrill intrigue that she may not be plays Reece, an ailing 70-75- able to get out of. Trying year- old very hard man. to wrench The herself Pushing the folds scene opens away from of decency in a with Poopay the little knocking at old man, humorous way, the the hotel she finds play relinquishes room door he has and J.ulian dark se the lead to an un yelling to crets that likely heroine Reece who is he has hid named Poopay so below par den for that he can many Dayseer. barely tie his years. He own shoes. brings her The sickly into the Reece, for one last romp of bathroom to stick her hand rowdiness, requested her ser down a pipe to reveal a con vices before he dies, which he fession that a dying man made is expected to in the next few to right the wrongs of his life. days according to the doctors (Well, I guess he wasn’t that . Now, maybe, I’m an opti bad after all). However, now mist, but what better way to audiences will learn that the go out. However, a man that bully in Julian wasn’t just for old who has few days to live show. It will be revealed that should maybe think about Julian killed Reece’s first and righting his life instead of get second wives. Even though ting that last glimpse of what Reece didn’t ask him to do it, was. he hid it from authorities. Where is Julian in all Hey, at least he’s trying to this? He has calmly and creep- make it right. In a madden ily warned Poopay to keep her ing attempt to get her to'sign tricks of trade in her bag and this paper, the dominatrix be not do anything to upset the comes rather cowardly. All old Reece. Well, forgive me Poopay wishes to do is leave if I think that’s going to be a and not come back. little difficult. After all isn’t See communicating, page 4 George Fox teams up with Clackamas,offers new degree MAGGIE JIRASEK Editor-in-Chief Clackamas will be of fering a new degree comple tion program starting winter term, giving working adults the opportunity to complete college degrees through George Fox University. “Students can work to wards a bachelor’s degree in business and organizational leadership through the pro gram,” said Theresa Tuffli, accelerated degree program department chair. "Students need to know that they can complete degrees through George Fox at Clackamas. They don't have to go out all the way to Newberg any more." Clackamas is already offering degree completion programs in business through an agreement with Portland State University. Adults with at least five years work ex perience attend class one night a week and a few Sat urdays a month to work to ward completion of a bachelor’s degree in six terms. It is the first time that George Fox University and Clackamas have teamed up to make it convenient for working adults in the area. George Fox professors in the program will travel to Clackamas Monday evenings to teach class. George Fox is a Chris tian liberal arts college and was the first college in the Northwest to enable nontra- ditional students to complete college degrees in an acceler ated program. An informational ses sion on the George Fox de gree completion program at CCC will be held Wednes day, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Skylight Dining Room in the Community Center. For more information call Theresa Tuffli at X 2214. 6
