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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
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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.
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