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the old theater, paying tribute to
theater and Hollywood as it was
65 years ago. The production
has many humorous moments, as
well as some dramatic ones.
There are few weaknesses in
the play, however the most con
sistent was that the play tended
to drag on a bit during some
scenes, and whether the intended
effect is comic or dramatic, the
result is jüst boring.
All faults aside, the acting
in “The Man Who Came to
Dinner” is top-notch. Jayson
Shanafelt is excellent in the role
of Whiteside, and he is very con
vincing as a wheelchair-bound
bitter old eccentric.
Annie
Rimmer is also great in her role
as Whiteside’s tolerant but exas
Left to Right: Annie Rimmer, Matt Strong, Jeff Miller, Jayson Shanafelt, all performers
perated secretary, Maggie Cutler.
in this term’s production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” This is the last weekend.
Travis Nodurft is memorable in
his role as Banjo.
him to stay at the house and con lawsuit, the Stanleys bow to giving Whiteside complete con
“The Man Who Came to
duct his affairs from a guest room every , outlandish wish of trol.
Dinner” will play Dec. 2-4 at 7
until his leg heals:
Whiteside, throwing the house
“The Man Who Came to' p.m., and Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m.
Frightened by the threat of a hold into chaos and effectively Dinner” is a fitting final play in
Video game succeeds in sequel
Jadon Triplett
The Clackamas Print
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Andreas” is a snapshot of every
Hollywood stereotype of So-Cal
gangster culture imaginable glori
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tongue-in-cheek.
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returning to the streets after five
years of absence. C. J. is back
because his mother was murdered
in a drive-by shooting under myste
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The first thing that happens to C.
J. upon his return is a surprise visit
from officer Tenpenny, a crooked
cop voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.
Tenpenny frames C. J. for murder,
takes all his cash, and sends him on
his way with the warning that he is
being closely watched.
When C.J. gets home, he meets
his brother, Sweet, and goes to visit
his mother’s grave. There he meets
his sister, Kendl, and his homeboy,
Ryder. As C. J. is talking to his
“homies” at the tombstone, a rival
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blowing Sweet’s car to pieces in the
process. With that, C. J. is pulled
back into the street life as quickly as
he left it five years ago.
Developing team Rockstar
Games had a lot to live up to in this
sequel, both in hype and gamer
expectations. They rose to the chal
lenge by making a game that feels
as huge as all the previous games
put together. The playing area
encompasses three cities, Los
Santos, where you start out, Las
Venturas, and San Fierra, respec
tively. The cities are connected by
miles of freeway in the sprawling
state of San Andreas.
All previous “Grand Theft
Auto” games are eclipsed not only
by the size of San Andreas, but by
the sheer number of things you can
do. Of course there are still the
usual pastimes of stealing cars, per
forming “missions” in police vehi
cles, ambulances, taxi cabs and fire
trucks, and terrorizing innocent
people; but now you have the abili
ty to rob houses, race cars at the
track, customize a low rider, go on
“pimping” missions, and wage turf
wars on rival gangs, to name just a
few new features. There is also a
two-player mode accessible later in
the game that allows players to
freely roam the city, and, bizarrely
enough, make out with one another
(player two is female).
Taking a page out of popular
computer and console game “The
Sims’” book,
C. J.’s health is
dependent on whether he eats right,
works out, and gets enough exer
cise. And his “respect” and “sex
appeal” depend on if he has the
right haircut, what he’s wearing,
what’s he’s driving, etc. Some
gamers might think Rockstar went
too far here, as it creates annoying
and sometimes tedious work.
However the _single-male-lack-
ing-a-girlfriend demographic might
have fun trying to get C. J a high
sex appeal rating, attracting scantily
clad digital babes.
“Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas” succeeds in living up to
the hype, a difficult task for any
sequel, especially number five
(think “Rocky”). The graphics are
superior to those of previous GTA
games, and the voice acting is so
convincing that I had trouble fol
lowing what the hell the characters
were talking about at times. This
game is a serious guilty pleasure,
irritating in how hard it can be to
put the controller down.