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Clackamas Print ntertainment Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 7 ‘Yesterday’ starts tomorrow Katie Wilson Co-Editor-iti-Chtef yny’s Playstation 3 ictualfy not worth hying... some say Well, it looks like the laystation 3 (PS3) is being lasted by game developers, Siners and other haters. I id some digging, and here’s tune quotes from people iho obviously don’t know tat they’re talking about. ‘ The PS3 is a total disas- ion so many levels. I think s really clear that Sony lost ack of what customers and bat developers wanted.” That’s a direct quote om Gabe Newell, during a interview with Game former. He runs some ame company called Valve, velopers of the Half-Life iries... it’s like, popular, or jmething. Anyway, Newell went on i say that, “[...] even at is late date, they should ist cancel it and do a ‘do >er’ - just say, ‘This was a jirible disaster and we’re orry, and we’re going to lop selling this and stop jing to convince people to tvelop for it.’” Todd Howard, another tveloper from a no-name jftware company called ttheseda (creators of the 'Ider Scrolls series), recent- i criticized Sony’s use of lu-ray technology for the S3 in an interview with lectronic Gaming Monthly I Hie world is full of dirty people. Not unwashed people; they aren’t special I mean foe people with filthy souls and tiny minds: people who make it into history books, Russian novels, t-shirts and, in this case, a ilay. • The Theatre Department will be performing Garson Kanin’s Bom Yesterday this term. One of foe main characters is a crooked, r* foul-mouthed scrap dealer named Harry' Brock, who is taking advantage of World War n and making a bundle off of scrap metal. He buys off politicians without a second’s thought. “He’s made money and a life by being a bully. Sound familiar?” asked Director David Smith-English; “Do things ever change?” Artist-in-Residence Matt Morrison plays Brock. “It’s been fun to watch him take on the Harry Brock role - the character isn’t like him at all,” said Smith-English. “It hasn't come easily for him, but he’s got it down now.” The two primary characters are Brock’s mistress, Billie Dawn (played by Heather Ovalle), and an intrepid reporter frying to get the dirt on Brock, Paul i Verrail (played by Mark Polendey). Dawn is’ the ■ dtimb ' broad ... preferably blonde, but may her hair color be whatever the good Lord did intend it to be - the stereotypes exist for a reason. “He’s right. I’m stupid, ant) I like it,” Dawn declares at one point. But here’s the problem, and the plot of the plaV'lg Brock is trying to get in good with and buy off senators congressmen anyone, and there’s Dawn, ruining his. chances, reputation and sanity every time she opens her mouth. What’s the Supreme Gourt? Dawn doesn’t know. Brock forms | plan. He hires Verrall to coach Dawn, She needs to learn how to talk, walk and act correctly. What be doesn’t take into consideration is that she might learn how to think. ' “Me blossoms; she;.grows^i,said‘j; Smith-English. “She figures out what’s going on. She develops a moral compass.” The Theatre Department has never done a play like this before, according to Smith- English. “The issues dealt with, the charac that are such identifying character now,” said Smifo-B^A. “It’s a classic.” And it’s not just the characters that should interest the audience. “The set is absolutely gorgeous,' Smith-English. “I think people w: stunned. And the costumes! I’d foiy how interesting foe clothes of that era are ... foe hotel workers have wont costumes.” And in foe end, “it’s a comedy added. “Even with all these issues s |«3t still is a comedy.” ' Bom Yesterday wi 11 debut tomorrow pm. Evening performances are schei through Sat., March 3, and next Thursday through Saturday (March 8through 10) at 7 p.m. Matinees are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., March 4 and 11. General admission is $10; seniors 62 and older, as students, are $8. For more informal 503-657-6958, ext 2356 All photos by Katie Wilson Clackamas Print EGM). “Drive speed matters lore to me [than capac- y], and Blu-ray is slower,” toward said. To put all this tech-talk in mtext, Howard and Newell is whining about how long takes developers to create anes for the PS3 because show advanced it is. I guess ey feel it was too early for my to implement Blu-ray sc drives in a console, and s going to take a while for em to catch up. God, what bunch of emo-kids. The magazine PC World d the balls to claim that ePS3 was one of the 21 p tech screw-ups of 2006. by? Because of its delayed lease, its expensive price- g, over 200 PSOne and 52 games aren’t compat- le with it and that Sony, cording to analysts, is tally losing money ¡cause of 1he system. Pffi, hat does PC World know out video gamds anyway; body plays games on PCs ymore> I don’t think Newell, »ward or the editors at PC '»Id have even played a 53.1 mean, it’s awesome, have one, but I don’t have y games for it because I d to sell a kidney to buy e system, and there won’t ¡any good games on it until ffi. But hey, it was totally wth it to pay $600 for a iny, black paperweight. The only downside to wing a PS3 is that my ends are too busy with rir Xbox 360s and Wiis come over and stare at it an, they don’t know what ty’re missing. LEFT: Director David Smith-English (far left) oversees the setup in a scene with student actor Heather Ovalle (middle) and Matt Morrison (right), this year’s artist-in-resi- dence. ABOVE: Mark Polendey plays reporter Paul Verall in Born Yesterday. Student-directed one-act plays coming soon Jennifer Jenkins The Clackamas Print The Theatre Department is giving students the opportu nity to learn from each other by granting them complete creative liberty. Department Head David Smith-English allows students to produce one-act plays that are generated entirely by the participants. Smith-English offers the director’s position to students who have demonstrated the necessary skills and abil ity in previous productions or classes. After they are chosen, advisor Cynthia Smith English is on hand for guidance and advice, but doesn’t force her vision on the productions. For the upcoming Winter Term Festival, there will be two one-act plays. They are Lysistrata, directed by Mark Polendey, and Perfect, direct ed by Sarah Wilson. Both plays are comedies and run approximately 15 minutes. Along with the plays, the standup comedy class will show off their newly-honed skills for the last part of the hour. When asked what they have enjoyed most, participants in the one-acts made it clear that a director has a much different experience than an actor. “Student actors being directed by other students can be difficult,” said Kelly Miller, who stars in Lysistrata. The advice Miller gave for future participants is to remember that the director is a student, too; it is crucial to view the whole process as a learning experience and get past the hurdles egos can cre ate. Director Mark Polendey has seen the entire process as a course for self-improve ment. “Working as a director has improved my skills as an actor,” said Polendey. Polendey has seen both sides of the fence and can really appreciate what direct ing a play means. The experi ence has given him a better understanding of what a direc tor wants from his perform ers. For anyone considering auditioning for the Spring Term One-Act Festival, it’s a great idea to go see this term’s productions. Students can get a feel for what is being put on the stage. Also, participants in any of the festivals receive course credits. After the auditions, selected students register for a one-credit class that meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday for one hour between noon and 3 p.m., based on the cast rehearsal schedules. For those who love theatre, but have busy schedules, it is a great way to earn Arts and Letter credits while being a part of something you enjoy. Spring auditions will be posted soon, and no prepara tion is needed. The Winter Term Festival will be held in McLoughlin Theatre on Tues., March 13 through Thurs., March 15 from noon to 1 p.m., with a 7 p.m. showing on Thurs., March 15. For -more information, call 503-657-6958, ext.2356. Attendees will receive a lunch-hour filled with com edy, and admission is free.
