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CAMPUS AREA DELIVERY TAKE OUT ★ EAT HERE SERVING DELICIOUS NEW YORK PIZZA BY THE SLICE AND BY THE WHOLE PIZZA PIE 11:30AM-MIDNIGHT MON-SAT ★ 3:30PM-MIDNIGHT SUNDAY $ 2.00 OFF ANY 18” LARGE OR 16” MEDIUM PIZZA PLUS 2 FREE 20oz. SODAS 686-9598 COUPONS GOOD UNTIL MAY 5, 2005 10¢ OFF PLUS A SLICE ® 1 FREE 12 OZ. SODA 1211 ALDER ON CAMPUS NEXT TO SACRED HEART HOSPITAL Do You Work in a Bar or Restaurant? The Multnomah County Health Department is recruiting restaurant and bar workers who are not exposed to secondhand smoke for a study. W ORKERS WILL RECEIVE $50 FOR PARTICIPATING . In order to do this workers must: • Be currently employed in a bar or bar/restaurant combination • Be employed in the city of Eugene or Corvallis (or anywhere else in Benton County) • Be at least 18 years old • Be a non-smoker These workers must agree to: • Sign a consent form • Complete an interview (about 15-20 minutes) • Provide a urine sample before and after a work shift (to measure by-products of cigarette smoke only) All information will be kept strictly confidential. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CALL 1-877-877-5654 32 APRIL 21, 2005 BY SARA BRICKNER Two Worlds, Two Choices Classic tale still resonates . U sing humor that traverses genera- tions, The Willamette Repertory Theatre’s production of You Can’t Take It With You challenges the myth of the American dream as two worlds collide. The Sycamore family is a group of loony nonconformists living their lives doing what- ever pleases them. Whether it’s making fire- works in the basement or putting anarchist slo- gans into boxes of homemade candies, the Sycamores concern themselves only with hav- ing a good time. But when Alice Sycamore, an office employee at the Kirby family business, falls in love with Tony Kirby Jr., the company’s vice-president, the Sycamores are faced with the prospect of wealthy, stuffy in-laws who are interested mostly in money and appearances. It’s difficult not to be fond of the kooky Sycamores, but the real challenge is making the Kirbys more than simple caricatures of the rich, snooty Wall Street crowd. Scott Barkhurst does an excellent job portraying Mr. Kirby in a three-dimensional light. By the end of the play, the audience identifies with Mr. Kirby, who has left behind many of the same fanciful dreams that most people abandon when entering the “real” world. Philip Davidson shines as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof, a witty, wise old man who decided that he was tired of his business career, left the office and never came back. His insights are the catalysts of the play, and his defiance when faced with the Internal Revenue Service is one of the comedic highlights of the production. Michelle Morain plays an excellent Penny, Whether it’s making fireworks in the basement or putting anarchist slogans into boxes of homemade candies, the Sycamores concern themselves only with having a good time. Alice’s spacey mother whose kindness and wide-eyed optimism embody the Sycamore philosophy. Mark Lewis deserves a special mention for his humorous portrayal of Boris Kolenhov, a Russian dance teacher who hu- mors Alice’s sister, Essie, in her aspiration to become a dancer. When Kolenhov tells Grandpa Vanderhof, “Confidentially, she stinks,” Grandpa Vanderhof’s reply embodies the Sycamore philosophy. “As long as she’s having fun,” he said. Exactly. You Can’t Take It With You is playing at the Hult Center’s Soreng Theater through April 24. ew
