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Portland Observer, November 10, 1982 Page 3
METROPOLITAN
by Lenita D u ke and R ichard B row n
Now that the election is over we won
dered how people felt about staying the
Republican course? W e asked, " D o you
plan to stay the course?"
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Laurn Washington
Student
T h a t is not the question. W e
have to regardless. I guess you
can wage your ow n private b a t
tles, but w hat good w o u ld th at
do. I d on ’t have any other alter
natives.
William McJuatica
School Bust Driver Trainer
Joyce Harris, Black Education Cantar; Jamas
DePrlest, Oregon Symphony conductor, Kay and
John Toran, find tlm a to ch»t during w ine and
N o. D uring the tim e that Rea
gan’ s been in o ffic e he changed
his story so many times you just
can’t believe him . H e ’ s not pro
ven, honest or tru th fu l.
cheese party for BEC at the Toran home. DePrlest
joined the Torans to host the benefit.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
Ann Perry
Housewife
N o . P e o p le need fo o d .
Things are at a point where you
c a n ’ t buy necessaries. H is plan
fo r " th e course” helps the rich
but not the poor.
Jefferson High presents The Wiz
W hen the Broadway musical The
W iz opens D ecem b er 2 fo r a fiv e -
night run D ecem b er 2 -3 -4 and 10-
11, the magic o f Broadway will turn
Jefferson H ig h S cho o l’s stage in to
the Em erald C ity ruled over by the
famous W izard o f O z.
A 2 7 3 -p o u n d a c to r w h o d is a p
pears five feet from the audience, a
hot air b a llo o n rising out o f sight,
exp lo sive special e ffe c ts , and the
splendor o f over 100 costumes are
just part o f the show’s magic.
" D o r o t h y ’ s ad ventures in the
L and o f O z have been set to music
in a lively, dazzling m ixture o f rock,
gospel and s o u l," explains C arolyn
G ra tto n , the show’s director. A ll o f
the d isciplin es o f J e ffe rs o n ’ s a c
cla im e d p e rfo rm in g arts p ro g ra m
are necessary to put the show to
gether. " I sometimes feel like a tra f
fic d ir e c t o r ,” sighs the busy M s .
G ratton. There are dancers, singers,
musicians, actors, tech crews, costum
ers, lighting designers, and a special
effects staff to coordinate.
The exhaustive rehearsal schedule
demonstrates how complex this m u
sical is to p ro d u ce. A n y tim e fro m
7:30 in the m orning until 9 at night,
one m ight fin d rehearsals o f some
kind in progress. W h ile Ms. G ratton
is w o rk in g on stage w ith acto rs,
there might be a vocal or instrumen
tal m usic rehearsal in progress in
another part o f the building.
M o rn in g stage c ra ft classes o f
B rian Biggs are busy w ith set co n
s tru c tio n . T h ro u g h o u t the d a y ,
M a ry R ic h m a n , co stu m er fo r the
show, w orks w ith her crew design
ing and assem bling o ver 100 cos
tum es. A fte r school each d a y ,
choreographers work w ith dancers.
N ig h tly , all the elements are pulled
together in general rehearsals which
begin at 5 o ’clock and continue until
9 o ’clock some nights.
Over 100 Jefferson students audi
tio n e d fo r J e ffe rs o n ’ s firs t a ll
school m usical, and rehearsals be
gan Septem ber 30. Shaw n P rice, a
sen io r, is D o r o th y , and her three
friends in search o f the W iz a rd are
Randy Davis, a ju n io r, as the Scare
cro w ; J e ff F ritc h , a s ta ff m em ber,
the L io n ; John Frazier, a ju n io r, as
the Tin m an .
D o n a ld T a y lo r , a senor, is the
W iza rd , and according to M a ry Fol-
berg, a J H S dance in s tru c to r and
one o f the tw o choreographers fo r
the show , M a r te ll Iro n s , a ju n io r ,
may well steal the show as Evillene,
the wicked witch. O ther key roles in
clude Q u e e n e tta P e rk in s as A u n t
E m ; John F ra z ie r , U n c le H e n ry ;
A le x H a rv e y as A d d a p e tle ; and
Qucnetta Perkins as G linda.
In a long selection process which
starte last s p rin g , the e n tire P e r
fo rm in g A rts D e p a rtm e n t began
suggesting title s an d review in g
scripts as possibilities fo r a fa ll m u
sical p ro d u c tio n to in v o lv e the
whole departm ent. " W e were lo o k
ing fo r a m usical w hich w o u ld de
mand the strengths o f each co m p o
nent in the pro-gram — vocal, instru
m e n ta l, d ance, and th e a te r ,” e x
plains M s. G ratto n .
" F o r exam ple, we wanted a show
which displays a ll th at we o ffe r in
dance. O k la h o m a , fo r instance, is
strong in ballet, but ignores jazz and
tap, tw o o f our program 's strongest
s ty le s ,” she c o n tin u e d . The W iz
demands dance in all styles. " I t ’ s a
w onderful opp o rtu n ity fo r the cho
reographers to go with the strengths
o f o u r s tu d e n ts ,” she said.
" W e also w an ted to d o a show
w hich w o u ld n ’ t scared kids a w a y .
T h e re ’s keen interest in the produc
tio n . T h e re are places fo r all kinds
o f s tu d e n ts ,” she said. Som e cast
members have little or no theatre ex
perience, while others are advanced
students in Jefferson’s com prehen
sive p e rfo rm in g
arts classes.
A n o th e r reason this show was cho
sen is th a t m an y o f the characters
are w ith o u t age and m ay be played
by either males or females. " I t real
ly gave us a lo t o f options fo r cast
ing to the strengths o f o u r stu
Besides the p a g e a n try o f w ild ly
costumed pro du ctio n num bers, the
toe tap p in g m usical score, the sur
prise created by the special effects,
the m agic o f The W iz is the story.
“ I t ’ s a new kind o f fantasy— a fa n
tasy fo r today, mysterious, opulent
and fa n c ifu l— a dream dream ed by
a space age child,” says Ms. Gratton.
It is based on the fam iliar children's
s to ry , The W o n d e rfu l W iz a rd o f
O z, by Frank Baum. The book, The
W iz , is by W illia m F . B ro w n , the
music and lyrics by C harlie Smalls.
T he W iz is a m u ltic u ltu r a l p ro
d u c tio n w ith elem ents o f v o o d o o
and magic. T ickets are availab le at
the school a fte r N ovem ber 15 fro m
2 :3 0 to 4 :3 0 M o n d a y th ro u g h F r i
day. Reserved seat tickets are $4 for
adults and $2 fo r students and sen
ior citizens. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n ,
call 287-1398.
Eddie Alexander
Unemployed
Barbara Kropp
Secretary
N o . I ’ m a c o n s tru c tio n
w o rk e r an d I c a n ’ t get a jo b .
T h e re are no jo b s a ro u n d and
taxes keep g o in g u p . T h in g s
might get better but who w ill be
a ro u n d . I was c o m in g w hen
H o o v e r was around and i f you
re m e m b er th a t th e n R eagan
would never have got in.
N o ; the econom y is the re a
son why. I d on ’ t know what else
to do but a change is necessary.
A t th is p o in t a change w o n ’ t
hurt.
N o . P e o p le need jo b s m o re
than we need to figh t in fla tio n .
W ith the increase in u nem ploy
ment crim e goes up. L ife is un
safe now . So, i f 1 had a choice I
w o u ld n ’t want to stay.
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Businessmen address class
O ver 40 representatives o f busi
ness, services, e d u c a tio n , a rtis tic
and c o n v e n tio n a l professions w ill
have their say at P ortlan d C o m m u
n ity C o lle g e ’ s C ascad e C a m p u s
through m id -N o v e m b e r as they tell
career d evelopm ent students there
how their interests and aptitudes led
(hem to the jobs they are now doing.
Included in the line-up o f persons
talkin g about their occupations are
people fro m each them e in clud ing
Bill Perry, o w ncr/opcrator o f H a m
burger P a tti’s on Frem ont; Sanford
M a d d o x , N e rc o ’ s personnel m a n
ager; Bill Dobson, a director o f the
atrical productions at Portland C iv
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ney at law . O th er presentations w ill
be made by data processors, real es
ta te b ro k e rs , co un selors, w rite rs ,
econommists, custodians and repre
sentatives o f many other fields.
" W e ’ re trying something new this
te r m ,” G ilp in e x p la in s . " G e t tin g
this m an y speakers in vo lves a (re-
mendous amount o f w o rk .’ ’
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