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Four times one equals fun
By Ruthanna Haines
Four one-acts were presented
by the Revelers, and acted and
directed by the acting and
directing classes on Wednesday
and Thursday nights, April 18
and 19.
The River, by James Elward,
directed by Deepika Vazirini,
opens in a quiet bar with a
rather depressed birthday cele
bration for Yvonne (Gretchen
Porkert). With her is Terry
(Barbara Dworkin), who is try
ing desperately to lift her friend
from her 30-year-old blues. The
arrival and subsequent emotio
nal discussion of two parting
lovers cheers Yvonne immeasu
rably, as she realizes the main
positive aspect of passing the
magic age of 29. She sees that
she is beyond the sham of love.
She no longer has to worry
about getting hurt by a dying
love affair, as does the Cirl
(Felicia Ashton). The Man
(Charles Helsabeck) is a rather
detached individual who
doesn't involve himself overly
in the whole situation; besides,
he can go home to his wife. The
Waiter (Jeff Smith) listens to
the conversations with interest,
and comments upon them with
facial expression only.
Please - No Flowers, directed
by Jeff McCann, was an interes
ting play. Set in a funeral
parlour, we see two 'spirits' rise
and walk around, discussing the
pros and cons of life and death.
In the beginning, Lena (Rachel
McCaw) and Esther (Liz Allen)
fefel glad they are dead, leaving
behind the drudgery and prob
lems that life held. After seeing
her boss and his wife (Ed Swain
and Corky Williams), Esther is
still glad. But the Young Man
(Brian Beard) comes to say his
final good-bye with flowers and
tears, and Esther finds that he
wanted to marry her. Death
becomes a black prospect, and
she regrets having jumped off
the bridge to her death so early
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her mind when she has visitors.
Two lady friends (Arliss Ave
lone and Donna Hamilton) come
to pay their respects and she is
all the more glad that she is
dead. But when her niece,
Sandy (Betsy Linthicum), comes
with the news that relatives
are fighting over the money
which Lena left to her, Lena
regrets having let go of life so
soon. The caretaker (Jesus Ce
ron) comes and ushers the
visitors out at closing time, and
Lena and Esther return to quiet
rest in their caskets, rying to
reconcile themselves to death.
In their final words, hysterial
laughter is heard. "Life is a
joke, and so is death," it seems
to say. Neither woman can see
the humor, and neither can the
audience.
Night, by Sholem Asch, di
rected by Major McKinney, is
a one-act about the 'dogs' who
have been driven to the streets
and are challenged by a thief
(Dave Bradley) to worship the
'Holy Mother' (Sheri Clanon),
and folow her to deliverance.
The 'dogs' are social outcasts; a
drunkard (Jeff Smith), a prosti
tute (Emily Figuly), a fool
(Jesus Ceron), a beggar (Gre
gory Green), and a boy who is
supposedly possessed by the
devil (Jeff McCann). The voice
of the drunkard's wife (Barb
Dworkin) hails him in after the
'dogs' realize the thief has
played a joke on them. There is
a social comment to be heard
thorughout the play. There is no
hope for outcasts. They play
their games and continue their
wayward lives with no lasting
hope for release.
To the Chicage Abyss, by Ray
Bradbury, directed by Heidi
Hirschmann, portrays an old
man (Shaun Jones) who is left
with memories after the bomb
ing devastation of his country,
(n this futuristic portrayal, he
tries to awaken the memories of
the pre-bombing world in an old
woman fMarcia Suskin) and a
Guilford ian
young man (David Bradley),
and in a stranger and his wife
(David Frank and Jan Earl). He
meets anger, fear, and frustra
tion, and finally, help in esca
ping the Special Police (Virginia
Beury), who want him for the
illegality of remembering the
past. Headed for the Chicago
Abyss on the train, he tries not
to speak his memories aloud to
avoid trouble. The Boy (Ricky
Prouty) who sits beside him
evokes his desire to impart
memories to the younger gene
rations so that they can rebuild
the past pleasures of coffee and
candybars. The play ends with
"Once upon a time. .. "
Throughout the play, the narra
tor (Major McKinney) con
structs the missing characters
and scenery.
On Sunday afternoon, April
22, Edward Albee's The Zoo
Story was directed and acted by
David A.P. Brown and Tom
Abrams. Peter (Abrams), who
has a wife, two daughters, a cat,
and two parakeets, is ap
proached in Central Park by a
poor man named Jerry (Brown)
who talks incessantly about how
he views life through his shoddy
living situation and the dog who
belongs to his landlady. He
keeps Peter listening, tellling
him things that rile him enough
to fight and kill him. After a
scuffle over the ownership of
the parkbench they have sat
New interns announced
Bob White, Director of Hous
ing and Security, has recently
announced the selection of in
terns for the 1979-80 school
year. They are: R.J. Blincoe-
Milner 3rd south, Kirk McDon
ald-Milner 3rd North, Lou
Prentiss-Milner Ist North,
Mark Keavney-Bryan 2nd, Ke
vin Morley-Milner Ist South,
Bradley Forrest-Milner 2nd
South, Steve Lowe-English,
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dies on the parkbench. I | |
The characters of the five 0 "
plays have in common dissatis- Jf ■
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The portrayal of the charac
ters was generally fine To be Without your kelp,
especially commended are we cant •fford to Win.
Shaun Jones, Dav.d Brown, Make check payable to:
Barb Dworkin, Tom Abrams, U.S. Olympic Committee,
Cretchen Porkert, Corky Wil- Sox 1980-P, Cathedral Sta.
liams, Brian Beard, the Cast of Boston, MA 02118
Night, and Ricky Prouty, who
made a very fine boy. - ■  *
Acknowledgement must be TntnrnrfnH in tho
made to John Steely (lights), inieresiea in ine
Nancy Schofield (sound), Rick Guilfordicm?
Prouty and Donald Deagon, and
all others who contributed to the Next year's Cuilfordian will
successful production. continue in the tradition of this
Wes Adams-Bryan Ist, Joe
Angelini-Milner 2nd North,
Elaine Smith-Binford 3rd, Jane
Allen-Binford 2nd, Sue Ireton-
Binford Ist, Scott Costlow-Fra
ziers, and Peg Schaefer-Bryan
3rd.
The alternates are Beth
Eakes, Terry Boucher, Donna
Hamilton, Snowden Williams,
Doug Hasty, and Paul Hemrick.
April 25, 1979
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Without your help,
we cant afford to win.
Make check payable to:
U.S. OlympicCammittee,
Sox 1980-P, Cathedral Sta.
Boston, MAO2IIB
Kbui codtftbution is tM-deductiWe.
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Interested in the
Guilfordicm?
Next year's Guilfordian will
continue in the tradition of this
year, and become even more
exciting; in order to do this, we
will need the students, the
faculty, and the entire commu
nity to support our efforts.
If you have any ideas about
how the Guilfordian can better
serve your needs and desires,
drop a note in my box, #17094.
If you would like to join our
staff, let me know; we would
love to have you!
Thanks!
Brian Carey,
'79-' BO Editor
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