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6The Daily Tar Heel Friday, September 7, 1984 'Three Guys ' explores different emotions 3 r V if v. 8 r - Jerry Colker, John Kassir and Scott Bakula in 'Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down to play Sunday through Sept. 23 at Paul Green Theatre. THE Daily Crossword By Frank R. Jackson ACROSS 1 Protects 8 Girl's best friend, maybe 15 Famous box owner 16 Ruler 17 Against the law 18 Shiny ornament 19 Sharp 20 Imitative sound in falling 22 Computer fodder 23 Time zone abbr. 24 The Fox 27 Mr. Rorem 28 Evergreen 29 Nest 31 Hope's forte 34 Malicious burner 38 Single part 39 Above 40 Savior 45 Peculiar 47 Hackneyed 48 Builder's site 49 Clerical vestment 52 Shielded from harm 54 Lubricant 57 "September i 59 Certain metalware 60 Years: Lat. 61 Respire 64 Typical 66 Shoemaker's need 67 Specify by name 68 Eternal 69 Declares DOWN 1 Extra large nail 2 Draws 3 Narrow waterway 4 Paradise 5 Ship's progress record 6 Decorative hangings 7 Quip 8 Abandon hope n n n I h '! 7 f """"" "1 a p no in 112 113 iu 1 . u 15 """ To 2i 22 23 24 25 J26 27 tr "29 3a" L--- tPI 3lT33" "" " 34" " " ' " 3637" 39 15 TT1f42 13 l44 i 45 46" 47 ;48 l49-j 60 151" S2 S3-" ' 54 lia"56' J X. r" ir- "61 ! oT 63"" 64 65 "" "" "" "" . 67 " 1984 Tribune Media All Rights Reserved 9 Malignant spirit 10 Brazilian timber tree 11 Repair 12 Instrument 13 Actor Nick 14 Extreme fear 21 Friend of Siam's king 24 Relieve 25 Sts. 26 Performing pair 28 Gala occasions 30 Derisive sound 31 Mongrel dog 32 Single 33 Denoting the center 35 got a secret" 36 Ply needle and thread 37 Attempt 41 Common abbr. 42 Deface 43 Beetles 44 Makeover 45 Jacket features 46 Food fish Services, Inc. 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Freydberg is the producer of Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down, a musical the Play Makers Repertory Company will present as a prelude to its regular season. The show opens Sunday and runs through Sept. 23 in the Paul Green Theatre. In a recent interview, Freydberg wasted no time in lobbying his college-town audience. "I think students who are beginning to look about at what's happening in the future will like Three Guys" he said. "It's kind of a Saturday Night Live thing," Freydberg said. "Not like the show, but like the people we know from it." Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down follows the fortunes of three young, rising comedians. The musical features a book and lyrics by Jerry Colker, who has performed on Broadway in A Chorus Line and the revival of West Side Story. Michael Rupert, who created the role of Marvin in the off-Broadway hit March of the Falsettos, wrote the music. Freydberg said the play examines people who have what might be called a Big Chill mentality. "You look around and you're not doing what you planned on doing," he explained. "You give up what you planned to do. These guys sell out to become famous." At 45, Freydberg can look back on a string of artistic and financial successes. Among the shows he has produced are Baby, 'Master Harold' ... and the boys, Starting Here, Starting Now and A Life. Like those shows, which began in regional workshop productions and moved on to New York, Three Guys will bow in the Big Apple shortly after its run in Chapel Hill. Freydberg said he liked working on the regional circuit. "I have a habit of doing shows in 'different places," he said. "We did A Life in Alberta and 'Master Harold' Sit Yale. "The problem with doing a show in New York is that actors have agents and friends coming in, and there's mass confusion going on. The actors are not able to gamble then. "An actor goes out on stage and is stripped naked. If there are people out there who are going to influence him, he suddenly loses the ability to create. "I take shows, artists and creators to a place with a sophisticated audience where the creators have nothing to gain or lose." Freydberg added that one reason he chose PRC as the host of his try-out was the company's history of taking gambles on new works and new production styles. "The future of the commercial theatre is the non profit theatre," Freydberg said. "The costs (of producing a show) are enormous, and this way we can share expenses. "Similarly, the future of non-profit theatre is commercial theatre. This show Three Guys), if successful, will financially benefit this theatre (PRC)." Freydberg admitted that there is an element of risk involved. "The risk is that the theatre might lose money," he said flatly. "But the risk to the audience is that it has to plunk down its $5 or $9." Audiences are essential to Freydberg's style of producing. Td like to think I'm not really in the entertainment business, although I know I am," Freydberg said. "We make changes (in shows) continually. Things should always change. The audience will tell us." That all adds up to Freydberg's credo: "I'm not a money person. I'm a creative producer." Freydberg said he tries to shepherd creative artists through their work, acting like a mirror. "There's a real thin line between idiocy and brilliance," he said. "Little, tiny things can change the whole meaning." He said his job is to point out those little things. On the money side of the coin, Freydberg shied away. "Baby didn't make money," he said. "I didnt make one penny on it. But it was the most satisfying artistic experience I've ever had. You do want money, but quality doesnt put money in the front. Money is the reward, not the goal." Freydberg declined to forecast how successful TJiree Guys will prove in Chapel Hill or New York, but he said without hesitation, "We're going for a hit. "Three Guys has a very hard edge and a darkness to it, but it also has a certain lightness. Baby had emotions that had never been seen- on a stage; Three Guys has emotions that are seen more often but have never been seen in a musical. "They're all statements that arouse an audience to think." Elections Board officials Classics find respect needed for 1984-85 year All students interested in working in Student Government are encouraged to apply to the Elections Board. Applications are available at the Executive Branch offices in Suite C at the Union through Friday, Sept. 14. .J HANDBALL.- S$V YllBF6 PET2ER GyM Exhibition (glass) Handball Court (15) VhCIl Monday, September 10, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (AND EVERY MONDAY THEREAFTER) - W ft 3 t Instruction and Free Play who- Male and Female Players of All Skill Levels IACK-TO-SCHOOL SALE- fJlotobecane Nomad $1 89 $159 Mirage $229 $189 plus free lock and cable Centurion Accordo $259 $229 Le Mans $295 $259 plus free lock and cable o Bikes from $129.95 o One day repair service o Used bikes THE GLEAN MACHINE Across from Wendy's, Main St. Carrboro, NC on "C" Busline Since 1971 By STEVE CARR Staff Writer A lot of care goes into the matinees at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. When the projectionist showed a film in the wrong ratio, a practice of which even revival houses are regularly guilty, manager Bill Cash said, "There were a lot of complaints mainly from me." Showing a film in the wrong ratio means seeing noses carrying on a conversation at the top of the screen. It means distorting a director's carefully plotted mise-en-scene so that a strateg ically located object is totally obliterated from the screen. The classic matinees are shown in the correct 1:1.33 height-to-width ratio in which audiences saw them for the first time. For the most part, the prints the theater uses are in very good condition. The new series represents popular Hollywood culture at its best, from a time when, Cash said, "the diversity was enormous. These films have all the glimmer and glitter of Hollywood, yet they also have themes." A scintillating adaptation of Phillip Barry's play The Philadelphia Story begins its one-week run tomorrow. George Cukor directed this comeback vehicle for Katherine Hepburn. "Grant and a: y pungames Stewart' The backstage musical The Band wagon begins Sept. 15. Director Vin cente Minelli's meticulous eye for detail was never more fully realized than in this film. Top Hat has the distinction of being not only one of the best American musicals, but also one of the best Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers films. The sparkling duo, the dance scenes, and the Irving Berlin scores have made this film something of an institution. Top Hat opens Sept. 22. A sparkling duo of a different sort, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, star in Pat and Mike, which opens Sept. 29. George Cukor directed this story of a top-flight athlete and her trainer husband. If there is anyone in American film history who epitomized the Hollywood blend of style and content, Frank Capra stands out for his seamless plot con struction and optimistic but savvy ideology. Happened One Night, beginning Oct. 6, made Academy Award history when it swept the Oscars in 1934. Another great American director, Howard Hawks, will be showcased starting Oct. 13 in what many consider his most identifiable film, Only Angels Have Wings. The director's patented blend of action and excitement is fully realized in this story of pilots and their loves. Preston Sturges is one of American director whose reputation only now is beginning to swell. Despite a string of brilliant comedy classics during the '40s, he faded from the public eye by the 1950s. Unfaithfully Yours, opening Oct. 20, attests to his genius, and the story of a jealous orchestra conductor proved so hilarious that Dudley Moore tried his hand at a remake last year. Howard Hawks also directed the western Red River, which opens Oct. 27. John Wayne and Montgomery Clift star in this exemplarary rendering of ''nthc"genre. rrrOn Nov. 3 the mood shifts from horse ' operas to swashbucklers with Errol Flynn as Captain Blood. This story of a doctor who becomes a pirate was Flynn's first major role. Closing out the schedule is Orson Welles Citizen Kane, which begins Nov. 10. Although kept from the public eye by publisher William Randolph Hearst, on whom the main character is based, this film is now a staple in film criticism classes. When first released in 1941, Kane seemed audaciously theatrical, but today it is seen as the father of modern film language. All films in the series fun Saturday through Friday, and all shows are at 3 p.m. Call 688-1939 for more information. s Support CCD March of Dimes ZJLW Ea BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION E3 ROCK ENROLLMENT IS UP AND THE PRICES ARE DOWN. THESE AND MORE ON SALE THRU SEPTEMBER 19 i I I : - - S ...... w - v...-. ..i 4 v- -.w. ... J TIFT -4. r 131 FRANKLIN STREETUNIVERSITY MALL n z vBBk .rw m. VISA (V) RECORDS, TAPES & A LITTLE BIT MORE. 1 irui Uil I 1 RECORDS I 11 w 7 p.m. The Navigators will hold a large i group Christian Fellowship Q with singing and refreshments g in 20S Union. P I r r t r Campus Calendar Q E B J Friday 7 pan. Carolina Union Film Commit 9 pan. tec will show The Big Chill in Midnite Carolina Union Auditorium. Saturday 9 JO p.m. The Anglican Student Fellow ship will have a Saturday Break fast in Chapel of the Cross Church. Items of Interest b g The LSAT is September 29. Late" registration must be postmarked by " September 6, today. Extra fees are required, registration material and infor- g mation available at Nash Hall, 962-2191. wm m mm mm urn b bi ea lot y e Immortal. By including the American Cancer Society in your will, you can have a powerful effect on those who come after you. And leaving behind a legacy of life for others is a beautiful way of Irving for ever yourself. mimam cancer socstv For more information, call your local A(1S unit or write to the American (dancer Society 4 West 35th Street, New York. NY 10001.
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