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8The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, April ' 4, 1988 I urn 1 1 f mi I &J f If II K a, u lf .V. v .. v , - , ms: ' .x Leslie Hicks, Simon Brooking The Be PlayMakers production to feature guest artists By KELLY RHODES Arts Editor PlayMakers Repertory Com pany's "The Beggar's Opera" will have the special boost of three guest artists to bring John Gay's political, romantic and satirical drama to life. Leslie Hicks, Simon Brooking and Betsy Friday will join PRC for the play, which opens this Saturday and runs through May 1. Friday will be remembered by PRC fol lowers as Laura in "Look Home ward, Angel" several years ago. "The Beggar's Opera" marks Hicks' and Brookings first appearances here. All three enjoy doing plays such as "Opera." "It makes the (histor ical) pieces much more accessible to the audience," Hicks stressed. "Doing classical theater brings forth better skills." Brooking likes the play itself: "I've done the show once before. 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I can't hold bade playing what I feel about her." The rest of PRC is also enjoying the play, Brooking said, and the three guest artists are enjoying the learning teaching process. "It reminds me of the basics you always must come back to," he said. "I can never get away from school I like the challenge." Friday said Hammond has been a good influence. "I totally trust him. It gives you great confidence in his detail work. He's supportive and prepared." Brooking added, "It's a pleasure working with a scholar." i RENT M-F 9-5 Sat. 10-3 - .miii..Liii,iw 1 a,,, 1 1,,, iTl!V,I saEraaE 1 Hicks agreed. "There's attention to the details and learning experience." All three have brought diverse acting backgrounds to this PRC production. Friday graduated from the N.C. School of the Arts, Brooking from the University of Washington, and Hicks from the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco. All three also have definite feelings about their backgrounds and what start ing actors should do. "Being here puts UNC students one step ahead," Hicks said, adding that ending up in New York with little or no experience is frighten ing. "When I got to New York, I already had the experience (from ACT)." Brooking echoed Hicks: "New York can really be frustrating it's dog eat dog there." Friday immediately agreed. "I know what it's like. I spent two years in New York starving. Don't take no for an answer. Don't let anyone tell you what to do. And there is no one path to success. It's only who you are to the best of your ability." arociiffi American Hoort Association WFRE FIGHTING FOR OURUFE PERSONALIZED WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE Our private confidential Birth Control Relief of Menstrual Cramps Gynecology friends "ft n Stop by and see "The Club" Prelease Now for May & August CAROLINA- H APARTMENTS 929-2139 Forensics team continues a winning tradition at UNC By ELLEN THORNTON Staff Writer It's to th :'s a winning tradition. Ranked tops in the nation every vear. .they consistently qualify for the national tournament and have won two national championships. But these teams are not about slam-dunks, treys and sweaty locker rooms and you can't see them in the Smith Center. The teams that boast this excellent record hail from academia and more specifically, from the Carolina Forensics Union. Students participate in two areas of forensics: individual events and debate. There are 10 categories of individual events, including persua sive, impromptu and extemporane ous speaking, as well as dramatic interpretation. Impromptu speaking is often the most grueling event, according to senior Monty Hagler, a speech com munications major from Charlotte, who has participated in individual events since his freshman year. In this event, the judges give the stu dent a quote, or perhaps a comic strip, to which he has seven minutes to respond. "You are completely unprepared," Hagler said. "You just pick it up, think about it for a minute, and start talking." Hagler also participates in rhetori cal speaking events. He won five Relations man of the Joint University-Town Committee that studied the Univer sity's controversial Land Use Plan, said a new chancellor will not have a significant impact on town-gown relations as they stand now. "I think it is easy to overrate the importance of one new face, whether it is a new mayor or a new chan cellor," he said. "The problems are not with one particular personality, and they cannot be solved just by bringing in new people." Chapel Hill's growing population and increasing traffic congestion often cause strained relations between the town and University, Sanders said, as exemplified by the conflict caused by the University's Pittsboro Street extension proposal. "A change in chancellor will not eliminate these basic problems," he said. Both the town and the University have different needs and some com promises must be made, Sanders said. "There needs to be some accom modation as to how the town should respond to the University's needs for more buildings, streets and parking facilities," he said. The existing relationship between Chapel Hill and UNC is essentially good when compared to the problems at Cambridge and Harvard univer sities, Sanders said. The Joint RECYCLE This Newspaper I practice offers care including: FrAA Pronnanru Ta.i. Abortion (to 20 weeks) Breast Evaluation PMS Evaluation and Treatment TRIANGLE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER 101 Conner Dr, Suite 402, Chapel Hill, NC AcroM from Univanuty Mall JM & fun Hwy 54 ByPass tournaments and placed fourth in the national tournament this year with a speech about Jesse Helms' speech delivered on the Senate floor concerning AIDS. Hagler and his colleague in indi vidual events, senior Ron Grant, spent about 120 hours per speech this year. They also spent time prac ticing with their coaches, speech communications graduate students David Bickford and Johnny Gray. Additional time was spent traveling to weekend tournaments, held in such places as Alabama, Pennsylva nia, Washington, D.C., Illinois and Arizona. "Forensics is an incredible expe rience,'' Hagler said. "It turns you into an incredible speaker and you make so many friends at other uni versities. The main reason I'm still doing it is because I look forward to seeing my friends at tournaments." Students may also participate on the debate team, which concentrates on intercollegiate competition among teams using a national debate topic. This year's topic con cerned the United States' military commitments to NATO member states. Debaters must do extensive research on the topic to come up with arguments for all sides. They debate the same topic in tourna ments from October to April. University-Town Committee was an example of the spirit of cooperation that exists, he said. UNC not the only game in town Estelle Mabry, a longtime oppo nent of the Pittsboro Street exten sion, said the Town-University Com mittee, which was formed on a temporary basis, should have been made permanent. "A town-gown committee made up of residents and University officials from all segments of the town is necessary to study the problems of University expansion " she said. A new chancellor offers residents the opportunity to show the Univer sity that it is not a separate force, but a part of Chapel Hill, Mabry said. One example of this "separateness" was the failure of the University to consult tne aiiected neighborhoods when considering the Pittsboro Street . . - - 7 extension, Mabry said, : , "It was just arrogance of the part of the University to ignore the concerns of the residents in our neighborhoods,' she said. "The University needs to finally realize that it is not the only game m town," she said. "It is a citizen of Chapel Hill just like everyone else." Mabry said that she hopes the town-University relationship will improve with the selection of a new chancellor, but that increased dia- logue is the key to better relations. Dialogue between the Universitv and the intown neighborhoods is important to settle conflicts such as the Pittsboro Street extension," she said. "We are very hopeful that Dr. Hardin will come to know and value our neighborhoods as important resources to the University." Mabry said she views the selection of a new chancellor as a positive step. "It is like starting out on a clean slate," 5ke to Campy s Your Own Apartment. Now You Uwoe University Lake 9M-39U Royal 967-M39 . -.-JSv Starting Pay Plus Incentives and Bonuses! National Company must supplement its summer work force. 12 week guaranteed income, $3200 for qualified students. Openings in the following cities: Winston-Salem Raleigh Charlotte Asheville Durham Greensboro Fayettville Come in for information: April 15, 1988 1 1 :1 0 am 12:10 pm 1:10 pm 2:10 pm 211 Carolina Union This year's team of Charlotte sophomore Geoff Burgess and Lex- ington, Kentucky freshman Bryan ' Wells did well in competition, said William Balthrop, director of the forensics program. "They were much t less experienced than all the others ' they competed against," he said. "That bodes extremely well for the future." Burgess and Wells were ranked second in the southeast region and qualified for the national tourna ment. They averaged about 15 hours of preparatory work per week throughout the year and also spent time traveling to tournaments. Balthrop said the amount of work they put in is equal to that done on a doctoral dissertation. The UNC forensics program is one of only 19 schools listed in all three surveys of the 50 top programs in the nation since 1973. "Forensics provides challenging competition that gives a good image about the intellectual environment on cam pus," Balthrop said. "It provides a good balance between academics and athletics." Students should be aware that UNC excels in academic as well as athletic competition. Cheers to the individual events and debate team participants even Dean Smith would be proud of their record. from page 1 she said. "Not only are we gaining a new chancellor but with the additional loss of finance director (Farris) Womack and the provost, Hardin will have the opportunity to put in new people not still carrying their scars from earlier battles with the town." Entertainment tax controversy The proposed entertainment tax, which would add $1 to the cost of tickets for events in the Smith Center - w - M.M. WAW MUUiil W111V1 and Kenan Stadium, is another area of concern between the Universitv and the town. Roland Giduz, a proponent of the tax, said the University should support the plan, which would add at least $660,000 every year to the town coffers. Both the University and the town . nA tr cit tnn-u. a " uunii iUgbUlkl U11U erate to get this plan enacted, "he said v "It is long overdue." Giduz said he was optimistic about ; the new chancellor. "It will be great t' to start over again, especially with"-; someone who has a background inv local government. Hardin has expe-' rience both from a town perspective and from a University angle." ; But Giduz said he will not altef his campaign for the new tax because' of the change in chancellors. ; ' "I intend to continue in any: effective way I know how to work -' for this because I believe the tax will, be enacted and the sooner it happens '.' the better," he said. The University should consider the J entertainment tax as an opportunity: for stewardship, Giduz said. "It is a : fair, voluntary tax which would only benefit Chapel Hill. t'i "Selecting our new chancellor is a . time for renewal," Giduz said. "It wilf ' be great to start over again." ' Can Afford It. $260 Per Week C N v EstesPark I
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