8The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, December 8, 1988
Lyin' and
By BETH BUFFINGTON
, Staff Writer K,
Adultery, deceit, betrayal and the
consequences of each could be perfect
topics for a steamy soap opera, but
these elements are actually the subject
matter of a play by Harold Pinter.
Pinter's "Betrayal," a student
production done through the Syzygy
; Performing Arts Company, will be .
performed at 8 p.m. Dec. 8-11 in
Hamilton 100.
"The play opens with a man and
a woman, and they've had a love
affair several years before," said
director Roderick Cameron.
The opening scene occurs in 1977
in England, and the show continues
backward through the seven remain
ing scenes tracing the progress of the
affair to its original beginning in 1968,
he added.
"There is this basic love triangle,
so I guess you could say the subject
matter is very much like that of a
soap opera, but what makes it so
interesting is that in almost every
scene someone is lying about some
thing," he said. "In almost every
scene, one of the characters knows
Confusion
"New stuff, country, blues.
country-blues, some weird things.
And the quieter it gets, the weirder
it gets."
That's how Warren Zevon des
cribed the lineup for his Tuesday
night concert at the ArtsCenter. He
did not disappoint. .
The nieht was marked bv the ranee
of material that Zevon and the
Patrician Home Boys Dan Dug-
more and ex-Eagle Timothy Schmidt
showcased. The list of songs
spanned 15 years of original material Mancini" off of last year's
by Zevon as well as covers of classic Sentimental Hygiene album. Dug
country and blues greats. more's banjo playing gave the hard-
Zevon has always been hard to pin ,
down. He has worked with the
Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce
Springsteen, Jackson Browne, and
even R.E.M., but he has never shared
in their rampant commercial success.
While Zevon has been praised by
critics and attained cult hero status,
his music has always been labeled too
quirky or too dangerous for main
stream radio.
His albums mix heartfelt ballads
with songs about soldiers of fortune,
rape and murder, and switching
places with zoo gorillas. Now, with
the all-acoustic "Sic Tm Dogs On
Me" tour, Zevon is out to confuse
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something that the other character
doesn't know, and he's not telling."
Because so much of the gist of the
play comes from what the actors say,
and more specifically how they say
it, the play becomes a great tool for
concentrating on the art of acting, he
said.
"One of the reasons why I chose
to do this play is that it is just the
actors and the acting," he said. "It's
a very simple text, and the lines are
very simple, but they are bitter and
sarcastic and they always mean
something else." he added.
Because each word in each line is
so important, Cameron said he didn't
change any of the script. "I haven't
gone for any weird interpretations of
it. I trusted Pinter and just went with
it."
The show is very minimalistic, he
added. "There's no scenery what
soever; instead, there's a table and
two chairs."
But perhaps more is communicated
to the audience through what is not
said than by what actually is said in
the play, he said. "It's wonderful the
way Pinter has the subtext really
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the public even more-
The band started the night with a
hluesv version of "Mv Mama Dorft
Love Me," featuring Dugmore on lap
steel, Schmidt on bass and Zevon on
acoustic guitar and harmonica. The
trio then rolled into "Boom Boom
driving song a more rustic feel and
set the tone for the night 'diverse
music unified with a down-home
twang.
But what would a Zevon concert
be without the artist's trademark
through loud and in piay It
clack sense ot humor: lhat came
All Night Long " his satiric anthem
to Southern country living. The song,
off 1980's Bad Luck Streak In
Dancing School LP) was even more
biting and effective when played with
acoustic and steel guitars.
Zevon seemed totally at ease on
stage. Between songs he joked with
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Richard Emerson, who plays Jerry
in the production, agreed and said
the play is actually about commun
icating without actually communicat
ing. "It's so more potent, what's not
said than what's actually said,", he
added.
Other cast members include Tessa
Blake as Emma, Richard Smith as
Robert and Robert McGee as the
waiter. Jennifer McCray is, the
assistant director.
According to Blake, it was hard
for her to enunciate many words in
the script while still maintaining a
believable British accent. Smith and
Emerson are both British and, of
course, have no problem with their
accents, she added. '
"It's tough acting Pinter's charac
ters because he doesn't create them;
instead, they are created with history.
Emma is about the story as much
as the other characters and about
what happens," Blake said.
"The play is just so simple, but it
has its own consistency that makes
it so eerie," she added. "The scenes
have a real intrinsic value, and there
Zevon performance
the packed house at the ArtsCenter,
made up mostly of contemporaries
who were able to remember the
original releases of songs like "Car
melita" and "Poor Poor Pitiful Me."
"This tour is substantially different
from anything IVe done before," he
told the crowd. "The purpose of this
one is to have tun, which is a rare
motivationm this business."
) The casual atmosphere ran
through the whole performance,
giving it the feel of an impromptu
jam among old friends. Zevon said
the laid-back attitude was their
defense against "the inevitable slide
into Vegas."
As Zevon switched instruments,
Dugmore and Schmidt would take
turns entertaining the audience. "Just
talk among yourselves while we're
setting up. Get to know the people
next to you. Make a new friend,"
Dugmore said. "Just remember, if
you make a new friend, you have to
destroy an old one, to prevent friend
build-up." -
The jokes may have fallen flat, but
the music never lost its intensity.
Zevon reached into his bag of tricks
and pulled out "Frank and Jesse
James," a song he wrote for Don and
Phil Everly. The slower piece gave
Zevon a chance to show off his talent
on the piano and gave another look
into the varied sources that have
influenced his music.
U Ja.xesponse to the shouts of the
audience,,, Zeyo'went to the
)$xdiiabfe: Boy LP. for some of the .
best-received songs of the night.
"Roland The Headless Thompson
Gunner" came midway through the
hour and forty-five minute show,
while he held off "Lawyers, Guns And
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are little stories in each scene."
Smiths agreed. "What's incredible
is the whole structure of the play,"
he said. "It's fascinating the way the
play works backward and still
works."
Although the stage area in Hamil
ton 100 is small, the actors said they
had no problem using the space. "The
University is very good in letting
groups reserve the rooms to use in
rehearsal and performance,"
Cameron said.
Emerson agreed. "I think it's a
great place to do it in because Pinter
meant for it to be an open space."
Although the performances are
free, donations are graciously
accepted, Cameron said. "The main
thing ish that we don't have the
resources and the funds," he said. "It's
all come out of our pockets."
Betrayal, a production of the
Syzygy Performing Arts Company,
will be performed Thursday through
Sunday at 8 p.m. in Hamilton Hall
100. Admission is free, but donations
will be accepted.
Money" until the close of the first
encore. "Lawyers" was a little plod
ding, but Zevon and Schmidt livened
it up with Pete Townshend-style stage
jumps.
The second encore opened with a
custom-made ("Hell rip your lungs
out Jim. Hah, I hear he's looking for
James Taylor Because in his mind
he's going to Carolina.") version of
"Werewolves of London," a concert
tradition for Zevon. The crowd
howled along with the Patrician
Home Boys but was caught a little
off guard when Zevon left it up to
them to fill in the blank on the wolfs
hairstyle.
The band went to the musical grab
bag for the first and last numbers of
the encores. "Trust me," Zevon said
as he started off with a country
bluesified "What's New Pussycat"
From the smirk on Zevon's face to
Dugmore's banjo playing,v it was
obvious this was all for fun, very un
Vegas. Zevon said goodnight with a
red-hot cover of "I'm Evil," a song
he seems at home with.
One of the other highlights of the
show was a fiery tribute to legendary
blues guitarist Robert Johnson,
coming on the heels of "Hasten Down
The Wind," a slower song written for
Linda Ronstadt. Schmidt sang the
Eagles classic, "I Cant Tell You
Why," answering the question about
which of the Eagles really did sing
"that song.i M ''j
The mix of old, new, boftwed and
blues all set to a new sdundkmade
the Warren Zevon and the Patrician
Home Boys show one of the most
original the area has seen. And it will
only serve to confuse even more of
Zevon's critics.
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By CRAIG ALLEN
Staff Writer
I he season of Christmas .
cards has arrived, and the
JLL search for unusual cards is
over. Child patients at North
Carolina Memorial Hospital
(NCMH) have designed cards
that stand out in the usual array
of holiday cards.
The Memorial Hospital Christ
mas Project is a program that
began three years ago to raise
money for the pediatric ward,
according to Yvonne Knutson,
the project coordinator.
"The pediatric department
wanted to do something that
could benefit special needs for
kids and their families at the hos
pital Knutson said. Last year
the money was used to purchase
a VCR for the children's ward.
This year the Volunteer Servi
ces at the hospital wants to raise
money for various projects,
including monthly parties in the
pediatric playroom and scholar
ships to attend camp this
summer. The funds raised will
supplement state funds, said
Elaine Hill, director of Volunteer
Services.
"We're doing very well this
year," Hill said.
The original idea for the pro
ject came from similar programs
at other hospitals, such as the
M.B. Anderson Hospital in
Houston, Texas. "TheyVe been
Tenure
"We're only talking about four or
five people who control the destiny
of the entire department," he said.
Woodward recently called a meet
ing of all tenured associate professors
in the department, and Arrowood
said, they expressed support for
granting him tenure.
"We have a large area of support,
not only for my tenure but for the
reassimilation of the program," he
said.
The athletic bands are scheduled
to, re-enter the music program July
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at it a good long while," Hill said,. ;
"So we decided that it would be a
good idea here." )N
The pediatric ward holds a ,
contest to choose designs for the ;
cards. Children at the hospital or
those who are regular patients at n
the pediatric clinic could enter ,,
the contest, and their entries were .,
judged by a committee selected ,
by Volunteer Services.
All children who submitted a
drawing received a McDonald's ,
gift certificate. The child with the";
winning design received a certifi-1,
cate, a check and a supply of the
cards. This year's winning card
design was a nativity scene drawn
by Kristle Jenkins of Raleigh.
Knutson said many members
of the Chapel Hill community, v
including Mac Brown, were sup-,
porting the card project. "We're
trying to really make it a univer- .. -;
sity and community project," she fj,
said. '
. The cards are selling in many
area stores," includmg'Camerph's;
Southern Season, Children's , , t,
Stores and Kerr Drugs.' Student ',
Stores also carries the cards.
But the children's cards have
not outsold the major brand
name cards, according to Tony
Crumple, assistant manager of .
the University Mall Kerr Drugs.
"TheyVe selling pretty well," he
said. "People are coming in here '.
asking about it. People want to
help out." .
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1, 1989, but Arrowood said he is being
left out of the picture.
John Yesulaitis, : director of tr
marching band, refused to commeirt
on the subject Wednesday. ! ;
Arrowood met with Woodward op
Monday to discuss his disagreerrierjt
with the decision, and he said he!s
waiting for a second letter from her
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decision, he plans to meet with Cell
Arrowood said he is following! an
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