The Daily Tar HeelMonday, April 23, 19905
'Hair' cast
As I entered through the doors of the
dimly lit Cabaret, it smelled as if the
supporters for the legalization of the
usd of marijuana had just had a big
celebration. I turned the corner, where
Lbumped into an old friend or at least I
thought it was she.
. "I'm Dionne," she said. She seemed
to be "feeling good," almost too good,
if you know what I mean,
v Turning away, she joined the other
members of the cast of "Hair" as they
mingled or shall I say "floated" through
th audience, each in their individual
'60s hippie characters.
Lab Theater's 'Arturo Ui' production teaches timeless lesson of success
The difference between love and lust
is the difference between a great leader
and a corrupt one.
, .This week the Lab Theater presents
'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," by
Bertolt Brecht, a play that shows the
Climb to po wer of a man who knows
only lust.
. ' Brecht's "epic theater" is loosely
narrative, designed to prevent the exis
tence of the "fourth wall" that separates
the audience from the action. This ef
fect physically includes and emotion
ally alienates the audience, allowing an
objective judgment and preventing a
sympathetic one. The difficulty of
Americans join in world
From Associated Press reports
: ' Millions of Americans gathered in
parks and on village greens Sunday to
celebrate a worldwide 20th anniver
sary party for Earth Day, the environ-
, mental "teach-in" that launched a
movement.
Thousands watched a hot-air bal
loon decorated as Earth rise in New
York's Times Square.
I' 'Students at Susquehanna University
in Pennsylvania buried a papier mache
,4'01d Earth" containing a plastic foam
'cup, aerosol can, disposable diaper and
container of leaded gasoline.
An estimated 3,600 American cities
, and towns mustered forces to rejuve
nate the environmental movement, born
.with the original Earth Day in 1970.
' "I get a real sense of a renewal, and
a kind of rededication, that will provide
the support for change at the grassroots
level," said John McLachlan, scientific
director at the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in
Research Triangle Park! 'There's a
sense of urgency that hasn't been there.'
Unlike the first Earth Day, this year's
'commemoration was an international
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effectively portrays
Philip McAdoo
The actors slowly gathered onto the
set, which consisted of platforms and a
huge graffiti banner with messages of
peace and love. The audience watched
as this group of 1 3 very talented actors
began to tell their story of hope for a
better world.
"Hair" is about a group of young
people who live together as a tribe on
Greg Miller
producing Brecht is in knowing how
far the audience can be pushed in this
unfamiliar direction and still be enter
tained and educated the presentation
must not overshadow the lesson.
In "The Resistible Rise of Arturo
Ui," Brecht tells the story of Adolph
Hitler's ascension in American terms
Chicago gangsters. But the themes
are applicable anywhere, any time.
event. More than 140 countries on all
seven continents participated.
The international celebration will
"give the clear message to politicians
that millions of people are aware of the
problems facing the earth," said An
drew Lees of the British branch of
Friends of the Earth.
President Bush spent the day fishing
in the Florida Keys. He paused to give
one of his regular "point of light" awards
to thecitizens' group Reef Relief, which
is working to save the coral reef flank
ing the Keys.
Bush also said he would back a reso
lution to keep merchant ships off the
reef. When Craig Quirolo, one of the
founders of Reef Relief, asked for a ban
on oil drilling in the Keys, Bush said the
answer would come soon and that
Quirolo wouldn't be disappointed.
Nine oil companies hold 73 leases
off of the Keys.
In Boston, the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles performed for Earth Day. They
"serve as reminders of how we must
care for our environment," organizers
said. It was a toxic chemical that trans-
formed them from ordinary turtles into
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the streets of New York City in the late
'60s. Because they are unhappy with
the state of the world, they form their
own world where drugs, sex and music
are positive factors. The musical is set
during the time of the Vietnam War and
tries to show what was in the minds of
the younger generation during a trying
period.
The show opened with "Aquarius,"
a song familiar to many. The powerful
and coaxing voice of Emmaretta
(Melissa Wade) led the tribe as it per
formed a well-choreographed routine.
From there, the excitement escalated.
Director Kelly Johnston draws clean
parallels to many historical figures.
Billy Crudup leads the cast as Arturo
Ui. In a performance that would make
Al Capone shudder, Crudup shows the
greed of power and its ability to totally
possess a man.
Many cast members give solid per
formances to show the intricate, vile
logic that makes aclimb such as Hitler's
. or Capone's possible. The turmoil in
the ranks, stemming from envy and
twisted loyalty, and the treachery are
shown to be definitive parts of a cause
without a heart. More importantly, the
show uncovers the weakness of the
celebration
box-office champs.
The Nature Conservancy marked
Earth Day with the signing of land
protection deals in all 50 states that will
protect a total of 7 1 ,000 acres of natural
terrain. The aim is to help save rare
plants and animals from extinction, the
organization said.
The day dawned on a somber note in
Oak Ridge, Tenn., where demonstra
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mood, emotions from the '60s
During the first act of the show, the
audience laughed hysterically, as Hud
(Gregg Redmon) with his powerful
James Brown-like voice, performed the
crowd pleasing, "I'm Black." I heard a
girl scream when Berger (Scott Weber)
casually removed his pants to show
everyone his peace sign that was appro
priately branded on the rear of his
underwear. But the shock value of the
exposed Fruit of the Looms was later
diminished by a scene of outright nu
dity. It was this carefree attitude that
made the almost three hour show very
enjoyable.
public that shuts its eyes to the truth and
allows itself to be run over.
While the play is designed for a cast
of 40 or 50, the Lab pulls it off with 15.
This means that many cast members
pull double or triple duty, but more
importantly it means that they work as
a true ensemble, a team that is capable
of taking on something much bigger
than itself.
The Lab Theater has successfully
produced a Brechtian show. The play
wright is a teacher and an artist; his
beautiful language and imagery and his
blatant honesty allow neither purpose
to be ignored. The production is a beau
of Earth Day
tors in white death masks and black
shrouds held a "requiem for the Earth"
at the gates of a nuclear weapons plant.
The demonstration ended with Ney
Pierno, an Amazonian Indian from Peru,
planting an 8-foot black oak as a sym
bol of life. "I want to thank you, the
whole world, about Earth Day. From
now on, today, tomorrow and forever,
we'll have Earth Day."
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Although "Hair" does not really have
a clear plot or main character, it is
loosely centered around Claude's (Trent
McDevitt) decision of whether to burn
his draft card or to go fight in the war.
He comes to grips with the decision
under the persuasion of a very powerful
drug. McDevitt's acting was moving
and intense as it illustrated the power
ful effects of hallucinogenic drugs.
As a part of his hallucinations, the
other members of the cast performed
very entertaining and dramatic re-enactments
of past wars. All sorts of un
likely figures show up in these strange
tiful show, and is easy to immerse
oneself in it, but the underlying lesson
cannot be ignored. At any moment a
cast member may come out, tap an
audience member's shoulder and ask
him or her to support Hitler.
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tems, more than one third of the
newsprint used in the U.S. last year
was recycled into cardboard
boxes, egg cartons, insulation or
newsprint again.
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sequences, including a character poi;
traying Aretha Franklin as a soldier in
the Civil War.
Moving, intense, uplifting and sony
times confusing, all describe the run of
"Hair" this past weekend. It was a huge
celebration of the past with hope for the
future. The actors did an excellent job
of conveying many messages through
the music and attitude of the '60s gen
eration. One of the play's characters,
Margaret Mead (Chiaki Ito) said, in
describing the Tribe, 'The little flower
pots were terrific!" And nothing could
be closer to the truth.
What makes it truly purposeful,'
however, are the parallels in today'
world. "The Resistible Rise of Arturr
Ui," uses new names to tell a timeles$
story and teach a lesson that must not b$
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