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August 24, 1979
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THEATER IN ASHEVILLE
Theater lovers should be able to sate
their particular tastes through the var
ious productions offered by local com
panies this year. Whether your prefer
ence runs to Neil Simon or Shakes
peare, you should find satisfaction in
upcoming local theater schedules.
Aside from Asheville's three perma
nent companies, Asheville Commun
ity Theater (ACT), Theater UNC-A
(UNC-A), and the Montford Park
Players (MPP), this year's roster in
cludes an interesting experimental.
group called Kalahansa. If your in
terest in theater extends beyond
that of the viewer, keep in mind
that these companies will be holding
auditions through the year and that
they are always in need of technicians,
Kalahansa takes its name from the
Sanskrit word meaning "swan of eter
nity," a symbol related to the mytho
logical phoenix, and the company's
fearless use of innovative techniques
results in a cathartic experience for
the audience as well as the players.
The company opened season in No
vember, 1977 with a two-person pro
duction of Spoon River Anthology,
and in the following spring they per
formed The Last of Wingate Hall,
adapted from Benet's John Brown's
Body. The Lovers, their most recent
production, included selections from
the poetry of Keats and Browning,
along with scenes from The Seagull
and the Gita Govinda. Kalahansa
is devoted to experimental presen
tations of traditional literature. Com
munication with the audience is startl
ing in its intensity, and the viewer feels
that he or she is an actual witness to
a most personal scene without experi
encing any of the usual sense of alien
ation that so often divides player from
audience. To wit, Kalahansa has so
far successfully explored the very spe
cial relationship that exists between
the tvyo. Its fourth production. The
Saucer and the Apple, will be present
ed in the form of street theater, and
devotees of innovative diama should
not miss this opportunity to see the
company's last production for this
year.
The Saucer and the Apple is a short
children's play written by Marian Ward
Cates (Kalahansa's director/founder)
from a Russian fairy tale. The show
runs around 20 minutes, and the com-
pany includes Joe Bly, Mariya Butler,
Marian Catez. David Cohen, Katherine
Kremer, Molly Lay, and John Robin
son, Jr. All performances are free and
will be given downtown.
Saturday, 25 August, 12 p.m. In
front of the Civic Center.
Saturday, 25 August, 2 p.m. Wall
Street.
Monday, 27 August, 12 p.m. Post
Office steps.
Tuesday, 28 August, 12 p.m. Lobby
of the Federal Building.
Wednesday, 29 August, 10:30 a.m.
In the well of Pack Library.
Wednesday, 29 August, 12 p.m.
Buncombe County Courthouse Lobby.
Theater UNC-A will be holding au
ditions for Moliere's School For Wives
on August 29 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
in the Carol Belk Theater at UNC-A.
For further information, contact
either Arnold Wengrow at extension
315, or Paul Sweeney at extension
206.
ACT opens its fall season with A
Bed Full of Foreigners, a British bed
room comedy. The cast includes Kathy
Amos, Christie Cundiff, Mary Carol
Harris, Richard Hurley, Russ Martin,
and Melvin Newburn; and is directed
by Jim Hamilton. Performances are
scheduled for September 7,8,9,13,14,
15 and 16. Contact the box office
at 254-1320 for ticket information.
Computer Terminal
Stolen From
Ramsey Library
A computer terminal valued between
3,500 and 3,700 dollars was stolen out
of the acquisitions room on the main
floor of Ramsey Library sometime over
the weekend of August 4. According
to James Lee, reference librarian there,
a window on the basement floor of
the library in the periodicals section
was left unlocked through which the
thieves apparently made their entry.
Also stolen were two electric erasers,
a stapler, calculator, intercom and a
twelve issue IBM computer manual.
The computer terminal, consisting
of a keyboard and monitor about the
size of a microfiche viewer, was con
nected to the Southeastern Library
Network (SOLINE) and Ohio College
Library Network. This computer net
work is used as a catalogue system for
speedy access to millions of major re
search libraries across the country.
Mr. Carreno of the campus security
department indicated that the thieves
had a specific knowledge of the library
since the keys used to disengage the
alarm from the basement floor fire
door through which they escaped
were missing. When asked how the in
vestigation was proceeding, Correno
said that the case is now being handled
by the Asheville Police Department
and the State Department of Investi
gation. Both these agencies hope to
recover the missing terminal and ap
prehend the theives through recogni
tion of the computer's serial number
in the event of resale. When asked
about questioning library personnel,
Correno replied, "Where would you
start?"
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