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Veteran actress, Meyers
joins Drama Department
By Dona Guffey
Asheville native, Elaine Hunter
Meyers is the most recent' addition
totheUNCA Drama Department
faculty. Meyers may be new to
teaching, but she is certainly not
new to the world of theate*:.
Theater experience for Meyers
began when she was a student at
Boston University where she
directed several plays. After her se
cond year at Boston University she
decided that it was time “to conquer
the city.” [New York] In New York
she acted and taught at the Henry
Street Playhouse. Meyers stayed in
New York for 18 years during which
time she established numerous ac
ting credits. She acquired acting
roles in several theater companies,
including the Resident Company of
the Henry Street Playhouse, the
Heights Players of Brooklyn, N.Y.
and the Children’s Theatre Tours.
Speaking of her personal acting
experience, Meyers says her
favorites of the characters she has
portrayed are “Laura, in The Glass
Menagerie and the title role in Pin-
nochio.” Her most enjoyable ven
ture was when she directed UNCA’s
Tanglewood production of Land of
the Dragon. Her most challenging
job as a director was the direction of
Oraison produced by the UNCA
Theater Forum and the French Club.
CONCERTS
Oct.
7 Jethro Tull
30 Floyd Cramer
Atlanta Omni
Freedom Hall
Johnson City
10 Conway Twitty
Knoxville Coliseum
Nov.
26 The WHO
16 Jimmy Buffett
Atlanta Omni
Littlejohn Coliseum
Information courtesy of
Clemson
WWIT Canton, N.C.
“Go-Gos” Concert review
Acting is not Meyers only talent.
Her directing credits are as long as
her acting credits. She has directed
Asheville's Tanglewood Series, the
Henry Street Playhouse Company
and the Heights Players Touring
Company.
Leaving the “Big Apple” in 1975,
Meyers returned to Asheville with
her native New Yorker husband.
Meyers finds ”life here much more
fulfilling” than in New York where
she felt “pressure and the rush to
survive.”
Meyers completed her degree in
drama at UNCA last year. As a
faculty member she hopes to con
tribute to the artistic excellence that
has been maintained by Wengrow
[Chairman of the Drama Depart
ment] and Sweeny [techincal direc
tor of the Drama Department].
Meyer’s interests stem past
theatre and drama. She enjoys
reading and has an active interest in
community affairs. She feels that all
her experiences outside of theater
contribute to her work in the
theater.
Meyers is the director of the
Theater and Drama Department’s
first major production of the year.
She will direct Oscar Wilde’s, The
Importance of BeingJSiamestioT her
debut as a UNCA faculty member.
By Kari Howard
THEY GOT THE BEAT! And
believe me, it’s not just a line in one
of their songs. The Go-Go’s have
got IT. The Charlotte Coliseum
literally jumped as three exuberant
bands delighted an appreciative,
and imaginatively dressed j au--
dience.
It was a party. The Rock Cats,
hailing from London and New York,
started the festivities with a rousing
rockabilly revue. From their retro-
rock togs and coiffures to their
spirited orchestrations, this band
captivated. They made the recent
rockabilly revival [spearheaded by
the popular Stray Cats] come alive.
Watch for them.
After a brief intermission, to cool
the audience down as well as to set
the stage, A Flock of Seagulls
descended. Whereas the Rock Cats
had delved into the past, this “herd
of birds” are a band of the future.
Their lively new wave beat and
heavy reliance on synthsizers were a
unique change of pace. Equally
unique was lead singer Mike Score’s
bizarre hairstyle.
The crowd roared approval for
their hit, “I Ran.” Psychadelic
heads bounced as A.F.O.S. [as their
On Tour T-shirts proclaim] excelled
even the studio cut on that one.
Folowing that they played an en
thusiastic encore and left us want
ing more.
Then the lights dimmed once
again, this time for the headliners,
the going-gone-Go-Go’s! And they
went. For a solid hour and a half.
They sang nine songs from last
year’s Beauty and the Beat, slug
gish only on “Our Lips are Sealed.’
Each of the remaining 12 songs, all
but one from the newly-released
Vacation, contained that fun beat
that has made the Go-Go’s the most
popular all-girl band in history.
They were relentless; I didn’t stop
bebopping around once. Miniskirt^
onstage and off, flashed. Ugly
painted-on sneers in the pseudo
punk style involuntarily lifted up
wards into smiles of pleasure. The
mood was ecstatic as we demanded
two encores.
"^It's Ev€ff?3%liHig-But Party Time,”
crooned the Go-Go’s once that even
ing. Tell that to the people in
Charlotte on September the 17 th.
Pep Band is back
The Pep Band held its first
meeting on Sept. 28. The Pep Band
is an organization established to per
form during the basketball season.
The Pep Band will provide pre-game
and half time entertainment. If you
play a musical instrument, we need
your help. Please contact us at
258-6459 or drop by the Athletic
Dept, office at your convenience and
give them your name.
10%DISCCUNT WITH STUDENT LB
Coupon good at:
Asheville
Fletcher
Oteen
Black Mountain
Pizza Hut^ reserves the right
to revoke the discount
without
further notice.
Good on regular menu prices only.
Not applicable
with alcoholic
beverages
MSO
The Medical Sciences Organiza
tion will sponsor a talk on
Premenstrual Syndrome on Friday,
Oct. 1 at noon in the new student
center, room 37,
The speaker is Deena Riggs,
founder of the Asheville
Premenstrual Syndrom support
group. This group is affiliated with
the National PMS Society, Inc.
Everyone may attend free of charge.
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