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The Blue Banner April 20, T995 O Susan L. Zeder's production of "Doors," portrays 12-year-old Jeff's (Alex Wren Meadows- top right) efforts to come to terms witfi liis parents' (Debbie Kelly and Steve Livingston) impending divorce. Also pictured is Jeff's best friend (Joanna Roberts). Ptioto Courtesy of Ttieoti'e UNCA Preview Theatre Group Performs for Kids Wendi Wolfe Staff Writer Theater UNCA'will continue to celebrate its 25th season with the Tanglewood Troupers, a children’s traveling theater group, production of “Doors,” a play about divorce for area school children this week and next. “Doors” isaplaybySusanZeder about a thirteen-year-old boy, and how he deals with his parent’s impending divorce with the help of a friend, Sandy, played by Joanna Roberts. The boy, Jeff, is played by Alex Meadows. The story centers around JefFs par ents, played by Steve Livingston and Debbie Kelly, and their ne glect for Jeff during the time in which they are going through a divorce. The parents fight and leave Jeff out of important con versations about what is happen ing in the house. He is confused when he sees his father leaving every night with his overnight bag to stay at a hotel. “I think this is one of the best plays we could have done for children. So many times children’s theater is fairy tales, and it sugar coats life. This one tells about life and how it is. In this day and age, so many chil dren are going through the same things as Jeff, I think it is good for them to see how he handles the situation and to show them that they are not alone in their feelings,” said Rebekah Brown, stage manager. “We did a performance earlier this week for a group from a boys'home. It was really good to see how a younger audience re acted to the show. The boys were about the same age as Jeff, and it was really good feedback for the cast and crew members,” said Brown. The Troupers are part of a touring group that does pro ductions of plays for the area schools. The Troupers are mem bers of a three-hour class that teaches about children’s theater, how to perform in it, and how to produce it. The members of the class that are not chosen to be actors are involved with the pro duction side. “I have really enjoyed working this show. I’m glad that it is finally getting off the ground. We’ve been working on it for four months. I think that it is really good,” said Brown. This year is a year of firsts for the Troupers. The pervious shows have been held at the area schools for the children. This year, the children will come to the Diana Wortham Theater at Pack Place. The UNCA Community Concert Band will present their Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. on April 25. The program, to be held in Lipinsky Auditorium, will feature the music of North Carolina composers, in addition to several lighter standards from the band repertoire. The 50-member band is under the direction ofWilliam Bryant.Admission will be $5 for the general public, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for students and children. What Do You Think?? Voice your opinions - Be heard!! HiGHSMiTH Center Renovation AND Addition Open Forums to discuss the services, functions and facilities to be included. Monday, April 24 - 12;15 p.m. Thursday, April 27 - 7 p.m. Highsmith Center Old Dining Hall (student lounge) Students Protest Show Using Internet (CPS) Across the U.S. and Canada each Sunday night, fans of the NBC-TV show “seaQuest” have been comparing notes with each other afi:er the broadcast, mainly through computer e-mail. Watching them talk across great distances, one sees many fans asking, “How did such a promis ing show get so far off course?” The fiituristic TV series about a super-submarine prowling the world’s oceans had heightened viewers’ expectations, particu larly among the college-age au dience, that it could be the next “Star Trek.” But what began in the fall of 1993 as a science fact- based show boldly exploring the next great human frontier, the oceans, suddenly turned into what one outraged fan called “a sexed-up fantasy series that bears little resemblance to the original premier.” When “seaQuest” tossed out the old cast and introduced fan tasy themes this season, viewers decided enough was enough. On CompuServe, American Online and Internet bulletin boards, “seaQuest” has been dubbed “BayQuest 90210” by some viewers, “Das Bomb” by others, and even “Voyage to the Bottom of the Barrel” and “seaBreast.” Fans decided to take action, and the “Rescue seaQuest” Campaign was born. Putting their wired skills to the test, concerned viewers have mounted a campaign to convince both the show’s producers (at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin En tertainment Inc.) and the broad cast network to right the ship. Across the Internet, college stu dents are leading the protest through a petition directed at NBC’s top brass and at the Amblin’ producers. “When I put a petition out for signatures onto the Internet news groups, I expected a reaction,” said Northern California-based campaign coordinator Mary Feller. “But wow! The depth of frustration with this TV series is clearly running very deep, espe cially among college students.” Students also are tapping into the World Wide Web page de signed expressly for the campaign’s petition. Feller notes, “The Web page is a big rallying point for students. They’re hit ting on it like crazy.” So far, at least 300 students have signed their names to the “Rescue seaQuest” petition since mid-February (out of a total of 1200 signatures received to date). Many more may have forwarded their names without indicating specifically that they attend col leges in the U.S. or abroad. “Whether it’s 300 or 600, that’s a big number,” since as Feller points out, “the Web page has only been up for a couple of weeks.” Feller said she fully expects that as word circulates about the “seaQuest” fan revolt, those num bers will go much higher. Although “seaQuest” had a rocky season its first year, it was popular with college students who enjoyed the science themes and nifty special effects. “The series got off to a slow start the first year, but so did ‘ S tar Trek-The Next Generation’ when it started. The science as pect gradually improved, and there were some great episodes mid-season,” says Chris Fore man, a student at Illinois State University. “I felt confident that the show would return next sea son better than ever. Boy, was I ever disappointed.” This view runs parallel to that of another student, Kiffin Bryan, a junior at Canada’s F A Univer sity. “Would you believe this show helped me to choose a ca reer in ocean engineering? I was undecided until the show caught my attention,” he said. But now Bryan says the series is a disap pointment. “Remember the voice-over, ‘From beneath the ocean lies the future,”’ he lamented. “They’ve dropped it from the opening credits.” Helen Angela, a journalism stu dent at New York’s Columbia University, says she saw signs of trouble from the season’s first episode. “I knew there was a problem in the first episode when Lucas (an important young character in the series) was on the beach with a bikini-clad babe, and the older doctor had been replaced by a young, busty female.” Integra GS-R Sports Coupe Who Says Your Decree Wont Open Any Doors? r ^iGHT NOW, Acura is offering special deals for soon-to-be graduates, or graduates who have been out of school less than a year. So instead of driving some rust bucket, you could drive a 170- horsepower Acura Integra GS-R. Of course we know you'd prefer a vice presidency in our company. But this should do for now. SOWE THINGS ARE WORTH THE PRICE. 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