THE N.C. ESSAY
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SUMMERS, MARTIN TO LEAD SCA
Once again, our yearly
nominations, semi-pseudo- quasi
campaigning, and elections have
been held and now we have our
next “generations” of student
representation to serve and
protect the student population.
Susan Summers, as everyone
knows, is now the President and
with the advent of our first
E)esign & Production and female
S.C.A. President, hopefully a new
perspective should prev^. Don
Martin of “Happenings” fame is
now Vice President ^Ue Diane
Walker and Larry Faw are,
respectively, Secretary and
Business Secretary.
Also, Music Representatives
are Anne Buntin, David WTmslow;
Drama Representatives are
Shawn Nelson, Prudence Mason;
Dance Representatives are
Paula Stone, Buttons Whittaker;
Design & Production
Representatives are Marshall
Thomas, Mike Foxworthy;
Visual Arts Representatives are
Sonny Reavis, Kirk I%illips.
As we go to Press it has been
announced that Jim Qarke is the
new Judicial Board Chairman.
The Student Council is the voice
of the students in the vast morass
of political bureaucracy and to
keep it strong it has to have ac
tive interest as well as active
participation. So, go to meetings
or talk to your representatives to
present your gripes, if any.
- Clifford Young
Essay Polls Student Opinions On February’s “Cave Dwellers”
The following are comments on
“Cave Dwellers” - a winter
production.
The Play - The play was out
dated, not relevant to time,
community or audience for which
it was presented. I think a play
should deal with this en
vironment. I think the director
chose a play without dealing with
this environment, because he was
not familiar with it; he chose a
play more relevant to his en
vironment. People in this com
munity were left to catch on as
best they could. The actors had
his direction- he gave all he had.
DIRECTION - The director
strongly stressed survival in New
York. He emphasized the fact
that if any one wanted to make it -
that that was the place to be, not
here.
Actors - Actors had a lack of
professional attitude. Many were
not on time and unprepared. A lot
of the fullness of characters and
person was held back. Keith
seemed afraid to let go - I feel
that he could have given much
more. It was a hard role, but I
think he could have been more
specifically active. He, or all
actors need to find the right
doings and motivations for each
thought. Blocking could have
been more specific and that’s all
a matter of technique. I thought
that the bear’s performance was
most believable. I saw a vast
amount of improvement among
my fellow actors. Robert and
Romona particularly. Denise was
right on time. I enjoyed working
with her. I enjoyed working with
Karen, Henry, Romona and
Robert as well as Jonathan also. I
felt a lot of eye contact and
vibrations, and that’s what en
sembles are all about - really
relating, not being obligated to
have tea together. Penny knew
the doings on most of her lines
and delivered some scenes fairly
well. But some inhibitions held
her back. Frank should never
have been cast as King,
especially after he finished a
series of Swan Song. That’s all
N. C. Summer Festival
Receives Grant
The Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.
has made a $35,000 grant to the
Nqrth Carolina Summer Festival
in Winston-&dem to offset part of
the projected deficit for the
festival’s inauguaral season.
The festival, produced by
Festival Theatre, Inc., a
professional affiliate of the North
Carolina School of the Arts, will
offer six weeks of musicals,
orchestra concerts, dance
programs, chamber music and
films opening June 27.
The Schlitz grant was an
nounced jointly ^iday, March 16
by Robert A. Uihlein, Jr.,
chairman and president of the
company; Forrest McCluney,
manager of the Winston-Salem
Sdilitz plant; Ben Barkin of
Barkin, Herman and Associates,
public relations advisors to
Schlitz; and Robert Ward,
general artistic director of the
festival.
The festival’s operating budget
is $193,200. Festival officials are
hoping for at least a 60 per cent
capacity business this season, a
receipt of approximately $154,200
through ticket sales, for a deficit
of approximately $40,000.
Festival planners are still
seeking additional grants to
offset the possible deficit. If
ticket sales or grants exceed the
final deficit, the money will be
used to plan the Festival’s 1974
season.
Schlitz has long been a sup
porter of the arts in cities where
the company has plants. Its
activities have been honored five
times by the Business Commitee
for the Arts and Esquire
Magazine.
In a prepared statement from
Milwaukee, Uihlein said,
“Business has the unparalleled
opportunity through the arts to
help repair the structures of
towns and cities and to lighten the
day4o-day life of everyone in the
society.”
“Oiir first reason (for sup
porting the arts) was a sincere
desire to say thank you to the
people who have helped our
company grow and prosper.
Another reason is the sheer at
tention-getting value of it. The
third is public responsibility, and
fourth, we as a nation often have
an inferiority complex about our
national artistic stature.”
“I happen to believe that there
is a great ferment going on in the
arts in this country, and that
what is going on at this particular
school (the Arts School) is a
perfect example of what is
happening in various parts of the
country.”
“It is a unique experience and
Schlitz is pleased to participate
with the North Carolina School of
the Arts.”
Accepting the grant, Ward
called Schlitz’ support “of
tremendous value to the
festival.”
Ward said, “What the Jos.
Schlitz Brewing Co. has done for
us will not only assure the
festival’s happening but its
quality which is just as important
to us.”
that came across, not the King in
Cave Dwellers.
Casting- One positive thing
about it was that it gave a lot of
people a chance to work the way
they work in New York. Actors
were given the opprotunity to
really create and work on their
own. -Maggie Bynum
Ellyn Young - “The choice of
play was excellent. The director
was good. Because of double
casting. Most of cast was good.
Only one performance was really
up to par. The next to last per
formance “ Keith as king;
Karenza as queen, Johnathan as
Duke and Penny as girl. Frank
was close to good once as king.
He made an excellent clown. Best
part of dream sequence was
young queen. Tango was OK
when Romona was the girl.
Lighting was messed up
sometimes and sound was
usually off during the dream
sequence.
“I think the ideal cast would be
Keith Watson - King, Denise
Myers - Queen, Bernard Turner -
Duke, Romona - Girl, Henry
Panky - Father, Margaret
Bynum - Mother, Daniel Arden -
Silent boy.
“I base all of this from seeing it
seven times.”
Prudence Mason - “One thing I
generally noticed, contrary to
what I expected, is that among
those who were double-casted,
there was very little difference in
interpretation of the roles.”
Drama
Scholarship
Announced
WmSTON-SALEM..N.C-Dirk
Dawson, Director of Amissions
of the North Carolina School of
!he Arts Sunmier Sessions, an
nounced today that the S^ool
will award s(±olarships for the
Sdiool’s summer program to the
best actor and actress selected
during the Southeastern Region
Thespain Conference. The
conference is to be held in
Daytona, Florida, May 17-20
under the auspices of the In
ternational Thespian Society, a
hi^ school drama organization.
The two scholarships will cover
tuition, room, board, and health
and activity fees for the five-
week summer program offered
by the School of Drama at NCSA.
The session includes courses in
acting, improvisation, jazz
dance, stage movement, play
woduction, play reading and
speech.
Mr. Beard - “The play didn’t
come off for me but I thought
there were some interesting
things in the performances.”
Pamela Reed - “It was a good
idea to have the show double-
casted, due to the fact that it
seemed as though the actors felt
the parts. It was an entirely new
experience for all the actors - at
the beginning they were not as
technically aware, but by the end
of the run they had improved.
The Director was grand! The
crew did their part well. The set
design was good and props were
on time.”
Humor;
ASK ESSIE
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It has always been a prime objective of the N.C. Essay to be a means
of intercommunication among students, faculty, staff and everyone
involved in our little world here. In the paper we include a calendar of
events; carefully taken student polls play a great deal of importance;
we try to include an Interview in every issue; periodically articles
including student and faculty opinions are printed.
We the N.C. Essay staff in our idefatigable striving to better serve
our readers are initiating with this issue a column to offer help, ad
vice, and answers to any specific problems or questions you might
liave. The success of this column depends on you so keep the letters
coming.
Dear Essie;
As a child I had a very bad experience with a potato. I won’t bore you
with the details of the long story but suffice to say that at the sight of a
potato or anything that resembles a potato I become nauseous. I have
worked it out so that I don’t eo in the cafeteria when they serve
potatoes, but this is not the problem. I am in the orchestra - this
presents obvious problems. What shall I do? Mashed!!
Dear Mashed,
Keep your eyes on your music and avoid the tendency to look up.
Dear Essie:
My husband and I have been married for two years. Our relationship
has been beautiful and we have both been true to each other, except
recently I have had reason to question his fidelity. Maybe I’m crazy
but I have a hunch that he’s having an affair with the neighbor’s dog.
He and Butch (the dog) have always gotten along well but as of late it
seems to be more than a casual friendship. I work the late shift to help
our financial situation because it would be too hard for him to work
and go to school at the same time. And good golly Essay with food
prices as high as they are I’m liable to have to start working overtime.
Anyway last night when I got home from work the door was locked and
I heard muffled yelps from inside. When I knocked, things got quiet
and after a couple of minutes my husband came to the door. He was
trying to cover it up but he was obviously exhausted and I have a
sneaky suspicion he had been drinking beer and smoking pot. Essay I
am a very tolerant and understanding person, but this I can’t see.
What possible satisfaction could my husband get out of a relationship
with Butch - he’s only a Chihuahua. Do have any suggestions. - Upset
as Anything.
Dear Anything:
Your problem is not as rare as you might think. We must have 27 or
40 letters a year seeking advice on similar situations. Give your
husband a month or so and don’t let him know you know what is going
on. If the relationship continues feed the dog some rat poison. With
Butch gone your husband will come running back to you. Accept him
with open arms.
Dear Essie:
I think your column is a phoney. I think you write the letters as well
as the answers. Either print this letter as proof of verity or I’ll publicly
denounce your column as fraud. - Mad.
Dear Mad:
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to prove the veritability of this
column.