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A comedy
of errors
Denial of funding
doesn't stop tour
Heather Whitehouse
’*’he Pendalam
The North Carolina
***3kespcarc Festival's Outreach
"Tours will present their
production of William
Shakespeare’s The Comedy of
Errors Tuesday, OcL 2 at 8
P*®. in the Rne Arts Theatre
the denial of funding by
General Assembly.
"The General AssemWy has
funded this program for six
*^secutive years," said Pedro
S*lva, the festival's producer.
our elected officials would
chose to jeopardize a prognun
*hat serves so many North
^^^rolina students and citizens is
^*®cult to compfehend."
According to Charlie
Greene, president of Classic
Gallery and chairman of the
festival's board of trustees, they
no plans to cancel the tour,
^^cgardless of the General
Assembly's inaction, communi-
oes statewide have us in their
sc|*cdules and puUicity," Greene
"We can't let them down."
The Comedy of Errors is
one of Ihe first plays
shakeqjeare ever wrote. "It is an
outrageous, raucous farce, filled
with delightful and ridiculous
characters," said Paul Sicelofff,
the mailceting director.
The story features two sets
of identical twins, brothers in
both cases, that are placed in the
same place and are constantly
mistaken for one another.
"It's iMight, warm and light
hearted, set in the sunny
mediterranean and filled with
singing and live music,"
Siceloff said. "The comedy lies
in incredible coincidence and the
confusion generated makes it
even more interesting."
The performance is jointly
supported by a grant from the
North Carolina Arts council and
the National Endowment for the
Arts in Washington, D.C.
Admission to Comedy of
Errors is by ticket only.
Tickets are $10 and are available
at the Fine Arts Building box
office from 12:30-5 p.m.
Monday - Friday.
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Shakespeare Festival performs "The Comedy of Errors"
Brass company, comedian will perform next week
l^ee Dee Carowan
The Pendulum
A most unusual and talented
®usical quintet, the Chestnut
Company, will treat E1mi
^diences again this year on
Thursday, Oct 4, in the Fine Arts
’Theatre at 8:00 p.m.
Elon has invited the group
hack because of their highly
successful perfwmance last year
and the enthusiastic response that
followed.
Audiences will be treated to
fhe sounds of 150 different
*ustruments, both antique and
Modern, and music ^les ranging
from the Mi^^Ic; *,Agc«, , to
contemporary jazz. This year, the
band plans to perform music from
the Renaissance on instruments of
the period, as well as 19th century
Brasr Band selections, which
include the sounds of J(^ Phillip
Sousa. Because of the vast numbo*
of instrumrats at tl^ir diposal, the
Chestnut Brass Company is able
to provide Ihe audience with great
diversity in their performances.
George Troxler, director of
cultural events, said of the group.
"You'll get a sense of the
evolution of brass music from the
Renaissance on, without it being
boring."
Admission is by ticket only.
Tickets, which are $8.00, are
avmktble at the Fine Arts box
office Monday through Fnday,
from 12:30-5:00 p.m.
Fiala uses animated,
spontaneous style
A fresh new comedian, Ed
Fiala, will use his animated and
spontaneous style to entertain
Eton students on Monday, OcL 1
at 9 p.m. in the Fine Arts
Theatre. Fiala has appeared on
such shows as "The Tonight
Show," "Oprah Winfrey," and
"Phil Donahue" and has had a
string of successes on the comedy
circuit
"Showtime's Gqm«Iy Club"
recognized the com^ian as "the'
Ed Fiala
Funniest Person in Illinois" in
19W, then proceeded to make
,i him. a regular on the show in
1989. Fiala is also a requested act
at famous clubs such as "Zanies"
and "Funny Bone Clubs"
nationwide.
Fiala is particularly popular
with college audiences. At the
NACA Wisconsin Regional
Conference in 1988, he received a
standing ovation and later agreed
to perform at 34 of the 42
colleges represented at the
confoence.
Ed Fiala's performance is
being sponsored by the Student
Union Board, and only a student
I.D. is required for admission.
Story by Dee Dee Carowan
and i^stypavis