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November 2,1994 8 Campus Extras Characters m. Anything GoesrocVi the boat Song, dance, and laughter filled Jones Auditorium throughout the weekends of October 20-23 and 27-30. Meredith students poured in for a full two hours of entertainment as the ac tors and actresses brought life to the stage during their performance of Anything Goes, a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Director John Milne, along with the music director, Meredith’s own Paul Potorti, worked together to make the show begin and end with a bang. The production was set aboard a cruise ship, and the audience was slowly woven into a web of lovers and villains as they became aware of Billy Crocker’s struggle to be with Hope Harcourt, the woman of his dreams. The conflia, which arises as Billy becomes aware that Hope is already engaged to Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, is only complicated as he becomes closely involved with Moonface Martin, a vil Ashley Peay play review • Earn $2500 and free Spring Break trips! Sell eight trips and go free! Best trips and prices! Bahamas, Cancun, Jamica, Panama City! Great Resume Experience! Call 1-800-678-6386. •SPRING BREAK '95-Nassua/Paradise Island, Jamica, and Cancun from $299. Air, Hotel, Transfers, Parties and More! Organize small group - earn FREE trip plus commissions! Call 1-800-822-0321. •Dave Sciabarasi's Photography-5341 Rock Service Station Rd., Raleigh Nc 27603. Beautifiil and affordable wedding photography. Ten years experience. References: Anne Pickard, Dean of Students secretary, and Alyson Colwell- Waber, dance department. Call Dave 772-7997. •Spring Break '95-America's #1 Spring Break Company! Cancun, Bahamas, Daytona and Panama! 110% Lowest Price Guartee! Organize 15 friends and TRAVEL FREE! Earn highest commissions! Call (800) 32-TRAVEL. •Extra Income For '94- Earn $500-$ 1000 weekly stuffing envelopes. For details- rush $1 with SASE to: GROUP FIVE-57 Greentree Drive, Suite 307-Dover, DE 19901. •Wanted!! Individuals and Student Organizations to Pro mote Spring Break '95. Earn substantial MONEY and FREE TRIPS. Call inter-campus programs 1-800-327-6013. photo by Jetson The cast of Anything Goes waves as the ship pulls out of port for the final curtain. lain amongst the crew members. Rick Meadows as Billy Crocker, a small, somewhat soft-spoken charac ter, complimented Laura Morgan as Hope Harcourt, a petite and proper young woman. Their voices blended together and seemed to become one as they sang “It’s Delovely” and gazed at each other in the moonlight. Although these two characters did an out standing job, Gary L. Williams as Sir Evelyn and Blair Byrd as Bonnie, who are both minor characters, added great laughter to the set with their Brit ish and up-state New York accents and airs. Both did wonderful jobs present ing the stereotypes which we associ ate with the English and the North. Their dry sense of humor plays well as they both appear oblivious to the world around them. No actor or actress stole the show, though, like Turly Ager as Reno Sweeney and Rick Meadows as Moonface Martin. Ager’s strong voice and graceful stage presence were perfect matches for her role as a flashy show-girl, and Meadows could not have played the clueless more perfectly. Meadows sent laughter soaring throughout the audience with his fa cial expressions and overall appear ance. He was a large, gangly man, which made his chararter seem that much more dense. Without the music from the or chestra, which bellowed from the up per deck of the ship, the performance would have been a flop. Not only was the music great, but also the dancing was outstanding. The dancers seemed to serve more as a backdrop, though, rather than perform ers, as they were only really given one chance to show the audience what they were made of. This was disap pointing because their intense dance routine was definitely a show-stopper. More dancing would have been a great asset to the show. Anything Goes was not only a great change of pace from the usual photo by Jetson Reno poses with the captain of the ship and a sailor. Raleigh night-life, but also it was defi nitely the most inexpensive perfor mance I’ve seen in years. Since Meredith productions are free to students, I cannot encourage you enough to attend the shows provided right here on campus. I can assure you that there is great talent right under our noses just wait ing to be discovered.
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