f 2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, March 17, 1992
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Lab! performs 'Impassioned Embraces'
Take a walk on the wild side. babv.
Lou Reed would have loved "Im
passioned Embraces," a John
Peilmeier mind-bender performed by
Lab! Theatre. A play consisting of
nine short, seemingly unrelated
sketches, "Impassioned Embraces"
deliverseverything from Siamese-twin
dating to transvestite encounters to a
particularly agonizing vasectomy.
The play opens with "Sado-Mono-logue,"
a sketch featuring a frustrated
actor (Michael Allen) struggling to
please his impossibly nasty director
(Heather Primm). By repeated insults
and browbeating, Primm transforms
an amateurish monologue into an
emotional catharsis that leaves both
director and actor sobbing.
"Chapter 1 2: the Frog" takes place
over a hapless biology class frog, as a
hopeless airhead (Wallyce Todd) re
gales her lab partner (Nicole Gibson)
with a twisted love life that includes a
bug-eating boyfriend and Siamese
twins. It is followed by "Emotional
Recall," in which Meg Dyer tearfully
relates her father's demise several
times over, in increasingly impossible
circumstances. Wild weather, space
ships, elephants and irate drama stu
dents all conspire to undo her dad.
After this dose of pathos, the audi
ence is treated to the tangled plot of
"Cheek to Cheek," in which Patrick
Thomas plays a husband arguing with
his mistress at his wedding reception,
resulting in chains of unfaithfulness
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tales. "Intellectual Discussion" (Cassie
Najarian and Meredith Nicholson) fea
tures a semantic argument that degener
ates into a food fight.
"The Pick-Up Artist" features an
unbelievably odious macho pig
(Michael Allen) who tries to pick up a
"babe" (Ali Webster) with the crassest
of come-ons, only to find "she's" a
transvestite psychology student con
ducting an experiment. While Mr. Ma
cho sobs, the student attempts to as
suage his damaged ego, only to find that
"he" is a girl.
Role reversal of adifferentkind forms
the basis for "Goober's Descent," a
revenge piece in which a womanizing,
harassing businessman (Thomas) re
ceives his comeuppance at the hands of
a former victim (Cara Stoner). "On For
getting" struck the only uniformly dark
note of the performance, as Monica
Stein lives through every actor's worst
nightmare: amnesia.
The play ends with "Vas Difference,"
which proves that vasectomies and
marital disputes don't mix. Thomas
plays a hapless vasectomy patient who
is caught between a murderous wife
(Cody Tucker), an "other woman"
(Alyce Kenee) who happens to be a
nurse and a doctor (Michael Allen)
whose promiscuity becomes apparent
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during the patient's operation. .
Although the sketches making up
"Impassioned Embraces" are superfi
cially unrelated, they all have' two
things in common: crazy plot twists
and, more importantly, the link of
"passion."
Although the acting of "Impas
sioned Embraces" was uniformly
creditable, some of the sketches work
better than others. Dryer gave "Emo
tional Recall" her best, but the plot
itself seems rather strained. Todd's
performance of the airhead in "Chap
ter 12: the Frog" strained credulity a
bit, although in truth her role would
have been impossible for anyone to
play believably.
Thomas seemed lost at first in
"Cheek to Cheek" (especially in con
trast to the tightly focused perfor
mance of Mariah Stone), but recov
ered magnificently in "Goober's De
scent," easily the most intense perfor
mance of the set.
But the flaws of "Impassioned Em
braces" are minor. The play as a whole
remains intense and humorous. Di
rector Crystal Fisher is to be com
mended for welding the disparate el
ements of "Embraces" into a tight,
cohesive unit. For those interested in
mind-bending theater, "Impassioned
Embraces" is well worth the time.
Lab! Theatre will present "Impas
sioned Embraces" at 4 and 8 p.m.
today in the basement of Graham
Memorial.
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Bar owners hope St. Patrick;
will bring green to businesses
St. Patrick's Day started as religious holiday, professor says
By Maile Carpenter
Stiff Writer
On the day when everyone is Irish,
local bar owners are hoping special
events will help patrons celebrate the
wearing o' the green.
St. Patrick's Day usually occurs while
students are on Spring Break, but this
year's University calendar has kept stu
dents in Chapel Hill for the holiday.
Franklin Street Bar and Grill man
ager David Kitzmiller said he planned a
special Irish menu including corned
beef, cabbage and potato soup in honor
of the holiday.
Kitzmiller also said he will look for
Irish music to be played at the restaurant
tonight.
Ham's on Franklin Street will offer a
less traditional celebration of the holi
day. Ted Harmon, manager of Ham's, has
scheduled a laser light show, followed
by a reggae band for the St. Patrick's
Day celebration.
Patrick O'Neill, University associ
ate professor of English, said Ameri
cans celebrated St. Patrick's Day much
differently than natives of Ireland.
"In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a
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religious holiday," he said. "It's a lot
quieter.
O'Neill said festivals and parades for
the holiday were much more colorful in
the United States.
"Here, St. Patrick's Day is the one
day of the year that Irish natives can
celebrate being Irish," he said. "In Ire
land, the Irish do their drinking every
day."
St. Patrick's Day is an Irish-Catholic
holiday honoring St. Patrick for teach
ing Christian converts about Catholi
cism, he explained.
"St. Patrick used the shamrock to
teach the converts the lesson of the
trinity: the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit," he said.
A small community of native
Irishmen live in Chapel Hill, O'Neill
said.
"We usually get together for a cel
ebration on St. Patrick's Day," he said.
Chapel Hill does not have a club or
association for Irish natives, he said.
"I think it's time for one," he said.
Native Irishmen can look for tradi
tional music and food in Raleigh, as
well as in Chapel Hill.
The Green Shield'sBreweryandPub
in Raleigh has hired two musicians to
play traditional Celtic music tonight,
said general manager Mike Barbour.
Barbour said his pub also will offer
St. Patrick's Day drink specials.
"We'll serve our traditional green
beer," he said.
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of Sokolowski's 3600 Mincey Road
home, he said.
The green and gold earring resembled
one Ellwood's ex-husband gave her,
Owens said, adding that the earring did
not definitely indicate the ear belonged
to his daughter.
"How many earrings have they made
like that?" he asked. "I've bought ear
rings for my wife, and I couldn't say
how many they have made like them."
Fox said the second charge was filed
based on all evidence the investigators
collected, not on just the identification
of the earring.
Sokolowski was charged last week
with killing Rubel Gray "Little Man"
Hill, 35. Sokolowski and Hill were
friends who met while in prison.
Curtis Bauer, 3 1 , was charged last
week with one count of accessory after
the fact for allegedly helping to dispose
of evidence.
Fox said Monday afternoon Bauer
had not been charged on a second count
but would not rule out the possibility
that further charges could be brought
against the Graham man.
Accessory after the fact carries a
maximum sentence of 10 years. Fox
said.
Sokolowski remained under psychi
atric evaluation Monday at Dorothea
Dix Hospital in Raleigh, Fox said. Bauer
was still being held in the Orange County
Jail.
Chapel Hill attorney Anne Petersen
was appointed as a second defense coun
sel for Sokolowski, Fox said. Peterson
will join Barry Winston, also of Chapel
Hill, who was appointed to
Sokolowski's defense last week.
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person against that person's will. It does
not involve weapon use, serious per
sonal injury or more than one offender.
Aclass-D felony, second-degree rape
carries a m ax im urn sen tence of 40 years,
although the sentence is frequently 20
years.
Since his arrest, O'Connor has
switched attorneys, from Philip S.
Adkins to Douglas E. Kingsbery, a Raleigh-based
lawyer. Kingsbery did not
return a call to his office Monday.
Campus Calendar
TUESDAY
7 a.m. TARP (TAr Heel Recycling Program) will
have an Open House with free breakfast in 206 Union.
12:15 p.m. TARP will have a Can Crash to com
pete for prizes in the Pit
4 p.m. University Career Planning and Place
ment Services will give advice on job hunting to May
graduates.
5 p-m. Juggling Club will meet in Carmichacl
Ballroom.
5:30 p.m. University Art Association will meet in
214 Hanei Art Center.
SADD will meet in 208 Union.
6 p.m. Presentation by Wall Disney World in 209
Hants. Sponsored by UCPPS.
Society for Out-of-state Students will meet in
212 Union.
7 p.m. Great Decisions welcomes Raymond
Krischyunas of Moscow State University to speak on
"The Breakup of the Soviet Union: U.S. Dilemmas"
in 100 Hamilton.
CHISPA will meet in the Union.
7:30 p.m. Self-Knowledge Symposium will have
a question-and-answer session with Zen teacher and
author Richard Rose in the Toy Lounge in Dey Hall.
8 p.m. HilkH welcomes Dr. Bart Etuonan of the
religion department to speak on "The Jewish Jesus."
UNC Young Democrats will meet in 226 Union.
Carolina Campus Scouts will meet in the South
Gallery of the Union.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Hunger and Honwlessness Outreach Projects
will sponsor the Third Annual Global Dinner on
March 1 7 in 205 Union. Tickets arc avi Uble in the Pit
or at the door.
Applications are available for the Mangum Medal,
which is awarded to a graduating senior who gives the
best oration on this topic: "What Developments Do
You Foresee in the Life of the University in the Next
Fifty Years?"
Carolina Athletic Association is forming com
mittees for Rampage '92 (Homecoming). Applica
tions are available at the office.
Sophomores and Juniors: Deadline for applying
for academic credit for summer and fall internships is
March 31. Information is available in 21 1 Hanes, '
ARTS
UNC Dance Theater ModemExtension pre
sents an evening of dance choreographed by faculty
and students at 8 p.m. March 26 & 27 in Memorial
Hall. Tickets are S3 at the door.
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