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Show Theatre group 'rebuilds' itself students to repre ent us at all three of those competition . We have a lot of talent here, and we'd like to have a chance to prove how good we are to other schools," said Billings. Many different types of performances are planned for the year. "We encourage everyone to come and see our productions and support our program, said Billings. The Diviners is set to open tomorrow night and will run through Saturday and again Oct. 25-28. Nov. l l at 7 p.m. is the year's first student showcase and admision is a can of food. Every Sunday in the Auditorium at 4 p.m. is Comedy Spartz, a popular impromptu improvisational program. "Masque Club is trying to promote the plays better and get more campus and community support to come see our productions, both the plays and Comedy Spartz, said Billings. Auditions for all of the different productions are open to everyone. "We invite anyone from any department to audition. We want other people to realize that they can come and feel perfectly comfortable trying out or being involved with shows, 11 said Billings. Upcoming auditions include student produced oneact plays and Godspell. Auditions for the one-act plays are Oct. 25 in the auditorium at 5 p.m. A oneminute general monologue is required. The production of Godspell will be Jan. 25-27 and a date for auditions will be announced. By ALICIA BROOKS JOURNAL ARTS WRITER. For students interested in learning about the many aspects of theatre, there is an outlet for them. The Masque Club is the theatre club on campus. According to Maryanna Billings, president of the club, "Masque Club encompasses anyone involved in any aspect of theater-including make-up, costumes, lighting, costumes, acting, dancing-wherever your interests lie." The club isn't only for theatre students. "You don't have to be a theatre major or minor to be a part of Masque Club. Anyone with an interest can join," said Billings. Becoming a member isn't too difficult. Simply talk to Billings or one of the other officers in the theatre department and sign up. A $15 fee is required. For anyone interested, the meetings are in room 108 of the auditorium, Fridays at 5 p.m. This year is a rebuilding year for the club. "We're completely starting from scratch." said Billings. One of the upcoming projects includes continuing the "picture wall." The pictures on the wall are from campus productions and line the basement walls of the auditorium. Masque Club also participates in the American College Theatre Festival, American College Dance Festival and the USITT Technical competition. "One of our biggest goals this year is to be able to send 11 11 Maryanna Billings, president of the Masque Club, is a junior theatre major from Salt Lake City. "We invite anybody who would like to know more about the theatre department to come to the departmental meetings. Getting students to come to these meetings is a way to open up communication between the different departments of theatre," said Billings. Orchestra set to perform ROGER EBERT Beethoven's music will be featured tomorrow night FILM CRITIC A Beethoven concert is set for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall at suu. Beethoven's overture to Goethe's tragedy Egmont and the Sixth Symphony, Pastorale, are on the program. A donation of $3 for adults and $1 for students is suggested and appreciated. David Cole, assistant professor of music at SUU, conducts the Orchestra of Southern Utah and Jim Harrison serves as president. Music for the Thursday concert begins with the dramatic Egmont overture. "Throughout Beethoven's music runs a theme of struggle against overwhelming odds," said Cole. "Beethoven's musical progression from despair to triumph mirrors his own inner struggle between the crushing blow of his increasing deafness and his overwhelming will to create." Egmont concerns the struggles of the Dutch against the oppressive rule of the Spanish. The Dutch Count Egmont is captured and executed by the Spanish, which inspires his countrymen to rise up and throw off the Spanish yoke. "The overture begins with brutal repeated chords, symbolizing Spanish oppression," said Cole. "The yearning themes in the woodwinds are cut short by the brutality of the full orchestra, but resume and lead to a fiery Allegro con brio. A woodwind chorale leads to the final triumpha coda, with brilliant fanfares in the horns and trumpets, punctuated by shrieks of joy from the piccolo." Beethoven found peace in the Austrian woods near Vienna. This inspired the Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68. The compose.r supplied the Pastorale nickname. "The symphony abounds in fascinating pictorial touches, from birdcalls and peasant bands to a thunderstorm," said Cole. "Each movement depicts a country scene described by Beethoven." The symphony starts with Joyful Feelings Upon Arriving in the Country in a carefree and exuberant mood. The second movement is Scene by the Brook. Towards the end of this section the woodwinds imitate the calls of the nightingale, thrush, and cuckoo. Merry Gathering of Country Folk is a traditional scherzo with a few sly bits of humor in imitation of country musicians including a "wrong" entrance by the oboe, the bassoon's obstinate attempts to set things straight, and a gruff peasant dance. This leads without a break into a dramatic Thunderstorm which later served as an inspiration to composers as diverse as Rossini for The William Tell Overture and Richard Strauss in Alpine Symphony. The final movement for the evening is the Shepherd's Hymn of Thanksgiving at the Conclusion of the Storm. The finale is filled with joy and a dance-like mood remains throughout. The Orchestra and Choir of Southern Utah also plans a performance of Handel's Messiah on Dec. 10. Choir rehearsals begin Sunday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the LOS Chapel at 250 S. 900 W. Choir rehearsals continue each Sunday until the performance. All area singers are invited to participate in this traditional community event. Tenors and basses are much needed. All singers furnish their own music, which is available at Munson Music. Hal Campbell will conduct the choir, and Evelyn Jones will provide accompaniment. I Mini-reviews of current new releases "JADE" Rated R "STRANGE DAYS" Rated R ** **** If you made an inventory of the new movie Jade, you'd find lots of standard thriller ingredients. The movie contains bizarre murder weapons, blackmail, adultery, criminals in high places, kinky sex, hidden cameras, a chase scene, nudity, knives, guns, and even such reliable lines as "I'm taking you off this case!" The problem is that they're not assembled in a compelling order. Davis Caruso (NYPD Blue, Kiss of Death) stars as a San Francisco detective on the case of a murdered businessman. Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction) is his former lover now married to powerful lawyer Chazz Palminteri. The dead man's shocking photo collection leads to the governor and a bizarre sex Strange Days is a violent, disturbing, inventive and challenging film about Los Angeles in the near future. The city is on the brink of anarchy, and the drug of choice is "playback"-· virtual reality tapes of other people's experiences. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List, Quiz Show), stars as Lenny Nero, a wheedling ex-cop turned playback salesman. Angela Bassett (What's Love Got to do With It) drives an armored limousine and saves his skin. Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) is his former lover, now living with a vile rock promoter. The movie is a technical tour de force. Director Kathryn Bigelow (Blue Steel), her designers and special effects artists create the vision of a city spinning out of control. Some scenes in the movie go very far, exploring twisted horrors. Strange Days does three things that will make it a cult film. It creates a convincing future landscape; it has a complex, flawed hero; and it provides a vocabulary. ring. The movie is all surface; the solutions, when they come, are arbitrary, and the big chase scene is so pro-fonna that we never even find out who's driving the car. The movie's dialogue and cinematic settings from director William Priedkin keep this film afloat. |