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Show Tfui Tfiunrfcrfiinf Monday February 10, 1986 Page 7 Crimes entertains audience THEATRE REVIEW BY SCOTT DOUGLAS Crimes of the Heart, directed by Doug Baker, performed this week as the second Stage II production this year. The show is generally a very hard show to produce and if you saw this one you would know it was done well. Lisa Berger as Lenny McGraff, played the part of the oldest sister very well, and handled the southern accent well. Her role as mother, after the suicide of their mother, showed up clearly in her character, but at times she could have given a little more sensitivity to the role, to show how hard it has been for her to move in and take over in the absence of her mother. Berger was the strongest of the three sisters in the play. Liz Argus as Meg McGraff, played the part well as the sister who took off to explore a singing carrer in California. From her first entrance we see the worn look of working to make it, and the script lets us know that she didn't "make it"and Argus showed this well. Argus' character seemed to be only on the top, there seemed to be not very much depth to her character and I wanted to see some more of the love she felt for the place she grew up in as she came home and more to her sisters throughout the play. Argus is a very talented performer in singing and dancing, but she seemed to have a few opening night jitters. Anne Jacobson as Babe McGraff, the youngest sister, fit the role well, but the lines and the way she delivered them was not always consistent. This may be accounted for by the tact that Babe is insane. She shot her husband and tried to kill herself several times in the course of this play. Jacobson did some wonderful things with her character and made the majority of it very believable. The two men in the play, James Webb as Barnett, and Gordon Gurr as Doc, played the parts well, although both characters were weak, walked on by all the females. It was played very believably, and the director used his concept of the weaker men to its full extent. Webb held his accent pretty stable throughout the play and kept his character the same and in one scene when he is confronted with an angry Babe his sudden burst of strength came across very clear. Kathy Etor as Chick was the epitome of all nosy, loudmouth neighbors. She had her nose so far into the McGraffs' lives that they couldnt even turn around without her there to lend a helping hand. By the end of the play the sisters get up enough courage, with all three of them home again, to finally throw her out. Etor played it to the hilt as a comic relief every time she flounced on stage. The set worked well for thier purposes and all the props they had were handled very well. The costumes fit very well, looking as if they walked out of 1974. Opening night had a few problems with the telephone ring. But overall the technical end of this production was handled very well. tape-record- Janies Webb and Anne Marie Jacobson perform a scene from 'Crimes of the Heart.' Wonderland Week begins, runs until Valentines BY LINDA PRINCE Winter Wonderland Week will run Feb. 10-1This ASSUSC activity gets under way tonight with a club competition at the basketball game. Clubs will compete 4. Mike Brady Brad Giles with cheers and the best cheer will win the spirit banner and a cash award. Tuesday, Feb. 11, there will be a snow sculpture contest at noon on the quad. ASSUSC will provide food coloring, snow shovels, and buckets and will award first, second, and third prizes. Marty Harris Clubs will compete for points toward the Thunder & Lightning Award, a cash award of $200 to be given out at the end of the quarter to the club with the most points. Student Talent Night is Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. About 15 students will Bill Kent Hinchcliff Honeck V Marty Pretty man perform various talent numbers. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Mr. SUSC competition will be held. An obstacle course and tire change for the competitors will start the activity at noon in the War Memorial Fieldhouse. Lane Jeff Taylor Swindlehurst Rocky Yusuf zhi |