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Window Pain Reality Bites Anri I wnidrl have» ontten au/av with it. if it weren’t for that meddlna ... igns of Age: Representing the day I will look like the women depicted, Older Body” and “Forgotten saggy breasts and all. W indow Pain Dreams: Art After Eighty” are the What’s important, though, is that these Debi Finestone previews 1SIue Window two latest exhibits down at the Santa Barbara exhibits bring the issue of aging into the Contemporary Arts Forum. Both exhibits open. They confront your fears and miscon­ ou’ve just been in­ share a common purpose in persuading the ceptions of getting old bv having them stare vited to a swanky view er to you right in the Manhattan dinner Y face as a big simply think party, hosted by Theatre and redefine black-and- UCSB. Thispartyis thepre- Reality Bites those general­ white photo­ mise of the group’s upcom- , ized notions graph. These ing production of Craig Lu­ that we all have images are cas’ “Blue Window.” of getting old powerful — the But that’s only the surface and looking layer of the play, explains older body sur- old. rounds you Director Tom Whitaker, These two once you step “It’s really about all the char­ bodies of work inside the gal­ acters taking some kind of depict older lery. Its redun­ step forward in their lives, people in non- dancy brings and about how even though Conventional acceptance, and we feel alone, we are all con­ scenarios as soon the older nected.” By doing this, the well as everyday body does not play explores the themes of life. Donnigan seem so fore­ is o la tio n and ages. Its about young peo­ C um m ing’s ign. These peo­ connectiveness. ple. It’s about relationships. carried by it,” he said, “and portraits of ple could be One of the features of this I think everybody would get to know the characters 80-year-old your grandpa­ play that interested W hi­ probably like to go to a party over the course of an model . Nettie rents. You taker is the way Lucas played for an evening,” he said. evening.” Harris were don’t have to with dialogue and timing. “I think it’s a good piece “Blue Window” will be probably the immediately “It’s almost like music, the for people who have seen a performed Nov. 14-15 and most riveting, accept them as way the voices go against lot of theater and people 18-22 at 8 p.m., Nov. 16 and with his por­ a new ideal, just each other,” he said. who haven’t seen very much 22 at2p.m . and Nov. 16 at 7 trayal of Harris standing upon a bathroom contemplate age and the fact that one day Whitaker thinks that theater at all,” Whitaker p.m. Tickets are $14 for sink wearing nothing but a sweater. She is so this will be you. “Blue Window” will appeal said. “It’s a modern, general admission and $10 little that it makes you contemplate the This exhibit runs through Jan. 18. Admis­ to a college audience for a straightforward story with a for students and senior citi­ shrinking that older people encounter. My sion is free, and for more information call number of reasons. fresh approach.” zens. There is no late seating own superficial vanity was provoked by these 966-5373. “The characters are not Whitaker urges the audi­ in the Performing Arts works, forcing me to think about how one — Tami Mnoian that far from [students’] ence to enjoy it however they Theatre, so get there early. 2A Thursday, November 13,1997 Daily Nexus DAILY NEXUS Sleazy Listening With Tony Bogdanovski, your man of the evening i - -----------1 You walk into a crowded room and are saxophonist spawned the Zeitgeist responsi­ READERSHIP POLL greeted by a warm glow. 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Taking some­ RULES your drink, you wonder “Where the hell am thing foreign and reinventing it in America I?” became all the rage. 1 Open to all readers How often do you read the Daily Nexus? The fortunate followers of the current re- W e didn’t stop there. Next we went to the EXCEPT employees Daily Weekly Monthly Never moon for our records. Hell, all the exotic is­ of the Daily Nexus. interest in the eclectic background music of What are your favorite sections: (circle up to 3) the past would be in heaven. In case you ha­ lands on Earth had already been probed by 2. Must fill out survey News Opinions Sports ArtsWeek ven’t been to the record store in the past two the late ’50s, and the audiences were getting IN TOTAL and deposit Weekend Connection Coupons Daily Friday it in the sealed box in years, there has been a subtle but effective re­ restless. 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