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VOLUME X, NUMBER 1 OC'l'OBDl 1993 •

MEMBER CALENDAR AT A GLANCE Please call (312)663- 9465 for reservations to Main Season productions and to confirm performance times for workshop productions. All workshop productions and directing projects are free.

RICHARD II Previews October 20 at 7:30 (New Studio) October 21 at 2:00 Opening October 22 at 7:00 Performance October 23,28,29,30 at 7:30 October 24, 31 at 3 : 00 October 26 at 4:00 October 27 at 2:00

RHINOCEROS Previews November 10 at 7:30 (Getz) November 11 at 2:00 November 12 at 7:30 November 13 at 7:30 Opening November 14 at 7:00 Performance November 17 at 2:00 November 18 at 4:00 November 19 at 8:00 November 20 at 8:00 November 21 at 3:00

WORKSHOPS

Mann Ist Mann Previews November 13 at 4:00 November 14 at 4:00 Opening November 15 at 4:00 Performance November 16 at 4:00 November 17 at 6:00 November 18 at 7:00 curtains Rising on the Kain generally very self-aware, stage "they don't think very much about who they are or question Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros themselves very much. " will be the second production of the season, but the first in The producti on wi ll emphasi ze the Getz Theater. The show is the theatricality of the directed by Brian Shaw, the script. "That's one of the Assistant Chair of the reasons I like the script, its Theater/Music Department. devices are clearly visible." The techniques will not be Ionesco has called Rhinoceros hidden, the characters will "a comedy that becomes a wear rhinoceros masks, but will tragedy." The story is set in stay in the costumes of the a small town in France in the characters. Costumes and masks early sixties and revolves are designed by Patricia around Berenger, a clerk who Roeder, who also designed last drinks too much, doesn't work year's production of very hard and is "romantically Translations. The actors will inept." When the town is also use false prosthetics, besieged by a rampaging which will give the slight look rhinoceros one quiet Sunday of puppets to f urther morning, Berenger and the accentuate the theatricality. townspeople find themselves The make-up is designed by Dale faced with an event that they Calandra. The sets will be struggle to comprehend and "classical" with subdued tones. attempt pathetically to cope Somewhat neutral stairs, with. As the entire town, doorways and levels will allow including his best friend and for greater adaptability. Sets co-workers, turns into a noisy are designed by John Murbach herd of rhinocerii, Berenger who designed Leocadia last attempts to understand what is spring. Lights will be holding him back from becoming designed by Charlie Jolls, one himself. making his Columbia debut, who desi gned Kind Ness, which Brian Brian Shaw believes that Shaw directed at the Gallery Ionesco's choice to use a Theatre. Eric Leonardson, rhinoceros as the sound designer, also makes a transformation animal is Columbia debut with Rh i noceros . because they' re "big, pre­ He recently performed a sound historic and forceful." Other performance piece called "Urban than that it seems like an Archeology" at the NAME arbitrary choice, there is no Gallery. real justification for any of the transformations. There is Performance times are: previews never any concrete reason given November 10, 12 and 13 at 7:30 as to why the characters and November 11 at 2: 00. change. "Ionesco's decided Opening November 14 at 7:00 and that it's obvious enough that running November 17 at 2:00. 18 it doesn't need an explanation. at 4:00, 19 & 20 at 8:00 and 21 It's better when reasons aren't at 3:00. For information and explained, not knowing is reservations, please call scarier." Brian also feels (312)663-9465. that these people aren't Lights lZP on the studio today puts the director between the play and the audience. I William Shakespeare's Richard don't think that's my job. If ll opened the 1993-94 season. I 'm helping the play by The show was directed by c hanging anything, I ' 11 do it." Department Chair Sheldon Patinkin in the New Studio Theater from October 20 through Th e language doesn't seem to be October 31. a problem for anyone, either. " It won't sound absolutely Richard II is a tale of power contemporary to anyone." But and the divine right of kings, it's the story that is most a 5tory that is still relevant important in any p l a y , be it to today's political scene: Shakespeare or something mor e "When is it right to have a comtemporary. It does take revolution, and is i t ever listening more intently on the right to have one?" With the audiences part, as "the current situations i n all thoughts being expressed took political spheres, i ncluding many more words than we' re used Haiti and Somalia, these to needi ng." What happens questions are still very much within the play is very clear, an issue. the story and the meaning are easily understood, even by The play is set in the years people who have never heard or 1398-1400, and is kept in its read Shakespeare before. period. "I spent a long time "Shakespeare didn't write thinking about parallels that literature, he wrote plays for were exact in time and space a very demanding, very vocal and couldn't find any which audience that expected to be were specifically parallel to entertained." the central issue i n the play. It's a religious issue, 11 says The sets are designed by Sheldon. It's also a school alumnus Randall Keller, production, and Sheldon costumes by Faculty Member believes that the best approach Frances Maggio, lights by David is to go back t o square one on Gipson and sound by John how Shakespeare is done. Cashman. The combat was Shakespeare also takes a large choreographed by Artist-in­ range of large emotions. "I Residence Davi d Wooll ey, who wanted to be able to go full teaches combat classes at out emotionally, and to do that Columbia, and the production is i n ten or twelve line stage managed by former student sentences. In order to Viola Pastuszyn. Previews are accomplish that, and to capture October 20 at 7 :30 and October the power of it, it really 21 at 2:00 . Opening is October needs to remain i n its original 22 at 2:00 and runs October 23, context. " 28, 29 and 30 at 7:30, October 24 and 31 at 3:00, October 26 Sheldon generally doesn't agree at 4:00 a nd October 27 at 2:00. with changing the time and All tickets are $2.00, for place, or changing anything reservations or information, really, unless i t fully please call (312)663-9465. supports the play. "I think a lot of changing that ' s done Facul t y Spotlight huge, universal t hemes and emotions in a real way . " The The first show Henry Godinez language is " infinitely was in when he moved to Chicago perfectible, " there are things ten years ago was Kabuki Medea constantly being d iscovered, at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre. meanings and ways of saying He is now appearing as Jason in each line. "You never stop a re-staging of the same learning. " production which is currently running at Wisdom Bridge, which That is also one of the things also features fellow faculty he enjoys most about t eaching. member Barbara Robertson as "As a teacher you l earn so Medea. much. I ' ve been acting so long, yet I ' ve never had to Henry was born in Cuba, but his explain why I do things the way family moved to Miami when he I d o t hem. I t gives you great was three year s old. They ideas of new things to try . " live d there for a year before He believes i n allowing the moving to Dallas, Te xas, where s t udent to ease i nto it when he grew up. He became teaching Shakespeare. "I want interested in theater in high them to feel like it's a school, and cont inued in rehearsal more than a class. college, receiving his B.A. This gives more of a practical from the University of Dallas. application." There are also From there, he went to some students who haven't had Louisville to apprentice at the any experience with Shakespeare Actor's Theatre of Louisville yet; he really wants these for one year before going on to students to feel comfortable get his Masters from the with it. "With teaching, like Un iversity of Wisconsin, acting, you keep discovering Milwaukee Professional Theatre more and more-- the challenge Training Program in 1984. of life is to keep going up and up and up." Henry has worked extensively with Shakespeare Repertory here Henry for three or four years in Chicago. He pl ayed the role worked wi th young people for a of Edmund in l ast year's soci a l servi ce agency program production of Ki ng Lea r , a nd c all ed "Youth Gui dance." Teams has r ecentl y pe r formed i n ~ of s ocial wor kers work with Ta le o f Cymbeline, Much Ado k i d s i n Ch i ca go Public Hi g h About Nothing , King John , and Schools, and each team has one Shakespeare ' s Greatest Hits. art ist. Henry was on the The l a s t was a show geared Albany Park team at Roosevelt t owards younger aud iences and Hi gh School. "It was a great was performed a t various c hall enge working wi t h high l ocations t h is summer , schoo l s tude nts; they taught me i ncluding Grant Pa rk, and the a lot." Ruth Page and Royal George Theaters. Henry f eel s that Henry i s co-founder and Shakespeare is the "infi ni te Artistic Director of a company challenge." The challenge of called Teatro Vista, which trying to make somethi ng so l iterall y translated means heightened seem natural and "theater wi th a view." They real . "You're d eali ng wi th have no permanent home, but

... _ ___ - have been performing a t the think of as a l ounge act now. Mexican Fine Arts Cente r Museum "It's funny when I say that and at Victory Gardens. Th e n ow. I always picture Bill company focuses on works by Murray on Saturday Night Live. " Latino authors. This spring In Las Vega s the clubs are they will be doing a co­ called lounges because that i s production with t he New often wh a t they are, a lounge American Theatre in Roc k ford of i n the hotels that generally The Grapes of wrat h . have 24 hour entertainment. "Somet imes your show would be Henry is also v e r y i nterest e d at 7 in the morni ng. They in Stage Comba t , which he don't h ave c locks on the walls be'came involved with at in Las Vegas so the gamb lers colleg e . He h a s l e arned will keep gambling." She was everyth ing he knows while doing on the road for f our or five shows and has been the fight year s, and her travels captain i n almos t ev ery show he eventually br ought her t o has done wi t h any c ombat i n it. Ch icago, where s he played clubs He ha s had extensive movement such as t he Ri tz Car lton, the train i ng . "If you' re strong Playboy Club, and the Back Room and agile and in tune with your on Rus h Street. 11 I got t i red body , you can p ick up of r oad l i f e, but I h ad been anything." away f rom L.A. f or so l ong that it woul d ha ve been starting a l l over agai n." She star ted to appr oac h club owners and enterta i nment d i rectors. The Facul ty spotlight owner o f the Back Room h i red Bobbi Wilsyn has been s i nging her and other owners and since about a ge f our, p rivately direc tors would come see the show, which was called the even earlier, but publicly 11 sinc e then. Growing up in Los "Bobbi Wilsyn Show. Bobbi Angel es, she star t ed s i nging in developed her own fol lowing c hurch and at s choo l. Be f or e wi t h a jaz z t rio. l ong , she was a f eatured soloist at her c hur c h, a nd was Gloria Morgan soon became her paid to s i ng at weddings. accompanist. While playing for Bobbi was onl y twelve the first Bobbi, she became a part-time time her v ocal c oach, who was facul ty member a t Co l umbia the accompanist, hired her to Coll ege t e ach ing c ho rus. She sing a t a wedd ing. With no asked Bobbi to h e l p with the f or mal t rain ing, she was Christ mas p r ogram, knowi ng o f eventually ask ed t o d irect the her d irect i ng backgr ound. The church choir. two split Gloria's salary. The chorus sang on the third floor Bobbi attended California state o f the Theater /Musi c building Un i versit y, Los Ange les a s a the day of the grab- bag theater major with a music e xchang e and Departme nt Ch air, minor. She b egan a uditioning Sheldon Patinki n, wa s ver y and singing at d i fferent c lubs impressed. The word got to in L . A. in her early 20s, and William Russo, t he h ead o f t h e soon went on t h e road with a Music Prog ram, who gave t h em a "p opular loung e act," which i s challe nge. If t he y could g et very d i fferent from what we 20 people t o sign up f or chorus, he would get the budget to pay them both for co­ teaching. That semester, 40 people signed up. At one What ' s News point, the chorus grew to 60 or 70 students. Theater faculty member David Cromer is directing ~ Carol Loverde, head of vocal Language of Birds: Rosa instruction, hired Bobbi to L1,lxemburg & Me. which was teach Private Voice Lessons and written and performed by Donna Techniques in Singing I. After Blue Lachman and opened October about 5 years, she became an 15 at the Blue Rider Theater. Artist- in-Residence and now teaches 4 classes a semester, Accompanist David Rice spent his summer playing piano on the i ncl uding Music Theory, odyssey cruise ship and playing S i ghtsinging I, Vocal jam nights at Buddy Guy's Performance Ensemble, Advanced Legends. He is curren~ly Chorus and Music Workshop. She planning a tour of Europe with has been featured in several the Legendary Otis Rush Blues Mus ic Program productions such as Terra: An ijomage to the Band and is transcribing "Fair Lady" for fellow faculty member Music of Brazil and both Jazz Bobbi Wilsyn. panorama and Chelsea Bridge. She has recently been a Department Chair Sheldon featured soloist with Columbia Patinkin is preparing a mini­ College's Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which performed last series of concerts for the year with the Joseph Holmes National Jewish Theater of three evenings of composers Dance Company at the Civic Harold Arlen, George Gershwin opera House in Listen Beneath. and Leonard Bernstein's songs. The series is called They Wrote American. He has been Bobbi still enjoys being a nominated for a Joseph singer/actress. She has Jefferson Award for his performed in Beehive at the direction of pyttin' on the Briar Street Theatre, in which Ritz. she portrayed Diana Ross, Tina Turner and Annette, and Sophisticated Ladies at Drury Henry Godinez, and artistice Lane Oak Brook Terrace. She consultant to the department, has also been working on an is currently appearing in adaptation of a musical with Kabuki Madea at Wisdom Bridge department accompanist David Theater and will be in The Rice. Grapes of wrath at New American Theater in March. Bobbi will be presented in concert at Columbia College Wi lliam Russo, Director of the during the spring semester. contemporary American Music The concert is being produced Program, participated in a by H E Baccus, Assistant three day jazz festival, an Director of the Music homage to Hans Koller, called Department. "Hans Koller, the Man Who Plays Jazz, 11 in Vienna on September She enjoys teaching because she 25-27. The Birmingham Royal says it's the best way to Ballet performed a new ballet, learn. She has been married "Street," based on Mr. Russo's for 8 years. " I have no kids, "Street Music." It will be except for approximately 75 each semester." performed i n England Six more Piano Duo at the Winnetka Music times next month. Club. Producing Director Mary M. Artist- in- Residence Paul Badger designed the lights for Amandes is currently appearing Food From Trash for American in Judevine at the Equity Blues Theatre. The show ran i n Library Theatre for which he September to coincide with the also composed and directed the opening of A. B.T.'s new music. over the summer Paul performance space. She co­ performed in City of Angels at chaired a panel on Theatrical the Drury Lane oak Brook Design with Larry Schoeneman Terrace and will be playing the for· the Joseph Jefferson role of Bob Cratchit in A committee's 25th Anniversary Christmas Carol at the Goodman Celebration on September 13. Theatre with fellow faculty Also Mary designed lights for member Tom Mula as Scrooge. Sight unseen at National Jewish Theater, which is being Tom Mula also directed Romeo directed by Susan Padveen, the and Juliet for the Oak Park Director of Audience Festival Theatre, for which he Development for the is Artistic Director. Theater /Music Department, and features faculty member Jeff Part-time faculty member Nana Ginsberg, and opened October Shineflug was one of the 8 18. artists chosen to work with 50 Chicago Public School teachers Chuck Smith directed Eden at for the Chicago Arts the Victory Gardens Theater, Collaborative for Teachers this which features alumnus Keli summer, and she choreographed Garret. He will also be "Transforming Sexton. " Her worki ng on a "Voices In dance company, The Chicago History" program at the Chicago Moving Company, will do a 3 Historical Society which begins week residency in Arlington October 4 and is directing A Heights at the end of October Christmas Carol at the Goodman and will perform at the Dance Theatre. Center of Columbia College at the end of January. Artist-in-Residence Terry McCabe directed Tour de Farce current students Steve Walker, which ran at the Wisdom Bridge Chas Vrba, Chris Ellis, Matt Theater through September and O'Neil and former student carol can now be seen at the Apollo Luat performed an original. Theater. comedy revue called Cathode Rayqun at A Red Orchid Theatre Part-Time Faculty member Bette this summer. The show was Coulson gave a workshop for the directed by student Simeon Chicago Area Music Teachers on Schnapper. Simeon also September 10. She was also performed Improv in South part of a piano quartet called Africa this summer with Frances "Pianola Quartet" that gave a Callier. concert at the University of Illinois in July and will be Students Heather Donaldson, performi ng on October 25 with Mark Montgomery, Allison Cain Eveleyn Binz as the Lakeside and former students Brett Radford, Jennife r Pompa, David Bryson, John R . Pierson, a nd Amy E. Flaherty appeared in Dark Ride by Len Jenkin at Ca fe Volta i r e, direc ted by f o rmer s tudent Mar k A. Fossen.

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Editor: Pam Kl ier

Contributors: H.E. Baccus Henry Godi nez Susan Padveen Sheldon Patinkin William Russo Brian Shaw Bobbi Wilsyn