Acclaimed Playwright Albee Criticizes Theater and Stage Production Irish

Irish Extra- page 7 - -~ -- -- ~--- --- ------------- ~----- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1984 Acclaimed playwright Albee criticizes theater and stage production By CINDY RAUCKHORST writing, a three-scene sex farce, at Staff Repm·ter age six. Albee's playwriting ability Playwright Edward Albee, ac became apparent to him only after a claimed by critics as "America's series of failed attempts. Before most important dramatist still writing his first play,"The Zoo wtiting." spoke on the strengths, Story," Albee experimented with weaknesses and future of American several forms of writing, including theatre last night in Washington the poem, the short story, and even Hall. the novel. Describing these as Albee has spent the last several "miserable revelations of his years lecturing and discussing his growing incompetence,"he consid numerous works on <;:allege ered the need for drastic change. campuses across the country. This drastic change came in the Some of his most well-known form of play writing, which Albee plays include "Who's Afraid of Vir describes as "a jump off of a ginia Woolf ?,""The Zoo Story," and precipice." This jump, however, "A Delicate Balance." Albee has writ allowed him to discover that he had ten a total of twenty-five plays, been a playwright all his life, "but twenty-one of them original and hadn't known it." four adaptations for the stage, in his "Play writing produced the ex twenty-five years of play writing. traordinary discovery of who I was, Albee describes his youth as full of and what my nature was," Albee "brief brushes with education." He comments, "and it's nice to be able attended several preparatory to practice one's own nature." schools in his childhood, usually Albee made strong comments on managing to get himself removed the important role of the modern because of truancy or exhibition of work of drama. "A playwright holds apathy for the classes which he was up a mirror to people, and says, 'this often required to take. After briefly is how you are.' If they don't like lbe Observer/johannes Hackrr attending the Valley Forge Military how they are, they must change." He We wish you a ••• Academy, he transferred to the stresses that society today is too Choate School in Connecticut. easily discouraged by the thought of Traditional Christmas decorations are being Halls are no exception, as they cooperatefor their Here, Albee "learned how to ed facing tough truths , and instead, of displayed all over campus. Cavanaugh and Zahm annual "Merry Christmas" display. ucate oneself after education," and ten chooses to ignore reality. how to "make a fool of oneself in He also comments on a definite public," skills which he found ex "gap" existing between the writer's tremely useful throughout his life. printed work and the final stage pro Board of Governance discusses While at Choate, Albee partici duction. He attributes this problem pated in several extracurricular to the misunderstanding of the in activities, expressing his love for tentions of a writer exhibited by further plans for parietal changes writing, drama, and speech. He com many directors and critics. gramming Board la.-,t night to pres bers to keep this in mind, and to use ments that he had known for some By ANNE GALLAGHER "We probably have more first-rate ent the purpose and importance of the department in their best inter time, since age six, that he "was a Senior StaffReporter playwrights today than we've ever public relations at the College. ests. writer, as distinguished from some had, none of whom have ever had Director of Public Relations Paula The main objective of public rela Student Body President Lee Ann one who was going to be a writer." plays produced on Broadway," he McLean addressed a joint meeting of tions is to portray, through the use of Franks, gave the boards an update on He published his first attempt at play said. the Board of Governance and Pro- various media, the beneficial and im the parietals situation. portant campus events in a com According to Franks, the parietals mending way, according to McLean. commission recently met with the Senate explores different locations "We are asked to position the Col dean of student affairs and residence lege favorably to the various public," hall directors. They have yet to meet she said. with the Student Affairs Committee, "The public is not just out there," Student Affairs Council, or College for late-night studying on campus said McLean. "We do have an exter President Dr. Duggan. By MIKE MILLEN thought it important the area be Dining Hall, adding they soon nal audience; you are our internal They do not have to meet with the Senior StaffReporter established, noting "it's a part of may be placed in the North audience. We are communicating to Board of Regents over the issue. "It's collegiate life to study all night." Dining Hall. you and about you." not a change in policy, it's a change A proposal to establish an all When asked of the possibility A resolution to include Notre The modes of this communication in procedure," said Mary Ann night on-campus study area was of extending the hours of the Dame in the American Associa process are the Saint Mary's alumnae O'Donnell, director of student activ discussed at last night's Student Nazz, currently open until 3 a.m., tion of University Students magazine, the Courier, which ities. Senate meeting. McNamara said "I would prefer passed 11 - 1. The $200 year features articles by students and A count is still taking place in the to see an all-night study area in a According to Senator Dan membership fee allows Notre alumnae; the Saint Mary's Reports, dorms to determine the number of more relaxed atmosphere," McNamara, students "need a late Dame access to any information issued bi-annually; Tbe Chronicle, a males currently using the weekday addressing concerns that the night study place." He said Direc which the 63 member-schools newsletter relating faculty publica parietal system. tor of Food Services Bill Hickey Nazz was small and poorly lit. have placed in the on-line com tions and awards; the end-of-year Student government is contacting puter file. Report to the Public, which often other colleges to examine their sys has offered the use of the South Senator Javier Oliva an Dining Hall's faculty dining features articles on students and fac tems, and they are talking with R.A. 's nounced his intention to address Suzanne Baker, who worked room, and that appropriate se ulty, and their experiences at Saint about the current situation. the current parking situation. on last week's student store curity is the only obstacle left. Mary's; and brochures on the "We want to find out from them if Citing his observations that there presentation, urged the senate to various clubs and departments at the there are problems with noise and The proposal, passed last are sometimes "two or three approve the membership, saying College. guys leaving at night," said Anne spring, involves maintaining an empty rows near the stadium," she was given valuable informa "We're always looking for the Marie Kollman, vice president for area from the hours of approxi he concluded the faculty has tion about student stores at other kind of things going on that are just a student affairs. mately midnight to 7 a.m., Sun more spa<:es than they need. schools such as the University of little different," said McLean. "We The boards wished to clarify the day through Thursday. Oliva said he was also unhappy Wisconsin and Georgetown. want to know what goes on behind term "women's character," a phrase McNamara said he would be with the current parking system, the dorm president or student which classifies the time women Domagalski cast the lone dis meeting with a representative noting that dorm residents leader; we want to know what is out spend together developing senting vote against the proposal. from the Office of Student Ac sometimes leave their seldom there which we can build on." friendships. In light of the parietals "We're not getting our counts to discuss "a financial aid used cars in the same spot for McLean stressed the importance issue, the board feels it is important money's worth, " he said, adding package to those who will watch weeks, forcing off-campus com of keeping the South Bend commu to investigate this, and whether the "there are people here (in stu the room.'' muters to park near Senior Bar. nity aware of what is happening at extension of evening hours will have dent government) who can't Oliva said he will re-address the the College. "We want to know how Executive Coordinator Doug handle their own business prop any effect. issue next semester. Kollman stressed this issue is an Wurth said he was "concerned erly.'' He would like to see stu the College is viewed by people out there." important part of what is going on at with students having to supervise Senator Tom Abood an dent government "get more Public relations, according to the College right now, and that it is from 12 - 7." jim Domagalski, nounced his success in plac..:ing organized'" before subscribing to McLean, is one of the fastest growing important to get student opinion on sophomore class president, microwave ovens in the South a service such as this. fields today. She urged board mem- the subject. The Observer Tuesday, December 4, 1984 - page 2 Arms control strategy could be world's best present The mllitary is considering using robots to handle dangerous tasks, such as those involving nuclear materials, While no liberal Democratic columnist has yet ob- and to reduce costs in some construction projects.

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