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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE

fACULTY GRADUATE TEACHING AssiSTANTS AND PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS "- Dr. Norman A. Bert, Chair Sally Allen David McGinnis Prof. Polly Boersig Jennifer Barker • \~Prof. Frederick B. Christqffel Robby Burt Priscilla Newman . 'v Dr. Linda Donahue Ruth Charnay Freddy Owens ~ Dr. Elizabeth Homan Jia-hua Chin •• Catrin Parker ~Dr. Jonathan Marks Scott Crew Katherine B. Perrault* Ms. Sara Martwig Cris L Edwards Eric Skiles ""'Dr. George Sorensen, Emeritus Janeve Ellison Brittney Venable Dr. Louise Stinespring Brian Griffin Judd Vermillion Dr. David Williams Kris Harrison Keith West */** Prof. Peggy Willis-Aarnio Tiffany Howard Patrick White Shannon Kirgan •• U NIVERSITY THEATRE PRODUCTION STAFF Director of Theatre Frederick B. Christoffel Director of Front-of-House Operations Linda Donahue Audience Relations Specialist~ Cec~lia Cart:r Business Manager Mehssa "Doenges Department Secretary~ Mary Cervantes Technical Director Robert Gandfup Costume Shop Supervisor Elizabeth Zumfelde Master Electrician Jia-hua Chin** Laura Polcer•• Properties Master Shannon Kirgan Charge Painter Nate Beckman••, Robby Burt, Zach Elms••, Scene Shop Staff Carmen Gomez, Brian Griffin, J eremy Lunsford**, David McGinnis, William Roby, Judd Vermillion B.J . Ballard, Lee Elaine Bates, Lori Bivens, Costume Shop Staff Jeffery Blatt, Lisa Comer, Amanda Dulin, Janeve Ellison, Rose Fox, Tiffany Howard, J odi Ingersoll, Shannon Kirgan, Tracy Stover, Traci Screws & 3305 class members Lab Theatre Produce~ Keith West • ; •• Promotion Team "Ciis L. ~wards, Jennifer Barker, Freddy Owens Scott Crew, Ruth Charnay, Priscilla Newman, Box Office Staff Brittney Venable, Jennifer Barker, Scott Crew, Eric Skiles, Joseph Ginnane, Chrissy Johnston, Freddy Owens House Supervisor Michael Moore++ Assistant House Supervisor Jennifer Barker, Sarah Bray, Matt House Managers Chauncey, Amanda Dulin, Jeremy Lunsford, Danielle Peacock

• Member: Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary theatre fraternity - Member: Institute for Technical Theatre (USITI), TIU Student Chapter + Member: Chi Tau Epsilon, national honorary dance fraternity ++ Member: Dramatists Guild, Inc. The DE:partment of Theatre and Dance is a member of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the Texas EducationaiTheatre Association, Texas Nonprofit Theatres, Southwest Theatre Association, Lubbock Arts Alliance, UMed States Institute for Technical Theatre (USITI), and the American College Dance Festival Association. Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance Presents A Funny Thing lfappene~n theVVay to therorum Book by & Music & Lyrics by Produced by special arrangement with MTI

CAST Hysterium Eric C. Skiles** Senex Scott Crew Domina Rachel Frye Pseudolus Christina Hernandez* Hero Caleb Frerich Philia Amanda Johnson Lycus Billy Joe Chmielewski Miles Greg Nelsen Erronius Brian Griffin Tintinabula/Protean Kimberly Grubb /Protean Kendra Kelley+ Gemini 2/Protean Brad Ballard Panacea/Protean Stephanie Laughter Vibrata/Protean Nikki Richards Gymnasium/Protean Chris Edwards Protean Sarah Cunningham

DIRECTOR Elizabeth Homan

Music DIRECTOR Steve Paxton COSTUME DESIGNER ScENIC DESIGNER Polly Boersig Frederik B. Christoffel

LIGHTING DESIGNER SouND DESIGNER Frederik B. Christoffel Keith West**/* There Will Be 15-Minute Intermission During This Production The taking of photographs, with or without flash, and the use of video or audio recording equipment are a violation of copyright law and are strictly prohibited. Food and drink are not allowed in the theatre or lobby. Smoking is prohibited throughout the building. Late-comers will be seated by the ushers at the earliest appropriate interval in the play. Please turn off cellular phones, paging devices and wristwatch alarms. CHARLES E. MAEDGEN, JR. THEATRE

On November 21, 1999, the Texas Tech University Theatre celebrated the beginning of a new era. The building was renamed for Charles E. Maedgen, Jr., a bank president and longtime civic leader who made significant contribu­ tions to the city of Lubbock and to the arts of West Texas. Charles E. Maedgen, Jr. possessed an encompassing vision, lived with tireless energy, loved to accomplish things, and never shrank from taking charge. His closest associates knew him as a "doer." A quiet, unassuming man, he made immense contributions to Texas Tech, Lubbock, and this entire region. After Charles's birth in Temple, Texas, his family moved to Lubbock where his father started Security Bank and Trust in 1917. After graduating from Texas Tech and earning an MBA from Harvard, Charles returned to Lubbock and learned banking from the ground up. He became president of the Lubbock National Bank in 1951 and became its CEO in 1972, shortly before his unexpected death. Although Charles had a for all the arts, he loved theatre best. Only his family's need for service in the bank prevented him from pursuing his secret longing to become an actor. But nothing kept him from supporting the theatre - both at Texas Tech and also in the community - with his influence, his philanthropy, and his presence at performances. As season ticket holders, Charles and his wife Louise attended Tech productions with relish. We invite you to share the spirit of this visionary businessman, this patron of the arts, as you attend this performance in the Charles E. Maedgen, Jr. Theatre.

~1~ WHAT'S IN A NAME ...

While the Theatre has been renamed, our patrons will still see the Texas Tech University Theatre logo in printed materials. As a symbol of excellence, the logo will continue to identify the producing arm of the Depart­ ment of Theatre and Dance. OuR MISSION

• To foster the arts of theatre and dance by nurturing, educating, and training students and by cultivating an audience. • To develop - equally through academic instruction and through theatri­ cal productions - our students' knowledge and skills and to instill in our students a commitment to collaboration, ethics, excellence, scholarchip, professionalism, and growth. • To provide cultural leadership to the university, the community, the state, the region, the nation, and beyond. DIRECTOR's NoTES

Playgoers, Tonight we bring you a comedy, the roots of which reach back to the farces of Roman playwright Titus Maccius . While these roots have blossomed over the centuries into traditions like the Commedia dell'arte, the Comedie of Moliere, the slapstick of Vaudeville, and the striking novelty of Ameri­ can , they burst to life in this theatre tonight through the ef­ forts of a committed and energetic ensemble whose comedic heritage runs more along the lines of , Seinfeld, and The Simpsons. Yes, they have borrowed a great deal from their elders - stolen schtick, if you will - but in the great spirit of successive generations, they have tried, tested, tweaked, and twisted the Great Traditions in order to bring you their own vision. While Forum was an innovation in its own time, nearly forty years later it still fuels the fire of innovation in the present. As the authors suggest, the play is a "scenario for vaudevillians ... many details have been omitted from the script (that) are part of the comedian's bag of tricks: the double take, the mad walks, the sighs, the smirks, the stammerings." This evening, we bring you our version of vaudeville, created from a highly eclectic, Twenty-First Century bag of tricks that, as always, holds "something familiar, something peculiar, some­ thing for everyone .... " DRAMATURG's NoTES Forum opened at the Alvin Theatre on May 8, 1962 and ran for 964 performances. The first show to feature both Sondheim's music and lyrics, it has spawned two Broadway revivals, numerous overseas and national touring productions, and countless regional, community and educational performances. Of the three Broadway productions (1962, 1972 and 1996), it has garnered 14 Tony nominations and 9 awards, including one for each of Forum's leading men: , Phil Silvers, and .

However, Forum was the musical that almost wasn't. Gelbart and Shevelove decided to create a musical based on the writings of Plautus, a comic Roman playwright, from his plays Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus and Mostellaria. It took the team 11 complete and distinct separate drafts to produce the script you are about to see. Gelbart claims Sondheim threw out more songs from the score than in any of his subsequent works (7 in the first production, with numbers added and taken away in subsequent reviv­ als). One of the stumbling blocks for the show was its opening. Forum had a disastrous out-of-town tryout in New Haven and Washington. Many au­ dience members came to the theatre expecting a light comedy or an intellec­ tual Roman play, and were never told that "it was okay to laugh." , who was originally slated to direct Forum, was hired as a "play doctor" (or consultant). He immediately told the creative team to change the opening number; to tell the audience what the show's about (low com­ edy). Sondheim wrote Comedy Tonight over a weekend and Robbins staged the production number in a week. With its new opening ready for the first New York previews, the show became an instant success. HISTORY OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY THEATRE by Peter Harris, B.A. 1995, M.A. 1997 Within a month after Texas Tech began classes, the Sock and Buskin society began producing short plays, and by April 1926 Tech was the home of a chapter of tile theatre honors society Alpha Psi Omega. Since its first major production, The Youngest, in May 1928, Texas Tech University Theatre has pro­ duced over 500 plays for the Texas Tech and Lubbock communi­ ties: 250 Mainstage productions, 183 Laboratory Theatre presen­ tations, and 108 Summer Rep shows. More than 1,000 informal and developmental productions have been presented by stu­ dents, including many original scripts.

Established to serve as an educational resource for Texas Tech University and a cultural resource for the Lubbock community, Tech Theatre offered courses as early as 1930. In 1966, the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts developed a theatre specialization; it began offering theatre Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in 1969. That year, Theatre enrolled 29 undergraduate majors and 4 Master of Arts students. In 1972, Theatre helped develop the Ph.D. in Fine Arts degree, and imple­ mented courses for die program in 1973 for three students. The Fine Arts Doctoral program has since graduated 81 students.

Theatre Arts became an independent department in 1977 and implemented the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degree programs in 1982. Texas Tech Theatre is one of only two theatre aepartments in the state to offer all the traditional degrees in Theatre Arts, and only one of three in the Southwest to offer the Ph.D. In 1992, Tech's dance program moved from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to form the Department of Theatre and Dance.

In April 1964, the University Theatre Building was inau­ gurated with a production of Romeo and Juliet in a state-of-the­ art, 400-seat proscenium auditorium. This building, now known as the Charles E. Maedgen, Jr. Theatre, has hosted over 170 Texas Tech University Theatre productions and many theatrical competitions. In 1986, the building was expanded to its present size with the addition of offices and a 1 00-seat, thrust-stage lab theatre. In 1998, the Mainstage Theatre installed a computerized, ultramodern lighting system.

The teaching staff of the department consists of ten faculty and 23 teaching assistants who are assisted by five p_rofessional sta~f members. Enrollment in the department con­ sists of approx1mately 100 undergraduate majors and 55 gradu­ ate students. The Department produces tree seasons of plays annually: a faculty-directed season in the main-stage theatre, a season of student-directed plays in the lab theatre, and the Lubbock Summer Rep season. The Texas Tech University The­ atre also presents selected Summer Rep shows in Angel Fire, New Mex1co. SEASON TICKET SPECIAL Dear Theatre Lover: If you purchased single tickets to Fo­ tiT I Mf tf iilti At W.. rum, it's not too late to subscribe to the ..:;;. ~ ~ entire season--and save $18 off the /•"'}\\ Nov.l?-19&24-26,2000 single ticket price! A Pulitzer Prize winning comedy! For just $24, you'll see all the Mainstage plays of the season, including You Can't Take It With You, After the Fall, and The February 16-18 & 23- D ay Room. Plus, you'll receive compli­ ~ "f2 T l3 ~ 25, 2000 mentary tickets to your choice of either ~ Apowerful, the ballet Giselle or a Lab production. ~•ure hard-hitting drama by Arthur We look forward to having you with us I I II I '\I I for a full year of laughter, excitement, Miller and drama.

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The Texas Tech University Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of its Family Circle members. • Honorary Member Star's Circle cont.

Mrs. Louise Maedgen Emil and Sara Gadeken

Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Haragan

Designer's Circle • $500 Tim Jones

Herb Armstrong Rev. and Mrs. Bill M. Kent

William D. Armstrong Don and Marian MacNair

Carroll and Basil Melnyk Director's Circle • $250 Barbara Morgan* Dr. and Mrs. William J. Carter Otto and Mary Nelson Charles and Virginia Neil Bryan Rudy Russell E. Womack

Robert J. Waugh Actor's Circle • $85

Kathleen Webb Weiss Ralph R. Bravoco

Gayle Burnis Star's Circle • $100 Cris Edwards and Sandra Payne* Andersons Bros. Jewelers, Inc. Dr. Gurdev and Savita Gill Robert and Carol Bell John and Sara McLarty Norman and Deb Bert Dr. Jerry D. Ramsey Philip and Sara Bogel, II Peter Syapin Walter and Zwanetta Borst *Students in the Department of Theatre and Dance Scott Crew* If you would like to join the Family Circle, please contact Cecilia Carter, audience re­ Dan and Linda Donahue lations specialist at (806) 742-9796. EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF BROADWAY

Enjoy a five-day theatre tour ofNew York City!

March 14-1~ 2001

Organized by the Department of Theatre and Dance and Field Studies of New York. Hosted by Drs. George Sorensen and Linda Donahue.

Program includes:

•Ticket to two Broadway musicals, one Broadway non­ musical, one off-Broadway show

•Airfare and transfers from the airport

• Hotel accomodations

•Tours! Metropolitan Museum of Art, Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island!

•Walking tours of Greenwich Village, Chinatown, Little Italy, Theatre District, 5th Avenue, and Central Park!

•Theatrical Seminars with leading Broadway professionals.

Program fee:

•$1200 for Texas Tech faculty, staff, and students.

•$1500 for community members, based on quad occupancy at the ho tel.

•Single and double o ccupancy also available. P ayment plan available. You MUST reserve by November 1st!

Call Linda Donahue, 742-3599 for more information. ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL STAFF

Stage Manager Laura Poker** Dramaturg Keith West**/* Choreographer Elizabeth Homan Assistant Stage Manager Katie Bean**, Lee Elaine Bates** Associate Choreographers Kendra Kelley+, Stephanie Laughter Assistant Costume Designer Amanda Dulin** Assistant Lighting Designer Jia-hua Chin** Assistant Scenic Designer Nate Beckman** Assistant Sound Designer Chris Leffel** Lights and Sound Jessica Crabb, Zach Elms, Antoinette Lewis, Elizabeth Philips, Mark Van Fleet Costume and Wardrobe Run Crew Kim Herd, Jeremy Lundsford, Rhineheart Pierce, Mandy Springer Set & Properties Crew Grant Carroll, Matt Chauncey, Zach Elms, Rose Fox, Joseph Ginnane, Joanna Morton THE FoRUM ORCHESTRA

Steven Paxton, Conductor Jan Walser, Rehearsal Accompanist & Assistant Musical Director

Flute & Piccolo Kim Gandrup Flute, Clarinet & Saxophones Don Turner (David Dees on Oct. 14th) Trumpet Joseph Vandiver Horn Christopher Shelbourne Violin Sue Baer Keyboards Jan Walser Keyboards and Accordian Steven Paxton Percussion Steve Schultz

The orchestra for Forum is a joint project of the Department of Theatre and Dance and School of Music, which invites you to attend one of its many great musical performances this year.

October 24 - Honor's Recital 25 - Jazz Ensemble II & III, David Dees, director 27 - University Singers Concert, Michael Marcades, conductor 28 - University Symphony Orchestra, Gary Lewis, conductor 29 - Univeristy Choir Concert, John Dickson, director DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS •Diamond Sponsors• cox COMMUNICATIONS BtiONITWOIK AmericanAirlines· Americarya;e·

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3309 60"" STREET :· ~l11 d ay , October 15, 2000 COMMENTARY Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 7A jfTTU Theater celebrating 7 5 years of excellence By CECILIA CARTER those familiar shows, more than 1,000 It is likely that as the audience has But during the summer months, it is with a variety of productions. The main­ [tis one of America's pastimes - live informal and developmental produc­ taken their seats during a show, a young the laboratory theater that is home to stage will feature "A Funny Thing "thtater. Some people act. Some people tions, many of which include original actor has made his or her first appear­ the summer repertory season. Happened · on the Way to the Forum," prtdtce or direct and others attend the scripts, have been presented as well. ance on stage. The brightness of the Each summer night, the stage is lit "You Can't Take It With You," "After the },..thtater simply for pleasure. Along its And as each of those shows has stage lights, the response from the audi­ with an ever-changing series of produc­ Fall" and "The Day Room." "Giselle," a ~~5 · yEar journey, the Texas Tech opened, the Shakespearean flags in ence and the comments from the critics, tions. Completely directed by students, classic ballet, and four productions in ~~-Pri~rsity Theatre has provided the front of the theater have been raised whether good or bad, are all part of this these productions are often original the laboratory theater will be presented ~ peopl! of the university and West Texas signaling the night's performance. public classroom exercise. And unlike works set in the smaller, more intimate as well. ~ connunities with a unique opportunity Just one month after classes began at any other class, the actors depend on the theater. And if that is not enough, four shows i to e1perience live theater, whatever Texas Tech in 1925, the Sock and Buskin public to participate. Following the shows' run in Lubbock, will be presented during the summer ~~ theirinterest might be. Society began producing short plays. A It is not only about the actors on the students pack up the scenes, the repertory program. The year will be full :! Tlroughout the years, many theaters year later, Alpha Psi Omega, an honors stage. The design team, the costumers, props and the costumes and head for of laughter, excitement and drama. It is :: have popped up across the West Texas society, was organized. And by 1928, the production staff. Each of them has a Angel Fire, N.M., where the shows are also full of opportunity. _; hcrizm. Today, some of those theaters Lubbock enjoyed Texas Tech's first specific role and a specific responsibility performed in an outdoor theater festival. And so, as sure as the flags will rise :: an !till around and others have closed major production, "The Youngest." to the success of the production. Each The reach of the University Theatre in front of the newly renamed Maedgen ; tmirdoors. It is the University Theatre And as the saying goes, the rest is spends hour after hour working to get stretches even further with more people Theatre this year, the Lubbock commu­ ~ at Tecas Tech that has endu~ed the test history. From its humble beginnings, the the show on stage. enjoying a Texas Tech production. nity is invited to join the celebration of ~ of'tine. University Theatre's growth and stabili­ And many times those hours come Last week, the University Theatre 75 years of continuous theater excel­ ~ Tle list of productions is long, 541 to ty show all the more reason to celebrate late at night, after class, on the week­ celebrated its Diamond Anniversary. It lence. ~ be emct, but throughout the years, the 75 years of theater. ends and always in addition to other was a celebration of much more than ~ Ll!btock community has enjoyed pro­ With each decade that has passed, class assignments. All of the hard work just an anniversary. Cecilia Carter is the director of mar­ ·• dtct:ons like "Our Town," "The Taming more productions have graced the stage goes hand-in-hand with the University It was a celebration of Lubbock's old­ keting for the Texas Tech University :: ofUe Shrew," "Death of a Salesman," and more students have walked away Theatre's mission of serving the univer­ est continuing theater tradition. And it Theatre. After working for 11 years at the .: "Pnrie" and "Macbeth." The stage also with experience as an actor. The audi­ sity and the Lubbock community. was an opportunity to support Texas Huntington Art Gallery, the fine arts ;: h~s )een home to "Oklahoma!", " ence, too, has walked away with some­ On the mainstage, faculty-directed Tech's endowment for theater excel­ museum of the University of Thxas, Ms. : G!t Your Gun," "Grease," "Guys and thing - an exposure to the arts not only shows highlight the season from October lence. Carter joined the Theatre's staff one year : D>lh" and "Cabaret." And in addition to of West Texas, but also of the world. through April. This year, the tradition will continue ago .

• • • The University Daily 7 Thursday, October 19, 2000 Tech Theatre steals the show .fl Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' nothing short offantastic

By Amy Aldridge great musical number entitled only problem is that Philia is prom­ iam Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Staff Writer "Comedy Tonight," which sets up ised to a captain that everyone fears. Night's Dream" and the story, "The the play and lets audience members One day, He ro is talking with Little Engine that Could." The one he Texas Tech theater depart­ know what is in store. The musical Pseudolus, and he tells her of his love thing that really stuck out in the per­ ment kicked off its main stage for Philia. Hero makes a deal with formance was Pseudolus's drive to T theater productions with a Pseudolus. If Pseudo Ius can get Hero persevere. 75th Diamond Anniversary celebra­ and Philia together, Pseudolus vlill One thing to keep in mind while tion last week with the musical "A be free. watching the musical is that the ac­ Funny Thing Happened on the Way Review So, Pseudolus takes Hero's offer tors change the musical around and to the Forum." and gets right to work. Things don't add or delete things to make it the Last Thursday, a special preview is set in Ancient Rome and involves go exactly as planned, but what way they want it to be - it's been of the musical was shown at the 75th three very different families and a does happen will leave you laugh­ improved. Gala Celebration. The evening in­ young slave's dreams of being free. ing so hard, you might fall out of So if you have seen it before, it cluded a party at Chancellor John The slave, Pseudolus, is played by your seat. might not be the same version as the Montford's house and the special Christina Hernandez. A young man "Forum" can only be described by previous performance. However, it showing of the musical for about 200 named Hero, played by Caleb one word - fantastic. The acting, still has the same great songs and people. The proceeds benefited the Frerich, owns her. Hero falls in love costumes, the bright vibrant sets creative story line. Endowment for Theater Excellence. with a young harlot named Philia, and the singing are all fantastic. Tickets are $5 for students with an The program started out with a portrayed by Amanda Johnson. The The musical is a mixture of Will- ID and $12 for general admission.

Jenn~er Galvan!The UnM!rsity Daily TheTexasTechTheatre department will perform the second stretch of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' Oct. 20-22. All performances begin at 8 p.m. • • • 28 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal METRO/REGION ech production varies needlessly from original By Wll..LIAM KERNS A.J Entertainment Editor Funny things happen in Tex­ Curtain up as Tech's production of the Play: The musical comedy "A musical comedy "A Funny Funny Thing Happened on the Thing Happened on the Way to Way to the Forum," written by the Forum." Burt Shevelove and .Larry But a lot of boring, unneces­ Gelbart, with music by Stephen sary scenes aiTive as well. Sondheim. · Indeed, there's a reason that When: 8 p.m. today, Friday Thursday's gala premiere found and Oct. 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday some supporters leaving the and Oct. 22. Where: Charles E. Maedgen Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Thea­ Jr. Theatre on the Texas Tech tre at intermission, and I don't campus. really believe that one can Director: Elizabeth Homan. blame the show's running time. Tickets: Reserved-seat tick· Rather, wrong directorial de­ ets, priced at $12 for the general cisions were made in an at­ public and $5 for Tech students, tempt to enhance the show for can be purchased in advance by contemporary audiences and calling 742·3603. several actors forgot that the audience, not the cast, should wrights Burt Shevelove and laughing at the characters Larry Gelbart to introduce mis­ stage. taken conclusions, suspicious · A·J Photo/Chris Ge tteau Inconsistent is not a strong wives, faked· · identities, enough word to describe the Psuedolus' many · embellish­ Christina Hernandez, left, shines as Pseudolus In the opening night presentation, but ments and wrong potions being musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the I hesitate to go further because downed. Way to the Forum." The above scene finds her check­ the· leading actress delivers a As written, this is a funny ing out the merchandise (Chris Edwards) offered by· wonderful performance and play and, even without the ef­ flesh peddler Lycus (Billy Joe Chmielewski). there are many hilarious mo­ forts of the incomparable Zero ments, That said, ballyhooing Mostel, has held up just fme in She is not the first woman to only moments cannot be mis­ successful Broadway revivals. play the role that was written taken for a critical show of sup­ But director Elizabeth for a male actor. Yet she quick­ port. Homan, perhaps in attempting Making his scenes into photo­ ly bonds with the audience and Those desiring a full theatri­ to give the film a fresh identity, cps just wastes time. possesses the energy, talent cal experience are thus advised does not respect the material. Mind you, he also finds hi­ and charisma to earn laughs - to look elsewhere. So what may have larity in just three words: and she is on stage for most of The · somewhat bawdy play passed for Marx Brothers' hu­ "Those fllthy pirates." the play's running time. - the Tech production's minor mor now appears closer to bare­ Eric C. Skiles and . Scott Again, · direction . needs characters overemphasize the ly-controlled Three Stooges. Crew, as slave Hysterium and tweaking. Some of Pseudolus' naughty jokes, with even a cod There are Clinton, Monica hen-pecked owner Senex, re­ piece used as a prop gag - is dialogue still seems to be writ­ Lewinsky, Heidi Fleiss, John spectively, are skilled comic ac­ ten for a· man, and clumsy jug­ based loosely on the plays of Montford and Viagra jokes tors. Each scores in comedic gling of a swiped ring dilutes Plautus. tossed in, along with spit takes, moments, but both also . are It is lowbrow comedy, to be the impact of a brother-sister professional wrestling gags and asked to go over the top in revelation. sure; laughs are expected as the other contemporarY references. search of bigger laughs that slave Pseudolus hopes to earn OK, I admit it, I laughed at just aren't there. As a whole, this ,production her freedom by arranging for the "Brick House" musical gag. Amanda Johnson has fun disappoints. It certainly does her master, Hero, to wed the Well, the first time anyway. with the tune "Lovely." (Anoth­ not meet the bar set by so many virginal concubine Philia, who, Still, Homan at times could er question: Why are the songs prior Texas Tech productions, despite her many near-sighted earn more laughs (and better not listed in the program?) something to keep in mind as moments," already has pacing) with simpler staging. If there is one reason to in­ the ·campus' theater depart­ sold to a ship captain. · Just one example: Erronius - vest in the ticket price and an ment celebrates its 75th anni­ (And yes, though one has to played by Brian Griffin, whose evening in "A Funny Thing versary. wait a bit, the "Oh-Philia" joke return to a local stage brings a Happened on the Way to the of course appears.) smile - can inspire laughs Forum," it is the sterling per­ William Kerns can be contacted Things become more compli­ simply by announcing each loop formance by Christina Hernan­ at [email protected] or cated via the decision by play- around the seven hills of Rome. dez as Pseudolus. 766-8712. • - Stru ~Frets A FrfJNY 'fj;"f~JtfiA PPENED

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Texas Tech Uni versity Theatre takes the high road to art via the low road of comedy in the 75th anniversary season opener A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, October 13-15 and 20-22 at the Charles E. Macdgen, Jr. Theatre. Time Magazi ne remarked. 'This is a good clean dirty show:· "What Forum brings back ...i s good for high, low, middle and knitted brows- th o:: hdly laugh." This Tony Award-winning musical features an outstanding cast directed by Dr. Beth Homan and such Stephen Sondhcim classics as "Everybody Ought To Ha,·c A Maid"" and "Comedy October's theatre offerings arc varied and in­ Tonigh t." With laugh-a-mi nut.: dialogue hy Burt Shevclove teresting: classic drama. classic comedy, a bit of melo­ and Larry Gelbart (M*A *S*H *). Fonun is bound to he a drama and mu sicals. old and new. This is a time of crowd plcaser. year in which ever ything seems to happen at A Funny Thing Happened On Th e Way To Th e Fomm once ... and. around mid-month, that is certainly true reac hed its New York prcm io::re in 1962 after 2100 years of as four venues open simultaneously. But having th e rewriti ng. Not, to be sun:, at the hands of the previously dilemma of choices is a good thing and certainly en­ mentioned authors. They only rewrote fi fteen versions over li ve ns the cultural· s·~cnc for

The Texas Tech University Lab Theatre opens with a journey Season tickets are only $24 for the diverse season dance with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the into the absurd in Eugene Ionesco's Victims OfDut y, running of plays offered by Texas Tech University Lab Theatre Forum. You Can't Take It with You. After The Fall, The October 2-7 nightly at 8 PM and Sunday, October 8th at 2 during 2000-200 I. Other highlights of the year include Day Room, and as a special bonus. a production of the PM. Ionesco's journey into the mind uses the form of a an original production written by Tech student Michael classic ballet Giselle for only $~4 . detective play, always making audiences wonder if he is Moore entitled "Ellie anti the 3 car Man." the 13uchner going to answer the riddle. classic "Woyzcck.'' and the fourth annu al Raider Red's Texas Tech Unil·ersity Theatre u·elcomes the \\'est Geoffrey Howard and Lisa Comer head the cast as One-Act Play Spectacular. a yearly favori te inci:Jtling Texas and unil'crsitr C0/111/IItn ities to celebrate se ·enty -fi ·e year·.,. of qua·/ i ty 1 h eat r ica/ Chou~rt and Madeleine in search of a missing person with original works written. produced. directed and acted by 1 1 the assistance of The Detective played by Robbie Burt. students. entertainment. l~~tfi, · idua / 1111d St·asotl tirkc ts cw1 Chouben extends the search into his subconscious. which is Individu al tic. kct~ for \'inims 11( /)ut\' arc ~X. $.'i fnr f> • ,urdwsc.J at the /w.r ,,f.lla o( the Cht~rl t· ., E. 1 1 reOected onstagc hy the actors and thcir bizarre 11\0vcments. Tech Students. and :i-6 fur gwups of l 0 or more . ,\la('(/r.:e . J : Theatre. 18th /Jt'lu·een /Jo.Hml .md 11 1 0 11 The cast of Victims of Dwy sea rch~s for "reality through Also available no w arc season tickets for the 1-"/itll.' hy mail or by phone. 7./2-3n03. dreams" under the able direction of Cris Edwards. Mainstagc season including music. mayhem. drama. :1nd ,..... : ~!lf.!!.l.;4_,~C:~w:.o. ~~§.f!IJ,:Q~!o.l!}?r,_ 2000 , . ·" •. . , .•,j ub.o-.x@capJ;ock.su n -on/in e. com :'4f'Nl~U 1• 1.1--\'-IIIIIR<. -J,i l~ Kelle Harrist - Stylist • WAXING • MEN & WOM EN STYLES ~\A\i~A\113IE Johnna- (806) 674-6380 Cheri - (8 0 6) 792-2301 Jacque - (8 0 6) 632-6990 Nika - (80 6) 632-2238 ALL INSIDE BODY WORKS! new ~:ach time for actors. directors, and even director a nd director to actor relationships the audience." are a b it better than our actor to actor Asked what their favorite theatre relations hi p." projects wen:. hoth cited las t fall's LCT I asked hoth what they s\!c as thl! produc tion of rile Lasr Nigilr of 13allyiloo as greatest hop\! for theatre in Lubbock. "The ~-" '...... ,_ being a peak cxpcril!ncc. "The acting level simple fact that theatre continues-that there ~' and the kvel of production values were so arc groups s till p roducing plays :~nd hi gh!" Afh:r twclvl! years of hcing away from audiences that still support them," Jay states acting. Jay also noted that Losr in Yonkers natty. ''I'm a believer that 'theatre produces (LCT 1997) was a wonderful experience. Past thcatrl!': you can't h :~ve too much theatre glories for hoth include Vier Rock. rile Boys in going on." Pam notes that so many local rhe Uc111d, and Celebrarion. all directed by high schools producing students w ith high Iii gratluat\! student C huck Kerr at Texas Tech. level skills and interests in theatre contributes .Yoo . u~t· r TJIJ('f iT ,.;, n~ yO() Pam s:~ys. "The fact that such controversial, to the health o f the Lubbock theatre scene. provoc:Jtivc and high level material was She also states, ''I'd li ke to see a 'master allowed to be produced during the early theatre calendar' that would help offset the J . I ' seventies at Texas Tech is amazing to me." problem of so many theatrical events taking i' \ ' Jay: "Working with Chuck, Mr. Schulz, Dr. place on the same week. You see that Sorenson, and G.W. Bailey arc still among the happening often and then a dearth of theatre most ml!morable and important times of my in between. Something theatrical should life. Pippin, directed by George Sorensen, is always be going on in town." I'd say I have tlav a favorite experience." Pam remembers a time to agree. t. cz-::"· -:r non1 h ~ · · -· ..;1";:7tr:,<: ~~-~ / r.;.f~("':t ~;~ ~ ·~~: _ ;J (;;t~ ~~ .:i::. .:, .;' • *..1.;..

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Continued from Page 6 dents 7 42.3603 miles east of U.S. 87 on FM 1585. Complimentary tours and wine ·er.cu..a- - 7 4S p m Oct 2C-2t tastings are from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 27·28. and 2 p rn Od 22. Garza Theatre tn POSI. Resen.ood ~=riday - Saturday and Monday- seats S8 for adults and S5 fo( snr hursday. and from noon-4 p.m. dents between tne ages ot 6 and unday. Other tour times can be 12. 495-4005. arranged by appointment. Free. ~The Glass Menagerie" - 8 745-2258. p.m.. Oct. 20-21 and 27-28. and 2 p.m. Lubbock Lake Landmark State Oct. 22 and 29. Lubbock Historical Site 2401 Community Theatre. Reserved Landmark Drive, northwest seats $10 for adults and S8 for Lubbock between Loop 289 and senior citizens and students with the Clovis Highway. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. proper ID. 741 -1640. Friday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m . " Monky B usiness" - 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday­ Oct. 20-22 and 27-29. Thursday. Interactive exhibits and Playhouse. Reserved seats $10 hands-on activities at Nash for adults and $7.50 for children Interpretive Center. Outdoor age 12 and younger, college stu­ sculpture garden features extinct dents with valid ID and senior cit­ species discovered at the site, izens. 792-0501. including a giant short-faced bear, mammoth, ancient bison and Llano Grape Day Celebration - giant armadillo. Native plants, A-J Phcto/Chris Geneau 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 21, Llano wildflowers and animals highlight­ Pseudolus (played by Christina Hernandez) tempts Estacada Winery. $2. ed along four-mile nature trail. Marcus Lycus (Billy Joe Chmielewski) with a full money Jeff D. Nicholson-2 p.m. Oct. 21, Ninety-minute guided tours bag in the musical comedy " A Funny Thing Happened on signing copies of his novel "End offered each day. Free. 742-1116. the Way to the Forum." of the Innocence" at Barnes & Lubbock Memorial Arboretum - Noble Booksellers. Free. 798- 8990. University Avenue and 41st and 7 p.m. Sunday; 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Texas Tech On-Cam pus Street. More than 80 acres of and 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; Observatory - West of the Lubbock Chorale- 8 p.m. Oct. 21 , trees, shrubs, flowers and plants. and 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday. Texas Tech Health Sciences Texas Tech's Hemmle Recital Hall. Grounds open daily. Interpretive "Michael Jordan: To The Max:" 2 Center on south side of Fourth General admission $13 for adults, nter Gift Shop open 9 a.m. -1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday; Street. Observing session hours, $11 .50 for seniors and $7.50 for . Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 weather permitting. are 30 min­ students. 742-2270, ext. 284. nday. Tours available by p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and utes after sunset until 11 p.m . Saturday Nig ht Special - 7:30. appointment. Free instructional . 6 p.m. Sunday; 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and Free. 742-3774. p.m. Oct. 21 , Tom T. Hall and educational programs offered 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday: and 2 Performance Center at South on second Saturday of each p.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday. $6.50 Looking Ahead Plains College in Levelland. month. 797-4520. for adults and $5.50 for seniors General admission $5. 894·9611, Science Spectrum Museum and age 60 and older and children Celebration 2000 Dinner Show, ext. 2281. between the ages of 3 and 12. with Johnny Ray Watson - 7 Omnimax Theatre - 2579 Lee Ann Womack and Sammy • Museum and Omnimax: $9.50 for p.m. Oct. 20, Civic Center ban­ South Loop 289 (between Kershaw - 5 p.m. Oct. 22, University and Indiana Avenues). adults and $7.50 for seniors age quet hall. General admission $20. Canyon Amphitheater. General 745-2525. 60 and older and children 791-0898. admission $27 in the seating area • Museum: Features hands-on between the ages of 3 and 12. '60s Nostalgia Nite - 8 p.m. Oct. and $20 in the lawn area (includ­ exploration of science, nature and Texas Air Museum - Slaton Airport 20-21 , Cactus Theater. Reserved ing $2 handling fee). 770-2000. technology for all ages. 10 a.m.- on FM 400 north of Slaton. seats $12.50. 762-3233. Cherry Poppin' Daddies - 9:30 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Featuring displays of World War I, p.m. Oct. 22, Liquid 2000 . General Saturday. 1 p.m .-5:30 p.m. World War II, and " A Funny Thing Happened on the Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m . Vietnam era displays, as well as Way to the Forum" - 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday. $5.50 for static aircraft and other vehicles. Oct. 20-21 , and 2 p.m. Oct. 22, adults and $4.50 for students age 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Saturday. To sched­ Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre 16 and younger and seniors age ule other times by appointment, on the Texas Tech campus. 60 and older. call (806) 794-0190 after 5 p.m. $3 Reserved seats $12 for the gen­ • Omnimax: Domed screen 58 feet in for adults and $1 for children. eral public and $5 for Tech stu- diameter. "Mysteries of Egypt:" 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. , 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m .

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gratefully acknowledges the enlightened UD ave rag• • Letters to the Editor staff and the universiry communiry for their unders tremendous support of'~ Funny Thing is gene Happened On the Way to the Forum." And many1 Bravo now a word to uninitiated: It's not too late to genera To the editor: Thanks to you, staff writer drop the remote, wipe the Doritos from your havew Amy Aldridge and staff photographer mouth and explore the cultural opportunities "makin Jennifer Galvan for the great coverage on campus! Ahh, life is grand! up fror given to the Universiry Theatre's current Cecilia Carter instille• production of"A Funny Thing Happened audience relations specialist educatl on the Way to the Forum." The UD Texas Tech University Theatre Borsch coverage of this very entertaining show far ignorar outstrips the notice it has received in the should local off-campus paper. Furthermore, Diversity needed sees co Aldridge's review is far more in tune with To the editor: This is in response to Paige Borsch the enthusiastic responses from audience Borsch (UD, Oct. 19) and anyone else who never b members than were the comments of the relates to her financially privileged, part Minorit local off-campus reviewer. Thanks to The German self. Before you backlash on Am eric; UD for doing such a good job to foster affirmative action, which doesn't even exist, for dec< culture and the arts in Lubbock and at you should take time to know that having Tech! See you in the theatre! minorities enter college and grad school on we unit Norman Bert the same merit that any white person commu chairman would. Al Gore is right in being sensitive to people Department ofTheatre and Dance minority issues. We have hopes of the American dream, too. Unfortunately, we • To the editor: Texas Tech Universiry Theatre have been oppressed in ways that the 4G Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ENTERTAII • List of funniest American films sparks serious debate on comedy By WILLIAM KERNS wondered whether this critic had though, as the AFI honored only A.J Entertainment Editor been dropped on his head as a America n comedies. The American Film Institute child. He said that the biggest over­ revealed its list o£. the 100 best Instead, she laughs hardest at sight on the list of comedies was American film comedies, and the Patrick Dempsey vehicle Disney's animated "Aladdin," Lubbock moviegoers ha ve begun "Coupe De Ville," with honorable which, he added, "was probably offering their own picks. mentions given "Three Fugitives," ' best performance • Deborah Bigness calls her­ "Ruthless People," "The Witches to date." self a "black-and-white film kind of Eastwick," "Uncle Buck," ~Back Thomas also cracks up laugh­ of girl" and said her favorites to the Future" and "The War of ing when watching "The Court include Buster Keaton's "The the Roses." Jester," starring Danny Kaye. General," "It Happened One She refused to honor "the Several mentioned "It's A Mad, Night," "Bringing Up Baby" and moronic ('Dumb and Dumber') Mad, Mad, Mad World," which I "His Girl Friday." and the boring (any recall my dad taking me to see at She concluded, "I admire the movie) that everyone else just a drive-in when I was about 10 or witty, lightning-fast dialogue and seems to love." 11. It was funny then and it'~> incredible pacing. Who says Ouch. funny now. things move faster in the • Kirk Hea.id wonders how So, after heading to your Internet world? Or maybe it is a nyone of sound mind could for­ favorite video store to the just shoulder pads .on women, get to cite the hilarity of "Raising movie, make a mental note to and men in double-breasted suits Arizona." remember ... the theater! and. fedoras." He also likes "The In-Laws," The musical comedy "A Funny • Robert Cameron wonders "The Goodbye Girl," "Ferris Thing Happened on the Way to .how anyone could, fail to honor Bueller's Day Off," "Bottle the Forum" - written by Burt • "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Mad Rocket" and Woody Allen's Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, World." He saw the 1963 film "Bullets over Broadway." with music by Stephen Sondheim when he was 13 and now states, (Excellent choices, all.) - will be staged at 8 p.m. Oct. 13- "I have never seen anything that • Sammie Prather voted for 14 and 20-21, and also at 2 p.m. even approaches it." "Monty Pyt hon & The Holy Oct. 15 and 22, at the Charles E. He also likes "The Princess Grail," "A Fish Called Wanda" Maedgen Jr. on the Texas Tech Bride" and "The 'Burbs." and "A Funny Thing Happened campus. • Diana Gallagher found no on the Way to the Forum." humor whatsoever in "The • Mike Thomas pointed out William Kerns can be contacted at Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai that the hilarious 1974 Monty 766-8712 or wkerns@lubbockon­ Across the 8th Dimension" and so Python film would not be eligible, line.com ------. -----

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October 2 • 8, 2000: October 13-15, 20-22, 2000: Victims of Duty A Funny Tiaing Happened by Eucgnc lonesco. An absurd venture into on the Way to the Forum the conformity of modern life. O ne of by Bert Shevclove and Larry Gel bart; mu­ Jonesco's classic masterworks, Victims of The Wayland Baptist University 71reatre February 2 and 3: sic and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Win­ Duty brings brilliant insight into the coer­ Department presents its theatre season for ncr of six , "Forum" is a comic Senior project one-woman s how. M cive mindsel of our mundane society. masterpiece. Set in ancient Rome, it tells 2000-2001: details later. Novcmbea·6-12,2000: the story of a crafty servant who plans to September 28, 29, and 30 and O ctober Ellie and the Bea rman March I, 2, a nd 3: ga in his freedom by helping his young by Michael Moore. T his romantic comedy, 6 a nd 7: Shorts IV maste r marry the girl he loves. Kindertransport set in Sweetwater, Texas, is about overcom­ November 17-19, 24-26: by various 'playwri ghts and student direc­ ing all those things in li fe that stand in our A drama played out on m

grams that wrll expose you to forms of en­ Some of these names you recognize : tertainment that are fresh and unique. You know what kind of talent to expect. So Hello? will not find a series like this anywhere else. you don., recognize. Some of the auditi• The performances run the gamut from a will be an opportunity for you to voice y husband and wife magician act 10 the opinion. Some will give you the oppot Is Anybody out there? Simpsons do MacBeth ; from two jazz leg­ ni ty form new opinions. Let the unfami ends performing acoustic, improv jazz to an intrigue you and w mpcl you to come empoweri ng ensemble of music and dance what it's al l about. Let the thri ll of the These are The Arts calling. retelling Afrikan history: from the pageantry known guide you to find something ne" of an Oriental fable wi th costumes hy Julie yourself anu in the world. Art. by delinition. is a means of commu­ Taymor to the physical HYPERdance of a Night Li fe tickets arc available through NightLife 2000-IJ/ Season Announced nicating human experience and human emo­ Sout hern Californian dance troupe; from the Texas Tec h Univers ity's University Cer tion. Art helps us to find new meanings in story of a blind man's joumcy along the Ap­ Ticket Booth and all Selccl·A·Scal lo We arc all gui lt y of becoming prisoners our lives

The College of Education honored three the final phases of a four- ~·ea r reno,·ation able co all prospective, current and for­ disting uished alumni at the Mdnw rff project that began in summer 199- . mer students. T he offi ce is located in Conference Center May 4. Honorees were room 203 of the University Center. For (from left) Leslie Huling, Ed.D. '8 1, In J uly, an Ombudsman's Office was mort information call (806) 742-4791 associate dean of the College of Ed ucation establis hed at Texas Tech and is a,·ail- or visit www. rru.edu/studentaffairs/. • at Southwest Texas Sratt University; Karolyn Snyder, Ed.D . '77, professor of educational leadership and director of the School Management Instiwte at the Sl.}\4-l/ • University of South ; and Carrol A. Thomas, Ed.D ., superintendent of the Beaumont Independent School D istrict. How ~tIt Is! T hat's what you'll be saying when you -ray in Lubbock's newest and Briefly fi nest all suites hoteL Located directly across from Texas Tech and neighboring Lubbock's Medical Di trict, you will have convenient Shelbr Hunt, Ph.D ., professor of access to all that Lubbock has to offe r, as well as all of the comforts marketing in the College of Business of home. Administration, explains his recently developed Resource-Advantage Theory Stay at H awthorn Suites and you'll be saying, of Competition in a new book, ··A General Theory of Competition: "How Suite It Is!" Resources, Competences, Productivity, Economic G rowth ... Features: • 58 Queen Deluxe Studio Suites T he Texas Tech C niversity Theatre • 24 King Deluxe 2-Room Suites will be p resenting '"A Funny Thing • Complimentary Airport Shuttle Service H appened on the \'(fay co the Forum, .. a • Large Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool &S pa comic masterpiece, Oct . 12-1 5 and 20- • Fully Equipped Exercise Room 22. "You Can't Take It W ith You," a • Complimentary Full Hot Breakfast Pulitzer Prize-winning 1930s comedy, • Complimentary Evening Social Hour will be presented on mainscage N ov. • Each Suite has a Fully Equipped Kitchen 17-1 9 and 24-26. For more info rmation • Guest Fax and Copy Services Available • And much, much more ... and tickets, call (806) 742-3603 .

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