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Western Carolinian Volume 43 Number 26

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  • PAGE 10/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/MARCH 23, 1978 One-acts reviewed UPs perform 'Trifles', 'Words', and 'Bugs' by JACK McNEELY Staff Writer Monday night the University Players presented the last of their dinner theaters with apparently much less effort than their previous one-acts. The first play was "Trifles," by Susan Glaspell. It was a murder suspense story which was directed by Jerry Rogers. The plot is about an old woman who has finally had enough of her husband and rearranges his neck with a little help from a noose. Fortunately we were spared this scene but were subjected to the scene Tout get' a good deal, and a good deal more at Ask about our student Discount MOUNTAINEER CHEVROLET 704-586-5565 SYLVA, N.C. EAST GATE SHOPPING CENTER of inquiries and investigation by the law, played by Jeff Clark and Don Massengill. While the two officers are searching upstairs for clues, the murder is secretly solved by two women waiting in the kitchen. Maggie Mills and Beth Thomas portray Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters who find the widow's dead canary in a small box with its neck rung. All fingers point to the widow as the murderess. Ms. Mills' and Ms. Thomas'convincing performances of the two frenzied old women saved the play from being rather dull. The UP's second one-act restored faith in the company as they pulled a new trick from their sleeve. "Act Without Words II," by Samuel Beckett was performed in mime by Sherry Hodge and Martha Huntley. When the lights came on, only two bulges appeared on the stage. Then an ominous black spear creeoed j ft CULLOWHEE CAFE Daily Special: $1.80... includes 1 meat & 3 vegtables. Also: Seafood, Hamburger Steak, Chicken, etc. & Sandwiches of all kinds. (Located: Hwy. 107- Beside Exxon station) onto the stage to poke one of the piles to life.. Out of the sack appears Ms. Hodge portraying the dismal approach to life. She returns to her sack only to be replaced by Ms. Huntley miming the cheerful positive attitude toward life. "Act Without Words II," directed by Lynn Bougan, was a fresh and interesting play adding new dimensions to the UP's cast of talent. The last play, gradually upgrading the night, was "Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone?" by Louis E. Caton. Ken Stikeleather and Tonya Camm played the only characters in this one-act which was directed by Timothy Dickenson. It's set in a park with a green bench as the only prop. Ms. Lamm is parked on the bench reading when Stikeleather, balloon in hand, enters, He immediately falls in love with her and tries everything from cowboy shootout scenes to mocking television game shows tr> get her attention. Stikeleather's performance is oftdh hilarious as well as versatile. In the end, the girl realizes that the boy has made her life glow, and appropriately to the title, he disappears. Pickering elected Dr. C. Thomas Pickering has been elected chairman of the WCU faculty The chairman of the faculty and chancellor of the university preside over the Faculty Senate. Dr. Pickering earned bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio University at Athens. He is a past president of the Wester^ North Carolina Association of Early Childhood Educators, is faculty advisor for the WCU chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, a professional education fraternity, and is recent author of "Helping Children Learn to Read." Before joining the WCU faculty in 1970, Dr. Pickering taught in the Johnstown, Ohio, elementary schools and was school psychologist in the Athens County schools. Dr. Pickering was a member of the faculty at Ohio University in 1969 and at The Ohio State University in 1973-74.
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