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  • 9 W»t»m Corolinlon/Nowmtur 17,1»»3 ii, Rise of Silas Lapham Comes Off Very Well Alex Lesueur Staff Writer On Tuesday night, WCU hosted the world premiere production of The Rise of Silas Lapham. This play, based on the novel by William Dean Howells, takes place in Boston, Massachusetts in 1875, and deals with the rise of the middle class and the fall of the aristocracy. Jim Epperson, a member of the Speech and Theatre Arts faculty, adapted the novel for the stage and directed this production of it. He has directed many other plays and particularly enjoyed the challenge of bringing a new play to the stage. He put a lot of work into it, and it seems to have come off well. Epperson has dealt with the main themes in a sometimes humorous, sometimes dramatic way. This play is a comedy in the original sense of the word, as good triumphs in the end, but as the story moves along one begins to wonder. Silas Lapham, a man of the middle class, has risen to new heights, and is willing to take on a new partner who promises to carry his business to foreign countries. However, his old partner, a scoundrel and a crook, gets Lapham almost inextricably tied up in his schemes. However, the villain eventually goes down to defeat, and the movement of the play is a rise and fall and rise again for the hero, Lapham. Lapham is played by a very competent Robert Collier Rahaim, who studied at the Carnegie Mellon School of Fine Arts before accepting a theatre arts scholarship at WCU. He was humorous when bragging about his accomplishments, and heoic in defeat, an honest man who chose to go broke rather than harming the investors who could bail him out. He was set off well by Lisa Wood, who played his wife, a frustrated woman who could not stand up to him at times, but really wanted to help him. Kate Marshall and June Cagle were Lapham's daughters, Penelope and Irene. Irene was the beautiful, empty-headed daughter, and Penelope was the smarter daughter, who taunted and mimicked people at times. They both were convincig as young girls who could hardly be serious, and Marshall was particularly charming when mimicking her boastful father. The Coreys were the falling aristocracy, who needed Lapham's money and could offer them culture in return. Tom Corey, played by Peter Phillips, was Lapham's new manager who seemed to have his eyes on Irene, but really wanted Penelope. Around his parents, he had to raise his nose a little, but around the Laphams, he was willing to lower his style. His parents, Browfield and Anna Corey, were played by Terry Nienhuis and Betsy Bisson. Anna was the parent who had her nose perpetually in the air, but Mr. Corey was more relaxed and open to new ideas. All three charactfrs were very amusing at times as they pointed out the differences between the rising and falling classes. Narration of the play was shared among the members of the cast, and this worked out very well. The narrators were always unobtrusive and did not show up the characters on center stage. Credit for this accomplishment is due to the Director, Epperson, but also to all of the actors and actresses. The set was designed by Richard Dudley, who arranged it with several levels, and made it very easy to get around. The props were mainly functional square boxes, boards, and kegs, which could easily be moved to suit the scene. Although much was left to the imagination, or maybe because of that, it is a pretty good set. Particularly impressive was the lighting design by Christopher D. Zink, who recently directed Wait Until Dark. Much of the lighting was done by projection from behind the screen. This method of lighting was very good with the Lapham mineral sign, and especially with the fire near the end of the play. The Rise of Silas Lapham continues at WCU's Little Theatre through Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm, with a 2:00 pm matinee on Sunday, Nov. 20. It is a very good play, and highly recommended. Players Of The Week Players chosen as Players ofthe Week this week are Steve Marshall and Mark Buffamoyer for defense, and Jeff Gilbert and Charlie Stephenson for offense. The Cats blew out Gardner-Webb 43-7 last Saturday for their 8th straight game without a loss. Extra Help For Studying For Final Exams English 101 English 102 at the Writing Center l English 102- Monday, Nov. 28 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm English 101-Tuesday, Nov. 29 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm All sessions will be held in Classroom "B" of Hunter Library, and will be led by Writing Center Tutors-BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! For an appointment call 227- 7179 Bring a pencil and paper. SGA Omega Psi Phi Friday Night Dance Prizes to be given away Albums from D.J.'s Six Packs of Coke Dinner at Justjanes Grandroom of the UC 9 pm-1 am Admission: 910 single $1.50 couples Soft Drinks Available All proceeds benefit the Patrick Carmody x>^ t/fe< Scholarship Fund ,/C BJ/s Sound & Lights
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