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Western Carolinian Volume 67 Number 08

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  • september 18-24, 2002 By Eric Newsom - WCnewsmagazine news ewsma azine Jim Bakker move over! "Tartuffe" takes to the Hoey Stage September 25 When French playwright Moliere wrote the play "Tartuffe" in 1664, televangelists like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell were just a twinkle in their great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers' eyes. But under the direction of Claire Eye, the comedy is taking a step into the present when Western Carolina University Theatre performs the classic play next week. Statements of religious hypocrisy present in the original work will be modernized as Tartuffe becomes a televangelist on a family-owned television station in the South. "This witty translation of Moliere's timeless comedy bridges the centuries, easily transporting it to today's audiences," Eye said. "The idea of professed piety from someone who is really seeking to further his own ends is always relevant. " The original version of the play told the story of a conniving criminal who schemed his way into the graces of a wealthy French family. The updated version tells the story as a cameraman follows Tårtuffe around the play, projecting Tartuffe's tricks onto a big screen as if it were a "reality TV" show. "The story itself is a brilliant combination of truth and humor, and we artistically represent that by combining two popular styles to tell the story - the stage and television," Eye said. .3 Josh Ellis portrays e Tartuffe" opening September 25 in Hoey Auditorium Josh Ellis will portray the role of the title character. Other actors include Sabrina Franz as Madame Pernelle, Jeff Hedgecock as Orgon, Crystal Waters as Elmire, Scott Needham as Damis, Ashley Jones as Mariane, Adam-Taylor Nestelrode as Valere, Damien Marts as Cleante, Lorraine Larocque as Dorine, Michael Wannagot as Monsieur Loyal, and Jennifer Elliot as Flipote. WLOS-TV Asheville feature reporter John Le makes an onscreen cameo appearance as part of the play's finale. "Tartuffe" will run in Hoey Auditorium from Sept. 25-28 at 7:30 P. M. with matinees on Sept. 28-29 at 2 P. M. Adult tickets are $12.50, senior citizen tickets are $10, and student tickets are $6. Season tickets for the WCU Theatre are $50 for adults, $40 for senior citizens and $20 for students. ore information, call the WCU Communications and Theatre Arts Department at 227-7491. service call Re istration Deadline: 5 P. M. Se tember 24 LMP alternative fall break offers service excursion to Natural Tunnel State Park By: Chad Messer I WCnewsmagazine From Friday October 4 to Tuesday October 8, LMP will be hosting an alternative fall break trip to the Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia. The trip is a part of LMP's commitment to community service, which provides service-based, drug and alcohol-free excursions at various times during the school year. According to LMP, the trips are 'kdesigned to challenge participants physically and mentally as well as develop leadership skills and a new sense of social responsibility. 'i Registration for the trip needs to be turned in by 5 P. M. on September 24. Two mandatory, pre-trip meetings will follow on Thursday, September 26 and Wednesday, October 2 at 7 P. M. in the Catamount Room of the UC. The excursion will leave Cullowhee on October 4 after afternoon classes and will return by 8 1). M. on the next Tuesday, Thursday, September 26, 8 P. M. With apologies to •everyone's favorite WWE she-male Chyna, the Natural Tunnel State Park was called by William Jennings Bryan "the eighth wonder of the world." The formation is 850 feet long and 10 Stories high, naturally carved through a limestone ridge over hundreds of thousands of years. While there, participants will be clearing trees, building fences and planting vegetation. The workers will be lodged in the Cove Ridge Center, an environmental education. and conference center. The cost for the trip is $50 for WCU students with ID and $75 for non-students,' This price includes transportation, lodging and meals at the site. Participants are responsible for their own meals on the trip to and from the park. Before being allowed on the trip; students must sign a contract stating that they agree not to imbibe legal or illegal drugs on the trip, including alcohol. This is done to ensure the safety and integrity of the social service experience, and students who violate the contract will be sent home immediately at their own expense. Contact LMP at 227-7479 for more information on this and other alternative trips. Wind Ensemble presents first concert of 2002-2003 academic year in Coulter Re it Western Carolina University's Wind Ensemble will present its first concert of the 2002-2003 academic year on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 8 P. M. in the Coulter Recital Hall. "The program for the concert will be much like the advice given to brides before their weddings and it will include 'something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue,'" said John West, ensemble conductor. The "old" will be one of the early masterworks written by Gustav Holst in 1911, "Suite in F for Military Band." For the "new," the ensemble will perform a piece titled "October" written by young American composer Eric Whitacre in 2000. The "borrowed" element of the concert will be a piece by J.S. Bach, "Come, Sweet Death." American composer Alfred Reed, who adapted the piece for wind ensemble, borrowed this piece from Bach. For the "blue" element, the band will perform "Blue Shades" by the American composer Frank Ticheli. The program also will include a performance of John Philip Sousa's march "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" and the "Symphonic Movement" by the Czech-born composer Vaclav Nelhybel. There is no admission charge for the performance. For möre information, call (828) 227-7242.
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