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Western Carolinian Volume 71 Number 07

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  • There are no Children of a Lesser God By George Corbett * WCnewsmagazine Language Is a rather touchy subject at the moment. Businesses all want their employees to be bilingual, particularly if that second language is Spanish. At the same time, many groups are clamoring to finally make English the official language of the United States, or at least their own particular part of it (several municipalities in Texas have passed or are considering legislatig before they can decide t issue; frequently stuc such as leetspeak on American Sign Lang these as well. Language, communication of ideas in communication may take, and tl message of the play. Poetry is just for old stalwe f canes, right? WRONG! Its actually a speaking), and the WCU community ., poetry slam. The slam took place on Friday, event was a big hit. night off by reading a poem entitled, Spirited Chicken. This poem We light and upbeat and got everyone in the mood for some interesting poe to come. A total of seven poets then stepped to the microphone to share their creations with the groups. ause she doesn't g world. He finds is favorite music her life is inherently pote Dec an spoken ndertones pities his it entirely the room. various tones of voice and gestures. These performances would not have _ spring. he ce showed that they a As a whole, the seco Another slam is scheduled for The poets did not just read their poems in monotone voices while calendars for the date of this 4 staring at their papers, though. Instead, the poets performed them by using Western, but there is plenty of. Manning, director of the production. Manning has done a brilliant job of reinterpreting the play for a more modern audience with different tastes and expectations. The message is still the same, of course, but the means of conveying it has caught up with the present. Since the play is told in the form of Jamess memories, both the set and the props are much more simplistic than normal. While this requires the audience to use their imagination a little more, it works well to Keep the focus on the actors and their struggles. Scene changes can also happen much more rapidly with the virtual scenery employed in this production, giving ; play a very rapid feel that keeps the story mo) along nicely. : monologues in the play, this is the only actually hear the actresss voice, and j us to realize just how invested weve in someone without ever hearing a si leave her mouth. The audience | is lett INF ies POPPA, Ww Pawar PELE WLIO LON PRI DIOS Aa a Pigs Sal PIP ZPRLGP ws ay Pr Re, }, a ~~. ee PPP LPO POPPA Rll APA Oita P> 3 Pima iat Fe ey A Sc S PA a eaif Ne on ee v4
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