1983_12 The Daily Collegian December 1983

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Dec. 5, 1983
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Modern version tames Shakespeare's Shrew1
It seems as though the University
Theatre group has lamed William
Shakespeare.
By moving "1 lie Taming ofthe Shrew"
to modern-day Italy, I am certain that
more people, and students especially,
will be more receptive to what
Shakespeare wrote so many years ago.
Not only does this production have a
leather-clad, green-haired hero and a
heroine who is rarely seen without her
"soundtrack" by the highly unlikely
musical groups AC/ DC, Judas Priest,
and Daryl Hall and John Oates. Suffice
it to say that the play has to be seen and
heard in order to be believed.
One of the directors, Edward
EmanuEl, was artistic director at the
Monterey Shakespeare Festival, where
this adaptation was first presented. He
and the director of that play, James
Dunn, thought that since Shakespeare
wrote the play to make fun of con¬
temporary society, then perhaps they
>uld k
t the s
a few hundred years.
Just as in so many of Shakespeare's
plays, the plot is still relevant. Baptista
Minola(Phillip Walker) has twodaugh-
ters. They arc both of marrying age, and
he would like to see them happy (and off
his hands).
1 Review 1
The younger daughter (Sally M. La Mar)
is beautiful, even-tempered, and smarter
than she lets on. The elder is beautiful,
but as mean-spirited as her sister is
society that daughters must be married
in order of appearance, i.e., the shrew,
Kate (Marie D. Cheek), before Bianca,
the younger sister.
Although Bianca already has more
suitors than she could ever need, along
comes Lucentio (David Rimawi), the
wealthy and determined, but not very
bright, young man who must have
Bianca s love. Luckily, he is aided by his
servant. Tranio (Billy Stone), who
devised a plan so that Lucendio can
woo her while he can enjoy the fringe
benefits of his master's identity.
With the addition of Biondello, another
servant, the trio manage to pull off the
hoax, but not without Three Stooges-
like antics. Did I mention that Biondello
(Arlo Gates Jr.) plays hacky-sac
throughout?
While all this is going on, a fortune-
hunter (Randall Stump) hears of Kate,
and figures that the dowry offered just
might make up for a life of misery.
Besides, his male ego will not disallow
the possibility of "taming" Kate, the
shrew. Petruchio is the suitor's name,
and he arrives on the scene astride a
bright red moped.
All of the actors fit their characters,
especially Dr. Walker as Baptista
Minola and Matt Catcs, doing his best
Marlon Brando imitation as Lucentio's
father, Vincentio. David Rimawi de¬
serves special recognition as Lucentio,
because he has the difficult role of
serving as second banana to a character
who just might be less interesting than
he.
The sets are great, but the auditorium
chairs in the restaurant, and the Claw-
son Honda dealer plate on the moped
have got to go. The costumes are bright¬
ly colored and well-designed, but per-
...the play has to be
seen and heard in
order to be believed.
haps the directors should have set a
particular year for the play to take
The costumes ran the gamut from the
70s disco era (polyester shirts and gold
medallions) to a time that has yet to
arrive (colored leggings, mini-skins,
and broad-brimmed hats made of
colored film). Also, large, colored ei
rings o:
they should have been tested out
before opening night. Twice, they ended
up on the floor.
All in all, "entertaining" would be the
best work to describe the production.
There is much to see in this farce, and
the gags that don't work are soon for¬
gotten.
"The Taming ofthe Shrew" l-     .
Dec   6-10 at  CSUF* John   Wright
Theatre.  For ticket in/or
294-2216.
Christmas choral concert set •Programs
The spirit of Christmas will be heard
on campus Thursday when the Concert
Choir of CSUF presents a free Christ-
The concert is made from a group of
six collections, said concert directoj
Rolland    Hurst,   a   CSUF   music
"It's a widely varied program with a mix
of many styles and periods." he said.
Dorothy Rcnzi and Arthur Huff, also
from the CSUF music department, will
be guest soloists in the second half of the
concert, with the choir performing Han¬
del's "Alleluia Amen."
The 34-voice choir will try to capture
the aura of Christmas past in the begin-
mas pageants in medieval times." said
Hurst
Works of Mendelssohn. Schubert and
20th century composer Charles Ives
will be represented in the concert.
The piece by Ives, entitled "Lord of
the Harvest." is a bit different, said
Hurst. "It sound* as if three choirs are
singing at the same time, but we think
the audience will like it."
The concert will end after the singing
of five traditional Christmas carols.
Cindy Wulfing will be featured student
soloist in the series singing a soprano
arrangement of "Away in the Manger."
The concert is open to students and
faculty and the publicat no charge. The
program will start at 7 p.m. in the CSUF
Music Building Recital Hall.
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Meeting —
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A presentation entitled "User Orien¬
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will be conducted by Randy Anderson
in Education-Psychology  113 at 4:15
p.m.
Meeting —
Academic Senate Executive Committee
meets in Main Cafeteria 203 at 3 p.m.
Meeting —
Faculty Affirmative Action Committee
meets in Main Cafeteria 203 at 11 a.m.
Human Rights Weak —
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Dec. 5,1983
Dogs, Rebels lead the way in the PCAA
Bv Jack Baaaart -^—— ■ : — — — ■■
By J< .,
Sports editor
The time has finally come for the
Pacific Coast Arnletic Association as a
major basketball conference. The PCAA
has grown ^p, removing itself from the
shadows of the once mighty Pacific-10
Conference.
The PCAA has also managed to
establish itself as the strongest confer¬
ence on the West Coast by gaining two
important features that every legitimate
major conference needs: respect and
When CSUF captured the National
I nvitation Tournament with a torrid season-
ending streak, the PCAA had its respect.
And Bernard Thompson, Ron Anderson.
Leon Wood and Jerry Tarkanian can
provide all the necessary glitter.
As a result of all these lofty accomp-
lishments.the PCAA has all the makings
of a wide open race on its hands for the
new season, with a possibility of four
teams qualifying for the National Col¬
legiate Athletic Association playoffs.
But when it's all over, look for an
exhausted group chasing the big two
—CSUF and the University of Nevada
at Las Vegas.
Here's a brief look at how the race
shapes up, with a look at the NIT
champion Bulldogs tomorrow:
UC SANTA BARBARA
STRENGTHS — 6-foot-6 forward Frank
Horwath, who averaged 7.3 points a
game last season, is back, along with an
experienced guard in Conner Henry.
The main strength, and there arent
many, is coach Jerry Pimm.
WEAKNESSES — This could lake a
while. Pimm hasn't had a chance to do
any recruiting, and what he has is a
young, error-prone team.
OUTLOOK — Pimm beat UCLA with
his Utah team in last year's NCAA
playoffs, so he knows what miracles are
made of. "I'm realistic enough to know
it will take a while."says Pimm. "But it's
nice to be here, sort of." Good luck
PREDICTION — Last place.
PACIFIC
STRENGTHS — The top scorer, play-
maker and rebounder from last year's
7-21 team are all back, including Rich
Anema and Andy Franklin. With four
starters returning, the Tigers should
have the experience needed to handle
the hectic PCAA race.
WEAKNESSES — The Tigers' bench is
both shallow and inexperienced. To
make matters worse, Anema suffered a
ruptured disc in his back, and is expected
to be out for some time.
OUTLOOK — The Tigers are always
murder on opponents on their home
court, the Spanos Center. Still, the lack
of depth should begin to show around
eS«c PCAA, Paga 7    Bernard Thompson: One of the PCAA
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