1979_12 The Daily Collegian December 1979

              The Dally Collegian
Auditions set for University Theatre, second semester
Auditions for the University Theatre
CSUF second semester productions,
The Cherry Orchard, and Measure For
Measure, and a Children's Theatre
production will be held Dec. 5 through 7
from 4 to 6 p.m.
Edward F. EmanuEl will direct a new
translation of Anton Chekov's comedy,
The Cherry Orchard, adapted by Jean-
Claude van Italic Hailed by the New
York press as a "gorgeous and exhilar¬
ating production of a classic, restored to
the hands, mind and blood of its cre¬
ator.'   The   funny   and   moving   play
parallels the mdbern dilemna of a
family's not-too-successful efforts to
cope with the tides of change.
EmanuEl will be seeking nine men
and five women to fill the roles in the
Chekovian comedy. All auditions will be
held in the Arena Theatre. The produc¬
tion is slated to be run March 6-8 and
11-15 at 8:15 p.m. in the Arena Thea^e.
ill be held by the director
Phillip Walker on Dec. 5 and. 6 in his
office, SA 138, and in the John Wright
Theatre on Dec. 7.
A parody of the dark side of human
nature, the Renaissance masterpiece of
wit pits innocent victims against the cold
and inhaman villians in a melodrama of
plots and counterplots, lustice versus
injustice and virtur before corruption.
Walker will be seeking 15 men and 9
women to complete his casting. Measure
For Measure will run April 24-26, 29-30,
The Children's Theatre- production
auditions will be held at the Child
Drama Center on May 5 from 6 to 7 p.m.,
and May 6 and 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. Audi¬
tions are by appointment. Interested
persons should call 487-2053 to arrange
an audition time.
Scripts for the productions for the
spring semester are available for perusal
in the theatre office.
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Drama festival prompts request for funding
The Theatre Arts department is hop¬
ing that the Associated Student Senate
will respond favorably to their request
and help them to attend what professor
Ed EmmanuEl called the 'largest, most
exciting drama festival in the world.*
'This is the last source on campus that
I can think of,' Ron Johnson, chairman
of the Communication and Theater
Arts departments, told the senate Tues¬
day. He and Drama professor EmanuEl
asked the senate to provide the Theater
Edinburgh Festival this coming
August.
Johnson said that he believes that
CSUF was only one of three universities
in the United States to be invited to per¬
form at the festival. If enough money is
obtained to pay the $26,500 in expenses,
CSUF actors will represent the United
States at the festival in Britian along
with Yale and the University of Southern
California.
The theater arts program at CSUF was
proclaimed the finest university drama
program in the country in 1976. And
since that time, an enormous amount of
invitations to perform in festivals has
been received by the department,
according to EmanuEl. *We would be
participating in a program of such scope
that it would make all other invitations
look pale,* he said about Edinburgh.
EmanuEl and Johnson said they have
received a *nod* from Bill Holmes,
CSUF Association executive vice pres¬
ident, that they may receive $7,000.
The Theater Arts department plans to
raise $.10,000, $5,250 from eight to
10 local performances durirjg the sum-
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mer and $4,275 from profits gained in
Edinburgh.
To a certain degree we can return
these funds,' said EmanuEl about the
fact that the Theater Arts department
often reaps a profit from its perfor¬
mances. However, he added that he
could not make any official commit- .
ment that money will be paid back
Both of the representatives of the
Theater Arts department emphasized
the prestige the-invitaion has conferred
upon CSUF and the further prestige that
will be bestowed on the university if the
Drama department can participate in the
performance. Johnson said that taking
part in the festival would 'add luster and
value' to. degrees earned at CSUF.
EmanuEl said that it would, result in
scholarships and grants from Theater
Arts.
EmanuEl said that the department
had to accept the invitation to have the
opportunity to' participate in the festival
but that organizers of the festival would
like money as soon as possible. And he
also said that airfares will increase after   .
EmanuEl allotted $25 per actor for
travel and eating expenses. He called .
the appropriation 'slim.* He has pre¬
viously directed professional actors at
the festival.
Eight dollars per person was also
allocated  for  housing.   The   students
Senate passes resolution against Padilla's firing
Daily Collegian Staff Reporter
The Associated Student Senate nar¬
rowly adopted a resolution Tuesday de¬
nouncing the firing of former CSUF foot¬
ball coach Bob Padilla.
Legislative Vice President Luis Sepul¬
veda cast the deciding vote, breaking a
6-6 deadlock over the issue.
Senator Jerry Hinkle said that the
senate should adopt the resolution to
fulfill an obligation to represent student
opinion. He added that action needed to
be taken despite the feelings of some
senators that they did not have enough
information about the firing.
*l don't see how we can accept this,'
said Senator Dave Leathers. He and
Senator Bill Murphy believed that there
were still 'too many unanswered ques¬
tions" regarding the firing.
Jack Wilcox, interim athletic dir¬
ector, announced the firing on Nov.
16, citing alack of public relations ability
on the part of Padilla as the reason for
terminating his job. Padilla coached his
last game for the- Bulldogs Nov. 24
against Utah State.
Wilcox said Liter in an interview that
he regretted firing the coach but he felt
the athletic program at CSUF will bene¬
fit from the action.
Murphy said that the senate needs to
"find out more han just what people
want us to know' before adopting a
resolution, implying some underlying
reasons for the firing have not been
But Jerry Hinkle and Senator Patricia
Oliveira,  the  author of  the  original
resolution,   felt  that  the  senate  had
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The resolution stated that Padilla was
respected by coaches and students,
that the senate disapproved of firing him
for public relations reasons, and wished
Padilla the best of luck in the future.
"I don't see how you can just fire
someone,* said Senator Naomi Coyrle.
She added that there should be an eval¬
uation or counseling before someone is
fired.
But Bill Corcoran, dean of Student
Affairs, told her that coaches are no
longer given tenure and that they are
hired on a yearly basis so t hat such firing
is legal. yT
By the time that the resolution was
adopted, it was not nearly as condeming
as it was when OKveira introduced it on
Nov. 20. The resolution was referred to.
the senate public affairs committee be¬
cause many of the senators felt that it
was worded too strongly/ However, the
committee did not take any action on the
resolution. So it was further amended
Tuesday.
The resolution originally stated that
the firing was an 'irresponsible* action. ~
That clause was changed to the AS con¬
tributed nearly $90,000 in Instructional^
Related Activity funds to athletics this
year. Padilla' s contract has another .year
to expire, therefore, he will receive a
$36,000 salary next year while a new
coach is also being paid.
But the salaries will be paid from
donations by community members,
according to Wilcox. So the 'irrespon¬
sible' clause was eliminated entirely.
Senator Ron Ramirez said that he
believed that the senate should not
adopt such a resolution because Padilla