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Univers lY I)A\'LI) IIA\ Iltl) Entertainment Editor University Players' spring slate o1 one-acts opens tonight at 7 p.m. in the New Golden Spur. P>roductions in the Spur also are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday nights. Wednesday. the one-acts will be performed at 2 p.m. in conference room 1) in General Studies at the Coliseum, and Friday at 1 p.m. at Coastal Carolina in Conway. ''What were trying to do is to take the dramas to different parts of the campus so that all students can view them." said University P>layers president Ellen Murray. ";1ad Mountain Mime, which we co-sponsored with the Union, went over really hig--it's obvious that SI Melinda McGra we ity Play studenlts are interested in theatre. "'I'hese plays." \lurray said. "p ortray c"ontemporary. life. And when people see their problems enacted in a real-life situation. their tensions are eased. In a way, the spectator is drawn into the dramatic situation and for a period of time can transcend his own personality." Tonight at 8 p.mi. The Whole Thing. writ ten and directed by USC iundergraduate Brenda Wentworth. m ill be presented. Cast for this comical satire on commercials includes l(Randall Browning. Janice I 'ry or. and Kat hy- \ I;o\ s ch. The W hole Thing will he presented again Tuesday at 7 p.m. Two one-acts by Tennessee Williams highlight Tuesday evening at the Spur, beginning 7:45 th as the syphilis-ridden prostitute in ' marmar COTTON CANDY/POPCOR 'rs Sprin p Iml. II(eIlum -rom Bertha. diir(ected by Rtandall Birownling. 1'd ntatI/t's. Iii trough a series of flashbacks . t he demise of a 1prot it uite delIrious and (lying I rl.lll \ philis. Melinda .\IeGrath, Hi-irialla B rookshire and lihonda I;cvues head the cast. At 8:15 p.m. Something Unspoken . starring ;a\ I-:nglish and Claire Ilorne. is s(cheduled. The play. directed by :llen 1ui aI . raiconcerns the unspoken' relationship between an aging Southern dowager and her secretary of 15 years. I.andord Wilson's The Great Nebula in Orion heads the slate for Thursday. beginning at 8 p.m. It is an introspective play concerning the encounter of two college classmates who haven't seen each other in ten years. During the Hello from Bertha's 11 CL@W 00 . bczUoonQ N AL9O AUAliL.ifL Progra course of an afternoon. each wkoinan fradlually reveals to the (1her just how happy and suc cessul she really is. )irected by .Janice ryor. the cast includes I'eggy Burton. (Ginny Rohards. 1-'lorence L,ogan. and Mary Illen McCarthy. At H:45 Thursday night. four conn cal skits from a well-knowr t lav will presented. lecause th Gay English as the aging Southei n Opens l'lavers are unable to afford royalty payments the plays' title iia iot be announced prior to the perf1-iornmance. The four skits. <irected by Carol Wood. are: If (raint had Been Drinking At \ipiumattox. The %Iacheth Murder \ %ter%. The Little Girl and The \\ nlf. and The Secret L.ife of Walter Mtitti . l-'ollowink these. one- a(ts f rom iTuesday will be ro-pe("a(te'(l -n dowager in "Something Unspoken" Cultural Happenings An exhibition featuring the recent encaustic paintings of University of South Carolina art professor Harry Hansen will be on view in lluntington Gallery of Sloan College beginning today. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the show will be on display through March 15. Hansen's encaustic paintings are a modern version of an ancient technigtue using beeswax as a painting medium. The wax is melted and pigment and other ingredients are adided. The wax is then applied hot to the painting surface. When the painting is complete it is heated with a propane torch to fuse the layers of wax together. Hanson has had 18 one-man exhibitions. Recently, he won first Prize for graphics in the 15th Annual Springs Art Exhibition. The mixology short course, sponsored by the University Union, will begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. The class is held at 2535 Burney D)rive. Total cost for the six-week bartending course is $7. Interested students should call the instructor, Neal Hartman, at 777 5256 by Monday, March 11. If a minimum of 15 students do not enroll, the course will be cancelled.