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entertainmei tsmBKF r JH 4 jiMtk McKissick show is good exhibit of S.C. art it HHk n .\i:-S^^-^'Z-j-'i - V-,-Sfi ^SBgBr ? A^,'-'. J HI'V HH By BARBARA I). HALL Gamecock Staff Writer The South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Exhibition opened yesterday at the McKissi oanery. mis is a siaie-wiae snow oi works. More than 100 pieces are displayed. Photo painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, jewel textiles are represented. The show is a conglom and it is a good representation of the diversity c South Carolina. T4 J: mi? 1 1 _ r ? it i? a ui:iiiuciiuic uispiay. ine level oi quail tuates, but regardless each piece receives equal The exhibition will be open until May 19 inciudi days. THE LARGEST category is painting. Th traditional to the contemporary styles are e> Edward Bellamy's "Pop," with its flat, direct sii pleasing. Sherill Altman Whetsell's "Sunday Afte which captures the movement of two older won hp a nnnnlar niwp .Ipanrip Rnrhor "Thn wMtaitv/ a wvi *?.viHI O A 11V> with her two figures is interesting. A more trai work with a younger subject is Rick Baty'i Portrait with Shiva Lingam." "Snow Cones" I MacTaggart shows even younger subjects, ev< transparently. In contrast to these flat works there are some Keith Gaylord (left) plays Estn Connelly plays Vladimir in the U! of "Waiting For Godot." The p mursaay, may z, ior a six-aay ru renovated Longstreet theatre. 6W aiting f o will start IV Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," a controversial play that has stirred arguments throughout the world, will open at Longstreet Theatre May 2 for a six-day run. Curtain times will be 8:15 p.m. for each performance. SOME CRITICS have called "Godot" a play of great power and skill, while others term it bewildering, exasperating and insidiously exciting. "Waiting for Godot" is a play without a plot. It starts with two tramps waiting beside the only tree on an empty plain. They are waiting for Godot to come, without any idea who Godot is or why they must wait for him. At the end of the play they are still waiting. Godot's iHf?ntitv ic nonoi J "" explained and this is one of the bases for the controversy about the play. Some people contend that Godot is God, others insist that Godot is a sense of certainty and purpose in life. To others Godot means beauty, death or mercy The two tramps in the USC production will be played by textured paintings. Philip the antithesis of one layei hints makes a tactile, a Juried Stephen Cappelli's "Red I ck Art also has an unsmooth sui OTHER PAINTINGS Ui graphy, accent. Jane Nodine's soo ry, ana vertical rainoow 01 very c eration, an appealing study in bei >f art in Celebrated Columbia ar is a geometric explosion. ( ity flue- make up Edward Lewis'* billing. Another touching waterco ne Sun- Partv" is a low kpv nnrtr: ? ?J I - sensitively painted, and timental. e most :hibited. There are several attra irface is Weber's "Cloud Box" is i irnoon," cotton clouds. icn, will Bridge" i MENTION the most nslucent photography, last. There 5 "Self- represented. Jim Cromer' by Alan study in color. Alexander ;n more series of six gorgeous, ro Each viewer may create Y heavily- lovely photographs. agon and Lee SC production lay will open n at the newly >r Godot9 lay 2 Lee McConnell as Estragon and Keith Gaylord as Vladimir. Throughout the two-act production thev auarrel. makp up, consider hanging themselves from the tree and experience a variety of emotions, but they never leave. In addition to the hobos, the cast also includes a tyrant and his slave, played by Karl Norman and Hinda Schreiber, respectively, and a boy played by Scott Moore. The production is directed by USC faculty member Michael Robertson, who this season's production of "Hair." Technical direction will be by Elbin Cleveland with lighting design by John Olbrych and costumes by Lyn Carroll. Tickets for the play are $1 for students and $3 for the general public. The Longstreet box office is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before curtain time. Resflrvatinns may be made by calling 7772551 during regular box office hours. Mullen's "Double Pewter" is * painting. His grey with pink s well as visual, statement. inon \1T i f K iff KrtM/ln jinv TTivn a wo iiui UiWiiiai uautu face. >e color for their predominate thing untitled contribution is a luiet hues. R. Poe's "Rivit" is ge and oranges. tist, Blue Sky's "Plum Loco" ~!ool Prtlnrs anrl r\r<?!inir> chanoc - ~ M Mliv* VI guiliv u? 5 watercolor "Moth Mombo." lor, Cecile Martin's "Birthday ait. The six cherubic faces are the result is tender and senctive pieces of jewelry. Meryl in imaginative container with impressive overall category, i are thirteen photographers S "Lieht-Rox No 1" is a n#?nn Howe deserves mention for his mantic and haunting images. lis own story to accompany the , ^