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An er A diverse c ~~ ^ ^~~J, t?P- ? W i 1 m^Ssis: :-' l^^^^BHHSS^Ks^^^KranSiSnfl ^-jl^x-xs^Nfxy 'rj\-S^r^tr.?i!^SjU V,**vv,;?>WA\-..N.y>wW?V' Clockwise from right: Bruce Springs tee More than Between univeristy and local community theaters, Columbia audiences were treated to about 30 plays during 1980-81. USC presented its annual repertory theater this past summer, featuring four plays performed by professional actors from Columbia and the Eastern U.S. George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion". led the season, followed by the Arthur Miller r?laccir* 'TiuoH-i r\( a Colncmon " TVin V1UUU1V, L/VUill U1 u uaiwiiian. 11IC lit Ok U1 Preston Jones' Texas trilogy, "Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander," was presented third. The three plays then rotated with "Dr. Vanilla and the Short-Tall Tales," a children's show by Winthrop College professor Christopher Reynolds, until the season concludes in early August. USC's 1980-81 theater season began with "The Tooth of Crime," a three-day Showcase production about a rock-n-roll power struggle. The Mainstage season 1^0-81: a villi ^gM|^pBK^ ,.j^. ,.v j [S?t^^$'"Si:l-.- V ^iiSBPflr7_>fv-i ly'tr.^;^^1!;':^ I'm ? .?> I jttl ' I \ | Clockwise from top right: "Private i itertai fisplay of cc ! IHP^ j; * r, ri: (JfM ^"JtjL V : _. |||||^ || wBE M i ^ - *? --^ SB,,y M?HHHHHKJv PPtefi|?^MF &: |< ii^^^HHBHhHU n. (Chip Lowe!/Photo f Elton John. Stvx 30 plays pe opened with "The Robber Bridegroom," a country-western musical featuring over twenty singers, dancers and actors. "IN THE BOOM Boom Room," David Rabe's Tony award-winning drama, was presented for six days in December as the second Mainstage production. s iyai piays Degan wiin HenriK IDsen's Norwegian folk comedy "Peer Gynt," a January Showcase production. It was followed in February by "The Twins," a Mainstage adaptation of Plautus' Roman comedy. April included two shows from university theater: "Holy Ghosts" Showcase Romulus Linney's story of a Southern snake-handling congregation, and "She Stoops to Conquer," (Mainstage) Oliver Goldsmith's eighteenth century comedy classic. i miserable jfeU | V . Wg Benjamin/' "Ordinary People, ' "Stunt M iniru ft. A AAA A ^ mcerts s mm - ^,r _ __ and the Doobie Brothers. rformed HEE^SK BKc >H '.--7:vi I ;V r 1~/~^: \'J[ "7. jv,: ^^ ^S.^.Zi' The plays: "Oliver," "S yearfo 4 ' ^ VJ Mffrrl - ? 'an"and "Tess." j ye I. park on Columbia was lucky to have a splendid array of bigname concert stars. From country to rock, jazz to soul, Carolina concert-goers had their share of fine talent. Starting the summer was the soothing, glittery showmanship of the Isley Brothers, followed by the unmistakable funk of Chic. Pop-folk singer John Denver left his Aspen confines to appear for a three-hour show at the Carolina Coliseum. Beginning in September, Carolyne Mas started things off at the annual USC allnighter. Then, perhaps the biggest act to ever grace the stage of the coliseum, Elton John, came to Columbia as oart of a world-wide tour At the Quarter Moon soon thereafter, ragtime folk singer Leon Redbone sang his brand of bluesy music while homecoming week featured the Amazing Rhythm Aces. The Quarter Moon had an appearance by Delbert McClinton, almost ten months before he returned Sunday night with Willie Nelson. FOGHAT AND the Outlaws teamed up for a super concert while the Charlie Daniels band followed the next week for their style of country rock. in Colu he Stoops to Conquer," "A r film ir By Davi< The Fall 1980 ? Spring 1981 s nine months in the history of m ?>11 1 ? uuw, i u wager, mosi people w name of a single film released < I don't mean to suggest that the past two semesters was a managed to be great. The closest things to greatne the school year were Kobe "Ordinary People," Richard I Stlint Man" anH RnccJI'c . ? MI?V* ?&vtl A VUOOV11 O J ALSO NOTEWORTHY wei Roman Polanski's "Tess," petition," Claudia Weill's "It "Private Benjamin" and Br Morant." Approximately 2? bad mov same period, but undoubtedly I $36 million monument to sadisr - According to Variety, the si bi?0est mnnpvmfllrprc rolnac 00 * ?U ? VIVU0 year were "Private Benjc "Altered sates," Sidney P( Higgins' "Nine to Five," Kobe Van Horn's "Any Which Wa; degree, Jonh Boorman's "Exc; The most resounding flops million "Raise the Titanic," A1 Square" and the aforementiont ?D LIKE TO ENI) my colu only get better, but this past Collins' "Savage Harvest," SI Part Two" and Noel Nosseck's convinced me that such is not t ar: ir area Speaking of country, it was the Statler Brothers who maae country come alive in Columbia. Jazz was well represented with Jazz Fest headliner Maynard Ferguson blowing the tunes. The Doobie Brothers made their concert a highlight of the music season while Teddy Pendergrass pleased the soul fans and his hordes of lady friends at the coliseum. The Allman Brothers made a late year appearance to close out the fall semester of concerts. In between those big stars, Glenn Phillips' band and the Allstars provided the local area with some rare talent. The spring semester started with a fireworks, musical extravaganza by Styx and at Green Street's, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts rocked a packed house. Taj Mahal played the blues while the Killer Whales were performing new and nlH favorites. For the mellower crowds, Roger Whittaker appeared to give the audience a whistling seminar. The year ended with the spring concert's Mitch Ryder and Willie Nelson played possibly the last big conert of the school year at the coliseum. muduy dBaker chool year was a rather pitiful otion pictures. Ten years from ill find it difficult to recall the luring the period. every movie released during bomb, just that none of them u/p wprp PvnncpH In Hnrincr ^ V VV ?--r> ;rt Bedford's Oscar-winning tush's Oscar-nominated "The mind-blowing "Altered States. *e Michael Mann's "Thief," Joel Olianski's "The Corn's My Turn," Howard Zieff's uce Beresford's " 'Breaker* ies were released during the the worst was Micael Cimino's n, "Heaven's Gate." low business trade paper, the ed during the 1980-81 school imin," "Ordinary People," jitter's "Stir Crazy," Colin rt Altman's "Popeye," Buddy y You Can" and, to a lesser alibur." > were Jerry Jameson's $35 an Moyle's $20 million "Times ed "Heaven's Gate." in*<. by saying that things can lt~ t /n 1 a wcckwiu s openings moDeri teve Miner's "Friday the 13th "King of the Mountain") have he case.