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By Robert O'Connor
You can't blame USC student Peg
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her role in USC's production of
"Reynard, the Fox," scheduled to run
at Longstreet Theatre July 25-28 and
Aug. 1-4.
The Spartanburg native will not be
playing a human being in this show,
designed especially for a younger
audience. She is taking on the
characteristics of a menacing bird for
her role as Cerva the Crow.
As if that were not enough to worry
about, her children and grandchildren
hope to be in the audience for one of the
shows. Beasley has performed in front
of them often, but it's always a nervous
experience when family members
are in the audience.
'They are my best fans, my grandchildren,"
she said, speaking, of
eleven-year-old Shane ana 9-year-old
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"Reynard The Fox" is the story of a
smart-aleck fox who is always pulling
practical jokes and telling wild stories.
The other animals and birds in the
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By Robert O'Connor
Simply put, "Rhinestone" will mak
wish he had seen "Indiana Jones" a seco
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the perfect combination for success,
would also be assured desDite a oathei
weak direction because of the likabilitj
stars. However, pathetic and weak are i
mildly.
The "Rhinestone" script is tediously
and even easier to become bored
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cynicism was misplaced.
Though the plot suffers from
predietablity, the story surpasses
it by good characterization.
The story is as old as
Cinderella and just charming.
Our modern Cinderella is Alex
Roean (Lance Guest) who lives
witn Mother (Barbara Bosson of
"Hill Street Blues") and nttie
brother Lewis (Chris Herbert).
Their home is an overcrowded,
dusty trailer park ~ aptly called
"Starlite Starbrite," ? in the
middle of Nowhere, Midwest.
Alex is the typical good boy,
staying home from a picnic with
his friends to fix a neighbor's
electricity.
BORED ANI) ambitious, he
vows to eventually excape his
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forest get tired of his stunts and try to
teach him a lesson.
Thp show is mnrfllistir ? lpf him who
is without sin cast the first stone ? but
it isn't preachy, director Ann Dreher
promises.
The play takes place in the heart of
the forest and covers the course of a
year, moving from spring through
summer, fall and winter. Written by
Arthur Fauquez in the 1950s, it was
later translated into English.
"Reynard" features a sevenmember
cast headed by Reid Davis as
the fox, Brian Taylor as the Reverend
Epinard the Hedgehog, Don Graham
as Wiley the Wolf and Shelly Long as
Meme the Marmot. All are USC
students.
Columbian Bob Hungerford plays
Noble the Lion and Gilan Kristian of
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The production will be presented
twice, at 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on July
25, and at 10:30 a.m. only July 26-28
and Aug. 1-4.
Call 777-2551 for more information.
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is the people. Anyone who has projec
ever felt trapped ana restless can ewen
identify with Alex. momei
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purpose, but she's a nice enough Maggi
home-town honey and, Stewart laughi
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Corey Hart presents a sound that is
ew and fresh, on his debut album "First
sound is a blend of d'verse modern
Sunny reggae rhythms, screaming
tophone and cool new wave keyboards
under Hart's skillful touch.
opens with the single,4Sunglasses At
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pleading, sometimes desperate voice,
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simmering cut,4'Peruvian Lady," is
Iy Hamiliton's saxophone line. The sax
through the song as Hart relates the
is of cocaine. "She Got The Radio"
e smoldering pressure of Hamiliton and
zhtly refined reggae sound as the full
hi almost hides the beat in its lushness.
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Job Marley, Men at Work and the Cars,
some warm jazz sounds to mix. It is the
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le awkwardness and frustration of
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