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v: ' 3% t % Page 10 ? October 19, 1984 Entertainment THE GAMECOCK :?pf|g| B H? '"* ?> * Hv<4a^H h j,^vv K J^tinegy . k<^BB k H,. . .. ^ :' - ^ B B Ji f ^jJ ' '^''wffnMiMT *' - h mw ?f And the winner is... Valerie Lee Trapp, 21, won the talent and was crowned Miss USC 1984 by Vicki ^ 'Cloud 9' i By Jimmy Keller Memories are made of the perf Tuesday night at Drayton Hal\. Whether the audience reali; playwright's intentions or not, the; enjoyed USC's bold production of 9," Caryl Churchill's play that att changing sexual and political roles ot hundred years. The audience continually applauc jokes and monologues, all to the c director Jim Patterson's spectacul The players make up an ensemble th oi tne Dest in recent years. A MASSIVE British flag, which c< ly covered most of the downstage area, strangely set the perfect moocJ place and time, which is Africa, 188 A British family is seen proudly and dancing in front of the flag, yet finite'* diffprpntlv u/hpn tho flcio ic roit is Churchill's first symbol ? the fla a blind for the family. It represents the British Empir located, repressed society, and Chi relentless in her satiri/.ation of all V values. The characters and situatioi for one of the funniest shows ii history. With the local cast, it is theater at its best. The audience can sit back and e sexual antics, though you had bettei scorecard if you want to keep up wi chill's intentions. As Victoria says i cond act, "you'll have to look at historical perspective. BELIEVE IT or not, there is a purpose for men playing women, playing men, adults playing child animate objects playing live charact characters changing their age. Churchill has made physical tl thoughts and feelings of the chara the audience can truly see her moti inner sexual and political virtues characters have been externalized ar the show a hilarious one. In the first act, we are introduced marvelously played by actor Weldoi Rpttv ic (hp stprpntvnpfl u/nman r?f t during the Victorian days. HORNE PLAYS a dainty wife succumbed to her husband's desires he cheats on her, and feels more tri servants. Home, with exaggerated femini nerisms, steals many scenes with primp or giggle. The production st By Robert The sec of South Tuesday i Ballroom. Valerie USC aftei beauty, personalit Trapp i v; arisen to Carolina America p A reside was also v and (aleni medley of much tale career in a Street Blue Go Marchi areas inclu< First ri Photo by Clint Cook displayed a also. Dace; I swimsuit competitions and niajor with larrell Tuesday night. otters exce ormance 1 <*( V ^^HHRK: Mpj "Cloud |^Rn|j|fl?^ .<, y?y acks the '/ past t; i n o i t-i,-, OSSS 4:>mB^:4* they act ed. This "I '^- -^Sps e's suf- >-''" irchill is ^?^rv 'ictorian ; 1S ma^e ffj^^JT modern njoy the A touching relationship r hrinn o >?l-l_l II -I 1 . ? vvciuuii nuilie, piays jerr\ th Churn the se- iiculaiiy Allen Smith, c it in an making Home look the p The audience is quite < played by a man and this justified She has employed a doufc women ing what would it be like f Iren, in- this role? prQ ;inrl Through a male perfor ne inner how repressed women we cters, so the men in the audience w ves. The of Victorian women. If a of most >t, the show would have b< id makes not the farce Churchill ir to Betty, BETTY'S HUSBAND i Home. 19th centurv gentleman w he house Simpson, is instrumental tion of Betty. To him, it i man and he truly believes, that has his family, that "we are n , though <*njoy ourselves." ist in his Clive is "shocked" a ne man- Betty's disloyalty to sexu< a simple dards, though he is ever aff, par- than she is. Making inet player win 0' Connor ond annual Miss University Carolina pageant was held riicht in the Russell House HlOllI Trapp, 21, was named Miss ' an entertaining evening of PPCM| talent and outgoing ,vas crowned by last year's ckie Harrell, who has since * the title of Miss South and competed in the Miss M J pageant earlier this year. i jreg M nt of North Augusta, Trapp gaBS /inner of both the swimsuit t competitions. Playing a classics, Trapp displayed ^=: J|S nt and plans to pursue a y&m Bk musical field. Trapp played et to a medley arranged by essor John McKay entitled " The medley included ieorgia Brown," "Bason ?c ' ' o r"> r\ 4 ? WJ *~T li c% Q o i n t c ,3 c*?iv4 iivii i iiv kjaiiua ng In." Hopeful as been successful in other 16 girl: ding modeling and writing. d several children's stories perience nd has also appeared in na- gymnast rtisements for sunglasses. Dace> IT was first runner-up in last pointe, :ant and was also a top 10 psonvill the Miss South Carolina student 1982 representing Aiken List at I Secon innpr.im I oiifi Oo1 ""*? aiso exi wealth of talent and charm talents z y is a 21-ye*ar-old nursing the Mis: extensive training and ex- day. silent exam av-^7l&gfo ?? |S|~ ' K|pHj^^HK|& .m^ ^UKESSaBSMtt- filSB and Perry Simpson, plays Edward in 'Clou leserves credit for structure, Churd art. the family, Edwa aware that Betty is have been restrai is Churchill's goal. Victoria, whose ?le standard in ask- together, as she i or a man to portray One of the fur rompc whfn th#? f: and throws her a mance, we sec just re, and particularly EDWARD, 'ill realize the plight Cecilia Murray, woman had played characterization ?en too realistic and with feminine qu itends it to be. A more serioi volved with the Clive, a stereotyped tenselv nlaved 'ell-played by Perry Roberts. "Joshu; in the characteriza- him by the famil s God, Queen, then the Africans duri , as he announces to Not only does ot in this country to flogged, but he i even after his pai passive, his only A ? ? ? 1 CHiiior/l iivj a^^aucu Uy ^wv*aiu utai> il and political stani more hypocritical OTHER ANT] fun of the family Wendy Wolff is Miss USC com ?|? "BlllfSm contestants 5 participated in the Miss USC pageant earlier thi: : in ballet, jazz, drama and Clark, tics. "Here I ' performed a classical ballet en Thing." 1 "The Dying Swan." A Sim- fce's cerl? e resident, Dacey is an active footsteps and a member of the Deans pageant jQr" contestan d runner-up Kimberly Eason is Sl ensiveley trained in the classic pageant \ ind plans to be a contestant in talented I s South Carolina pageant one l'on ^or V of talent. pie of local Saunders. Wol The costume c scene will exhc As Mrs. Sc woman who d< same way" 01 Churchill's pi ~~~ gressivc wo ma When the si ? ,?rH\ Edward does I does. Quite a c TOflWfflfflfigM with Ellen, a It 0 like children. 1S9HHGB the only vhB^HSHI us l'iat wc are ' rnoio oy trop Lowell Churchill al characters, wh d 9' at Drayton Hall. present sexual act's repressio lill presents the children of the present chj ird and Victoria. That they ly, caged anim ned is very clear, especially and are confu: lips are literally sewn s a doll. WE SEE wh iniest moments in the show Betty, who is amily plays "pass th^ doll," realistically un round the room. ty says "If tl things, then w 3NVINCINGLY played by Another spt shows the "inside-out" by Home as r*r v,:11 11_ _ i u: wi viiui cum. nc is a uoy ismitts inai in alities, played by a female. the others. He is matter is the parody in- the play, "Jus black servant, Joshua, in- Each charac by a white actor, Robin dream sequem a," a biblical name given to modern chara< y, represents the struggle of beautiful, and ing Britain's takeover. designer Thon Joshua have his own people remains loyal to the family THE MOS1 rents are killed. He remains one. The two I retreat to stab a doll that brace among a Human. mysterious foj song, "Cloud ICS in the first act include It all make playing Ellen and Mrs. show that shoi ipetition || 4 T sMiltytiiifell^^^^MIB^^MBH ''{mB^^? MeIIB ^9*v Photo by Clint Cook s week. 19, sang the Diana Ross song Am-I Wouldn't Change A Clark, who is from Aiken, tin that she will follow in the of Harrell, who is a beauty example for all hopeful ts. econd annual Miss USC vas a wonderful chance for JSC temales to gain recogniears of effort and sharpening talent urs periormance is lantastic. hanges she has from scene to lust anyone watching. lunders, she is an "unusual Desn't require protection in the thcr women do. Fitting with an, she is a dominant, agn with a fierce riding crop. j table boys are being flogged, not watch but Mrs. Saunders lifferent portrayal is presented ?sbian governess who does not one in the cast who reminds in the 1880s is Maud, wonder' Debra Leopard. Her manner Victorian grandmother, cons' us that "this is not a proper ) n . " opposite of Harry Bagley, ayed by Glenn Rawls. Bagley 3re his time, and his sexual a relationship with Betty, Edma. foreshadows the second act's \0/\^ * I U * I- ? ~ ?- ? * 'ow?, uiuugn nit: aciurs oeneve years later. They think this belonged in the present time, nt to wait that long to be free, d 9." so shows what happens to the 10 are forced to deal with the i liberation. The result of first i n stems in the personality of iracters. Members of the famials in the first act, are now free sed. 1 iat happens to the children and now played by Wolff, so we derstand Betty's triumph. Betiere isn't a right way to do e'll just have to invent one." 'ctacular performance is given Gerry, a homosexual who is common need is like that of dramatically says at the end of t hold me." ter from act one returns in a ce or in the conscience of a - - ? .-c :ter. The effcct is theatrically well conceived by technical las Schraeder. " memorable scene is the final ietty's, Home and Wolff, eman array of dimmed lights, r anH thp cr*nr?H /-vf tUo ' "v v/l lliv 111 wl 11 v 9." s for a brilliantly produced ild not be missed.