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1 Hail, Hamlet' IJSC's pre By PATRICK JKAN Features editor ^ I In* limcv. rlint i':inmiK ilicMitc nriMMiI:ilions arc considered mandatory viewing are rare. I This is one of those times. The department of theatre and speech's presentation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at girll ^ I.ongstreet Theatre is excellent. The cast, who choreography and direction are about as profes- P< sional and impiessive as will likely ever he seen on an e this campus. pus Theatre graduate student Paris Peet is the was backbone of the play as the title character, the that Prince of Denmark. He returns home from H overseas when lie receives word of his father's feet death. Inn To his dismay, he learns that mother Gertrude he d (Lisa Norman) has quickly remarried ? to uncle (ere Claudius (Chris Brown), who thus ascends to the spol title of king. 1 le later sees his father's ghost walk- stag ing the Danish countryside one evening. or n The ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius plotted to is h murder his brother and many his wife. He will B walk the earth until Hamlet avenges the death, he Hhi says. serji To hide his quest for vengeance and stay close one to the royal court, the prince feigns madness. But sect in doing so. he endangers his relationships with ben ~ -n"- v HW' jyrSEwl [ ;- I- -? V.iV-___! -71-- -1 . -- ? _ _ _ .'^ir-_._! :. ' I "V '2S~ V^^Pi j \:y;l ' " Laertes (Scott Blanks) and Hamlet (Paris Pcet) have a di W / k /L *f <\~ ?HtW fe 3 $? ,4K" \vi - > .... ~ .^<S.^.. \ V v- jgMS^M i-T I Jih VN .?\ h.lNi'll (>11 fi'lllhl I 1 (" Musi pri'sini a \dlu1 volley sIikIciii I l> *.j jiiJ <?lhrr p.iriK ip.iiinK *..ifrhin ( ctuii tduction imji Norman, a ciiaia f qmiiaiai ,hc ,om c,m,li UIIUVV I VrWIWVW her son am members of t Ii Ophelia, Scon James I hies/ riend Ophelia (I.isa Rhoden) and his mother. Only two r deeply loves her son. theatre depar eel carries Hamlet. With a booming voice and about twice xpansive face, previous performances in cam- presentation, plays such as Man and Superman showed he one section ol poised on the edge of greatness. Me fulfills and barren. / here. attempting to amlet's range of conflicting emotions are el- actors. ively conveyed by I'eet. He is reserved at first, But these p as his char actor struggles over what to believe, a Broadway Irops his combed wig and smooth suit lor tat- USC , brings d clothes and a spiked haircut. And when the phasi/es the c lights fall on him as he bounds about the work, lorcinj o and utters such memorable lines as " lo be, their ability ti lot to be" and "Alas, poor Yorick," the stage Hamlet rur is ? as it should be. acts, but it's rown is also impressive as Claudius. In liiloxi It's the kind t t'.s this past semester, he played a tough drill Is to be equa ;eant who finally turned out to be friendly to Hamlet wi character. He plays the opposite here ? a l ob. 2 throng ningly good person with evil browing just formation, i oath the surface. 777-2551 or I A ' JPK fferencc of opinion in a famous fight scene from William Shut I^jj^ lr\?i [ v fill ^ Nfe., M t i~| or less. 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Other outstanding ie cast include Rhoden as distraught Blanks as her brother Laertes and [ JJ as Hamlet's friend Horatio. ^ iroblems exist within Hamlet I lie tment spent $7,000 on this play, jerr) ||Hrris(>n & ( s the normal amount spent lor a Casual Gods, Sire Reco Yet the stage design, which takes up seating, remains surprisingly crude Casual Gods is la Vnd the music is intrusive at times, keyboard player Jerry 1 create the emotion in place of the cond solo album, 1981's the Black being his li roblems are minor. Paul (iiovanni, Harrison spends his t director and arlist-in-residence at Talking Heads commitn out the best in his cast. He em- ;?g bands such as the motional torment ol Shakespeare's ,|,e violent Femmes, bi the actors to use every ounce ol in a while, he feels the n o carry the weight. I hey do line. his own musical urges, is three and one-half hours over two Harrison isn't stu| well worth devoting an evening to. realizes it takes more th steiling production that s not like to ma^c an interesting lied lor years. enlisted the help of inu II continue at l.ongstreet Theatre Worrell, David Van h 7. Ticket prices vary. l or more in- A)ex VVeir, all of whom all the L.ongstreet box office at Talking Heads at c -552. another. In addition, Harris v- - j well-chosen back-up si I Lovelace Redmond on " " - j "Man With a Gun" ! Russell on "A Perfect - - j With all of this help, HHH Brandi ESHHH person By michakl CI.K/I The Brandos, pearancc ] j Points. ^ Among Thieves the be< the i. - '. ".. ':::'':;:|::i^;^ i Award nominee Suza j gained notice, The ~ - - - . .' -. i~%-'d.'jj.= ^ r.^~-^-5^M.-:f7T~~r^~~k:>^lr-^^H tn o L i n i c little o c ^ ^ Honor money in a sin; ^^HHHHMB^i studio, they caught [cspcare's Hamlet. Relativity Records e: must have liked wh; they signed The Bran album deal. The band formed j 4^ ? The honors ^ ^ plications for tl 2. Algernon i / /vjf outstanding m, ^ ?f their contri ?Applications WC HO, mation Desk it . , 109 Russell H Is atr thinking nisi home lor a most vou'll AihI shorter nevhomul DE 1ND to us. .iv 11 <in t n i s hmuul I mi IIiv GOT A I < If I\hottilJ I IIH'V, I Ik PickinqYour Notes I l-t-Al/'- I I v *11 <>n 7 - rl "1 "v ^ jsual Cods, cocts a collection ol modern grooves rds that explore the churning, swampy I imk that the Heads called home dui Iking Heads ing the early 1980s. Hut more imporlarrison's se- lantly, he does this without sounding The Red and contrived. rst. Usually, Admittedly, Harrison seems to cop ime between Head lead singer David Byrne's vocal lents produc- mannerisms from time to tune, parHoDeans and ticularly on "Rev It Up." But in every once thankfully, he doesn't make a habit eed to satisfy ol it. One great track on Casual Gods is )id, and he "Song ol Angels," which features a an keyboards battle of keyboards the likes of w hich record. So he have never been heard on vinyl, sicians Bernie Other standouts include "Bobby" Tiegham and and "Cherokee Chief." i have assisted While Harrison's work here is >ne time or reminiscent of Talking Heads, his delicate use of harmonica and horns, on has some as well as the heavy use ot electronic ngers, such as rhythms, set this LP apart from any the haunting specific album. But his intelligent fuand Arthur sion of pop, rock, rhythm and blues Lie." and techno-funk should appeal to the Harrison con- faithful Talking Heads fan. os bring intense, al rock to town rock band out I Concert ~| M V Mill olumbia ap- P|"fM/iP>W :ert tonight at II w IVWf lub in Five jf the Honor i this past fall, caid's vocal work in particular ? has tract attention been compared to 1960s rock legends mi scarce. Star- such as Creedence Clearwater pple club scene Revival and The Doors. His gruff 5 and Grammy vocals and harsh guitar work add nne Vega first poignancy to the dark lyrics that Brandos were underly Honor Among Thieves. The per night. group plays a version of two-fisted nbers recorded guitar rock interwoven with images ves with their of war, loneliness and the dark side ill New Jersey of man. the ears of The first single from the album, secutives, who "Gettysburg," has brought notice at they heard; from Rolling Stone and MTV. Kindos to a seven- caid's anti-war rocker is a personal tribute to ancestors who fought and just three years died in American wars, including his sement in The great-great-grandlather, who died in ga/ine. Lead the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg, d Kincaid and The song received frequent airplay son, who had on MTV, and the title track is starrom the Seattle ting to get the same treatment, put together a The Lyles Creole Band will open Ed Rupprecht the show, and The Brandos should dillo responded take the stage by 11 p.m. Admission J The Brandos is $5 and is limited tc those 21 and older. For more information, call d ? and Kin- Grcenstreet's at 779-8252. ATTENTION SENIORS! i AND AWARDS COMMISSION is seeking ap ie following awards and honors to be presented at Awards Day Ceremony, April 21, 1988. g Senior Awards- awarded to those members of class who have made a large contribution to the Sydney Sullivan Award -is awarded to the most j ale and female member of the senior class in terms i butions to the University. It I I II are available from Student Government, the Irifori Russell House and the Office of Student Affairs, louse. i ADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS RIDAY, MARCH 4, 1988 AT 5 PM. MEWS TIP? CALL 777-7726