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to Oct. 9. Other performers are Sarah Kimball, graduate stu<
plays a pig.
Curly tails and funny noses
'Animal Farm
By SCOTT PRUDEN c
Staff writer a
Animal Farm, George Orwell's classic satire of h
socialism, will be the first production of the USC theatre
department's 1988-89 season. A
Opening Sept. 29, performances are also scheduled for f
Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 and Oct. 5 to Oct. 9 at USC's h
Longstreet Theatre. Curtain time is 8 p.m. weekdays and it
Saturdays with a 3 p.m. performance Sundays. si
The play, directed by Ann Dreher from a stage adaptation
by Peter Hall, tells of the takeover of a farm by bar- E
nyard animals, who proceed to establish a dictatorship. 1
Dreher, who first saw Animal Farm in Chicago, was c
struck by the play's continuing relevance. "It was one of c
those plays I just had to direct. The music is very compelling,
and we happen to have a number of fine singers n
here," Dreher said. a
Written in 1945, Animal Farm was seen as an allegory n
of life under the socialist system. Even so, Dreher says it b
Renaissance of Sot
topic of Carolina v
By The Associated Press Rubin, also in att<
CHARLESTON ? Writers festival, is Distinguish
gathered for Carolina Connections, a English at the Unive
three-day national literary festival, Carolina,
seem to agree that there has been a Apart from the di;
renaissance in Southern letters. of the South, and th
Veteran novelist, journalist and of Southerners' love
academic William Price Fox, USC storytelling and famil
writer-in-residence, said little doubt writers tend to have a
exists that Southern writers, as a place, Fox said,
group, are closer to each other than, "By contrast, if y
1 say, writers in New Jersey. Bronx, your address is
"As for a 'renaissance,' I do hap- 66 West 278th St. I n
pen to feel it's taking place, and I hell is that?"
think Louis D. Rubin Jr. is responsi- A panel discussion,
ble for a lot of it." Poetry, was highlig]
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iversity's production of Animal Farm, running Sept. 29
lent, as a farmer; and sophomore Sharyn Greene, who
' opens season
arries a message about modern day forms of repression
nd dictatorship. "It's scary how much meaning it still
as for us today."
With music written by Richard Peaslee and lyrics by
idrian Mitchell, Animal Farm promises to be a challenge
ar the play's 18 actors physically, as well as dramaticalr.
Most of the performers have several roles and must imate
the movements of animals, sing and bend over at the
ame time and often use wooden pegs as extra legs.
uac students starring in Animal tarm include Stan
Irown as Napoleon, Hunter Boyle as Squealer and Greg
'avares as the narrator. Tamra Stephenson is in charge
>f musical direction. Nancy Wilkinson designed the
ostumes.
The first performance is sold out; tickets for the retaining
shows are $8 for the public, $7 for USC faculty
nd staff and $4 for USC students and senior citizens. For
tore information and reservations, call the Longstreet
ox office at 777-2551.
ithern literature
vriters' meeting
;ndance at the poet-in-residence James Dickey's
ed Professor of assertion that poets increasingly are
rsity of North rejecting the twin imperatives of
complexity and ambiguity as the
stinctive sound measure of worth,
e commonality "Complexity doesn't necessarily
: of the land, correspond to degree of value and
ly, the region's may be one reason why poetry has
unique sense of lost so much of its audience," he
said. "I think we will begin to see
rou live in the more literal statement, more simplicii
something like ty and clarity. Literalness risks
lean, where the flatness, but it has the qualities of
believability and, above all, humaniThe
Future of ty," Dickey said,
tited by USC The conference concluded Sunday.
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Times, they at
Dylan plays down-to
By VINCENT CRAIG WRIGHT
Staff writer
For years we've had to take Dylan with a little
understanding. He always seemed more eager to play
around with the songs instead of just playing them, as if
the greatest songwriter in the history of man thought his
songs not good enough to stand on their own. He had to
show us how clever he could be.
That's not the case anymore.
From the pumping "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
through the revolutionary, timeless "Maggie's Farm,"
Bob Dylan pretty much played the songs Friday night at
the Coliseum the way he wrote them.
Not once did I get that "OK, Bob, I'll bear with you on
this one" feeling. In fact, I was repeatedly taken by how
beautiful they were, as if I'd never heard them before.
There actually was one song I'd never heard before;
"Give my love to Rose" was the chorus. Noticing the
look on the guy who mixes Dylan's monitors, I asked him
if Bob had been doing this song all tour. His response:
"First time I've ever heard it."
Dylan started out electric with five or six songs including
"Subterranean," "I'll Remember You," "Memphis
Blues" and "Highway 61." The rhythm section then
Social Distortion
'playing what the
By MICHAEL SHARP
Graphics editor
Well, it's Monday, and you've got
nothin' to do this evening. So why jjg|^^
don't you head down to Rockafellas' a jaB
to see a premiere band from Los
Angeles? Social Distortion will play l||8|P jl
with the Lubricators, opening at 6
p.m.
Social Distortion began its existence
in 1978, during the forefront
of the punk revolution. From the
onset, they have gained a strong
following in Los Angeles' prominent
punk scene. Popularity grew from
such hits as "Playpen," "1945" and , J
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tense live shows. Once the band was
known and liked on the West Coast,
the decision to tour was next.
With the band positioned at the
top of L.A.'s punk scene, they gained
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L.A.'s favorite punk band. f
A bad side to all this success was
that it was taking a toll on the band
and namely singer/songwriter Mike
Ness. His heroin addiction led to Social Distortion
brief stints in county jails, misde- everything," Ness s
meanor charges and conflicts within titude has led to a
the band. "The pain was too great. SD's newest album
Not having a place to live and being
in detox got painful and lonely," The album is larg
Ness said in a telephone interview Another State of M
Saturday. is both a more com
In the five years since their last a wider audience,
album, Another State of Mind, Ness changed from "par
has cleaned up his life and gotten off sent bluesy-Westerr
drugs. "I have kinda gotten an at- the progression is ]
titude of gratitude and started look- that it fits their styli
ing at the positive things in life rather feel that we have
than just complaining about matured. It is natu
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By SUSAN NESBITT stops at USC, is
Features editor popular performer
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left the stage, and Dylan and G. E. Smith broke out their
acoustic guitars. A sad "Ramona" led into an even sadder
"Boots of Spanish Leather." "Don't Think Twice
(It's Alright)" soothed me, though, and it was then that
Dylan started playing the new song about Rose. The
rhythm section returned, and Smith led them through it
like they'd played it for years.
Dylan then did a moving "I Shall be Released" leading
into the ever-popular, poetic "Like a Rolling Stone."
For encores, Dylan began acoustic with "The Times
They are A' Changin'." This man has given us so many
anthems and things to believe in, you've just got to
wonder if he likes the changes he's seeing. Dylan finished
the night with "Maggie's Farm."
In these days of pyrotechnics, nine-truck tours and surfing
across the audience, it's so good to see Dylan standing
there, fronting a three-piece band with guitars and
amps, playing rock'n'roll.
If that's good enough for Bob Dylan, it's good enough
for me.
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better sound on The songs are much more
Prison Bound. dramatic; there is more feeling present;
the music is much tighter; and a
ely different from whole idea is explained by the album.
ind, but the result "We have matured,, but we started
fortable band and out playing what we wanted; we
Their style has refused to fall into the 'hardcore' rut,
ty punk" to a pre- and we'll continue to play what we
1 motif. Ness said want to play." Ness agrees that with
perfect in a sense Prison Bound ? an apparent acs
of playing. "We ' count of the problems, anguishes and
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: audience on a
: into their own Mapes' visit to USC is sponsored
will travel into by the Carolina Program Union's
her planets and special programs committee. Adtime.
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