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Trustus' 'Talk R;
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By TOJO Dai/
Assistant features editor il V? W
What makes a talk show? The
host, of course. And what makes a
talkshow host a hot item?
ip Repugnance, rudeness and offense.
?^ IT The more of these qualities a talk
/gfeP I show host has, the better the ratings.
(fc Talk Radio, written by Eric Bogosian
and now playing at Trustus theatre,
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view of just such a person.
"Night Line with Barry Champlain" is a local talk
show at a Cincinnati radio station. The play opens on the
eve nf the show's national dehnt Rarrv Chamnlain
played by Doug Williams, is a man totally immersed in his
own ego. His advice is accepted with utter blind faith by
his audience and he shows his appreciation by berating,
belittling and even hanging up on many callers.
All the characters, both on and off stage, were exceptional.
The callers were all realistic and the actors were
obviously in touch with the script. Though there was
relatively no action on the stage, the dialogue provided all
the color and vibrancy that any running, jumping or dancing
could muster. The audience members were held captive
on the edge of their seats as they followed the
serrated-tongue-wielding Champlain through phone call
after phone call, abuse after abuse.
Brian Riley, Trustus' technical director, developed an
effective radio station set. The lighting and sound cues
were skillfully executed, creating a trouble-free acting environment.
The off-stage phone callers created definitive
personas with every different character portrayed ? no
small feat considering that each cast member had to give
life to as manv as six or seven senarate entities.
There has been a recent rise in the popularity of pudknocker
know-it-all mudslingers in our country. Was it
the election? Perhaps the lack of ozone is at fault. Or
maybe it's the Geraldo Donletterney Jr. show. Where
does the popularity come from in a game that the object is
to take whatever makes a person happy ? be it religion,
chemicals or coagulants ? and twist it until it makes him
unhappy? Has there been a decline in morals, or has there
perhaps been an actual rise in consciousness, making such
insipid talk shows seem only more so? Who is to say? I am
only glad that plays such as Talk Radio exist.
Talk Radio is a well-written, realistic comic drama. It
masks potent social commentary in light comedy that is
easy to sit through. The show did not drag at all, and I
was in fact quite surprised at how the time flew by. If you
can scrape up the dough, go see Trustus' Talk Radio.
Tickets are $5 and $10 on weekdays, $6.25 and $12.50 on
weekends. Call 254-9732 for information and
reservations. fi
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season tonight with selections from "This should be
these composers' works. The con- evening," Portnoy
cert, which is free and open to the selections are two ol
public, will be at 8 p.m. at Ebenezer of his works, and t
Lutheran Church, located on the cor- of the most gloriou
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The orchestra will perform Bach's The USC Chamb
"Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" and received much critic
"Concerto for Two Violins" and state.
Dvorak's "Serenade in E Major." For more inforn
Music professor Donald Portnoy will concert, call 777-42
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By DONNIE CORNELL
Staff writer
Queen Ida and her six-piece
J . backup, the Bon Temps Zydeco
Band, performed an enjoyable blend
of cajun, blues and jazz referred to as
! "zydeco" that kept the audience
moving from beginning to end
Thursday night at the Carolina
Coliseum.
Zydeco, created by the cajun community,
is upbeat and danceable.
Queen Ida, armed with an accordion
and a strong, rich voice, did it
justice.
Not long after the show began, the
audience was clapping and stomping
to the zydeco rhythms. A third of the
way through the performance, a few
brave people ventured onto the floors
beside the stage to dance. It wasn't
long before the floors were filled with
dancers young and old.
"I didn't know you could do that
kind of thing with an accordion,"
junior David Chandler said of the
performance.
The Bon Temps Zydeco band, consisting
of guitar, accordion, bass, fiddle,
drums and washboard, strongly
complimented Queen Ida. Hej son
was the accompanying accordion
player, and her brother "Chilly
Willie" played the washboard, an instrument
characteristic of the AfroAmerican
blues. Fiddle solos added a
touch of bluegrass while the electric
t guitar added a touch of blues rock.
Their whole zydeco sound rested on a
smooth rhythm section.
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on Saturday Night Live,
Music Television and at the
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' to open a
By SUSAN NESBITT
Features editor
A traditional holiday treat comes a
bit early this year when The Nutcracker,
presented by Ann Brodie's
Carolina Ballet, opens at The
Township Saturday.
Performances will feature the Columbia
Lyric Opera Orchestra, conducted
by U$C pusic professor
Donald Portnoy.
Tickets to the show, which begins
at 8 p.m. Saturday and will be performed
again at 3 p.m. Sunday, are
on sale at the Columbia Music
Festival Association. Admission is
$12.50 for adults, $6.50 for students.
Any remaining tickets will be
available at The Township one hour
before the performance. Call the
CMFA at 771-6303 for more
information.
The Township has much more in
store for the rest of this month.
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Federation presents Superstars of
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co Band set toes tapping in the Carolina Coliseum Thursday night. The con.
The next show in the series is to take place February in the Koger Center;.
several records on the market and her f.... 7"1
own cookbook. cultural series i
The performance was sponsored \
by the Carolina Program Union as
part of the 1988-89 Cultural Series.
t Township Saturday
Wrestling, featuring Randy "Macho 777-4280 for information.
Man" Savage and Andre the Giant. You've read this far; here's the
Call The Township's box office at reward. UB40 will perform at The
252-6530 and watch The Gamecock Township Nov. 30. Information
for more information about this about time and ticket prices is not yet
event. available. Watch The Gamecock for
On Nov. 22, the S.C. Philhar- updates,
monic Orchestra will perform, conducted
by Einar Anderson and
featuring pianist Jonathon pason.
Contact the SCPO at 771-7937 for
more information.
Nov. 25 brings a concert by Lit- Y
tie Feat, produced by Cellar Door.
John Kilzer will open the show.
Tickets are on sale at The Township V
box office, Taylor Street Pharmacy \ v T
and all usual Township outlets. Call \\ f
252-6530 for information. Jt 1
On Nov. 28, the Chamber I
Theatre will give a special morning I 1
performance for students. Call (/ IX \
1 -800-225-7988 for more J j\
information. J j 1
On Nov. 29, the USC Sym- ?\
phony Orchestra will perform. Call
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