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Country Entertainer of Year pi Qarth Brooks en By TRACEY DAYIS Carolina Life Editor The Carolina Coliseum gets dark. The crowd erupts into thunderous applause. The light hits the stage. But no one is there. Within seconds, smoke starts to infiltrate the stage creating even more applause. Band members begin to appear and, suddenly, the steps on stage break apart and out rises Garth Brooks. In what could be called the concert of the year (it sold out in about three hours), Garth Brooks, country music's number one sensation, thrilled fans with an exhilarating performance Friday night. Singing both honky-tonk and ballads, Brooks gave a concert of non I *Mtm ^wBWMm. % ? Jf^S? [I v F^#ppi assi H IP HB BBHHBBBHBBHfipgBHBBBIBBBBIHBHBHIIHHIHi Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock Brooks' /?opw' r/ic WT/irf album debuted at number one on both the country and pop charts. Audience witm By STEPHEN BROWN in the play-within-a-play formula. Staff Writer Beginning 500 years in the future Town Theatre's Reserve Two with what sounds like a postFor Murder is a case of glorious modern rendition of Shakespeare, overkill- a big, brassy, glitzy, sur- the play soon evolves into a '30sprising and innovative approach to style detective story, play production that works because Total darkness followed by a it boldly obliterates the standard gunshot and a loud scream is a harrier hetween the actors and the common convention of the stan spectators, involving the audience dard murder mystery, but actually at every stage of the action. finding the corpse sitting next to In the same way that audience you in the audience is cause for a participation helps Rocky Horror double take. Picture Show maintain its cult mo- The play is relentless in its odvie status, Reserve Two For Mur- dball story approach and wildly irder relies on an audience that is reverent in its taste for comedy as not afraid to witness and partici- it juggles several tones and moods, pate in an overthrow of the tradi- As "material witnesses" to sevtional theatre experience. Even the eral murders, the audience actually playbills take on vital importance gets to make judgment on the as the show progresses! character suspects. Reserve Two Reserve Two puts new wrinkles toys with a viewer's mind so much 1 1 1 't PTTTT r r rrrrrrrrr r~"r?r r -rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-rrrr-rrrrr'rrrrrrrrrrrrf-r wn-iFYDiniEiJuciw, voir rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr r r r - r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rrr*~rrrrr-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rt-rr-*~r-r r rrr\rrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrri-rrri-r-f-.-1-rri-i-i-rr-i It took Galileo 16 You have one ni It seems unfair. The genius had all that short hours to learn your sun spots from) dreaded astronomy exam. On the other hand, Vivarin gives you th< keep you awake and mentally alert for hoi even when the subject matter's dull, your i If Galileo had used Vivarin, maybe he c system faster, too. ~ Rc l!se as directed Contains caffeine equivalent of two cups of coffee ? 1990 SmithKline Beecham ays sold-out crowt itertains stop music filled with energy and ( country music's Entertainer of the } After opening with two fast-pace feet, the place they would remain Almost having to yell over the cri raising hell tonight!" And that's exa Playing songs from his three alt as a performer. From the honky-toi House" to the emotional "If Tom< crowd pleaser all the way through. Trisha Yearwood, a relative nev for Brooks. Her performance of her The Boy," prepped the already psyc Brooks, riding on the success o Wind, never let up Friday. He ph "Shameless"," with amazing emotic to him by an audience member. H< special in mind while singing this h conclusion. The audience sang along with the Places," to which Brooks added a 1 involved. Brooks also added a new verse tc song that tells the story of a cheat angry wife pulls a pistol from a dra Similar to the "The Thunder Rol Country Music Association's Vide< this new development, causing Brc ally wanted to see him get shot." Brooks didn't talk much during the crowd was there for the music, playing the club circuits, when he s; this note, brooks went into a pare Before" by Willie Nelson and Ju amazing imitation. Dressed in a huge white cowbc Wrangler jeans, the chubby and bal though he said that he's "getting t< mance, Brooks played song after soi After the moving song, "The Dar taking care of him. He said that tl and "more talented" than him, but n Also present at the concert was of the spotlight, but danced along w *sses mi that he might believe that he or the person sitting next to him is actually the murderer. To give away the storyline would be to divulge an entire theatrical concept, but suffice it to say that Reserve Two is packed with secrets, surprises and twists. A member of the audience must be very observant and must be prepared for the challenge of a skillfully crafted, interactive extravaganza. Much of the credit for the play's success goes to its director, Emmalee Robbins, who immensely enjoyed the positive crowd reactions to the successful performance on opening night. "One of the cast members saw this play off-Broadway in New York and got us all excited about rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rrrr rr r r r r r r rrrr LLOW1YLQSE YO rrr1~rrr*~rrr*~rrrrrFr-rr-rr-r r r r r r t~rr rrr r r?r-r-r^r^r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-^r^r^-r years to m: ight. time. While you have a few /our satellites before the e definite advantage. It helps irs. Safely and conveniently. So nind will stay razor sharp, ould have mastered the solar ;vive with VIVAR d 'friends amotion, showing Columbia why he's fear. d songs, Brooks had the crowd on its for the duration of the performance, owd, Brooks announced, "I feel like ctly what he did. >ums, Brooks demonstrated his range ik "Two of a Kind Workin'on a Full mtow Never Comes," Brooks was a /comer to the country scene, opened number one hit, "She's In Love With hed audience for one hell of a show. t nis number one album, Kopin the lyed his current number one single, mal power, clutching a red rose given j appeared as though he had somone it, and he dropped to his knees for its ! popular party song, "Friends in Low lew line to get the crowd even more i the dramatic "The Thunder Rolls," a ing husband. In the new version, the wer and shoots the husband, ils" video, for which Brooks won the i of the Year, the audience roared at >oks to announce that the crowd "rethe concert, seemingly realizing that However, he did recount his days of aid he would do anything for tips. On >dy of "To All the Girls I've Loved lio Iglesias, singing each part with >y hat, a blue shirt and faded black ding Brooks played his heart out Alio old" for such an energetic perforng without interruption, ice," Brooks thanked the audience for tv*Ar\ln 11C1& WCIP UU1U JAA;piV/ II1U1C Ill^CI one were more fortunate. Brooks' wife, Sandy, who stayed out ith the music on the side of the stage. urders bringing it here," Robbins said. "We knew we were in for something special when the play committee selected it for our fall lineup." Fans of bizarre theatre will enjoy a heavy dose of playful audience trickery. Although the play is a little slow in spots and it occasionally lapses into severely enigmatic sequences, it is thoroughly involving and progressively more challenging. It is certainly a theatre experience to be savored for its uniqueness. Town Theatre, America's oldest community theatre, is located on Sumter Street. Reserve Two For Murder will continue to mystify audiences from Nov. 21 ? Dec. 7. Call 799-2510 for details. r r r rrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrr r r r rrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrr l?UCSHBE.\.y r T rr rrrr rrrrrrrrrrrr I r r r_r_r_r_r_r_r_r r_r_r_r_r_r J-_r_r^r j- 4 aster the ui viMR 1hrfoct mrk iinsjfp, (Wi tULsJK ^ IN. in low places' Garth Brooks played to a full house at the Coliseum Friday night. Also included in the concert were the popular songs "Rodeo," "The River," "Unanswered Prayers," "Wild Horses" and "We Bury the Hatchet." Encores included Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" and the Georgia Satellites' "Keep Your Hands to Yourself." Amidst women's panties, stuffed animals and dozens of red roses, Brooks appeared to be as happy as a little boy at Christmas. He gave his u:? u?. 1 1 t-- 1 ' J < ' '" ? idua mi uc^L auu bccmcu uj uc uverwnenneu oy me auuience s response and support. He definitely put on a concert that will be remembered by all present, proving that he is, indeed, country's hottest sensation. W^m. % % |MM ?HHMfc " HHHHIHHBBBHV ?*. dtmSK/^^SKf Helen Smith (left), John Randall and Naomi Edwards in Town Theatre's Reserve Two For Murder. BKK1TC9! w.ih tel liverse. He Might Have Accomplished ? If He Had Been In Co-op. FOR DETAILS CONTACT: The Student Employment Center USC Career Center 6th Floor B.A. Bldg. or call 777-2124