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USC's 'Our
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By CHRIS MULDROW p
Staff Writer si
Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" ^
is a unique, special play. a
The play details the "living and n
dying" of the people in Grover's
Corners, N.H., near the S
Massachussetts border. The three h
acts show a day in the life of the V
town, a focus on a town marriage ti
and an insightful look at a young u
person's death. tl
At first glance, "Our Town"
appears to be a pastoral picture of a
small town life. Closer investiga- \
tion shows that Wilder has created
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hfe ail "Our Town" c
over the \ jtD>>
world.
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a special play requires careful treat- c
ment to be effective. The illusion s
of a play within a play, with a s
stage manager who talks to the 1
audience and answers questions c
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USC's Department of Theatre, c
Speech and Dance successfully ere- c
ates that illusion and creates a feel- a
ing of magic with smooth, skillful
performances and dynamic chem- e
istry between cast members. c
The production at Drayton Hall c
doesn't have any flashy effects or f
loud over-performing. Instead, the *
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5 North for about 21 miles.
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le Pelzer/Fountain Inn exit 23.
1, getting on to 418 West. Go t
e on 418 about 11 miles. After
ill turn left, but still be on 418.
left, at the junction get on Higl
straight through the light. Aftei
st one overpass. At the second
len get off at the Clemson exit.
: Clemson sign, take the first le
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Staff Write
layers have the calm dignity and USC's 1
trong will that typifies Wilder's Alpha
ctional town. Grover's Corners is ?
quiet, proud town, and the cast GamebaU
lakes that pride apparent. sis today a
Kimberly Merrit and Melissa jhe fra
wick are excellent in the roles of garnet
eadstrong country mothers Mrs. Stadium t(
^ebb and Mrs. Gibbs. lhey por- Clemson.
ay powerful and calm mothers jg hours a
^ho obviously "wear the pants" in Run C(>
leir families. said the ra
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nd careful wit as newspaper editor else will
\r. Webb. follow run
Mindi Blackburn's Emily Webb USC P
> a perfect picture of a pretentious scheduled
nd pretty young country girl who 1:30 this a
autiously flirts with James ^?^1^
'armine's wonderfully clumsy and JL
ervous George Gibbs.
Paul Bressoud towers over the f|T*| i
ither players, however. As the Vf J.J. '
tage manager, Bressoud sets the
mall town mood and intimacy of
he play from the moment he walks
in the stage, checking his pocket ^"
vatch for the starting time of the
ilay. Bressoud seems to have a bit
>f hidden knowledge and mastery
if the audience that captivates their
.Mention. You Prc
"Our Town" is a powerful,
ffective play disguised as a couple 1CCU,U 311,1
?f days of small town life, and the In fact,
:ast explores the script to make glance ove
jrover's Corners a living, breath- tion where
ng entity. The play is magical play the gr
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G. Perez/The Gamecock
entities to raise money
th annual Gameball Ru
)A JONES "We are expecting many me
r groups to attend the ceremon
Delta Upsilon and Alpha handofl this yyar. Everyone
fraternities will sponsor invited to come, Vacchio said,
innual Carolina-Clemson The Gameball Run is for mu
Run for multiple sclero- pie sclerosis,
ind Saturday. Vacchio said it has been diffic
ternity brothers will run to raise the amount of mor
>all from Williams-Brice anticipated this year.
3 Erank Howard Held in "Our original intention was
The run will last about rajse $10,000, but because of e
ind will cover 146 miles. nomic times it has been hard to
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run for him. Buses will . , ....
already pledged donations.
iners.
resident John Palms is footbal 1 is expected
to hand off the ball at in Clemson Sa... day a
iftemoon at the stadium. a m- Saturday.
i Nylons offer twist
classic recordings
song about the end of a relation:
ii/ISa that sPells 0ut feelings of re;
~~*A\UCIIO better than any other song on
D a ill S ri H
t The Nylons sing a powerful
p by Chris Muldrow compelling "A Touch of Y
Hand" that progresses from drr
ibably skipped over The vocal bass to a smooth love son;
>t time you were in the
e "This Island Earth" scores as
most haunting of the album's s
you probably didn t even songs as it urges daydreamer:
:r the easy listening sec- make their dreams come true,
stores are forced to disnnn'c
tane* The group covers a few sc
Ions are unique (a rare from other groups very effective
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to they end up stuffed in range Qf [he gr0 fj,|s Qul
recesses of Barry song's empty spaces. Voice cai
ind where they don t see more effective than instrument;
)r eons. some songs, and the Nylons' vc
st you show them the make "Happy Together" sound
ter than the Turtle's Gol
.up performs a cappela Graham commercial version,
nercussion accompani- Heavy bass backup also creat
y cover some old songs whole new sonS lrom
obably listened to on the C hain Gang. (ooke s orig
ic station in your mom's son8 conjured up pity and sad
con. They also perform while lhe Ny'ons create a S01
ngs. They are incredible. sense of hope.
Together" is a 1987 pro- Jhe.end resul' of N?'
rt concentrates on songs ffforl 1S a mof have collector.
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Man Cry" is a touching bly end up copying the ei
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Assistant Carolina! Editor dering,
Spike Lee does it again. script i:
He combines a moving story and an(^
stunning cinematography to make ^ee s (
"Malcolm X" an Oscar-worthy we a^e
film. Den
In a feature-film biography, the mance
director's challenge is to tell the *n?> *r0
viewers something they don't The 01
already know, but to avoid making were <
it look like a documentary. accurac
Lee supersedes the challenge. He Sup
uses the Bassetl
X" MOVIE REVIEW
'Malco'mX' =?
an ele- ^ ^
ment of Autobi*
suspense with the forboding sound Alex ^
of a gunshot throughout the movie. The
Lee's trademark is his ability to excelle
use lighting and camera angles to Betty's
show moviegoers what the script a sjnoj
leaves out. The power of Elijah little5
Muhammad, the leader of the "Malcc
Nation of Islam, isn't said better an(j eni
than a shot of Malcolm making a oesture
speech with an enormous painting
r?f Muhammad lnnmino behind X i
him. movie^
Lee's trademark of using cine- This S]
matography as much as script to ers to
tell a story has sometimes made his and th<
movies cryptic. Unlike "Mo' Better circum
Blues" and "Jungle Fever," this ed his
Let the music play
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"So what's the point?" This
s more focused than others,
:ause it is a familiar story,
:amera tricks enhance what
ady know.
zel Washington's perforas
Malcolm X was convincm
his speech to his red hair,
jtfits that Malcolm wore
luplicated with stunning
;yporting
actress Angela
t as Malcolm's wife Betty
a dimension to how X's life
ith affected his family which |
sent in the autobiography on
it was based.
script was taken from "The
ography of Malcolm X" by
aley.
movie, rated PG-13, did an
nt job of showing X's and
loving relationship without
e sex scene. There was also
profanity in the movie.
)lm X" is a physical film,
lotions are expressed through1
s and violence.
s not designed to anger
;oers, as many critics feared,
pike Lee Joint prompts viewcontemplate
Malcolm's life
j fact that those many of the
stances that shaped and endlife
still exist today.
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