Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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A A disillusioned priest (Charly Cubine, left) and an idealistic Woodcutter (Eddie Powers) listen to the Wigmaker ' s phil- osophy about mankind ' s evil nature. S. A. Weakley A Serving as invisible facilitators of certain pieces of stage action, the masked Koken (Leslie Knaff, left, and Renee Gasson) portray trees in a bamboo forest where Tajamaru kills the samauri. Rashomon 9Sf 75

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perspectives of ... Murder As the lights come up, smoke engulfs the stage and enters the audience into the entangled confusion of an Oriental mystery; Rashomon. This production was originally in the form of two short stories which were later combined into one film, and then adapted for the stage by Fay and Michael Kanin. The stage version was first performed in the late 50 ' s and early 60 ' s on Broadway. Rashomon, directed by Ken Zimmerman and Susan Chrietzberg, is the story of a murder that is witnessed from four distinctly different angles. This thought provoking production left the audience with a question about truth — what is it, A medium (Chiffonye Cobb) tells the husband ' s version of the murder and rape from her eerie perspective. and how do you know it when you see it? Ken Zimmerman says, Truth comes to us in different ways, which was the main focus of the play. The set, created by Kermit Medsker, was of quality construction and repre- sented three different areas intertwined into one set design. The lighting, courtesy of Sue Kastner, added an eerie atmos- phere that heightened the show ' s inten- sity. This was also the first play in which full-time students could get in free. The combined skill and talents of the directors, the set and lighting crew, along with all of the performers, made a strong statement about truth, which can be best summed up in the words of the Wigmaker who said, Truth is like a fire- fly. Now you see it, now you don ' t. Jt S. A. Weakley £ iSJbk? KmM h ». . . ■P m . ■ • -rr lk— • « V ■ ■l- i— -Bi -W « ■ if 1 M it 3»» ' m Es ■§113 1 V fkr 1 3ijjjfiwS r v fe2 w. 1 S. A. Weakley k The wife asks her husband (Tom Disney) to use his samurai sword to restore her honor by killing her after she has been raped. ► Her veil parted to afford a view of a playful bird, the wife (Teresa Harrison) waits for her husband ' s return on the road to the Rashomon gates. 74 Student Life

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▼ Dr. George Ogum explains the concept of the Gross National Product to his eco- nomics students. A1 ocodem cs Along with making new friends and joining different organizations, came the main reason for being at Memphis State University. Moving Ahead aca- demically. Academic life came easy for some, while others spent many long hours struggling in Brister Library or in the solitude of their rooms. Whatever the attempt, each student strived to make the grade. Students were given the opportunity to grow and expand their minds in many different fields of study. Every- thing was considered a learning exper- ience — whether from a textbook or from each other.