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Upper Left: Iames Marotta as Cockian and Jeff Dakheim as Andes. Lower Left: Hek Kleinberg Cockian's wife and Marotta. Smart as a Roman soldier in the final scene of played the role of Marcus. leader of the Roman Philemon. Upper Right: Marotta and Tim soldiers. Lower Right: Cindyr Adams as
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Philemon in daily life each of us is faced with the decision of choosing between our personal desires and the sacrifice of helping others. Cockian faces this same dilemma and we should share in his search for an answer. In your journey through Philemon, we hope that you. too. feel as Cockian does. released from the burden of fear: at least for this evening. Director's Note The entreaty to enter the world of the play comes from Student Direc- tory Doug Finlayson, a senior The- aterlPsycholegy major. Philemon adds yet another credit to Finlaysorfs long involvement with B-W's Speech and Theater Arts Department. As well as appearing in productions of White House Murder Case, The Caretaker, and Abelard and Heloise, Finlayson has also directed Anything Goes, Fid- dler on the Roof, and Arsenic and Old Lace at St. Peter's Summer Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio. The Baldwin-Wallace performance of Philemon, a musical drama by Tom lease and Harvey Schmidt. is set in the Antioch of 287 AD. Its plot deals with a clown. Coekian, and his deci- sion between impersonating the Chris- tian leader, Philemon, for personal gain. or actually trying to fultill the personal needs of Philemon's follow- era. The musical aspects of Philemon were directed by Taras Leschischin, a senior voice major. Although Les- chischin has appeared on the stage several times, this was his first en- deavor as musical director. James Ma- rotta, a junior conservatory major, lent his voice to the production in the lead role of Cockian. Cockian ultimately chooses service, but is crucified for his new-found convictions. In sharp contrast to the endearing and entertaining clown is Marcus, Commander of the Roman garrison in Antoich. This role was played by Hek Kleinberg, a sophomore from Elyria. Ohio. Kleinberg also appeared in the Beggars Opera. Tim Dalheim. a freshman Theatre major from Painesville. Ohio. played the part of Andes. a young Christian. Andes represents human emotion and is really the antithesis of the duty- bound Marcus. Although this was Dal- An Interview . . . The following is an interview with Student Director Doug Finlayson. Why did you choose to direct Phile- man? I actually chose Philemon for very practical reasons. First. it gave me an opportunity to direct a musical that isn't the typical musical-comedy. But perhaps more importantly, Philemon hasnt been done a thousand times. so any interpretation I chose would be valid. There is so much more opportu- nity there than in doing a standard play that has a standard inter- pretation. I also chose the show for the mu- sic. The music in Philemon just isn't a cover for a costume change - it's a main source of communication and this can be a problem if the audience misses it. The music is quite com- plicated for the simplicity of the show. What was your own interpretation of the play? I tended to go with the simplicity of the play because deep meanings are not really there. Of course, certain things are inherent in the play. For example, one really can't help but have Coekian appear as a Christ hgure at the end. 1 also wanted the cast to appear as one unit - an ensemble from which individuals would break off to per- form their role. What special problems did you run into? ttAcoustieal problems were the main ones because our seating was schi- heim's first appearance on the B-W stage, he has done high school and community productions in Painesville. Also appearing in Philemon were: left Smart, Kathy Kubek. Cindy Adams. Caroline Gehrke. Debbie Sickle, Marion Scrutchings. and Chris Eddy. zophrenic .. very diffuse. We had people sitting on three sides of the stage and this created a spiit-focus. There were really three different plays depending upon where you were sitting because each perspective gives a very different quality. I got a lot of criticism from people saying that my seating just wasn't right. One thing that I'd wanted to do. but was unable to do was to create the quality of a Roman amphitheatre. I would have liked to construct the seating so that people were looking down onto a center stage so that they get the image of Christians Fighting in the amphitheatre, Which do you prefer, acting or di- resting? til prefer acting because when 1 di- rect. Iim really seeing how I would play the part. There's something more satisfying about acting. In directing. there is the sense that this show is mine, but. still. the last word comes from the actors on stage. Good actors can make a lousy director look good, and bad actors can make a good direc- tor look bad. What are you doing now? What are your future plans? During December 1 was an appren- tice at the Center Repertory Theater and this winter I'll be assistant direct- ing B-W's opera. 1 would really like to be a profes- sional performer either film or stage. lid also like to direct some more. I'm currently making applications to grad- uate schools. Iuiie Woyar
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Our Town - A Thurber Carnival B-W's November production of Our Town, a play by Thornton Wilder, represented a complete community ef- fort. Directed by Assistant Professor Neal Poole. the east included B-W stu- dents, faculty and administration, stu- dents from local high schools as well as local actors. The play. set in a small turn-of-the- century New England town. deals with the lives of two families. the Gibbs and the Wehbs. The audience watches as George Gibbs tSteven thbiglert and Emily Webb tPat Gill Wingett grow from youngsters to be- coming husband and wife. The vari- ous townspeople were played by Dean Neal Malicky, Betty Linton, Sonia ELI- cker, Mark Iohnson, Tom Klasek, and Margaret Langer. Professor William Allman and two of his sons! Brian and David. also appeared in the produce tion. Although the roles of the towns- people are minor, they add a very human. and sometimes comic element to a rather serious play. Associate Professor jack Winget played the stage manager, who, he- stctes providing background informa- tion to the audience. also makes sure that the audience does not become emotionally involved in the play. Props were kept to a minimum to further insure that the audience would objectively view the content of the play and consider the theme; marfs transitory existence on earth. The play ends with Emilyts death and a scene in which the dead tell her how foolish trying to relive the past is. and try to make her understand the transient nature of life. Donna Patseh A Thurber Carnival Written in 1945, A Thurber Carni- vat has remained one of James Thur- ber's 0894-1963 best known and most enjoyed dramas. The play was per- formed in the Studio Theatre under the direction of lack B. Winget, Asso- ciate Professor of Speech and Theatre Arts. A Thurber Carnival is a collection of short skits involving such subjects as military inefticiency. the merits of murder over divorce and the dangers 22 t- of living in the dream world of Walter Mitty. Because of the nature of the drama: many students had the op- portunity to act out one of the numer- ous individual parts where humor is based on human folly and absurdity. It is this delicate. witty and often ey- nical humor that makes A Thurber Carnivat so easily enjoyed by most any audience. Senior. Amy Grant was responsible for the considerable amount of chore- ography in the play. The beginning and end of the drama. as well as many of the individual skits involved con- siderable choreographic work. Cos- tumes for A Thurber Carnival were designed by Dr. Mary Ann Fruth, As- sociate Professor of Speech and Theatre Arts. Above: The Stage Manager. Professor lack Winget tcenter-furwardt. Steve Winbigler and Pat Gill Winget tplaying the parts of George Gibbs and Emily Webbt in the B-W production of Thornton Witderts Our Town. From A Thurber Carnival: Opposite Page: '1'er Left: Rhonda Rosen and Brian Rahinowitz. Top Center: Ginny Cihhons. Sheldon 3:1ka and Angela Connolly. Top Right: Iames Ealy and Claudia Stefany. Center: Chris Eddy. Bottom Left: Sue Hart and Steve Winhigler. Bntlum Right: Tim Dalheim and Kathy Kubek,
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