Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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FTY New Reader's Theatre Stages O'Neill's Journey Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's, Jour- Ney iF1tO Night was presented as a Reader's Theatre Program in East l-lall lOO, January 18 and 19, A new innovation to the drama program at General Beadle, the pro- duction was directed by Mr. John Kearns, instructor in language and literature. Long Day's Journey is a power drama whose subject is O'Neill'5 own family when he was a young man. The play has been universally acclaimed as one of his best plays, and it has been performed the world over to great critical acclaim. Jim Benjamin portrayed the role of O'Neill's tyrannical father, and Jean Lorang enacted his drug addicted mother, Playing the role of an older, alcoholic brother was Tom Blair, Gary Nyland depicted O'Neill him- self, and Carol Williams portrayed the family's Irish maid. TOP LEFF: Director John Kearns offers some interpretive assistance as members of the cast look on. ABOVE: With scripts before them, the Long Day's Journey cast members present a new innovation in theatre at GBSC. LEFT: O'- Neill CGary Nylandj is approached by his frus- trated, alcoholic brother iTom Blairl.

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4 RIGHT: Waiting for curtain time, Granny chats backstage with members of The Sandbox cast. BELOW: Having ordered a musician and commanded her to play, Granny proceeds to tell her life story to the sympathetic sounds of the music. BELOW CENTER: Daddy, burying his head in the newspaper, ignores Mommy as she exclaims: Either Grandma goes or I do. BELOW RIGHT: Having wrapped up her personal pos- sessions, Grandma prepares to leave her empty- headed family. Drama Students Direct Albee Dne-Act Plays Two unusual one-act plays, Ed- ward Albee's The Sandbox and The American Dream, were pre- sented in Kennedy Hall Auditorium, December 7. Often termed a tragic-comedy, The Sandbox satirizes old age and death. The play, directed by Nancy Wheeler, featured Connie PVOUW as the 86 year-old Grandma. Irene Dugdale and Bob i-lovde por- tffiyed the couple, while Denis Ziebarth and Charlene Jacobson enacted the roles of the athlete and the musician, respectively. The American Dream, directed by Joel Jorgensen, is a sequel to The Sandbox and expresses much the same point of view-the lack of harmony with one's spiritual and emotional nature. Stephanie Bush and Terry Fols- land portrayed the roles of Mommy and Daddy. Carol Williams played a superannuated Grandma. Charlene Jacobson enacted the part of the clubwoman, and Floyd Groce por- trayed the handsome, yet empty headed youth. Gary Nyland served as set designer and technical direc- tor for both productions.

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.mm X X s, S r Cgr i i ,,,,,f i - - I 1 Ii .Z 1 W l i ABOVE: Backstage. the Carradines make last-minute preparations prior to their opening performance on the Bea- dle stage. RIGHT: Alma iMrs. Carradinej pleads with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Winemiller, Uean Lorang and Dave Thor- sonj to stop their childish bickering. ABOVE N Jr. some c fy R013 tells Iwing in a c ll- 7' I.,