Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

Page 31 text:

27 SPCCN RIVER ANTECLCGy

Page 33 text:

The Caretaker, a complex story about the inhabitants of a London flat, was writ- ten by British playwright Harold Pinter. On the surface, the play is about who legally owns, lives in. or has control of the flat. On a deeper level, the play is about the Strug gle to establish and maintain individual identity and security. The characters who do battle are: Aston, a gentle Samaritan figure, and Mick. Aston s enigmatic sib ling, who dreams of fixing up the apart- ment. The siblings are somewhat estranged: Aston lives a withdrawn life of emotional isolation, while Mick reacts to life with a more aggressive edge A vagrant enters the scene as Aston offers the dilapidated stranger. Davies, a chance to stay in the flat, indeed, to be its caretaker. In the third act the barrage of boasts that the beggar has made, and believes, about the fortunes and opportunities that await, are smashed. In the end. both siblings refute the stranger and the identity that has been so shakily established. Dan Huizenga, the director, has opted to present an all female cast in these tradi- tionally male roles. The cast includes Lin- da Miles as Aston. Jane Voortman as Mick, and Erika Joyce Maxie as Davies. Photos: John Armstrong THE CARETAKER 29