THURSDAY,JAN.17,2002
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5B
Student reworks Marlowe's 'Faustus'
JOHN NOWAK/KANSAN
Theresa Buchheister, Manhattan, Kan., Soph., is the director for the Hashinger Hall spring play of Dr. Faustus" "The A Text". The play will run during Easter weekend in the Hashinger Theatre April 29th and 30th. Referring to her play, Buchheister who is also a performer, said "It's a really diverse show that has a lot of appeal to different people and we're just trying to be as sacreligeous as possible."
By Michelle Burhenn Jayplay writer
Theresa Buchheister sat in her Hashinger residence hall room amidst strenu laundry, a Humphrey Bogart action figure and a cigarette-filled ashtray. She pushed aside the mess to make room for her visitors on the floor and warned against sitting in her cracked desk chair. Buchheister, clad in camo cutoffs, a blue shirt and red tie, talked of the party she went to the night before, then settled in to chat about her most recent project — transforming the text of Christopher Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" into a modern marvel, complete with shadow puppetry and her own original soundtrack.
The Buchheister, Manhattan sophomore, is gearing up to direct the play that she's been wanting to stage for four years. She said she plans to stage the play in late March during Easter weekend, as a sacrilegious tribute to the themes of religion and servitude in the play.
She first became interested in the play, which was published in 1604, after reading it in high school and seeing the Shenandoah Shakespeare Company's version, a combination of two versions of the play.
"It was a great show, but I had a lot of issues with the way it was directed and how the scripts were combined," she said. "I just felt like it was a pretty muddled production, but it made me want to learn more about Marlowe and the two texts."
Buchheister's obsession for Marlowe led her to take a class that studied his life and works.
The professor for the course Richard Hardin, provided valuable input concerning her direction of the play.
"I presented him with some ideas because he's a pretty good authority on it and to make sure I wasn't off track and pulling ideas out of my butt that I just thought were interesting that weren't really supported in the text."
Although Buchheister, the a-
teater major, hopes to receive
funding for the play that will be staged at the Hashinger Hall Theatre, she has personally funded the project — mostly from money she has earned from her weekly plasma donations.
Buchheister's "Dr. Faustus" has a cast of 11, including her own roles of Envy, one of the seven deadly sins, and Chorus. She has been in several KU productions, and she directed plays in high school.
She said she has missed many of the aspects of directing.
"I didn't direct at all last year, so I was itchin'," she said. "I like to do everything, which is why being a director is such a good thing. I like to have a fair amount of control."
Many of the unique stage techniques, Buchheister said, were thoughts that came to her late at night.
"I like to see pictures on stage of what I have in my head," she said. "I get a lot of ideas for direction from my dreams and ideas that hit me in the middle of the night, I wake up and write it down. I just like to see that on stage, and I like to let other people into my head that way."
Buchheister's passion for the play and for directing enticed her friend, Sarah Homan, Overland Park junior, to act in the play as well as serve as assistant director.
"I've never seen someone as passionate about something as Theresa is to 'Faustus,'" said Homan, who describes her friend Buchheister as everything from lightning to Little Mary Sunshine. "She got me really into it. It's going to be really rewarding to work with someone that's going to make this happen."
Buchheister said that because the cast was so small and the show so big, every member had to be devoted to the play.
"It's better that (some) people dropped out because even though it's stressful at the moment, I want everyone to —
not be as excited as me, because that's asking a bit much — but at least have a pretty strong drive to do it. If they don't have the desire to do it then I don't want them in it."
Chris Cardinal, Salina freshman, replaced a former cast member and is now taking on four separate roles.
"I've really come into this with kind of a blank slate," he
Buchheister said that between directing "Dr. Fausus," appearing in University Theatre's Othello and donating plasma, she wouldn't have much spare time, but she said her love of the play made it worth the trouble.
said. "I don't know what's going on. I'm just letting Theresa show me what to do."
"I think the show will appeal
to everyone, even people who think they don't understand classical theater," she said. "It's a weird show, but it's also a classical show. It really covers all the bases. But there's no miming. So those people who only like mimes can go to hell."
Mangino still undefeated as Kansas head coach
Editor's note: The Kansan will be publishing satirical writing throughout the semester, of which you will find just a taste below. The satire will be published every Thursday in Jayplay, and in future weeks there will be more to read. It's a place to have fun — the information and quotes in these stories are fabricated. But it's also a place to make some serious comments about this University and the people at it. We welcome your contributions. If you are interested in writing satire for the Kansan, contact Matt Merkel-Hess, the satire page coordinator, at mmerkel-hess@kansan.com.
By Ben Ross Kansan satire writer
Several weeks into Mark Mangino's tenure as Kansas' head football coach, the Jayhawks have yet to lose a single game.
The undefeated streak is the longest one the Jayhawks have managed since the beginning of the 2001 season.
"When I hired coach Mangino in November, I told him that KU fans were sick and tired of losing," said Al Bohl, Kansas athletics director. "Coach Mangino has stepped up to the challenge and the subsequent undefeated record reflects his dedication to the University."
Since Mangino took over, the dismal performances of the Terry Allen era have been virtually nonexistent. The defense has given up fewer yards than in the past five seasons under Allen combined, and the offense has yet to commit a single turnover.
Unlike recent teams, Kansas under Mangino has managed to win as many games this year as rivals Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas State.
The lajahwacks, now in a six-way tie for first place in the Big 12 North division, remain in contention for their first BCS bowl since the system was created in 1998.
Coach Mangino spent most of his time this week preparing the team for its next game, Aug. 31 against Iowa State.
Contact Ross at writer@kansan.com.
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