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University Daily Kansan, November 6, 1981
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Cathy Paddock-Hill, left, rehearses with Aurora Mendoza-Perry for the upcoming performance of "Vanities," to be held at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Lawrence Arts Center, Ninth and Vermont streets.
Play directed, performed by 4 KU theatre students
By DIANE MAKOVSKY Staff Reporter
Three women, one who is earthy, one naive and one wacky, share two traits: They are all friends and they are all characters in Jack Heifner's 1976 comedy, "Vanities."
"Vantitie" is a play about changes in the women's relationship and their interaction with the outside world, from high school in 1963 to a post-college meeting in 1974.
Staff Reporter
"Vantises!" will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Lawrence Arts Center, Ninth and Vermont streets. Nancy Kaiser, a KU master's student in theatre, is directing the performance as her final project. Tickets are $1 and will pay for the hall and royalty fee.
The play is in three scenes, and the actresses never leave the stage.
The actresses also have had to show why the three very 'fierent' characters were friends.
Kaiser, 34, said that the play's time setting was just two years different from her own experiences. But the three actresses, Cathy Paddock-Hill, Aurora Mendoza-Perry and Gal Bromfonn, had to learn what it was like to be in the '60s. They are KU undergraduates.
"We spent a lot of time talking, and we went to see 'Beatlemann', " Kaiser said last week.
At first, the character Mary, who becomes the owner of an erotic art gallery, seems to have no choice.
Students rooting into family histories
Kim Bushman, Leavenworth junior, had been researching her family's genealogy as a hobby for five years. Kenneth Powers, Moscow, Kan., just thought the class sounded interesting.
Hill, who plays Mary, said that at first she
could see Mary wanting to hit Joanne to wake her up, but instead Mary要拉着 and just accepted Joanne's way of dealing with the world. Joanne refuses to accept change.
Lewin's class is the second course on family history to be taught at the University of Kansas after the upsage of interest caused by the broadcastission of Alex Haley's "Roots" in 1977.
Both are enrolled in History 301, Tracing Your Family Roots, taught by Thomas Lewin, associate professor of history.
By CYNTHIA HRENCHIR Staff Reporter
Perry, who plays Joanne, said that she felt like a woman who would choose to live her life as a woman who would choose to live her life as a woman.
Lewin decided to teach the class, he said, because of his interest in oral history. He said oral history was one of the primary sources in research family ancestry.
"Most take it in stride," said Lewin, referring to such discoveries. "This class hasn’t gotten far enough to discover anything much, but in other words, it’s a sort of little things. You’re just learning what they did."
Meanwhile, Bushman traced her family to the 10th century, locating its 10th generation in Schoenberg.
And Bronfman, who plays Kathy, a quiet woman but a leader throughout high school and college, said that she fell sorry for her character because "Kathy not dummed on."
David Katzman, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor of history, was invited to speak before the class on black families in American history.
"The class deals primarily with the nature of the family as a social institution in America," he said. "What we're trying to do is make history relevant to the present."
Heifner, the playwright, described the work as a character sketch. In a preface to the play, he wrote that "Vanities" should fit all the following meanings: "1) the quality of being personally vain, excessive pride in one's own appearance, qualities, gifts and achievements; 2) emptiness, unreality, sham, folly, want of real value; 3) a dressing table."
When Lady Diana Spencer was announced as Prince Charles' choice for a bride, genealogists found that four of her ancestors had been mistresses to kings, three to the same one.
The play is written by a man, but Kaiser said, "A man can write this kind of piece because of the need for humor."
"I've really enjoyed the class." she said. "I put a lot more world history into my studies."
Contrary to Heifner's suggestion, Kaiser mainly chose male vocalists for the play's transition periods because most of the popular vocalists of the time were male, she said.
Although the play is about women, Kaiser said, the development of the relationship could very well be unfolded.
In his class, he said, genealogy is used as a kind of methodology. Students are informed of sources available locally that they can use to explore their family's history.
"We want to show people existed in a time and a place."
Kaiser said she wanted the audience to be "intimately involved" and that the performance hall at the Center offered a good atmosphere for audience closeness.
"Spencer is very strong," Lewin said, "and there are archives in both Topeka and Kansas City that the students can use. And, of course, there are the sources you find on your own."
Powers, who had just begun exploring his roots, had already made discoveries about his [his] family.
"Insecurity about the future makes us less willing to talk about the past," he said.
"Genealogy may be so popular because of our
Katzman said there had always been a steady interest in the subject but said its popularity could be increased.
Tracing family roots can include the danger of finding family skeletons, he said.
"I want the audience to leave with some positive feeling about contemporary women," Karen said.
society in which families live so far away from parents and grandparents," Katzman said. You have to need to know who are, where you be, when they are living around you. You know your roots."
"Everyone thought all these different people would merge, the melting pot theory, and in fact, the best example of that."
He said he thought ethnicity was a definite link to the increasing interest in family history.
"I had a great-grandfather who was in on the Oklahoma land bill," he said. "But on my dad's side, it was all about him."
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aments at 10 a.m. in 207 Robinson Center.
'On Golden Pond about life, death
THE BIOLOGY CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union.
Norman is preoccupied with the thought of his immortality. He will celebrate his 80th birthday soon and says that he finds nothing as interesting as thinking about death.
Norman is a character in Ernest Thompson's play "On Golden Pond," which will be presented by the Lawrence Community Theatre at 8 p.m. and Lawrence Arts Center, Art干旱 and Vermont streets.
Casting for the show was completed last week by Mr. Hammond, a professor and a doctoral student at the University of Kansas.
TOMORROW
She applied last spring for a position as director for one of the theatre's productions. Wright has both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in theatre with an emphasis on
Wright said she chose what show she would like to direct.
"They make up the bill of play by what directors are interested in doing," she said.
"On Golden Pond" is comic, Wright said, but it contains genuine concerns.
contains genuine concerns. "It's about relationships." she said.
Besides Norman, the other main characters are Charlie Martin; Norman's wife, Ethel; his 42-year-old daughter, Chelsea; Chelsea's fiance, Bill Rav; and Bill's 13-year-old son, Billy.
Wright said the community theatre was definitely expanding its audience. Twenty-seven people auditioned for the six roles in "Golden Lotus" and that demonstrated people were interested.
Wright said her husband, Jack Wright, KU director of theatre, had thought of directing "Golden Pond" with the Kansas Repertory Theatre last summer.
However the diverse age of the characters would have made it difficult to cast, and this play is not the best play for training students, Wright said.
Some KU students may be working on the crews, Wright said. But many students will be finishing the semester's work while the cast will be rehearsing four nights a week at the beginning and finishing with six or seven nights of rehearsal a week in early December.
arts calendar
Art
Drawings by Lois Greene and ceramics by Luella Vaccaro will be on display through Nov. 24 In the Gallery, 745 New Hampshire St. No admission charge.
The Art History Colloquium will feature Douglas Hyland, assistant professor of art history, speaking of "Marius De Dazays; Modernist" at 3:30 p.m. today in 211 Spencer museum. The lecture will be given in conjunction with the collection of caricatures by De Zayas on display in the museum through Nov. 8, No admission charge.
An art museum symposium on "Artists and the American West" will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Spencer Museum. The symposium will be given in conjunction with an exhibition on display in the American West" collection on display in the Museum through Dec. 6. No admission charge.
on campus
The Design Department Faculty Exhibition will be on display through Nov 19 in the University Hall.
Photographs by Vic Eichler and color
The Kellas Gallery, 7 E. Seventh St., will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a reception tonight at 8 p.m. in the gallery. With admission charge.
Xerox xeros by Carol Beesley will be on design building gallery. No admission charge. Building Gallery, No admission charge.
Theatre
The University Theatre Series will present the musical “Bigradou” at 8 tonight and tomorrow, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $4 and $5 and $3 today and tomorrow, and $3 and $5 for the Sunday matine. Discounts are available for students.
Music
George Throop and the Destroyers will perform at 8:30 tonight in Hoch Auditorium. Admission is $8 and $9. Students will receive a 50-cent discount.
The Manhattan Transfer will perform at
8 a.m. tomorrow in Boch Auditorium
for a show by The Lakers.
Urban cowboys, hang on to your hats.
American Royal begins this week
The American Royal—one of the most famous livestock and horse shows and rodeos in the United States—started yesterday evening in Kansas City, Mo.
Art lovers and Royal supporters paid $25 a person to kick off the American Royal festivities at the American Royal Western Art Show and Sale.
Rodeo riders will whoop it up at the American Royal Rodeo, which will run from Nov. 10 to 15.
Livestock displays opened at 8 this morning at Kemper, arena, and they will continue until the end of the season.
TODAY
More sedate riders will show off their horses during the Alpine Horse Show, which runs from 10 to 16.21
An American Royal parade will start winding
down to downtown Kansas City at a 8:40.
toward
THE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM will feature Robert Martin, general counsel for Beech Aircraft Co., speaking at the opening of the Engineer' at 3:30 p.m. in 314 Wessex Hall
Three big-name country bands will perform during the Royal.
Jim Stafford will appear Nov. 10 to 13 during the rodeo.
Jamie Fricke will appear Nov. 14 and Nov. 15,
also during the rodeo.
Alabama will perform Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 during the horse show.
Tickets to the shows range in price from $4.50 to $7.50 and are available at the door. All events are free.
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