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KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 2017
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"The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," a production put on by the Card Table Theatre, portrays many similarities to the rise of President Donald Trump and was performed last weekend at Eagles Lodge.
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Card Table Theatre's 'The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui' compares Trump to Hitler
JOSH MCQUADE
@LONEWOLIMcQuade
n stage after every scene, a screen next to the show's
cast displayed moments of infamous dictator Adolf Hitler's life to compare what the audience had just seen.
The Card Table Theatre's rendition of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," is a story with striking similarities to Donald Trump's rise to President of the United States. The production was last weekend at Eagles Lodge in Lawrence. The show is meant as a form of protest of the current political landscape, although the original play was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1941.
The play follows a fictional, manipulative gangster named Arturo Ui in Chicago who is played by University alumnus Kitty Steffens. Ui's rise to power is portrayed as identical to Hitler's.
The production featured an all-female cast of 11, who played a total of 45 characters Saturday and Sunday night. But, only three of the 45 characters were female.
"Arturo" began with an interactive introduction of the characters, with the narrator offering audience members drinks from a flask and whispering in ears to increase the tension. Many of the actors had to change costumes directly behind the audience.
Halfway through the play, those who were a part of Ui's gang all wore red armbands as a way to identify one another.
The parable to Hitler's rise shown as Ui throughout the show used threats, blackmail, and bribes of protection in order to take control of the Cauliflower Trust: a group of men and the grocers in both Chicago and Cicero, Illinois. Ui began as a washed up gangster who wanted to return to the life of infamy but slowly developed into a character who promised protection, and would kill those who did not accept.
As the show moved along, Ui was able to take control of the majority of gangsters, grocers, and
press in Chicago after being perceived as no threat. From Ui committing crimes only to blame them on his opposition to betraying his second-hand man, Ernesto Roma, played by University graduate Jacqueline Grunau, "Arturo" used satirical humor in order to portray the rise of a ruthless dictator.
Before the play, Will Averill, the director, spoke to the audience about how the show was originally put on in May to joke about Trump's presidential campaign. But, he said, the recent performances were shown with a much more serious tone after Trump's election.
The dark comedy attempted to capture
Trump's image and rise to presidency throughout the show, he said. Although the play seemed to mock Trump with its dialogue, Averill said the original script was performed for the night with no alteration.
You can see how something like this can happen just by a series of steps that people aren't too worried about at the time."
Catherin Reed Lawrence resident
"It is all the original text," he said. "We were constantly running into situations where we were blown away by some of the words and how resonant they were today."
Multiple times throughout the play, Ui, in order to connect with his colleagues, said he was a "simple son of Brooklyn," sounding eerily similar to the signature "small loan of a million dollars." "Arturo" also showed Ui fighting with the press in order to take control, a subject very similar to Trump's continuous battle with the media.
Ui's physical features were changed in order to project Trump's image. Ui's hair was almost identical to Trump's signature style, and Averill said that it was intentionally styled that way. His lips were also pursed in order to mock Trump's image.
Averill said he meant to show the audience that, if immediate action is not taken to stop a threat, then it may end with that threat coming into and staying in control.
Audience members were receptive to the similarities to the modern day.
"It's very timely," Lawrence resident Catherine Reed said. "You can see how something like this can happen just by a series of steps that people aren't too worried about at the time."
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One of the terracotta models that was made by the students by carving the design into foam models and then pouring clay into the models by hand.
The final products made by the students from the course "Craft in the Digital Age." These are tiles made from concrete and are displayed in the Marvin Commons.
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New digital tools bring old designs to life
> ALYSSA HOEDL
@AHoedl
Integrating the old with the new to recreate details of a historic skyscraper is what School of Architecture assistant professor Keith Van de Riet had his students do this past fall semester.
"Craft in the Digital Age" is a required designbuild studio class for architecture students, though the subject changes based on the professor.
The students explored how to use digital tools like 3-D printing to recreate full and half-scale replicas of the terracotta tile ornamentations from one of famed architect Louis Sullivan's buildings, the Wainwright in St. Louis.
"This course is meant to expose [students] to the process of making what they design," Van de Riet said. "It helps get their feet wet in materials and
Van de Riet's research involves a study on how digital tools are used to explore architects, like Sullivan and David Adler. He also researches engineered living systems and shoreline developments.
Van de Riet graduated from the University in 2004, and later received his doctorate in Architectural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He's been splitting his time between teaching and researching at the University since 2015.
... communicate with the contractors."
"I've always had an affinity for drawing and making things and what drew me to architecture was the creative thinking and how it works to integrate systems," Van de Riet said. "When I was a kid, it was because of how the reputation of the architect was important
and to have that level of impact drew me to the field."
I've always had an affinity for drawing and making things..."
Keith Van de Riet Assistant architecture professor
Van de Riet directed his students to study Sullivan's work on high rises from a structural standpoint, as well as what he calls the exterior ornamentation expression of the building.
"The most interesting thing about the project was how many artistic medias we had to use to make our tiles," said Joe Libeer, a graduate student from Prairie Village. "We got the privilege to use 3-D
The students also had to go through the process from scratch, Van de Riet said.
printing and silicone mold casting — an expensive material — which is what we used for the tile's formwork."
hurdles."
"The students had to make everything, from the molds of the tiles to the steel frames that the tiles now hang on in the wall," he said.
Making the steel frames turned out to be a bit harder and more time consuming than Libeer originally thought.
"We had to use creative thinking to restructure our design, which was a good exercise for real world preparation," Libeer said. "Architectural projects always will have something not go as planned, or communication errors, so architects need to be creative and patient to solve these process
This semester, Van de Riet is focused on getting back to his research, and promoting and publishing students' work.
"I'd also like to apply our study more internationally to cultural landscapes that are at risk or in different backgrounds." Van de Riet said. "Sullivan comes from a certain lineage and was defiant against the European lineage, so I would like to explore what else we could use these tools to recreate."
There were 18 students involved in this class and project, along with KU Ceramics Department Collaborator Marshall Maude. The Dean's Office and School of Architecture, Design and Planning provided support, and Cottin's Hardware and Rental in Lawrence sponsored the project.
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