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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 9, 1964
'West Side Story' Charged With Action
By Karen Lambert
From the pulsating overture to the emotion packed final scene, the University Theatre production of "West Side Story" is charged with an electric current of vibrant action.
Movement is the keynote of the show. The audience is drawn into a whirlpool of motion—swirling costumes, revolving stage, fluid dance movements, and penetrating orchestral rhythm.
The romance of Tony, a young boy looking for "someone, somewhere," and Maria, a Puerto Rican girl seeking escape from the slums, unfolds, blooms and dies in a two day timespan, but the absurdity of such a short love affair seems completely natural.
The audience has no time to think about the short time span. In the first act, the audience meets all the characters, witnesses Tony and Maria's first meeting at a dance, sees the Jets and Sharks for a 'fair fight' and watches as the fight turns into a brutal rumble when Riff (leader of the Jets) and Bernardo (leader of the Sharks) are killed. The rapid scene changes also include rousing dances, musical numbers and the comic banter exchanged by the Jets and Sharks.
In the second act, Maria reveals her forbidden romance with Tony, learns that Tony killed her brother and watches as Tony is shot.
The action in the musical is highlighted by lighting effects and the revolving stage. The lighting provides most of the show's color.
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The stage revolves during the rumble scene and some of the dances, lending a treadmill effect to the action, since the actors remain in one place while the scenery moves around them.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Psychology Colloquium, 4 p.m. Strong Auditorium, Richard Held, M.L.T.
**Physics** *Colloquium* 4:30 p.m. 155
**Photon Interactions** *Layla Taylor* 3-Phonon
Interactions - Layla Taylor
Catholic Mass, 5 p.m. St. Lawrence Chapel, 1910 Stradford Rd. Ft. Lauderdale, Kochs Trophy Boom.
"West Side Story," 8:20 p.m., University Theatre.
Episcopal Evening Prayer, 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
Catholic Masses, 6:45 a.m., 5 p.m.
Lawrence Chapel, 1910 Stratford Rd.
Speech-Drama Colloquium, 3:30 p.m.
Summerfield, 'Growth and History of
301 Summerfield, "Growth and History of the Polish Theater"—Janusz Warminky,
SUA Special Film, 6:30 p.m., Fraser Theater.
American Chemical Society, 7 p.m.
122 Malott. "Studies of Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Processes by Mag-
netic Concentration Microscopy" - S. I.
Weissman, Weibhagen
American Society of Intensive English, 7 Strong. Wade Stinson, athlete director.
Catholic Inquiry Forum, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Center, 1910 Stratford Rd, First of series of six lectures on essentials of Catholicism.
Inter-Varsit Christian Fellowship, 7
Room. Kansas University. Bible
Exposition.
Theology of Sacraments, 7 p.m., St
Luke College, Chicago; Christian Selene College, Organization
7:30 p.m. Danfort Chapel.
Inquired Class, 7:30 p.m. Canterbury
museum, 7:30 a.m.
Student Peace Union, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union.
GEMBA, 8 p.m., 222 Snow University Theatre, 8:20 p.m., "West Side Story."
Western Civ. Discussion, 9 p.m., St.
Larreau Hall, 1915 Stratford Rd Des-
Locke
Episcopal Holy Communion, 9:30 p.m.
Danforth, Chanel
The settings are silhouettes giving a suggestion of realism. Three window frames are suspended in the background, to represent the tenement setting. Stark fragments of
fences and buildings provide the illusion of the slums.
"West Side Story" will be performed in the University Theatre tonight, Tuesday and Friday.
Bob Blank, Photographer Please telephone your appointment now and avoid the last minute rush.
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