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The University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 5, 2001
AIDS Benefit Concert
Amy Jo Carville of The Roundup assists her commanding presence at an AIDS benefit concert. Money from last night's show at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., will help fund a local cycling team in the Heartland AIDSRide.
Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN
Cast members of the play When Scott Comes Home will perform Saturday night at 130 Budig Hall. The play is about a true story of a son who had to break the news to his family and community that he had contracted HIU. Contributed art.
Play shows faces of AIDS
Local organization to receive money
By Livi Regenbaum
writer@kansan.com
Konsan staff writer
The English Alternative Theatre is sponsoring When Scott Comes Home, a play about AIDS, as a fund-raiser for the Douglas County AIDS Project at 8 p.m. Saturday in 130 Budd Hall.
Jeff Barker, the play's author, said it was based on the book "When AIDS Comes Home," a true story by Mignon Zylstra about a son who had to break the news to his family and community that he had contracted HIV.
"It really is a mother's story," Barker said. "This mother, Mignon, is a Christian woman. She sees her son growing up and ultimately announcing to her that he is gay. She has to come to grips with how she deals with that and how it affects her relationship with him."
Matt Foss, Northwestern College senior and member of the Drama Ministries Ensemble, said he had been performing in the play for the past two years and thought the story raised some important issues.
living with the disease," she said.
"It a lot about a mother's love," he said. "It talks about the struggles between his family and the church. This is a play about compassion and love. It is a true and good story and the best thing about true and good stories is that it hopefully opens up people to be able to share their story."
Blythe Bradley, Oklahoma City senior and DCAP volunteer, said she hoped the play would have a positive effect on its audience.
"Thope they will get a new personal perspective on HIV and that they will have a greater understanding and compassion for people who are
living with the disease," she said. Paul Lim, founder of English Alternative Theatre, said the play was a terrific opportunity to raise awareness and support for DCAP.
The play is being performed by the Drama Ministries Ensemble, a church touring group out of Northwestern College, a Christian College in Orange City, Iowa. The group has been touring during spring break and weekends for the past four years.
Barker said he hoped the play would bring issues surrounding AIDS into a new light.
"I hope they think about how they personally respond to persons with AIDS and people who are themselves living with AIDS," he said. "I certainly hope they feel some support and encouragement from the play."
Reserved seats are $20 and can be
What: When Scott Comes Home, a play sponsored by the English Alternative Theatre.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday in 130 Budig Hall.
Reserved seats are $20 and can be purchased by calling DCAP at 843-0040. Open seating is available by making a contribution at the door.
purchased by calling DCAP at 843-0040. Open seating is available at the door by giving a contribution.
- Edified by Jacob Raddy
The director of the Institute, played by Ryan Colwell, Leowood junior, greets his loyal scientists at the start of another day's work evaluating tendencies in society. The play Temptation runs through Saturday night at the Inge Theatre in Murphy Hall. Photo by Laurie Sisk/KANSAN
Dark play also has charm
By Chris Wristen
joyplay@kansan.com
joyplay writer
It starts with the simple question, "Care to tango?" but the University Theatre's production of Vaclay Havel's Tempation delves much deeper than the Latin-American dance of romance.
Havel was arrested repeatedly during the 1970s and '80s for his efforts to promote human rights. His satirical writings about the government and his works promoting free thought brought attention to the troubled situation in the former Czechoslovakia.
Now he is the president of the reformed Czech Republic, and *Tempat* draws its inspiration of controlled thought from his experiences in a once constraining country and examines Dr. Henry Fousska's attempt to achieve uncontrolled thought, captured elegantly by director John Gronbeck-Tedesco on the Inge Theatre stage in Murphy Hall.
It focuses on Foustika's dance with the dark side when he chooses to meddle in witchcraft and his attempt to achieve uncontrolled thought.
Foustka, played by Warrensburg senior Joey Alfino, begins the play with the innocence of a schoolboy and works at an institute that battles irrational tendencies in society. The Institute only allows actions and thoughts that work in the interest of enhancing science. The bullish institution director, played by Ryan Colwell, Leawood junior, commands around his scientists with a bold voice and intimidating sexual advances.
The Institute's dictatorial and machine-like atmosphere of repetitious daily routine sparks Foustka to search for innovative methods of thinking. Intrigued by the book of life and the power of the spirit world, he begins practicing black magic. He tries casting spells and orders the spirits to play tango tunes that make him happy. Harmless enough, but at the same time he summons an apparent demon — Fistula.
Production information
What: Vaclav Havel's Temptation
When: 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday
Where: Inge Theatre inside Murphy Hall
Whole-age theater includes Murphy Hall Tickets: $6 for students, $10 for faculty, $12 for the public
Running time: two hours and 30 minutes
John Luzar, Leawood senior, plays the crippled, creepy and conniving Fistula. Foustka calls Fistula a devil, but he considers himself to be an informer of Ariel who just helps people realize their darkest inner thoughts. Luzar delivers such a genuine performance as Fistula that he is convincing as a demon not only to Foustka, but to the audience, too. His hunched neck, pretzel-tied legs and vilishly-spiked hair, matched with a soothing voice, made him irresistible to love.
The two make a deal that allows Foustra to experiment with the magical world, but it sends his life into a spiral and everything falls apart. A brief fling with Marketa, the office secretary, played by Peabody junior Amber McIntosh, puts the process into motion. McIntosh portrays gentle, innocent Marketa with complete grace, and tugs at your heart like a child when Foustra betrays her in order to cover up his experimenting with witchcraft.
Though Marketa takes the initial fall, Fousta soon follows when his relationship with girlfriend Vilma, played by Megan Shea, Quincy, Mass., graduate student, crumbles after he accuses her of telling the director about his meetings with Fistula.
Foustka's tumble cumulates with a humorous and musical finale that closes with a punch.
Though the stage is small and intimate, the action and intrigue are high and make for a night well spent in a tempting student production that sparkles.
Edited by Jason McKee
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Friday
Homeless Sleepout at Burcham Park, 8pm to 8am Activities include music, food, speakers and a discussion
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