Thursday, March 31, 1977
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An extended theater season is a way of life for members of the KU Theater for Theater
This semester the ensemble company will perform "The Marvelous Adventures of Ty!!" 28 times, company director Jed Davis said recently.
KU students take play to children
Today, the company begins six-day tour
that will include seven performances in four
stages.
The entire cast remains on stage throughout the performance, changing costumes and characters in the audience's portrayals. Of the 30 characters are portrayed in "Ty" and "Al," respectively, with the same character—that of Ty—throughout the performance.
ALTHOUGH THE play is well rehearsed,
part of the acting still is improvised.
"In this kind of ensemble piece, they (the actors) are all very aware of what each other does in the performance he said, made improvisation and interaction more natural during the performance.
THIS YEAR, seven cast members and three production staff members are touring with "Ytl." A panel truck and an eight-horse trailer are used for transportation, Davis said, so be cast in all-dial and technical equipment, like props and costumes, are kept to a minimum.
Rehearsals for "Tyl!" began last November. The group performed four times in February at the University Theatre, and since then it has been on the road, appearing in schools, auditoriums, and civic centers throughout Kansas.
"The whole idea of being in a different theater each time is something you have to get used to," according to Charlotte Dodd, a graduate student and company manager.
The group, which will perform through May, is called an ensemble company because the length of time the cast spends together rehearsing and performing causes the company to form an intimate feeling for the play, Davis said.
Speed warning on new signs
20-mile-an-hour speed limit signs were posted Tuesday on Jayhawk Boulevard at its intersection with Sunflower Road to educate drivers of the speed limit differences between the boulevard and the road.
Drivers on Sunflower Road may drive up to 30 m.p.h, and the speed limit of Jayhawk Boulevard, from the Chi Omega fountain to the Kansas Union, is 20 m.p.h.
Because drivers coming up Sunflower Road have been unaware of the difference in speed limits, enforcement of the speed limit on Jayhawk Boulevard hasn't been strict. Stricter enforcement is now planned as a result of the new signs.
Tacha appointed to law school
Tacha will replace John Murphy,
decoomie Dean, July 1, when Murphy
replaces Robert Bates.
One goal of Deanell Reece Tacha, the new associate dean of the School of Law, is to facilitate the move from the old to the new law building.
She will be responsible for internal curriculum scheduling and planning, student advisory work and adaptation of the course to meeting the needs of faculty and students.
Tacha graduated from KU in 1968 and received her law degree in 1971 from the University of Hawaii.
"I would like to work on developing an atmosphere where students can learn, and faculty can teach in the best possible manner," she said yesterday.
Before joining the KU law faculty in 1974, Tacha was a White House Fellow and a member of the Hogan and Hartson law firm (C.A.). She also has practiced law in Concordia.
TONIGHT IS LADIES NIGHT free admission for ladies
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Showtime 9:00 p.m.
Gentleman's cover $150
$100 pitchers
8:00-9:00 p.m.
the Lawrence
Opera House
&
7th Spirit balcony
In spite of the time spent on the road with the play, cast members also attend KU classes. They receive six credit hours for participation in the children's theater, and most students also enroll in eight to 12 additional hours of classes.
Davis, who is the cast member's adviser during the semester, tells the cast not to take classes that require daily attendance, like language or laboratory classes.
STUDYING FOR classes isn't difficult, Dodson said, because there is plenty of time on the road between towns to read. She said that in addition to credit, ensemble members received $5 a performance, and the theater paid traveling expenses. Most of the tours are on weekends to keep missed classes to a minimum.
from the imagined life of a trickster who exposes prejudice, nullity and greed through pranks he plays on German villagers.
"The Marvelous Adventures of Tytl"; based on German legend, portrays scenes
It is designed to appeal to children in the upper elementary and junior high school range. Dodson said, although both younger and older people enjoy its humor.
the seven cast members for 'Ty'1²
Mark Robertson, Salina freshman (Tyl);
Linda Emery, Lyndon, Neb., freshman;
Bickie Killotte, Holt, Mo., special student;
Steve Hall, Lawrence freshman; Haehl;
Joan Oderobert, Glencoe, III, freshman;
and Vladimir Stevens, University City, Mo,
freshman.
University Daily Kansan
The production staff travel with the cast are Dodson; Glenn Bickle, University Theatre stage manager; and Charlotte Morris, tour technician.
Recreation Services Rm.208 Robinson Recreation Tennis (singles, doubles, & Co-Rec) Meeting March 29th at 5:00 p.m. Rm. 205 Robinson Gym Must attend to enter.
INTRAMURAL TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT Saturday and Sunday, April 2nd & 3rd Entry Deadline—Thursday, March 31st, 12 noon Applications In Rm. 208 Robinson Free Admission
Dance marathon to benefit epileptics
The second annual Ch Omega-April
Omega Dance Marathon, to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation, will be from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. at the Omega Pavilion in Boulder, CO, where the marathon must be submitted by today.
KBEQ radion station, co-sponsor of the marathon, will give a $1,000 scholarship to the couple that dances the full 24 hours and will get a $300 shirt will get a half-hour break every three hours.
residence hall, which may start to raise money once the couple is registered.
Each entering couple must be sponsored by a sorority, fraternity, scholarship hall or
Registration forms are available at the Chi Omega security house, 1345 W. Campus Road, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity House, 137 Tennessee St. The entry fee is $10.
Money will be raised from entry fees, dance floor fees, beer sales and funds raised through pledges obtained by the living groups.
be charged 25 cents admission to the dance
the marathon will be in the Kansas
Union
Couples not entered in the marathon will
Beer, donated by the Meyer Brewing Co., will be sold for 50 cents a draw.
Last year's marmon raised $3,000. The money is distributed throughout the Epilepsy Foundation, primarily going to its Kansas chapters.
Last year's winner was the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house.
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