University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1985 Page: 3 of 4
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UNIVERSITY PRESS January 23,1986*3
LU to come alive with music
The hills are alive with the sound
of music. Does this sound familiar?
If so, then “The Sound of Music” is
probably a favorite of yours.
Bill McDermand, faculty choir
director, will direct the production
in the Lamar University Theatre,
when it opens on Feb. 15. Perfor-
mances will continue on Feb. 16 and
17.
The choices of which play to pre-
sent were “The Sound of Music,”
“Pippin” and “The King and I,” he
said. Lamar has never produced
“The Sound of Music” on campus,
whereas “The King and I” was per-
formed about five years ago.
Rehearsals began in late
September and all except three roles
are played by Lamar students. Gass
time is set aside for rehearsals and
the production will occur in the
Opera Workshop.
The cast includes Lisa Young,
Nederland sophomore, as Maria
Rainer; Kyle Worley, Silsbee junior,
as Capt. Von Trapp; Valerie Roy,
Beaumont junior, as Mother Ab-
bess; Nancy Ervin, Port Arthur
junior, as Liesl Von Trapp; Darla
Sparks, Beaumont freshman, as
Elsa Schraeder; and Vincent
Dimiceli, Port Arthur senior, as
Max Detweiler.
Also, Michael Harris, Lamar
sophomore, as Rolf; Tommy Emer-
son, Nederland sophomore, as
Friedrick Von Trapp; Darlene
Lusignan, Port Arthur senior, as
Louisa Von Trapp; Debbie Dill-
ingham, Houston senior, as Brigitta
Von Trapp; and Hank Deslaurier,
Staten Island, N.Y., freshman, as
Franz.
The three youngest members of
the Von Trapp family are Harper
Carr, Beaumont; Kim Parks, Beau-
mont; and Lisa Petitt, Vidor.
“People in this town like musicals
and a sellout is expected from
students and faculty,” McDermand
said.
The sets are constructed by cast
members and volunteers. Roberta
Carr, technical director-stage
manager, will oversee construction.
Production cost is about |6,S00,
McDermand said.
McDermand was in the first pro-
duction at Lamar in 1954 of “On
Stage.” He was graduated from
Lamar with a bachelor’s degree in
1956. He is now working on a
master’s, along with directing the
grand choir and directing “Hie
Sound of Music.” The music depart-
ment is is producing the musictd.
Reservations may be made by
calling 880-2250, beginning Friday.
‘Sound of Music9—
Reservations for Lamar’s production of the “Sound of Music” may
be made, beginning Friday. The musical begins a three-day run,
with the first performance set for Feb. 15 in the Lamar .University
Theatre. Other performances are scheduled Feb. 16 and 17. Direc-
tor is Bill McDermand.
Photo by DAVID CRUZ
Vast opportunity for ‘Dune;’ fails f
By GEM BORDAGES
UP staff writer
Dino DeLaurentis’ newest film
“Dune” is extraordinary in a
number of ways.
Topping the list is the superb
recreation of an alien culture that
spans the universe and whose
economy centers on the life-
prolonging spice melange, found on-
ly on the planet Arrakis.
UP review
All the components of Frank
Herbert’s epic novel are there: the
mutants of the spacing guild, the
powerful and manipulative Bene
Gesserit sisterhood and the
mysterious Freman.
Everything. Nothing is overlook-
ed.
Members of the cast read like a
who’s who in international stardom.
Britcn and Academy Award winner
Francesca Annis stars as Jessica.
The great and much-awarded Jose
Ferrer is the Emperor Shaddam IV
and Linda Hunt shines as the
Shadout Mapes.
In a rare appearance, Silvana
Mangano plays Reverend Mother
Ramallo and rock star Sting plays
Feyd. Also, the legendary Max Von
Sydow performs the role of Dr.
Kynes.
Newcomer Kyle MacLachlan cast
as Paul is a stroke of genius. His cool
presence as the Dune messiah is
most convincing.
Other fine performances are
rendered by Kenneth McMillan as
the grossly decadent Baron Karkon-
nen; Jergen Prochnow as the doom-
ed Duke Leto; and ex-child star
Dean Stockwell as the traitorous Dr.
Yueh.
The photography of Freddie Fran-
cis, along with special effects of Kit
West, Albert Whitlock and Barry
Nolan leave nothing to be desired.
Carlo Rambaldi’s alien creatures
are all that one could hope. Bob
Ringwood’s costumes are splendid.
But the most extraordinary thing
about this film is that it fails
miserably. What should have been a
four-hour epic, complete with inter-
mission, is for some unknown
reason, encapsulated into less than
two hours.
Events such as the taming of the
giant sandworm or the tortuous
crossing of the unmerciful desert of
Arrakis are merely touched upon.
There is no suspense, no drama, no
fun.
Important characters such as
Duncan Idaho, Alia, Chani and the
Shadout Mapes are mere shadows
that come and go too quickly to
grasp. What were they like? What
motivated them? The movie never
says.
One comes away from viewing
“Dune” feeling cheated. David
Lynch’s haphazard screenplay and
directing—his needless sacrificing
of characterization and plot for the
sake of special effects—has the au-
dience simply not caring what hap-
pens next.
The makers of “Dune” had a
golden opportunity to create the
“Gone With the Wind” of science fic-
tion but were not equal to the task.
They blew it.
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Funtier Frolic to raise
funds for scholarships
By LINDA ECKOLS
UP managing editor
The third annual Funtier Frolic,
the Alumhi Association’s top fund-
raiser, is scheduled for Saturday,
Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in McDonald Gym,
Wanda Fiorenza, Alumni Associa-
tion director, said.
The event, featuring Don Edwards
and his western band, raises money
to fund the Alumni Association
Presidential Scholarship Program.
“This is the most prestigious
scholarship that Lamar has,”
Fiorenza said.
Having raised close to $200,000,
she said that scholarships have been
granted to about 100 students in 10
years.
Betty Greenberg is chairing the
program that includes dinner, a
floorshow, dancing and door prizes.
Greenberg’s son, Jeff, died in an
automobile accident several years
ago. Jeff was a Lamar student,
native of Beaumont and musician.
In order to memorialize their son
and to benefit the college student,
the Greenbergs donated a 1934
Frazier-Nash replica to Lamar to be
given as a door prize at the in-
auguaral Funtier Frolic in 1983.
The result was the establishment
of the Jeff Greenberg Memorial
Presidential Scholarship in his
honor using the proceeds from the
Funtier Frolic.
Recently, the Greenbergs have
lost a second son, Bruce, and the
scholarship has been renamed the
Jeff and Bruce Greenberg Memorial
Presidential Scholarship.
In addition to this scholarship
fund, the association offers about 20
other scholarships for students.
This year, Fiorenza said she hopes
to raise $30,000.
“I hope to raise that much,” she
said. “It will give us three more
scholarships.”
Open to anyone, the program
tickets cost $40 per person, $75 per
couple and $375 for a table for 10.
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