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VOL.LX NO. 3
OCTOBER U 1982
McMURRY COLLEGE; Abilene Ti.
Barefoot' opens season
Tickets for the McMurry College
Theatre Department's production
of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the
Park" arc now on sale.
The comedy is scheduled for
performance in McMurry's Amy
Graces RyahFine Arts Building's
Little Theatre Oct. 7-10.
Tickets for the production arc
priced at $3 for adults 52 for
students and SI for children
under 12. They may be reserved
by calling 692-4130 Extension
Corthron relates to character
McMurry sophomore Callic
Corthron isn't completely ready
to admit she was "typecast" as
the exhuberant fun-loving newly-
wed in the college's upcoming
production of Neil Simon's
"Barefoot in the Park." But she
will confess to several similarities
between herself and her character
Cory.
"Cory and I come out of the
same mold" says Corthron a
sophomore and already a veteran
of three McMurry theatre produc-
tions. "Both of us have having
fun as our main concern and we
want everyone around us to have
fun also. The problem is we
don't always realize when they're
not."
Which is precisely the conflict
which leads to much of the
comedy in Simon's play opening
Thursday in McMurry's Ryan
Fine Arts Building Little Theatre.
Cory the outgoing fun-loving
bride is trying to loosen up her
rather stiff-necked lawyer husband.
Ms. P AC-MAN FEVER-Sophomore
his spare time and a few quarters
302 or 305 during regular school
hours.
"Barefoot in the Park" is one
of Simon's most successful
comedies. The plot centers around
a couple of ncwlywcds struggling
to get their marriage off to a
successful start in a rundown New
York apartment.
Callic Corthron a sophomore
from Wylie who appeared in three
McMurry productions last year
has the lead role of Cory Brattcr
Whe she can't get his attention
"or everything to go her way she
pouts" Corthron explains.
"Cory loves her husband and
she wants to make him happy"
she continues. "The problem is
that the things she considers
'fun' he usually considers em-
barrassing." The similarities between
Corthron and Cory don't stop
there.
"We both tend to handle anger
situations all wrong. Instead of
being rational and thinking things
out we tend to blow up. And
we're probably teeth more com-
fortable when we're the center of
attention" she says.
Corthron who began acting
with the Abilene Community
Theatre while a student at Wylie
High School will be getting to be
the center of attention for the first
time in "Barefoot in the Park" as
Cory is her first lead role.
"I like it because I get to be on
stage nearly the entire show"
Danny Hutchison of EI Paso spends
on a video game machine.
the hyperactive and fun-loving
bride. Her mate the rather
straight-laced lawtcr Paul Brattcr
will be played by freshman
Laurence Brame of Laredo.
Wanda Lunn textbook manager
at the McMurry book store plays
the part of Mrs. Banks Cory 's
mother. Keith Hale of Abilene is
cast as Mr. Velasco the Bratter's
rather odd neighbor.
Other cast members include:
Eddie Lindeman sophomore from
Corthron says before stoping
herself. "Gosh that sounds like
something Cory would say. But
that sounds wrong. It's not so
much that we want to be the
center of attention as it is we want
everyone else around us to be
having a good time and we want
to do everything we can to make
them have It."
Cory pulls a couple of stunts
during the play which Corthron
could see herself doing in the
same situation.
After setting up a dinner date
between Cory's mother and a
neighbor In the couple's rundown
apartment building the foursome
returns home late and exhausted.
But while everyone else is about
ready to call it a night Cory is
already in the middle of making
plans for all the other "fun"
things they an do with the rest of
the evening.
At another point in the play
Cory and her husband are in the
Carleton
lecturer
Dr. Mouzon Biggs pastor of
Boston Avenue United Methodist
Chuch of Tulsa Okla. and a noted
television minister has been
selected as the speaker for the
annual Carleton-Willson Lectures
at McMurry College.
The Lecture is scheduled for
Thursday Oct. 14 prccccdinc the
fall meeting of the McMurry
Board of Trustees.
Dr. Biggs came to Tulsa in
1980 bringing with him 14 years
of religious broadcasting experi-
ence. He preached to more than
7000000 persons each year during
his seven years as minister of
Trininty United Methodist Church
in Beaumont. When he arrived in
Tulsa he immediately established
a television ministry there on
Tulsa's Channel 8.
A native of Carthage Tx. Dr.
Biggs graduated from Centenary
College of Louisiana. He earned
his Master of Theology degree
from Southern Methodist Univer-
sity and his Doctor of Divinity
degree from Texas Wesleyan
College.
Dr. Biggs' Tulsa church
Boston Avenue is one of United
Methodism's largest with more
than 6300 members. The church's
16-story tower dominates one of
downtown Tulsa's most prominent
Hereford; Harry Starks junior
from Tucson Az; Kenny Gregg
sophomore from Wylie; Keith
Cox freshman from Houston; and
Tracy Hamblen junior from
Happy.
The production is being directed
by senior Susan Hutchison of
Tuscola.
The Oct. 7 8 and 9 produc-
tions arc scheduled for 8 p.m. The
Oct. 10 production will be a 2
p.m. matinee.
middle of a blc fisht. So. in order
to make him jealous she pretends
another lover has telephoned her
when In reality there Is a
dancing lesson salesman on the
other end of the line.
"I can't say I've ever done any
of the things Cory does In this
play" Corthron admits. "But It's
not difficult to see myself doing
them. And that's what makes
acting this part even easier. I
Identify with Cory."
The McMurry production of
"Barefoot In the Park" is sche-
duled to run Thursday through
Sunday Oct. 7-10 with perfor-
mances Thursday Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday
matinee at 2 p.m.
Tickets may be reserved by
calling 692-4130 extension 302 or
304. Persons making reservations
for "Barefot In the Park" might
have the opportunity to talk to the
leading lady herself. Corthron Is
the box office manager as well.
- Willson
selected
DR. MOUZON BIGGS
thoroughfares.
During his stay in Beaumont
Dr. Biggs built quite a reputation
for bringing new members Into
the church. In the seven years
that he was there the congrega-
tion averaged more than six new
members a week totalling more
than 2000.
In addition to his church and
television ministry Dr. Biggs has
written a weekly newspaper column
and a best-selling book-When
You Graduate which he co-authored
with Dr. Charles Allen.
He is in great demand as a
speaker at churches colleges
conventions Chambers of Com-
merce and dinner groups across
a nine-state area.
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TERESA RICff
Rice hack
on road to
Freshman class president
Teresa Rice is to be back at school
Monday after a close call with
meningitis two weeks ago.
Rice a freshman from Graham
was taken to the hospital Wed-
nesday evening Sept. 15 follow-
ing a day of high fever weakness
and vomiting. Hospital personnel
after testing her blood pressure
and performing a spinal tap
immediately diagnosed the illness
as meningitis and began treatment
with medication.
She spent several days in the
Intensive Care Unit and was In
serious condition. But she re-
sponded to treatment quickly and
was moved to a regular hospital
room last week.
"I'm doing just fine now"
says Teresa who has been visited
by a constant stream of students
since last week. "Everyone can
come in now and see me without
having to wear a mask."
The disease at first was
thought to possibly be contagious
and several of Teresa's closest
contacts were given antibiotics
as a preventative measure.
The entire situation was pretty
scary for a while her friends said.
Teresa's condition was quite
unstable that first night she was
in the hospital and a lot of
worrying and praying was done
by her classmates.
Several members of the group
of friends which took Teresa to
the hospital that evening spent
the night waiting for word along
with Teresa's parents who drove
down from Graham.
The whole episode began on
Wednesday the morning before
Teresa was to face David Sorrclls
in a runoff election for the
freshman class presidency.
She woke up that Wednesday
morning feeling sick and missed
all her classes that day. Teresa
visited the school nurse who
suggested that she might have
the flu. Rice's doctor later said
that the nurse would have no way
of knowing her condition was
anything else and said a doctor
probably would have made the
same diagnosis.
As the day rolled on her condi-
tion became much worse. She
grew increasingly weak and was
disoriented at times. David
Young a friend took her to the
hospital around 7 p.m.
After a day and a half of tense
waiting Teresa awoke Friday
morning in the Intensive Care
Unit asking for her friends. At
first It was thought she would be
in the hospital as long as six
weeks recuperating from the
effects of the disease.
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