The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1978 Page: 10 of 16
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Two performances remaim lor Mound Builders
I therefore believe myself
to have found, onf.ll essential
points, the final solution of the
problems. And if I am not
mistaken in this belief, then
the second thing in which the
value of this work consists
is that it shows how little is
achieved when these problems
are solv'ed."
—Wittgenstein
As if author Lanford Wilson
was determined to wrench the
lid off the box of human
problems and, each time that
he did, found only another box
inside, The Mound Builders
attempts so much that it is
difficult to pick out any one
central concern. Ominous
tones of death and questions of
human understanding are
cloaked in such remarkable
humour, believability, and
contemporary locale, that the
play is entitled to all of the
adjectives which a reviewer
babbles onto a page to indicate
that it was exciting and
provocative.
Prom the site of a vanished
civilization (the Cochise or
Mound Builders), the play
probes each character with the
utilization of a slide projector
to introduce an image at
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appropriate times, and flash-
back sequences which
highlight the important
happenings at the site.
Discovering artifacts of this
past civilization brings to
surface important dimensions
of each character.
John McConnell, as in his
last performance with the
Players, excellently initiates a
rapport with his audience.
This time he is August Howe,
an aging archeologist heading
up the project. Though not
quite enough the passionate
and entrancing man of ideals,
Steve Ortego performs with
integrity as his assistant, Dan
Loggins. Pre-occupied with
"making a name for them-
selves," both ignore important
aspects of the present. The
most obvious example is their
wives.
Margaret Elsea and Nancy
Dingus are the wives, Cynthia
Howe and Jean Loggins.
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Being wives does not relegate
them to the subservient and
domestic, however. Marga-
ret's powerful performance
was appropriately assertive
and Nancy, too, was
wonderfully convincing as a
"committed" woman just
beginning to fight the paradox
of self and wife.
The bitchy D.K. Erikson is
played by Vicki Bell. As a
"has-been" writer, her literate
and witty sayings act as a
comic foil with a truthful edge.
On a superficial level, this
contrasts with Chad Jasker,
the landlord's earth-oriented
son who envisions tennis
courts and Holiday Inns soon
overpowering the archeo-
logical site. In the final scenes,
Rutger Heymann gathers
tremendous momentum,
saying things which aren't as
ignorant and naive as they
appear to be.
Juli Havens, as Kristen, the
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Howe's young daughter, is
rather an enigma in the play's
structure. Although present in
key scenes, she rarely says or
does anything. In a sense, I see
her position as analogous to
the intent of The Mound
Builders: Wilson is not
concerned with answering the
problematic questions, but of
narrating an eternal redis-
covery and struggle with these
very important themes. And
we (as the audience) are like
Kristen—very much a part of
the performance, but not quite
a part of the action. Her youth
protects her from these
problems, and the stage
protects us.
Director Neil Havens should
be commended: One, for
bringing the Mound Build-
ers to Rice; second, for his
devotion to the original—this
year, Rice audiences have
been treated to an interesting
interpretation of Shake-
speare's Twelfth Night and
James Saunder's provocative
and substantive work, Next
Time I'll Sing To You, as
well as The Mound Builders.
I hope this policy continues.
The entire set and technical
crews made the stage (and
screen images) more than an
artistic device, but an integral
part of the show. Tonight and
tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. are the
final performances. If you
haven't gone already, go.
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1978, newspaper, February 16, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245361/m1/10/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.