THE BEHREND BEACON Studio Theatre to unleash its Demons Teihele, the deserted wife, played by freshman Amy McGaughey, responds to the lure of her demon. V ho is actually Alehonon. the unemployed scholar. Alchonon is played by I reshman Thad Esak. Calling all live music fans by Katie Przepyszny staff writer So, you like live music, right? 'I he city of Erie is covered with a plethora of places that host live shows. and they all seem to he centered around the bar scene. Well, this doesn't help us "underagers - much. Realiting this, the area's Own Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Nieratko decided to make a change. In their innovative they have presented us with For \\ and The Nieratkos arc also the o \+.ners of Grasshoppers, located at 2518 Peach Street in do‘\ ntown Erie. chose the same Hock to he the home of Forward Hall, located just a few doors down at 2502 Peach. Grasshoppers has been an up and running business for the past 7 years, selling a variety of items including clothing, jewelry, purses, blankets, oils, incense, beads, stickers, and post Forward Hall, at 2502 Peach Street, provides live music for Erie Three to Tango... by Kristin Grudowski staff writer .'S# ~'~. "' , Thrive to Tango is a fun, romantic 40MOdy that contains all the regular aqrsincluded in romantic comedies: Flyi a girl, and a problem. It stars Campbell as the beautiful, "a arti- Amy Post, Dylan -coney-hungry vil 'atthew Perry as :piring architect ;harles. With this certainly make PHOTO COURTESY OF STUDIO THEATRE ers. Forward Hall opened its doors jUsi OflC . year ago. The idea to open the Hall came from Erie's need to give kids under 21 a place to go to enjoy live music. an experience the Nieratkos could sympathiie with. For\\ and Hall topically hosts one shoos a \\,eekend. Besides the shows the Nieratkos choose to hook. they of ten rent out the Hall to people inter ested in other music scenes. This ex plains the \al let, Of es CMS. such as hard core shows. that also take place at the cluh. New to the club is a studio that can he rented out. This is an opportunity for local bands, or anyone who wishes, to record their music. Per- hale es en more exciting than this. is the advantage the studio now has to record hands that perform there. Now, not only can Grasshopper sell the records of hands that play at the. Hall, hut also live CD releases of actual shows. mense amount of time the two spend Plays. I have never heard of ' together. They develop those "more McDermott before this film, but he than friends" feelings for each other, portrays a convincing villain. He al but problems soon follow. The love ways seems to know when tddrop by, triangle tangles as Oscar and his part- interrupting intimate moments be ner fight over a prospective project. tween Oscar and Aniy. Charles then uses Oscar's responsibil- The entire 'Oscar is gay' joke is ity of watching over Amy as black- played up a lot, but it is truly one of I mail. • the most amusing aspects of the filmi The acting was good all around. I thought another case of mistaken However, the actors seem to be repris- sexuality would get old, but it was just ing previous roles. Perry's character too funny for that to happen * I" ?I' here is very similar to the one we see For hopeless romantics like myself : , every week on Friends, Both Chen- this movie is easy to re*iriand deg: dler and Oscar possess down to earth nitely worth seeing. We learn or to is down on his personalities. However, Oscar seems Amy's past relationships and obserQ igly strikes gold to be more socially deprived. This as , she stays in a reletionship with Totential client, may be because of the trtzeiblesontere,l, Charles when we kior , tbat,A l lF W u ionKe) , Qtarlesc, lationships the t alt pil ills up worio , ' ossar wpuld just, bt ea , t o„ , 0 ag,00:16i 4 i.nd.,, ti„4oq - Oiscluipsy natu* carojiho '' §.116; iott,y ink IR R4Ave; pc il. .-. ' - , * ra i d ( • Thl i, t ,, i , , t . ~ ei',. k : .! , Is *WO t°4 3 ;* 4. • Y °.AmY *Poch like g , doiosn kn ow YVVo .I O9, ,'" .0 ' 7 vi`devaloPloW , J, on Patty of because oft tso4l from this movie stop looking a 4 /el ;cause of the fin- strong attitude and creativity she dii., love d you. ~ . . ' , Yku,,. FEATURES by Rehab Elzeney staff writer Teibele and Her Demon is a pas sionate, mystical story which takes place in the 1880 s. The play is set in Frampol, a small and detached Pol ish/Jewish village. The story revolves around Teibele (played by Wendy McGaughey), a very beautiful woman in her early thirties. She is an aguna, a Jewish term for a woman whose husband has deserted her. Because of this, Teibele is left hanging, unable to divorce or remarry. She spends time obsessing over religion, mysticism, and the Jew ish folklore about demons and spir its. Alehonon (played by Thad Eseky, an unemployed, unfavorable scholar deeply loves Teibele from a distance. Because of the many harriers that keep Teibele from him, he comes to her in darkness, disguised as a demon, and captures her heart and soul. The demon (Alchonon) at the right mo ment tells her that he must leave her The atmosphere of the Hall is dimly lit and comfortable. You can grab a seat at a table, make yourself at home on a couch, or sip some refreshments at the coffee bar. But for those of you who may he less reserved and ready for some action, there is always space on the dance floor. Forward Hall has an all-star line up ready to play this season. But to start off, the next schedule of shows is one that you won't want to miss. Forward Hall's one-year anniversary concert takes place this Saturday, November 6. Come and celehrate the event with Recipe and Jiggle the Handle, a four piece jam hand. And he sure to check out the Handle's bass player. It's none other than Chris Q of the hand Clam bake. Other upcoming shows at Forward Hall include: November 13: South Catherine's Street Jug Band and The Frog Tree Gorge Band: November 20: Intergalactic Peyote Connection and NOVEMBER 5, 1999 and orders her to marry Alchonon. Teibele, who is in love with the de mon, and not Alchonon, is torn be tween a deep passion and a realistic guilt. This is a very superstitious and mysterious play. It tries to capture a completely different world--a dark, alluring, mystical place. Tony Elliot, the Director of the Studio Theatre, de scribes the play as "very sexy." It has a "more mature subject matter" that he believes students will enjoy. He says he saw a production of this play several years ago and was excited by the mysterious atmosphere in the play. He says, "the world of this play. a world where demons and angels are a part of everyday life. is very far re moved from our own, making that world an entirely interesting place to visit for a couple of hours." Teibele and Her Demon Will he performed on November 12, 13, 16. 17, 18, 19 and 20 at 8:00 p.m., and on November 14 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. Call the box office at x 6016 for tickets. Secret Agent Band (both local to Erie); November 26: Hypnotic Clam bake; December 4: Sehleigho; De cember 10: Donna the Buffalo; De cember 18: Conehead Buddha (a vet eran ska hand) and Fulign and Pro fessor Small (local hands). And don't miss this year's New Year's Eve hash on December 31, hosted by local bands The Frog Tree Gorge Band and Intergalactic Peyote Connection. The standard show price is $5 and tickets can be purchased at the door. For show times and information on other events that will take place at the Hall, call the Grasshopper Hotline at (814) 454-9545 or the Hall's Informa tion line at (814) 455-8231. So, next time you are in the mood for the live music you love so much (and don't feel like paying concert ticket prices and traveling out of town just to see the show) come check out Erie's own Forward Hall. PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER Almy Hall gets jiggy wit' it On Saturday, October 23rd, Almy Hall Council hosted a semiformal dance for its residents in the Reed Commons Students arrived at 9:00 p.m., and festivities lasted until 2:00 a.m. while students were entertained with an ar ray of refreshments and great music. Sparkling confetti, twinkling lights, candles, and ivy gave the Reed Com mons a magical look, but these deco rations didn't magically appear. Af ter talking to the Almy Hall Council, I found that a lot of hard work and cooperation were required to make such a successful event. This dance was the sequel to Almy's semiformal last year, and with ticket by Erin Henninger staff writer Menasha, played by second-year student Ed Gabrys. counsels Alchonon played by Thad Esak during rehearsal of Teibele and Her Demon. The Story of Us life after happily ever after by Deanna Symoski features editor I feel sorry for Rob Reiner's kids. While most of us were told stories about how Prince Charming slid that glass slipper on Cinderella's foot and together they lived happily ever after, Rob Reiner's kids got his extended ver sion. Sec, when he tucked them it at night he added his own finishing touches to the fairytale how Prince (haring refused to take responsibil ity in the marriage and how Cinderella, too tired from working all day, then taking the kids to and from soccer prac tice. was never in the mood anymore. It made for a pretty questionable bed time story. And now it makes for a pretty questionable film. The Story of Us reveals firsthand the pain and savagery that accompanies a marriage that's outlasted its novelty. Fifteen years and two kids later. Ben and Katie Jordan (Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer) are jaded spouses in a loveless marriage. They keep up the charade for the sake of their children, but once the kids are off to summer camp. Katie and Ben retreat to sepa rate locations and spend the rest of the summer deciding whether or not theirs is a love worth saving. Through a series of flashbacks and out-of-place-scenes where Katie and Ben simply tell their story to the cam era (is there even such a thing as con tinuity anymore? You Commu 383 stu dents would get slaughtered for this!), we learn the history of the war-torn lovers. Here, the audience is granted a few fleeting glimpses of the sweet nostalgia of young love. But when the story turns back to the present, we're given a (rout row seat to all the bitter ness money can buy. Storyline aside, Willis and Pfeiffer are both excellent, hut then I guess they sales up, the tradition seems to be catching on. So why does Almy Hall get to have a semiformal? "Because we decided to," said Almy Hall Council President Theresa Crawford, 03 810. Accord ing to Crawford, last year's council had some money to spend, and came up with the idea all on their own. "We wanted to do something spe cial for Almy," says Kristen Gordon, 09 BLAS, Almy Hall Council Secre tary, "Our mission is to create unity in the building." As the residents and their guests got down with their had selves on the dance floor, it was clear that this dance really did help the students to get to know each other better. Dan Schiesser, the coordinator for Almy and Ohio Hall, said, "it's nice to see probably should he after all they've been through in real life. Willis' mar riage to wife Demi Moore collapsed over a year ago and Pfeiffer has been the silent victim of rumors that husband David E. Kelly, creator of Ally Mcßeal. was having an affair with Calista "1- had-a-skittle-for-lunch - Flockhart. Re alizing the turmoil of hoth actors' per sonal lives makes this biting account even more disturbing. We tend to won der if their tears aren't just a little too real. And in my humble opinion. a late- October release date for this film was a shaky maneuver, what with the holi days coming up. Alter all, if you wanted to hear snide comments and endless bickering, you could Nave your money and go home for Thanksgiving break, at least you get a free meal out of it. Instead. Reiner expects you to sit through ninety minutes of reliving what all those years in therapy helped you to forget. Though the film, at times, looks and sounds like When Harry Met Sally (also a Rob Reiner film and the best movie ever!), it certainly is not. It doesn't even come close. Instead, The Story of Us is a depressing look at an institution most of us (at least at this age) still regard with bright-eyed opti mism. We drop our six bucks on sappy romance flicks because, at least for now, that's still what we aspire to have I don't want to know if Prince Charm ing is an eternal five-year-old or it Cinderella became an ice princess. I don't even want to know if they man age to somehow get past that and live happily ever after anyway because I don't want to know about the hard times. Maybe I'm in denial, but I'm still idyllic, so quit messin' with my fairytales, Reiner! Disney did 'em right the first time. residents get involved outside the classroom, and break it down for the evemnu Crawford said "the music was good, and I had a really fun date." Chris Britt, the D.J. at the dance, seemed to he popular with all of the Almy residents. Jill Forsman, 05 GAS, an RA for Almy,commented with a laugh, "my feet hurt had." Almy Hall Council members sug gest thatother halls who might like to start their own semiformal tradition, talk to Student Activities. Police and Safety, Residence Life, and Housing and Food, all of whom aided the stu dents in creating such a successful evening. Also suggested by Gordon, "was to have fun with it." PAGE 9
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