March 10,1978
"A Delicate Balance"
A Huge Success
by Sheri Reim
Collegian Staff Writer
Terror reigns at the studio
theatre as the Behrend Players
accomplish still another suc
cessful production. Giving the
audience a chance to sit bhck in
their seats and observe the
comical to dramatic antics of
another family, the Players
performed Edward Albee’s
broadway hit, “A Delicate
Balance.” Under the direction of
Paul Iddings, six talented and
versatile actors made the play an
enjoyable evening.'
A handsome woman in her late
fifties, Agnes opens and closes
the action of the play. Without her
presence, the others might very
well fall apart. She keeps the
family in shape; she maintains it
and holds it together. This
critical role was performed by
first-time actress, Susan Hood.
Attending Behrend College,
Susan is a non-degree student
whose main interest is theatre
arts. She performed her difficult
role with admirable ease and
confidence.
Jeff Williams, who has per
formed in over 30 productions,
stole several of the scenes in his
role as Tobias. The audience
could not help but reach out to
Tobias in his many times of
failure and confusion. He appears
quiet and frustrated from coping
with demands and handling the
fact that he hates having his life
judged. Finally his withdrawn
emotions explode into an ef
fectual outburst.
Agnes’s sister functions in the
family as a watchful bystander.
Played by Mariann Rozsas,
Claire insists she is not “a
alcoholic,” but merely a drunk.
Her insinuations and accusations
are caustically entertaining and
Slim Pickin's
by Tim Kenney
Staff Writer
Erie has broken many records
weather-wise this year, including
the most snowfall in one month
(63 inches), the most snowfall for
a year, and the lowest barometric
pressure reading. (28.31 inches.)
We should consider ourselves
lucky, however, because the
world records are: one month,
136 inches; one year, 1,014.5 in
ches, and the lowest barometric
reading, 25.91 inches. Both
snowfall records were in the U.S.,
Montana and Washington,
respectively. So, it could be
worse!
Elton John’s “Captain Fan
tastic” album is the only album
in history to go from uncharted
straight to Number 1 on the Top
10 list in America.
Sign seen at recent Notre Dame
basketball game in South Bend,
Indiana: “Hi, Mom. Who needs
money? Send a shovel.”
An interesting note: 3 out of 5
students will not finish
c011ege..... Fact!
If it’s -30 F and the winds are 30
mph, flesh will freeze solid in 30
seconds. Frostbite, anyone?
Penn State’s football team
ended the season ranked Number
5 in the country. They weren’t
even considered for Number 1,
and-they were the only Top 10
team with a 10-1 record that did
not go to a major bowl. It will be
interesting to see what the
sports writers rank than in the
preseason polls next fall. They’ll
probably get shortchanged, as
usual.
also force the family to face the
truth of the destructiveness of
their relationships. Playing the
emancipated woman, Claire
entertains the audience with a
little accordion music and
yodeling.
Julia, Agnes’ and Tobias’
daughter, returns to the family
every three years after the most
recent divorce. Jan Kremer, a
sophomore at Mercyhurst
College, plays the role of Julia, a
perpetual brat. She comes back
to the house yelling and
screaming because she cannot
have everything as she wants. To
the delight of the audience, Julia
finally receives what she
deserves, a well-earned slap in
the face.
One night, terror descends
upon the entire -family as best
friends, Harry and Edna, declare
they have come, to live with
Agnes and Tobias. Playing the
Behrend Collegian
frightened and not so forceful
role of Harry is Dan Roscher,
another first time actor and
sophomore at Behrend. Deirdre
McCauley, who portrays Edna,
has been seen on the studio
theatre’s stage several times
before, and never disappoints an
audience. Edna feels that she
belongs wherever she happens to
be; that everyone must co-exist.
Throughout the play, she sur
prises everyone by speaking her
mind and performing a god
mother’s duty.
The Behrend Players continue
to invite the audiences to join
them in the world of fantasy as
they prepare for spring term’s
production, “The Picnic,” by
William Inge. A copy of the play
is on reserve at the library.
Auditions will be March 8 through
10 at 7:00 p.m. in the studio
theatre. Everyone is encouraged
to come down.
The Army offers college sophomores the
opportunity to earn an officer’s commission in two
years. The deadline for this year’s class is soon.
Apply now and once you are accepted for
the special two year program, you attend a six
weeks’ summer camp, for which you’ll be paid
approximately $5OO. And that’s not all. You may
find yourself in the best physical condition you’ve
ever been in.
Then back to college and the Army ROTC
Advanced Course in the fall. If you’ve done
exceptionally well at camp, you may be heading
back to college with a full two-year scholarship.
Last Call
for a 19 year old
Behrend College
21 year old
Army Officer.
For the next two years, you learn what it
takes to be an Army officer. You get the kind of
management and leadership experience that will
be an asset to you in any career, military or
civilian. You will earn an extra $lOO a month up
to 20 months. And when you graduate, you will
have earned your college degree along with the
gold bars of an Army officer.
Call or see
Major Harry Small
Captain Jeff Witnerell
M/Sgt. Don King
Basement of Main Building 899-7028
Cast of “A Delicate Balance.” Sitting: Jan Kremer, Maryann
Rozsas, Jeff Williams. Standing: Dierdre McCauley, Dan Koscher,
Sue Hood.
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Call:
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