DECEMBER 16, 1982
Theatre Ca"'board
For all of you in the theatre go
ing crowd out there, hold on to
your seats! The Behrend College
Theatre Department is about to
venture into an all new ex
perience in the creative world of
theatre. This winter term's pro
duction 'Silver Apple of the Moon'
is an original musical drama
written by Igor Stasky with
music by Jim Skiff.
Under the direction of Paul C.
Iddings and Assistant Direction
of Lori Gornall and Judy Dann
and with a powerhouse cast,
`Silver Apple of the Moon' should
be a real treat to the patrons of
theatre everywhere. Mr. Iddings'
feelings on the show are those of
excitement and anticipation.
There seems to be many-reasons
behind those feelings; the most
important to him right now is to
give his students and the surroun
ding community a chance to try
something totally different. Mr.
Iddings is hoping to bring a new
e • a lenge to the stage of Behrend
each season.
The casting was done last
"Last Lecture Series" Continues
by Denise McElhaney
The second lecture of the "Last
Lecture Series" was presented on
Thursday, December 9. Mr.
Zachary Irwin, Assistant Pro
fessor of Political Science here at
Behrend, was the featured
speaker and his topic was "On
Presenting a World View."
According to Mr. Irwin, there
are three senses in which one can
talk about a world view. The first
is seeing what is important in
one's own life, an appreciation of
one's potential and limitations.
The second is a self-conscious
hope to express common ideals of
mankind in the twentieth cen
tury. The third is a vision of har
mony between mankind and the
cosmos.
A major emphasis of his discus
sion of the second sense had to do
with transcedence things that
go beyond the self. Mr. Irwin
stated that "transcendence ... are
truly world views that may be en
countered by people throughout
the world."
Mr. Irwin went on to say that
there are three broad areas of
consideration that the individual
should bring close to himself in
developing his own world view.
They are 1) the economic and
political; 2) the scientific and
technical; and 3) the literary,
moral, and spiritual global
Limerick Winners
The results are finally in f or th e
Top of the Hill Gang Limerick
Writing Contest. The number of
submissions was impressive and
the winners are well-deserving.
The Collegian will publish more
of the winners, along with their
names in an effort to applaude
their creativity.
After the Christmas break, the
winners will be posted outside of
the Gorge cafeteria. We urge
everyone to stop and take a lock
One that we at the Collegian
thought was particularly ap
propriate follows. It is a col
by J.M.F.
weekend and proved to be quite
exciting. Many people seem to
think that every time you go to
the theatre you see the same
faces on stage. But this time it's
not the case because the turnout
of new faces and talent was very
surprising and the casting (ac
cording to Mr. Iddings) was a
very difficult task. When the cast
list was posted along with the
many talented Bebrend students
were some very new names to the
list: Carolyn Brust, Tan Skiff,
John Skiff, Sean McHugh,
Stephanie Marra, Joe
Denise DiGorgio, Bill Robins, Ed
O'Keefe and Lili Pintea.
"Creativity" seems to be the
key word here and that is exactly
what people are about to see. You
are going to be getting an all new
concept in creative acting, a
whole new look into poetry in
song along with a new adaptation
of creative dance.
It is just always so interesting
and exciting to see Behrend
Theatre always doing, doing,
doing.
viewpoints.
"When you talk about the
economic and political ideals,
you are talking about whatever
we choose to do that expresses
our interdependence among
peoples and among nations," said
Mr. Irwin.
Under this category, there are
three problems that may be solv
ed through economic and
political means. They are the
system of international monetary
exchange, global poverty, and
human rights.
On the scientific-technical
viewpoint, Mr. Irwin talked of a
"scientific-technical revolution,"
and three changes brought on by
it.
The biological revolution deals
with the new studies being done
with human genes that may pro
ve effective in slowing down
human aging.
The second revolution had to do
with how our attitude towards the
universe and the cosmos has
changed. "We are beginning to
understand that our universe is a
terribly complicated kind of
phenomena," Mr. Irwin stated.
The third revolution "... has to
do with the way we look at the
state and the meaning of matter
and time itself. We are on the
verge of understanding how the
laborated effort of Ann Carrigan
and Mary. Cramer, both of
Lawrence Hall.
There once was a man who was
dreary
`Cause the weather outside was
so bleary
When someone asked why
He answered, "Oh my,
It's because I am living in
Erie."
The Top of the all Gang wishes
to thank all of those who submit
ted limericks in the contest and
would like to congratulate the
winners.
BEHREND COLLEGIAN
Campus Ministry
An Interview With Reverend Schmidt
by Ann Bonfasdire
Reverend Schmidt is presently
the pastor at the Wesleyville
United Methodist Church.
Originally from Sharon, Pa., the
Reverend previously acted as an
associate pastor in Washington,
-D.C. He later served on the
United Methodist Committee on
Relief for eight years. During this
time, Reverend Schmidt traveled
to eighty-five countries and work
ed with rehabilitation programs,
relief programs, and the World
Hunger problem. Along with his
duties at the Wesleyville Church,
Reverend Schmidt serves on the
staff for Behrend Campus
Ministry.
As a staff member, the
Reverend will begin his five week
segment of teaching the Tuesday
Bible lessons sponsored by the
Behrend's Debi Bobango
A Welsh Christmas In Erie
Producer-director Ted Martin,
founder of Erie's newest theater
company, Milkwood Productions,
has announced the cast for the
company's upcoming production,
poet Dylan Thomas' play "Under
Milk Wood."
Starring in the production are
six of Erie's most talented per
formers, who embrace a wide
range of age, experience and
background. Heading up the cast
list is veteran Erie actress Mina
Eisenberg, whose acting credits
include performing in all Erie's
theaters. Mina has appeared
recently in "Arsenic and Old
Lace" at the Erie Playhouse,
"Our Town" at Gannon Universi
ty, Mercyhurst College's produc
tion of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,"
and in "The Glass Menagerie" by
Behrend College.
Bill Porter also brings a wide
range of experience to his perfor
mance in "Under Milk Wood,"
having begun his career in
England at the Bradford
origin of our universe created the
set of elements that are the basic
stuff of-all matter."
The literary, moral, and
spiritual viewpoint dealt with
such things as absolute evil
(Hitler's attempt to exterminate
the Jews), absolute good (Mother
Theresa) and absolute
authenticity.
The next lecture in the series
will be held on January 5 when
Paul Iddings will present,
"Tragedy vs. A Tragic Incident
vs. Stupidity."
Campus Ministry on January 13.
Reverend Schmidt's duties also
consist of being present in the
Campus Ministry office on
Tuesdays from 1-4 for counseling
or just lending an ear.
The Campus Ministry program
is in its first active year at
Behrend College. The office is
located in the Reed Union
Building, Room 128 in the Student
Affairs Office. "The main pur
pose of the office," Reverend
Schmidt commented, "is for so
meone to always be here. Anyone
is welcome to talk about
anything." Reverend Schmidt
especially enjoys talking about
flying, a long-time hobby, as he is
a private pilot. The office number
is 899-3302.
Playhouse. Bill spent five years
acting at numerous theaters in
Ontario, where he won several
acting and directing awards.
Frank Vitale has done exten
sive work in Erie's theaters, hav
ing appeared in Behrend Col
lege's production of "Grease," in
"Hamlet" at Gannon University,
and with the Erie Playhouse in
"Arsenic and Old Lace," "The
Pirates of Penzance "
"Camelot," "Over Here,"
"Carousel," "Fiddler on the
Roof," "Most Happy Fella," and
"Man of LaMancha. " Frank also
studies jazz at Judi Green's
Dance Factory.
Pictured clockwise fry left to right are: Debi I=gul le.
Harris, Bill Porter, Mina Eisenberg, Mark Lechner, and
Also gracing the stage in
"Under Milk Wood" will be
Behrend College senior Debbie
Bobango, whose experience in
cludes appearances in Behrend's
production of "Say Goodnight,
Gracie" and "Da." She has also
worked as assistant director for
the Bebrend Studio Theater's
summer stock production of "On
Golden Pond."
James M. Harris, a senior at
Gannon University, has worked
in several theaters in Erie, most
recently having been seen in Gan
non's production of "Sunshine."
He also appeared in the Erie
Playhouse production of "Night
of the Iguana."
Mark Lechner's theater ex
perience includes professional
work as a production assistant at
Trinity Square Repertory Com
pany in Providence, R.I. His local
credits include producing and ac
ting at the Brick Barn Theater in
North East, as well as directing
their production of "Butterflies
Are Free."
Milkwood Productions
producer-director Ted Martin
has nearly 20 years' professional
experience in theater.
"Under Milk Wood," which
Thomas subtitled "A Play for
Voices," was completed in 1952,
less than a year before the poet's
death. It portrays one spring day
in the life of a fictional fishing
village in Wales, by presenting a
series of vignettes capturing the
delightful personalities of the
town's inhabitants past and
present.
"Under Milk Wood" will be
presented at the Gannon Univer
sity Theater at 8:00 p.m. on
December 15, 16, 17 and 18, and at
3 p.m. Sunday, December 19.
Reservations may be made by
calling the Gannon University
box office at 871-7494. Tickets
may also be purchased at the
door.
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