Thursday, September 19, 1991
Up Close and
Nude scene challenges cast
latest production
b Tim Jones
The Collegian
The lights go out, the theater
is black and Gregorian Chant
music fills the air. This is only
the beginning of Equus, one of
the first plays that The
Roadhouse Theater will be
producing.
Steve McClelland and his wife
Kim have split the directorial
duties. He is excited about
putting on the production of is almost poetry. You say it as it
Equus. "It becomes every is written, but you almost do not
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and rivetiug. Once you. see it, liter a tur e.' •
you will want to come and see it s Fred Schleicher, 25, is
again. It is the thing to do." playing the disturbed 17-year-old
The story of Equus is based Alan Strang. Schleicher attended
on an actual event in which a Penn State-Behrend for two years
young man, Alan Strang, blinds and majored in theater. He is both
six horses and is put in the care excited and nervous about the
of a psychiatrist, Dr. Dysart. upcoming play because, for ten
Usually played by a male, the minutes, he and an actress will be
directors chose a woman to play nude on stage.
Her *yam were as sharp as his ears.
Kelly Tennant, sixth semester English, won last
week's "Find Spock" contest. She received two fr
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the Doctor in this production
"It is a woman doctor. It
changes a lot about the play and
some things are lost from the
play, but new subtleties and
nuances are added," remarks
McClelland.
Jo Laurie is the woman that
has been cast in the role of Dr.
Dysart. In real life, she is a
social worker and a counselor,
which helps her in the role. "I
wanted to do this part because it
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Personal
of Roadhouse's
"It is vulnerable and
exposing, so I am psyched and
nervous." He wants to
concentrate on the sexuality and
spirituality of his character.
"Sexuality/spirituality plays an
important role. The spirituality
he(Alan) has with six horses, his
God, and his slave is very
fascinating."
Equus will be running at the
Roadhouse Theater from
September 19 through October
Craig Brel
13. Admission is $7, and on
Thursdays and Sundays it is $5
fore students and scniprs.
Itedlelland says there will bet
big turnout and advises
advance registration for tickets.
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Friday, and Saturday, whenever
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No Stranger. . .
Sambora finally
goes solo
b Leslie Bieser
The Collegian
If you look at Richie
Sambora's Stranger in This Town
and think "Oh, he's with Bon
Jovi" and buy the tape thinking
you'll hear a new Bon Jovi
album, you are in for a surprise.
Sambora has talked about
doing a solo album for a long
time. He finally pulled it off.
He hasn't left Bon Jovi, but he's
just taking some time off to
pursue his other musical
interests.
Stranger in This Town
(Polygram Records) is perhaps
more mellow than any Bon Jovi
album. That doesn't mean that
it's all slow songs, though. It is
a very diversified album. Not
only does Richie sing and play
guitar on it, he co-produces it
with Neil Dorfsman. It was
recorded at Skyline Studios in
New York.
The first single is "Ballad of
Youth." This is the last song
Richie wrote for this album. As
he stated in a recent interview,
"Basically the message is blues:
'Don't - "waste your life away
thinking about yesterday's blues.'
You'll make mistakes--everyone
does, but you'll get through it."
Richie is undecided about the
second release. It is likely to be
"Church of Desire" or "Stranger
in This Town." "Church of
Desire" is about a time in a
relationship when you're at a
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song which Richie describes: "In
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stranger. The song is about me,
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Other songs on Stranger in
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"Rosie," and "Mr. Bluesman."
Thirty-two-year-old Richie began
writing "One Light Burning" and
"The Answer" when he was only
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"One Light Burning" is about
being young, just discovering
love and being very confused.
Richie feels it is a song everyone
can relate to. "The Answer"
opens with 'The lightning flashed
as angels rode fiery charges
through the clouds. That answer
scared me into tears and all the
grownups laughed out loud.'
"Rosie" is a song he co-wrote
with Jon Bon Jovi. It was
almost on Bon Jovi's New Jersey
album, but didn't make the final
cut. "Mr. Bluesman" features a
guitar solo by the great Eric
Clapton. Eric was Richie's
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