Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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Ife home-town baseball team, the Washington Senators, spends six months of<br />
•*—I set, as he watches his favorite learn play to defeat after defeat after defeat.<br />
Meg is always by his side, impatiently waiting for the end of the baseball<br />
Bin take over that special place in his hcait which 15 currently reserved for<br />
£ so determined to sec his team win. that he remarks to himself one evening<br />
"seethe team steal the pennant away from the long-time champions, "those<br />
this, the devil appears, in the form of a very distinguished gentleman. Mr.<br />
as Joe Bo.»d into Joe Hardy, a 22-year old baseball player, aftei Boyd conhis<br />
soul at the end of the season. However, Boyd works an escape clause into<br />
pull out at any time before September 24 at midnight, and return to his wife:<br />
ixHa/dy is an unbelievable success, who gives the Senators new direction and<br />
jiy; Gloria Thorpe, a meddling newspaper reporter, is skeptical of what's going<br />
a Hardy really enme from. She finds that no one under the name of Joe Hardy is<br />
nbemin Io*-',» birthplace of Hannibal, Missouri. At the same time. Joe Hardy<br />
* i time v .th his wife Meg. who doesn't know that Hardy is really her husband,<br />
very attractive assistant Lola, who specializes in making men forgot their<br />
^ sst awy from Meg. But Joe is truly in love with Meg and Lola fails in her atpiu<br />
herself. Joe wants to exercise his escape clause. Lola drugs Applcgatc. who<br />
Ihkrt the Yankees win on the 25th, but Applcgatc recovers more quickly than cxtfethe<br />
pennant? What will become of Lola, who has betrayed the devil? Will Joe<br />
£Bojrd? <strong>The</strong> answers will be revealed when Damn Yankees opens.<br />
sctors prepare students for showtime<br />
By Mark Schoeller<br />
On the opening night of t)jmn<br />
y*nfcces, when the thow hat ended<br />
and the curtain has doted, the audience<br />
will applaud the cait and give<br />
them recognition.<br />
But the audience will likely know<br />
little ul the "unsung heroes" who<br />
hi*e directed and produced ihit<br />
musical.<br />
Who arc these teachers and how<br />
arc they preparing <strong>Lowell</strong> ttudcnlt for<br />
Ihit production?<br />
Three men haw been coordimting<br />
this show. <strong>The</strong>y are Jack Anderson.<br />
Paul Zahttl'a. and Johnny Land<br />
Anderson it the actual director. He<br />
stages the olay and help* ttudrittt interpret<br />
their roles. He spoke about ihe<br />
life of a director.<br />
"When things go wrong, they're my<br />
k dull." lu' said, "and when thing* yy<br />
1 right. Ihc cat! get* the credit. lhat\<br />
J theatre."<br />
What docs Anderson [crl about tintalent<br />
in Damn Van I rev* "<strong>Lowell</strong><br />
sludentt t»a»e alwayt worked hard<br />
and produced a quality production."<br />
he staled. "This trar will be no exception."<br />
Zahlilla it lint orclictira tondudur.<br />
He noted that the mutic in JJjmn<br />
Y*nkct\ it difficult because il wat<br />
[ written for profcttional musician*.<br />
jut he taid he feel* hiv tludcntt will<br />
|"matlcrit."<br />
^ He Tcelt that the production will be<br />
"^ valuable experience for the orchestra,<br />
especially for ihc musicians<br />
who will etcntually lum prufetvional.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> thow K»*S me an opportunity<br />
'o train my students in all areav n*<br />
mut... not just clattical." he<br />
declared.<br />
ZahtiiU commcnied that he hat<br />
one goal for the production. "I hope<br />
lo have Ihc audience humming Ihc<br />
music aflcr they ha\e left." he \aid.<br />
"<strong>The</strong>n 1*11 be satisfied," he ttaied.<br />
Land it the mutical director. He it<br />
Coordinating the tinging in the thow<br />
as. . it teaching hit ttudcntt the fine<br />
noinit of tocal mu >ic.<br />
He taid he it "astounded" at the<br />
amount of talent at <strong>Lowell</strong>. "We're<br />
barely teeing ihe lop of the talent<br />
iceberg at thit whool." h^ ttalrd.<br />
"Many ttuJcntt with (K'leittial don't<br />
ha»e the opportunity to partidpaie in<br />
the production because nf wlicdulinn<br />
ind academics." Few tchotilt *an<br />
compare with <strong>Lowell</strong> Ctn talenl)." he<br />
added.<br />
Land said he wMir* more ttudenu<br />
tincc <strong>Lowell</strong> i* tuch J compciitnc<br />
whool." lictaiil.<br />
Like mjn> l.-cll %!).»-* it- the<br />
patt. OJ.T* >'-nler» t\ luhind<br />
tchcdule >n preparatiiMi. but Ihc<br />
faculty mcml>cr\ agree that llic*<br />
aren't worrying.<br />
Andenon piohably tummeil it up<br />
bctt when he *a'.d. "<strong>The</strong>re** no \how<br />
you ocr lc«l you're rcat'y lur. but «n<br />
opening nig 1 )!, a mtracl- occur* and<br />
rtenlhinjt goet tpTenJidh!"<br />
<strong>The</strong> Uwl'. December 7. 19M.Pt(tll<br />
PROFILES<br />
Stuocoti perfect tbdr muiktl nuuben under ibe dlrectioc of<br />
Johnoy Land, <strong>Lowell</strong>'s vocal uvuic teacher.<br />
Lights, sets, props:<br />
<strong>The</strong> stage crew life<br />
By Cindy N«<br />
Although the <strong>Lowell</strong> ttage cicw<br />
members do not receive much<br />
credit ot recognition, without<br />
Ihem many o( LrwcU'i actititict<br />
wuuldnolbc|Hittiblc.<br />
1 he ttage ere* i\ responsible for<br />
telling up Ihc uH-nd at rallies, puttine<br />
up >•<br />
member crew- got a late start on<br />
ihe fall production, and they are<br />
no* working hard during their<br />
free time.<br />
How does imconc become a<br />
ere* member?<br />
At the beginning of each year, a<br />
notice in the bi.llclin will urge all<br />
potential men >crs to attend a<br />
ttatce crew ucetinK- At the<br />
meeting, everyone U organued in*<br />
lo "work parties" and wurks on<br />
tariout projecti. Although many<br />
people attend iScve meetings, only<br />
a few are accepted. According to<br />
Sul'iitan. it takes a year for a perwn<br />
to ge 1 confident at being a<br />
vrew member, and only freshmen<br />
and sophomore* are accepted.<br />
Said Sullivan, "<strong>The</strong>re's a lot of<br />
tatittaciion in doing a job thai no<br />
CAST LIST<br />
(in order of appearance)<br />
r tort what you do. lt\ jutt a«<br />
urh lun *% being in the mutical<br />
Auction U*eH."<br />
MEG BOYD Erin Picrson Elendcr Wall<br />
JOE BOYD MarcBader DamirZchktser<br />
MR. APPLEGATE Jason Mint Frauds Chu<br />
JOE HARDY Brad HoppcrRobert Molossi<br />
LOLA Avril Swan Dcirdrc Atkinson<br />
Cast members of the musical production uke s break