1995

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in aH ~he guests beinl{ l';sughi in web of rumor alltl misun– derstanding. An off-stage csr crash, a therapist whu Mti.empts a gt·oup .sesRion h,\' phunc. nnd a Hli.ssing Oriental dumestic pt-o– virle addil.iouat g-rist for thi.s rumor and humor mill. Director Judy Carroll has assembled a group of ensem– bl~ players who, in this raviowe•·'s opinion, di~play obilitie8 and an undershmding ofiheater that ia seldoOl found in community college produc–

ChAndler braathes hf~ .r.t.o n rnt.her col or less ro le By clt'{ivL•ring her lines with d~ub· .-raie calm amidst a stage lilled with confusion. '!he adds ~orne bright moments to her rok. ,Jim SaveJJ ha s t he vo1co fl nd build to create A cop wh o otn•inu~ly had 1·athcr bc~n w,llking his heat Uum in\·estl– ~nl ing- th<' F;(•und u( n fire rl 1-''"'. f.ol. SaveJI fiS Detective Wt!h.h is accompanied by S tarre Wainst:olt as Officnr Pudney. Wa inscott make the mosl of a hri(>f second-act appearance. It i s no rumor but a fac~ that "Humors" is a hit. The director, cast and c:-ev. de~e rvc the sustaina tl applause which foJiowed tht> opening mght performan~ T he last performance for t he play is Lonight. at 7 111 Mabry Memorial Cafeteria on the Decatur campus. Tickets a re $12.50 general admission. Cast members from lhc Meridian area are: Liea Harn– son (as Chris Gorman) of Lit· tie Rock; Luca.e Banns (Ken Gorman), Vicki Adcoek (Claire Ganzl, Emily Bu1lock. (Cookie Cusack) and Lee Ri gdon (Glenn Cooper}, aU ofDecatur; and Aimee Chandler (Cassie Cooper) of Louisville.

nppt>nred previously in several Ra.!lt. C«>ntnll productions, nnd hiH lht'l\t(.•r uxpetiencc i~ <•vi– d e nt iu hil-4 pt'eRenl t ole in "Rumor~" A~ ~cwn as Richard Edward~ mnkt-s hi.<~ first ant.rance in lhc role of Ernie Cusack, it i~ :tppar~nt t h:lt h~ h a~ gn•nt ropporL with the audi<>nct!. In the role of n J';.tt.ht>r TH.!r\'11\.l.!l an(l nccidr.n \, !)l"tt Ill:.' ilH• l'a p i Sl, r~d Wfl rd fl show, a n.!ul understanding of what. a udicnc1•s expect from A comic chnracter. )!;mily BuiJock, who plays t>ppo~ile Edwards as his wife, balances t.h c pedormnuee of this duo. Bullock s uppoaedly ~uffers fmm a "bad bnck, " and her pretended seizures are <:omedv Rt· it" best. Loe- Rigdon and Aimee Chandler a re the fourth rouple associated with the general confusjon caused by the run1ora which circulate throughout t.his play. Rigdon takes an ordinary man's hand– kerchief and, by using it as a cover for his face (in an att&mpt to conceal his identi– ty ), does more with it than most actors cou ld ·do with a stage full of props . Rigdon's timing is good and he per– for ms welJ opposite Chandler.

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Both Li ~a II anis•111 in th~ ---~-ca.lly Lhinks of auch role uf Chri!' Go rma n and a y~ 3:::. h i s semi-autobio~ Lucas Harms a.s her hu~band aphita: iri logy "BrighLon Ktm are outstanding. Harriaon cb Memoirs," ..Biloxi is the kind of fU:(rf:!ss dir~clors • ~d •aro~:~dway Hound." drc;lm about. be<'att~t· !!he ha.s h ~ sophi~ticxWrl c:om- a fiur \JDdt't'st:wding of the r "lh dlalogue which Noel demands of comedy. She not arc ""ould have applaud- only s hades her liues fot· •Ru..mors" js not as fine lv comedic effect, out she ut.ili.z~s ted or as originaJly her body and facial cxpres - t.e::lic a.s the trilogy. sious lo heighl.en h er PV<"I'.V ~onu revolves around a line. ! ho h as mvited four Lucas Harms lights up a - c:oup1es to their home to stage like R neon sign . He is !:Irate a lOth wedding very much at home before an aiver!ary. Wl1en the first audience, an d his fnuttic ~ s.rnves , they f1nd the attempts to hide the truth c gone and the host illu.sLrate his r cnl abilit y as a ""up.s:.airs with a superfi· comic actor . lt is apparent bu le~ wound . At this that Harms enjoys what he is 0:1e humorous situation doing, and he does it welt. a.no:her keeps the play ; , . In the role of Claire Ganz, u a.fastpace. ;· ~,'.Vicki Adcock eonv]nces the ..tl.rst couple attempts· to : audience . that she never ' ~ f they fear i.s a case .. ·understands all that is hap– elily. when the· second ' pening and that is exactly appears. As each couple what · the role demands . ~e truth is concealed · Matthew HoweU does a fine euu wno have entered portrayal of Claire's husband, ea...~ ThiB results ·Lenny Granz. Howell has

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