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Doc prevails 'in spite of himself at' Alumni Elfen Wolf & Jenny Eisberg Hall. Sganarelle as a "happy-go- A farce about the medical Drama major, David ere se. profession focused around a plays Sganarelle who is rr.ali- lucky character who is put into absurd situations purely small town woodcutter and ciously appointed by his wife his venture into the world of as the town doctor. He goes by chance and who does not get out of them well." Crowe, medicine, the WMC Dramatic through the town miraculously previously in "The Death of Art Department will present curing people without having Joe Egg," "The Boyfriend," Moliere's, "The Doctor in any know:ledgeof medicine. of Himself," on October Crowe, a sophomore, is en- and "Living Together," sees his, part as physically 10 at 8;15 in Alumni . iarcle. . manding and some of lines as difficult. Overall,' likes this play and describes it as different and humorous, Crowe borrows a quote from director Tim Weinfeld, "Satur- day morning cartoon humour" is what the play is about. "It is a wonderful Show," says actor Rob McQuay. He plays the part of Geronte, a commented, "It's a fun show. Weinfeld said that one of gullible, old man with a sick sometimes it is hard to keep the. main reasons he chose daughter. McQuay, a junior, from laughing on stage." this play was for the chal- feels that "anyone looking for Other members of the cast lenge it offers to the actors. an entertaining show ~hould are: Senior Eric Henning, jun- Some of the roles are de- come see it." iors, Tony Japzon and Robyn manding physically, and it McQuay's most recent per- Quick, sophomore, Sandra offers the chance to do com- formances were in Western Carlson and freshmen,.Susan edy. Another reason he chose Maryland's Summer Theatre, laPadula, Laura Kind and this work was to balance out where he played in "Man of David Oravec. The cast of the season, since two of the LaMancha," and "Godspell." eleven has put this production upcoming plays are of a sen- He is especially enjoying "The together to 3% weeks. Wein- .ous nature. . Doctor in Spite of Himself" feld says, "they are doing fine Tickets for ''The Doctor in because he is getting the under pressure." The actors Spite of Himself" are on sale chance to do a comedy per- are expected to rehearse now at the Information Desk. formance. seven days a week, for two Admission is $1.00 for stu- Junior, Kathy Gobbel, plays hours a day. Also they are dents, faculty and staff and Martine,the doctor's wife. She responsible for their own $2.00 for others. tao is enjoying this play. She make-up. Blade Runner Our -tommorrow today Rdy Kuo the world. mus' cliches. Rick Deckard They choose to run, hide, lng with them is even more "Blade Runner" amply visu- In "Blade Runner'sUtopia," (Ford) sports a trench coat, and kill for the most funda- remote. This is where the alizes that today is our tomar- human life is cheap, but ma- rather than a "Buck Rogers" mental and forgotten aspect screen writers killed the film. row-a tomorrow with more of chine life is even cheaper. In jumpsuit. and carries a police of human life-to exsist. Having Freedom, lust to live etc., everything we have now: an absurd scene a snake's revolver. Arabian fans spin slaughtered their masters in essential themes to under- More machines, more technol- owner is inquired if the reptile overhead in the office. Soulful deep space, the replicants standing the fighters' motives ogy...More ugly cities, more is real. "Of course not!" she sax melodies, reminiscent at find themselves on Earth are barely revealed. The dla- secularism and more aliena- snaps, "do you think I could old Bogart movies, drift out of seeking anonymity in its mas- logue is too sparse and tion of people from them- afford a real one with this the film score. And beautiful ses. Supposedly, they are the meaningless to give signifi- selves as human beings. job?!" According to film litera- model Sean Youn appears only ones who can impress cance to their cause. Aldous Huxley's "Brave New ture, it was this scarcity of are Rachael, the inevitable upon the apathetic Deckard The only replicant who suc- World" has finally arrived in animal life on earth that led to "vamp"; big bangs, lipstick, the meaning of freedom in a ceeds in provoking our sym- director Douglas Trumbull's the science of genetic-engi- and all. ' material world by resisting pathy, if not our empathy, is a vision of tomorrow. It's a vi- neering in the past. The trouble in "Blade Run- him. U.S. Marine "Pleasure sian so stunning and gradiose Mechanical animals were ner" starts with Rachael. Yet, the plot, which has Model," Pris (Daryl Hannah). in its bleakness, it almost created to substitute for the She's a 'replicant, but she already been falling apart, Lonely and derelict on the surpasses Huxley's own pes- missing real ones. later, as doesn't know it. Being the first collapses. In the end, the streets of LA., she is be- slrnism of our future. the science developed, repli- off a new line of androids audience is bewildered when friended and lodged by-the The setting is l.A. city cations of human beings, ap- impressed with people's Deckard sweeps Rachael aging engineer who created 2019-the city of eternal night propriatelycalled "replicants," memories, she believes she away to the mountains to live her. However, being a deft and rain for some reason were possible. These hapless has a human past. Suppos- "happily ever after." What in- gymnast, Pris too must battle unexplained (must've been androids were impressed into edly, because Rachael thinks spired in the alcohol flDOOded Deckard for her life in the those 20th Century smogs). slavery and deep space serv- she is flesh and blood,_it is recesses of his burned out end. From horizon to horizon clut- ice as soldiers, workers, and only she who can inspire in mind to appreciate life and "Blade Runner" as impres- tered superstructure sky- ever prostitutes.. the washed up, cynical Deck- love? It couldn't have been aive as a technical master. scrapers clash for space on What went wrong (or right) ard the meaning of love. The those four replicants he peice, is an uninspiring in its ' the ground and even up, up is that the replicantsdeveloped funny thing is that of the film's tracked down. portrayal of people striving to I in the air. ("Floor 93 please"). emotions, most notably an five replicants, she is the Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), a be human _ the perfect aile. 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