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Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - Page 10 FEATURES .. Lights, camera, action!: The latest production on the Hill The National Players begin Tour 54 with "Tartuffe" in Alumni Theatre STACI GF.ORGE haps his voice. Here's a hint: he portrayed Staff Writer those who mock the voice of reason. his father's approval." Throughout most of Cleante. Give up? Well, it was, Jon Reynolds, In response to his feelings about this re- the show, Damls is hurt because he sees In 1669, Moliere wrote Tartuffe, a clas- a WMC 2000 sic comedy about religion, sex, and hypoc- graduate and the- cent performance, he Tartuffe taking his place. risy and after an appeal made by the reli- atre major. said, "McDaniel al- As for learning all those rhyming lines, gious establishment, King Louis XIV banned This is his sec- ways gives us a great Stillwagon said, "it made it easier to memo- it from public performances until Moliere ond year touring send off. For me per- rize them, but harder to save yourself when revised it. with the National sonally, it's a great you mess up." Fast-forward to 1948 when Father Players. In addition treat to come back Reynolds, Stillwagon, Baldwin, and the Hartkey, head of the Drama department at to his role in and perform on a rest of the Tour 54 cast will perform Tartuffe Catholic University at that time and found- Tartuffe, he has a 'stage I performed on and As You Like It throughout the United ing figure in Washington, D.C. theatre, es- role in the other many times during States until April 2003. ReynoldS, tablished a classical touring company called Tour 54 play As college." Stillwagon, and Baldwin are not sure what the National Players. You Like It, and is The Phoenix also they will be doing once Tour 54 concludes. Now jump to September 14, 2002, when the tour manager. interviewed Cec.il As Reynolds pointed out, an actor lives the National Players began their Tour 54 sea- As he explains, Baldwin (Tartuffe) job to job. Although not sure what his next son with a performance of Tartuffe at the tour manager is and John Stillwagon job will be, he said he'd like to do live the- McDaniel College. responsible for the (Damis) Baldwin, a arre in the Washington D.C. area. Because there is no point in a formal, day-to-day opera- 200 I graduate of Bra- Hopeful that he too can return to his alma descriptive play review-those who saw the tions of the com- dley University in mater for a National Players performance, show can form their own criticisms and those pany while they are Peoria, Illinois, de- Stillwagon has thought about doing theatre who did not see the show, well why try to out on the road for scribes his character in either Washington, D.C. or in Philadel- persuade them when the National Players two-week as the very gullible fa- phia. He would love to make the move to and Tartuffe have left our campus-all that is stretches. ther of the household New York City. worth commenting on is that hilarious scene Reynolds says and is the "Dean Mar- On the mainland, Chicago or Washing- change when the table got up and sort of that his character, tin to Jerry Lewis' ton, D.C'are two possible areas Baldwin has "floated" off stage after Organ caught Cteanre, functions Tartuffe". considered to continue his theatrical career. Tartuffe tryingto initiate sex with Elmire, largely as the voice of reason. A!:\ Organ's He concluded He also has a friend who is a stage manager Organ's wife and the American flag waving brother-in-law, Cleante tries to warn Organ that, "it is more difficult to perform than I on a cruise ship and he is considering audi- at the end of the show when the flU official that Tartuffe is a fraud and should not fall thought it would be." He went on to say that tion for one of the ship's performances. came to take Tartuffe away while a patriotic victim to Tartuffe's deceptions. However, despite the difficulty, "it's a fun part to play." After saying he felt "blessed to have tune played. Orgon does not listen to him. 1 Stillwagon, a 2001 graduate of St. started the season here," Stillwagon empha- For those who attended the show, they Reynolds admitted that Moliere uses Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA, por- sized how thankful he was to everyone who may have recognized a familiar face or per- Cleante as both the voice of reason and as trays Orgon's son, Damis. Stillwagon calls . helped with unloading the truck and setting his character a "suburbanite teen who wants up the set. RtN,K:"-,MjssuodaztQO,'I,,:,, "We are all pink on the Inslde." II~ fa aee ~~? Well, "Voic&l: tk #""" 0/ II"" S"""," ~ '1~, 6ciakJ, 3cd 8p..... CAf.{CUN .. ACAPUL~ itt JAMAICA BAHAMA1J .. 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