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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1978)
shall id, lul Bill Weldon looks as if he’s lost patience with Ellen Dowling, as they perform a scene from “A Streetcar Named Desire.” In “Desire” Weldon and Dowling play Mr. and Mrs. Stan ley Kowalski. They are also married in reality. The play will be presented Thursday through Saturday and next Wednesday through March 4. Battalion photo by Chris Piccione Couple acts together By CHRIS PICCIONE Bill Weldon ran in and threw a package of raw meat at his wife El len. “I’m going howling, he shouted. It s not a domestic quarrel, it s a scene from Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar named Desire, [he Aggie Players latest production. Stella and Stanley Kowalski are being portrayed by a married (jouple, Ellen Dowling and Bill Weldon. Dowling 'and Weldon are not Texas A&M University students. Because the Aggie players have open auditions, any interested per son may try out for a part. Dowling is an English and drama instructor at Texas A&M. She re ceived her doctorate at the Univer sity of New Mexico.in.dramatic lit erature. While in school at New Mexico, Dowling said she was involved in experimental theater and a few avant-garde, one-act plays. These are plays with unusual themes not usually 'performed for the general public. „ Dowling alsq directed a play entitled, "The Birds, and wrote a satirical version of a Greek classic. I Dowling,said being a wife plac ing a role opposite her husband is not difficult at all. "Bill and 1 work well together because we know each other so well, she said. Weldon received his masters de gree in English literature at the University of North Dakota. Hemet his wife at the University of New Mexico while he was working on his doctorate., Weldon dropped out of the doctoral program to write. “There are more possibilities in selling my plays than selling myself as an English professor, he said. “Besides, (>ne Ph,D. in the family is enough. While he was in school, Weldon directed two acting companies. His wife 'was a member of one of the companies called, “The Bugger City Poverty Players. This company 'peFf'i'Mefl ab(but 5B blays for thej I^gh^JlV depaffineiit of the Univer sity of New Mexico. T did plays as academic projects, Weldon said. He wrote, produced and directed play s instead of writing papers. Weldon is interested in the thea ter as a/onri. of education. “I. always wanted To be a teacher, but now 1 want to teach vyhen I write, he sajd. Weldon has written eight plays, six of which have been produced. His plays deal with historical events. Weldon said his plays are not only entertaining, but have im portant themes. Weldon said he likes working on plays with student actors, and he hopes to perform his latest play, "The Legend of Lord Byron, with the Aggie Play ers. Weldon said he finds it easy to work with his wife because he has no doubts about her ability . Although Dowling has been in volved with many acting companies she said, "The Aggie Players work well together. I ve never seen such enthusiasm. It s the nicest atmo sphere I ve ever experienced. Weldon said that since he and his wife have had acting experience, the sthdentaetbrs'can learn frohi them. Terry Martin,’ an''Aggie Player working with Dowling and Weldon, said, “They ve done a lot of play s before and Tm learning from them. In the future, Dowling said she hopes to continue, acting, directing and teaching creative dramatics. But, this weekend^ she and her husband yvill be busy playing the part of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kow alski. Sun Theatres 333 University 84C The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS 846-9808 ( MSC 'v Cafeteria ^ Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. 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SVS now has a Board of Directors of 10, and is geared toward four main fields: the aged, health, society, and youth. It is located in Room 216 of the Memorial Student Center. “When a student comes in wish ing to volunteer, we set up an ap pointment with the agency the stu dent is interested in helping,” Tal bert said. “In a couple of weeks, we will get back in touch with the stu dent to see how everything went. One agency that asks for volun teers is the Sherwood Health Care Facility, one of four nursing homes in the Bryan-College Station area. Debbie Sulik, in charge of re cruiting volunteers at the nursing home, said that many Texas A&M Students offered their services in the last two years, but that this year only a few are turning out. out. “I think that a lot of students don’t know we re around,” Sulik said. “Reading and writing letters, helping on walks, playing games, taking the men out for an occasional beer — these are just a few of the everyday things volunteers can help with, Sulik said. The Sherwood Health Care Facil ity is holding a Rock-and-Roll Jam boree on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. at Sherwood. The residents will rock in rocking chairs to raise money for the American Heart Association. Help is needed with this project, along with volun teers who could provide entertain ment. Volunteers are needed at the Miss Brazos Valley Nursing Home Pageant which will be held March 8 at Manor East Mall from 1 to 5 p.m. Nine counties will participate. Maxine Blackburn, who works with volunteers at Bryan Hospital, said that they have averaged 30 vol unteers each semester from the University, but this semester they have only 20 volunteers. “We get mostly pre-med and pre-nursing students volunteering, Blackburn said. If a student wishes to volunteer for Bryan Hospital, he can pick up OUTDOOR RECREATION COMMITTEE WE RENT EQUIPMENT TENTS, BACKPACKS, SLEEPING BAGS, STOVES, & MORE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFF for nominal fees Check the Outdoor Recreation Cubicle Rm. 216 MSC to reserve equipment ORC THERE’S NO TIME: LIKE THE PRESENT THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE PEACE CORPS SENIORS/GRADS INFORMATION BOOTH M.S.C. LAST DAY REPS ON CAMPUS WEb. FEB. 22 Peace Corps — an information packet at Student Services Department, Room 216 of the MSC. “We hav e an orientation program for the students, Blackburn said “We show them around the differ ent departments of the hospital. There is also a new policy' this year. We require that the student to help in patient care before working in any other department. We feel that helping people is really what a hos pital is all about. Other agencies that ask for volun teers include the Humane Society and the Neal Child Development Center. “The majority of students who wish to volunteer are interested in being a Big Brother or Big Sister. Talbot said. We presently don t have a Big Brother-Big Sister pro gram, but we are working on it. SVS representatives will be in Austin March 20 to talk with Big Brothers of Austin to get ideas on starting a program. “We tried to get the Human Re sources Department (Welfare De partment) to help us get a program for Big Brothers startcil; blit , they couldn’t Offer their time. Talbot said. “So, we re trying it on our own. Hassle Free, an off-campus in formation program, is sponsored by' SVS. It is responsible for posting bulletin boards for off-campus stu dents and for helping them with problems. 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