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THE BATTALION Page 3 b be or not to be Ipha Psi Omega brings new life to Shakespeare's works with blacklight, music By Matthew Parker The Battalion William Shakespeare never saw a black-light performance. He never heard the music of Era 2. William Shakespeare did, however, write for the common man. On Wednesday and Thursday in ‘The Fallout Theatre,” Alpha Psi Omega, Texas A&M’s national hon orary theatre fraternity, explored the common man’s language in a show that would have amazed the bard himself. The show is called Shakespeare Pas tiche: An Expression of Humanity, Dance and His Sonnets, and it is all per formed under black light. A pastiche is a literary, artistic or mu- wanted people to know that Shakespeare can be done without men in tights. I wanted to bring it down to aground level — Amber Bel'Chere Alpha Psi Omega President sical composition made from bits of various sources. The show’s artistic de sign is basic: simple black dress with white gloves and white makeup. The mood is almost overpowering, and Shakespeare’s works become the show’s focus. To benefit the Twin City Mission’s food pantry. Alpha Psi Omega put to gether a breathtaking display never be fore seen in College Station. Party ‘til you drop ...to your knees Kyle and Amy Dupree of Amy’s Friends Will speak at Central Church of Christ about the power of pornography Real people Real stories Kyles life in porn Amy’s life as a stripper Ind 7:00 PM Saturday, December 2 1 Central Church of Christ - 1600 E. 29 th , Bryan 822-3010 2:00 PM Sunday, December 3 rd - One on One Conferences Paid Advertisement by Amy’s Friends / Central Church of Christ Amber Bel’Chere, president of Al pha Psi Omega and a senior theater arts major, directed the show. “I wanted people to know that Shake speare can be done without men in tights,” Bel’Chere said. “Some people have the [perception] of Shakespeare being stuffy. 1 wanted to bring it down to a ground lev el as a generational exploration.” The show opens and closes with Leslie Malitz, a senior theater arts ma jor, dancing. She is dressed in black and a long-sleeve white robe. While the mu sic of Era 2 plays, her flowing move ment creates an aura of slow-motion photography. Katie Davies, a senior theater arts ma jor, sullenly speaks Sonnet 71, the “No longer mourn for me...” sonnet, which highlights the next portion of the show. When a white, glowing casket is carried onstage, the audience takes notice. The humor of Sonnet 130 is a stark contrast from the rest of the production. Randy Symank, a sophomore theater arts major, admirably attempts to move the audience. Under the glow of red light, he pours out his heart over an overweight woman with bad breath. The text is humorous, but given the mood, the audience finds him more sympathetic than in sulting toward the woman. Shakespeare also wrote melodroma, and the best ex ample of melodrama today is daytime soap operas. The gestures of Courtney Sve, freshman chemical engineering ma jor, are over-dramatized for effect because that is what Shakespeare de sired for Sonnet 60, though he did not hear the “Days of Our Lives” theme in his head when he wrote it. Poetry, mu sic and gesture mingled to create an amazing and intense atmosphere. . Sonnet 116 was performed from 7- foot ladders by Amber Ver- rett, a junior education major, and Keith Nea gle, a sophomore English major. The use of flashlights was Bel’Chere’s touch. The quality of ex pression is epitomized in Sonnet 138 by Symank, Lauren Lanier, a junior speech communication major, and Neagle. The new inteipretation cre ates an introspective mood with sub tle action, meaning and intentions. “He (Shakespeare) probably would have been shocked at first, but I think he would also have been fascinated by his sonnets under black light and done in such a manner,” Bel’Chere said. The closing dance is an eye popping expression of theatrics in its simplest form. All the ac tors are frozen, while a dancer moves among them, moving their hands. 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