THE MICHIGAN DAILY s__ Bard's Witches Go 'Spectral' THREE WITCHES-Anthony Holland (left), Joyce Ba.llou and Tom Ellis rehearse for their parts in "Macbeth" {which opens tdmorrow. The new concept of the witches stems from the fact that previously, witches were too much like the Halloween variety. It was felt Shakespeare thought them to be symbols of evil rather than the broom-riding cackling hags to which theatre audiences Professor Cites Social. Work Aims By JEAN SPENCER Anticipating the progress of so- cial work toward a "unity through diversity of its basic skills," Prof. Gisela Konopka of the University of Minnesota School of Social Work addressed the National As- sociation of Social Workers Insti- tute yesterday in Rackham Amphi- theater. In her talk on "The Roles of Case Workers and Group Workers in Leading Groups," Prof. Konop- ka distinguished the function of the group worker from that of the case worker on the bases of theory and method "inside social work." The surprising increase in the use of the group in social agencies is partly a result of the pressure of the times and partly of the na- tural progress of social work philosophy leading to a practical approach, Prof. Konopka said. Summarizes Philosophy She surmmarized this philosophy as a "belief in the importance and dignity of the individual," adding that the cultural changes pro- duced by the world wars has led to reaffirmation' of basic values including interdependence. Prof. Konopka characterized the role of a group worker as helping individuals to be members of groups that are significant to them. She emphasized the advantage of varied experience: work with groups of different ages, intelli- gence levels and specific problems. Investigation of the underlying reasons for the isolation of an in- dividual from the group is a pri- mary function of the group work- er. In order to help the individual it is necessary to determine wheth- er his isolation is a result of his own behavior, the attitudes of the others toward him or even the pressure of social environment. Sub Groups Arise Stumbling blocks which can arise within the group are sub- groups stemming from hostile fac- tions, intragroup bonds producing destructive overdependency and contagion of negative attitudes (for instance, neighborhood atti- tudes toward minority groups). Success 'in group work, Prof. Konopka continued, depends on the worker's skill in enhancing interaction between group mem- bers, use of the informal situa- tion for helping purposes, and use of a variety of program activities. The helping program mustbe adapted to fit the, needs of the individual group: Theatre Notes ,,. . By CAROL LEVENTEN l The 1959 Drama Season Will open Monday with Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by John O'Shaughnessy. Charlton Heston will play the title role and Jacqueline Brookes, often compared to Judith Ander- son, will play opposite him as Lady. MacBeth. Ernest Graves will por- tray MacDuff. Settings for the play are by Ballou, who won an Antoinette Perry award for his work on Broadway this year. Macbeth will be performed at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Monday through Saturday nights, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Tickets are available at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office, where they will be sold daily from 10 a.m. until curtain time. * * * The University Symphony Or- chestra, conducted by Josef Blatt of the music school will present its 111th annual concert in Hill Aud. at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The orchestra of 116 students will per- form Beethoven's third symphony, the "Eroiea" and, after intermis- sion, Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring." * * * The speech department will pre- sent "Man on a Tiger," a Hop- wood Award play by Donald Kaul. Grad., at 8:30 p.m. in Trueblood Aud. on Friday and Saturday. The play deals with the conflict be- tween first and second generation immigrant families, and explores the alienation of the latter. A bonus show on the season ticket for the speech department plays, individual tickets will be sold be- ginning Monday in the Trueblood Aud. box office. Joe Brown, Grad., Susan Heller, '61, and Paula McConnell, '60, will take major roles. "Man on a Tiger" is directed by Prof. Hugh Z. Nor- ton of the speech department, Pat Marthenke, '59, is student director. * * * "Master Pierre Patelin," an anonymous 15th century French farce, will be presented by the speech department at 4:10 p.m. tomorrow in the Frieze Bldg. Arena Theatre. Directed by Philip Smith, '59, this is another in the department's series of one-act plays. * * * Clyde Carpenter will conduct a French horn ensemble in Aud. A, Angell Hall at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The concert, which is sponsored by the school of music, is open to the public. p I 1 portance of their role would be hidden from the audience. The witches will be disembodied figures, very grotesque and anor- phous. One witch, Holland, will be somewhat lizardly in movement; another, Tom Ellis, will assume the shape of a tree; and the third witch, Joyce Ballou, will fly about. Costumes Formless Their costumes will be formless to give the amorphous feeling and they will stay in relative stage areas throughout the entire play. The objective of all three is to blend into the background as nmuch as possible instead of taking an active part, so to speak on the stage as the customary witches do, also they will have no physical contact with each other. To further convey the eerie feel- ing, they will speak in a musical monotone, each one's voice pitched above the other and they will use the fade out technique with their voices seeming to hang in the air. Godlike, Not Witchlike Miss Ballou said they consider themselves more as gods looking down on the "poor mortal fools." "In a sense we are also like the Greek chorus when it was in its highest form. We are not fun-lov- ing witches, but rather outside observers." She also said to remove all con- nection with the physical world, the witches will have their faces covered. This being the first time any- thing like this has ever been tried, it will be interesting to see whether the role of the witches will be more effective or, since they may be too amorphous and too much HILLEL SUPPER CLUB Today 6:00 P.M. 1429 Hall the observers, their prophecies may not have the impact expected. However, this will have, to be seen when the play is performed. All three people have had varied experiences in the theatre as well as radio and television. Anthony Holland has played the role of Filch in Threepenny Opera in New York. He also played Judd Steiner in "Compulsion" in stock last summer. Joyce -Ballou has the distinct honor of being the only non-Irish performer to act with the Abbey Theatre, the national Irish thea- tre. Learning Gaelic Hard She said her greatest difficulty was learning Gaelic and her next problem was relearning English when she came back to the United States. She has also played Nora in "The Ploughand and the Stars" by, Sean O'Casey In, Washington, D. C. Miss Ballou said the best way to break into Broadway 'is to get into an off-Broadway production so that you can discover what you really know and also you can meet the different directors and broaden your list of acquaintances before you look for work on Broadway Itself. Tom Ellis- has been in the film "Red Skies of Montana," has played a young lover to Tallulah Bankhead, and he played the male lead in Tea and Sympathy on tour with Deborah Kerr. DIAL.NL 2-2513 It began on a Michigan campus and ended in the most senso- tional trial of the day! .staffing ORSON WE L1[S DIANE YARSI OMAN STOCKWELL 1 BRADFORD DILIMAN ,, . MARSHA-MAil N MIE also: "MAGOO'S HOMECOMING" In summary, Prof. Konopka evaluated the contribution of the group worker as resulting from knowledge of human beings in in- teraction, understanding of the group process and competent han- dling of specific skills. ... ..2 . J. .% .ri .ni':!: s' 5 % . .'.w_ ". 3 r.}:? r.: ..:'r.S.RC{ .'SSr.Sa$ ORGANIZATION NOTICES i* Sunday at 8:00 ARTHUR MILLER'S _ A l "VOn "Al y I with Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Howard Duff SHORT': BARNEY OLDFIELD'S RACE FOR. LIFE ARCHITECTURE AUDITORIUM 50 cents Cinema Guild, petitioning for mem- bership, petitions due May 11, 5 p.m., SAB. * * * Congregational and Disciples Guild, Merril Lecture Series: Douglas Steere, "Spiritual Renewal," May 10, 7:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church. * s Early Registration Pass Comm., peti- tioning for positions due May 11, 5 p.m., SAB. * * * French Club, film, "Orphee" by Jean Cocteau, May 12, 8 p.m., Undergrad. Library, Multipurpose Rm. * S* . Graduate Outing. Club, hiking and biking, May 10, 2 p.m., meet in back of Rackham (N.W. entrance.) - * * * Mich. Christian Fellowship, May 10, 4 p.m., Lane Hall. Speaker: Rev. H. Englund, "How Far Will God Go?" Petitionin'g for the position of office manager of SGC, petitions due May 11, 5 p.m., SAB. * """ ^" . . Unitarian Stud. Group, meeting, movies by Dr. D. Crary ,on Near East Trip, May 10, 7 p.m., Unitarian Church. Lutheran Stud. Assoc., May 10, 7:45 p.m., Luth. Stud. Chapel, Forest and I1ill. 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