PAGE TWO THE _MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, SEPTE RL&S.0INS PAG. TO.TE...IGA .IL a iviL 1i , Ui/i 1-1111 11(1I 0 1,00 11w, i THEATRE - Genet Play: Series of Illusions Crystallizes Awesome Reality Teacher Walkouts Close Down Schools Throughout Michigan r_ z /111/el By ANN L. MARCHI0 "The Blacks" by Jean Genet is a bitter play, crystalizing the black-white conflict to an awe- some reality. But just which elements of the play focus on that reality and which reflect dry humor are not that easy to determine. The entire plot moves in a series of illusions. The cast is entirely Negro, but the stage-audience adorns white masks and portrays a self-assert- ing white court. The rest of the cast dresses in a shabby imitation of the courtly apparel and is an obvious stereo- type 'of their race This group has the task of presenting a reinact- ment of a white woman's murder. They do so in order that the court can condemn them legally, having already condemned them infor- mally. As both sets move in their ob- vious roles, the plot slowly re- verses itself until the Negroes be- come the vanquishers. The imagery, swirling in com- plicated paradoxes, justifies the simplicity of the plot. For exam- ple, one woman is named Virtue, but she is a prostitute. And yet she proves to be the one gesture of love. The language of the play is poetically crude. At least twice in the play the intensity of eno- tion precipitates an isolated and breathtaking incantation. "Tar and feathers, died like a rot, died like a dog, dyed in the wool, died in the battle, hit. the bottle, died in bed, cock-o'the- walk. Hemlock!" "The Blacks" is a popular off Broadway production, performed for the first time on Oct. 28, 1959 at the Theatre de Lutece in Paris. Its first continental pro- duction occurred May 4, 1961 at the St. Mark's Playhouse in New York. Don Harms, candidate for a Ph.D. in Comparative Lit, has done an excellent job in directing the production. His enthusiasm for the play itself has been a tremendous incentive for the rest of the crew. The movement of the players is so accurately timed that it actually enhances the rhythm of their speeches. The casting of the play's 13 parts took five weeks. And al- though many had little or no ex- perience, the production does not suffer. Charles Thomas, the lead, vibrates in empathy with his part and a surprising quality emerged in the character of Diouf, played by Byron Hendricks. Also to be commended is Mark Sedgeman, A & D, who designed the cubistic set. Ironically, the most apparent message of the entire production was adequately summed up in Genet's dedication. He wrote, "One evening an actor asked me to write a play for an all-black cast. But what exactly is a black? First of all, what's his color?" By Thle Associated Press State officials yesterday inten- sified efforts to end teacher work stoppages which are disrupting classes for nearly 21,000 Michigan students. Officials of Henry Ford Com- munity College in Dearborn, a De- troit suburb, called off registration which had been scheduled for to- day for an expected 12,500 stu- dents. Local 1650 of the American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO has picketed the school for two days in what it describes as "the first college teachers' strike under collective bargaining in the United States." Judge Victor L. Baum of Wayne County Circuit Court scheduled a hearing for today on a suit to force the Henry Ford Community College faculty back to work. The school has about 150 instructors. The suit for an injunction was filed by the Dearborn School Board which operates the two- year college. One college administrator, who declined to be identified, said "If you were to conclude from this that classes scheduled to open next Wednesday will also be de- layed, I could hardly quarrel with your hypothesis." Labor Mediation Board rules on unfair labor practice charges. In Grand Rapids, Leo Walsh, a hearing officer for the mediation board, promised members of the c i t y 's education association Wednesday night that the board will act as quickly as possible to pave the way for contract talks. WELCOME SABBATH SERVICE FRIDAY AT 7:15 P.M. Sharp Address by NIKKI 'KLAYMA former Hillel Vice President, on her experience during her junior year abroad. Oneg Shabbat will follow. JOHN PLANER, Cantor with THE H ILLEL CHOIR JOAN TEMKIN, Organist B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION * Meanwhile, some 1,200 teachers In Detroit, the city's education were to report for classes in Grand association revealed Wednesday it Rapids, working without a master has petitioned the mediation contract. Negotiations for a con- board for a new election to deter- tract were stalled in the West mine who will represent Detroit's Michigan city until the Michigan 10,000 teachers, ~ -- THE BLACKS Genet's provocative and frightening play duced by the Department of Comparative with an all-Negro cast. 1429 Hill Street All Are Welcome . . . pro- Literature 11 ."."-"" Across Campus '' :' : : ,:,; .s. : : : i{'1 *h w r ? ti :? ". S' .c "',";{ t : 'S :",' ; +' ti} :ti" !:..f fif lfJ ' ,r 4 a r. "c , Ann Arbor Civic Theatre 1966-6 7 Season * Enter Laughing-September 15-17 " Raisin in the Sun-December 8-10 . The Devil's Disciple-March 2-4 " Guys and Dolts-April 19-22 * Come Bach, Little Sheba--May18-20 SEASON TICKET PRICES' First 12 Rows: Thursdays $7; Fridays and Saturdays $8 All Other Seats: Thursdays $6; Fridays and Saturdays $7 mm m---- mm- mi --mm--------m-n -mm------m w------w i . This Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 8, 9, 10 Trueblood Auditorium 8:00 P.M. 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A, Angell Hall. 8 p.m.-The University Players, is sponsoring the Porch Players in William Saroyan's "The Cave Dwellers" in the Arena Theater on the first floor of the Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m. - The Department of Comparative Literature presents "The Blacks," Genet's provocative and frightening play, in the True- blood Aud. in the Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m.-"The Driving Wheels," blues band, is appearing in concert at the Ark coffee house, 1421 Hill DIAL 8-6416 Shows Tonight at 7 and 9 P.M. bor Tang Soo Do Club present a free karate demonstration by 20 men and women in the Ann Arbor High School gym. 8 p.m.-"The Driving Wheels," blues band, is appearing in concert at the Ark coffee house, 1421 Hill St. 8:30 p.m. - Canterbury House presents folk singer Michael Cooney at 330 Maynard St. Hello Jere? V -q Goodbye dare! ACADEMY AWARD WINNER 'BEST FOREIGN FILM OF THE YEAR!" "Masterful! One of the great films of our time!"-Cue Magazine "Marvelous to behold! One of the important films of this year!" -N.Y. 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A, Angell Hall. 8 p.m.-The University Players is sponsoring the Porch Players in William Saroyan's "The Cave Dwellers" inthe Arena Theater on the first floor of the Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m. - The Department of Comparative Literature presents "The Blacks," Genet's provocative and frightening play, in the True- blood Aud. in the Frieze Bldg. 8 p.m.-Detroit Tang Soo Do Association and U-M and Ann Ar- U immmmmmimi mlmmiiliim m mmi mimliiiiilimmmsam#! mili!mmmm!!im n!imimiliiimm 1i of 1 1v '3:00 9:55 .:.°'JOHN WILIAM j! IIW1 NMIY SINRM * . OUJAITHcEO ~I ,e .. PredbyIus MIQredD 4 yMNO ABBO PLUS J H A N JOHNFORD ".N >DoN6w1E TVcIwY:.oR i 4 , "HEFIRES ON H PLAIN "! (dir. Ichikawa-1959) Japanese, Subtitles. Ichikawa's study of psychological obsessionsN a in Medieval Japan. One of the greatest Japanese films by an oftentimes over-looked major director. w I SHORT: "WEDDING FEAST,' unanimous first prize at Locarno Friday. . . 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