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Wednesday, September 21, 1988
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Arlo
Guthrie:
Monster of folk
Sept. 21:
Need actors to participate in Play-
writing classes. Will involve in-
class work on playwright's scenes
leading to workshop productions
near the end of the term.
Playwriting 427 meets 1:30-
4:00 p.m., Mondays. Playwriting
227 meets 1:30- 4:00 p.m., Tues-
days.
Actors will receive 1 credit per
class.
Auditions will be held from 7-10
p.m. in Room 2518 Frieze bldg.
Prepared pieces are preferred, but
not required.
Call Mark Higdon at 996-3149.
Sept. 21-22:
Amazin' Blue auditions by app-
ointment at the Wolverine Room
of the Michigan Union. Contact
the UAC office at 763-1107 for
appointment information.
Sept. 25 & 26:
Basement Arts production of
Brecht's The Exception and the
Rule. Parts for 4-6 men, 4-6
women. Casting will be sex, race,
handicap, and age blind. Will be
asked to read from scripts, avail-
able in the Theater Dept. Library
in the Frieze bldg., alone and in
groups, and to sing 'My Country
Tis of Thee' or some similar pop-
ular tune. Auditions will be held
in Rm 2528 of the Frieze bldg.
from 7:30- 9:30 p.m. on Sun. &
Mon..
Call Andrea McCallum at 663-
8754.
Sept. 26:
Mass meeting for Soph Show
production of Grease, 7 p.m.,
Pendleton Room of the Michigan
Union. Auditions and tech. crew
applications. Call: 763-1107
Sept. 28-29:
Auditions for Richard Wesley's
The Mighty Gents, 7 p.m. at
Room 2528 of the Frieze Build-
ing. 7 men and 1 woman needed.
Sign-up at the Frieze building
theater call-board. Scripts avail-
able at the University productions
office in the Michigan League.
For further information, contact
Charles Jackson at 936-3952 or
764-5350.
BY MARK SHAIMAN
THE editor and sole writer for The Rolling
Blunder Review will be at the Ark tonight for
two shows. He'll have a lot to say, and if we
are really lucky, he might even sing a few
songs. And if we are really, really lucky he
might sing just one song that would take all
night - "Alice's Restaurant."
Of course we are talking about Arlo
Guthrie, who is doing a solo tour this fall. In
an interview with himself in RBR he became
very belligerent and would only say "I'm
doing a solo tour this fall." So here he is for
his solo tour. Guthrie has subtitled the tour
"Monsters (OIC12) of Folk" and when you
see Arlo, you too will surely turn to your
companion and say "Oh I see one, too."
All kidding aside, which is hard to do with
Arlo, he is a monster in the field of folk
music. As with most of the folk performers
he spends most of the year on the road, but he
has been able to change with the times and let
the times change with him.
But Arlo is much more than "Alice." It is
unfortunate that this song is what he- is
mostly known for, but if it brings a new
young crowd to his concerts every few years,
then it has more than served its purpose.
Because whether or not he does perform
"Alice" tonight (last time in Ann Arbor he
said that he was in the process of re-
memorizing it for his next concert tour) a per-
formance - and not just a concert -tis
what's in store.
Arlo is a talented pianist, a fluid guitarist,
and i good harmonicist. He has an encyc-
lopaedic knowledge of folk music, and since
folk have been around for a long time, Arlo
has quite a selection. And he has a great sense
of humor and innumerable tales with whikh
he'll often interrupt his own songs.
But as well as being entertaining, Arlo is a
qualified representative of the other side df
folk music - the side that is politically
aware. And he doesn't hesitate to spread his
awareness at his concerts. This is done
through his music, but Arlo has done so
many concerts that he can read his audience
and play to them. Just remember that Ann
Arbor has a liberal reputation, and Arlo likes
that. And you'll like him, too.
ARLO GUTHRIE will be performing at the
Ark at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Ticke'ts are sold out
for both shows.
kG After more than 15 years the popularity of
"Alice's Restaurant" is still strong, which is
easily understandable. It is social satire and a
product of the '60s that is still as relevant and
humorous today. And as with all folk music,
Arlo Guthrie doesn't promise to play his most famous song, 'Alice's Restaur- it makes a great sing-along.
ant,' tonight, but there's still hope for a cover of 'Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love.'
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