ARTS he Michigan Daily Friday, May 6, 1988 Page 11 'That'll Be The Day' arrives with drama BY LISA MAGNINO PERFORMANCE Network puts the old saying "It's all according to your point of view" in rspective this weekend in its latest production, That'll Be The Day. Written by former Hopwood Ninner and one of Performance Net- kork's six playwrights-in-residence, 1l Sjoerdsma, the psychological rama centers on a convicted mur- erer who recites the plot of John ord's Western film, The Searchers, s he awaits his sentence in his jail 11. I The film, which starred John ayne and Natalie Wood, was one of the first of the Western genre that The intention within the pacing is to highest level, the wife and friend sit added a psychological dimension to build an understanding of the charac- on the next level, and the lowest two the usual good-guy-in-the-white-hat ter's self-esteem, his jealousies, his are for the flashback sequences. scenario. Though the movie be- frustrations." Similarly, the lighting brings focus comes an obsession with the main Sjoerdsma explains that the non- to the nineteen short scenes of the character, Sjoerdsma adds, "[His re- chronological sequences were re- play. membrance] is not precisely accu- quired: "It pushes up the irony of David Hunsberger directs the cast rate. Depending on what his focus is certain things ... it displays certain of Cindy Hee, Barbara Newell, and at that point in the play, certain el- aspects that might not be seen oth- ements [of the film] are left out. He erwise. When you have seen the Special Student ai also makes [Wayne's] character background through the flashbacks, much more heroic in his mind." of the present. Similarly, when you The play operates through the don't have background knowledge ramblings of the man, the remi- you also see different things. It's all U nisces of his wife and her best friend, a point of view." from Chicago on S and flashback scenes. Sjoerdsma de- The staging enhances the varying DESTINATIONS scribes the nineteen scene play as points of focus, as it is set up in LONDON fro "rapid-fire ... with no set pattern. four levels - the jail cell is the PARIS COPENHAGEN ATHENS LOOK YOUR BESTI RMM'D If your hair isn't becom- WORLI Ing to you-You should DESTINATIONS be coming to US! USTRALIA fro DASCOLA STYLISTS RIO NEW ZEALAND bpoe coing s ! AaSTRALIA Ir Ott. .aclnn. MplVdlgaSimralw fares from most major __p_______son' _ _p _ special Studentand Youth faest, We also issue Eurail Passes and Iin CALL OR WRITE FOR A FREE CC HANDBOOK AND RESERY John Smeenge. THAT'LL BE THE DAY will be performed Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Performance Network, 408 W. Washington. Tickets are $7 general admission and $S for students and seniors. rnd Youth Fares to OPE cheduled Airlines OW RT Dm $230 $459 230 459 300 599 350 669 250 47 325 625 WIlvDE __ DM S - $1070 OW RT 390 739 365 725 - 959 rU.S. cities are available. Ae hav, all major worldwide destinations. temational Student I.D. Cards. OPY OF THE STUDENT TRAVEL ATION INFORMATION TO: They're Hair New York masters of grunge and gymkata White Zombie will assault the postage stamp-sized stage of the Alley Door this Wednesday, May 11, in support of their incendi- ary new LP Soul Crusher. With a dissonant blud- geon bass and gravestone guitar attack that careens like a hydrocephallic Black Sabbath, the band are poised on the verge of national stardom or a haircut. Cover charge is cheap, so show up, with or without scissors. FULL PRIVILEGE ADULT NAUTILUS CLUB MEMBERSHIPS JUST $25.00 PER MONTH ANN ARBOR "Y' 350 S. FIFTH AVE. 663-0536 Your SummerJob working with kids more than just employment... Positions For: Nature Specialists Nurses Unit Supervisors Small Craft Instructors R.O.P.E.S. Course Facilitators Riding Instructor