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September 25, 2008
The J-TAC
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'Godspell': Re-opening of a 2,000-year-old story
By ASHLEY FUQUAY
Staff Writer
Tarleton's rendition of
"Godspell," a musical writ-
ten and originally directed
by John Michael Tebelak, in-
cludes great acting, fantastic
vocal performances and a very
dramatic finish.
"Godspell" is a modern
retelling of the Gospel of Mat-
thew. The play opens with
children playing in a school
yard. The set is well put-to-
gether, complete with a work-
ing merry-go-round. These
children are then baptized
by John the Baptist and then
commit themselves to the
modern-day Jesus, who looks
a bit like a hippie. He uses sev-
eral simple magic tricks that
make great leaps to lighten the
mood of things. This play is
famous for its simple theatri-
cal tricks.
Many of the songs are very
repetitive in lyrics, but the vo-
cals are so perfect, no one will
really care. The choreography
to the music is also very fun
and entertaining. The music is
very diverse. There is rapping,
interpretive dance and soul.
There was even a little vaude-
ville.
The great thing about this
is the actors keep moving and
making the audience move
Caitlin Fuquay/The J-TAC
"Godspell"performances can be seen every night at
7:30 pm through Sept. 27 at the Wells Fine Arts Center.
their eyes to things on stage.
Most of the play is de-
voted to acting out the New
Testament parables that most
of us heard as children. It did
get a little monotonous, but
it isn't exactly easy revamp-
ing a 2,000-year-old story. The
actors did their best to keep
things lively.
There is a lot of audience
involvement in this one, so
don't be afraid to clap along.
Something about the be-
trayal that just doesn't feel
real. The emotion is sort of dry
in this part of the play.
The most powerful part of
this musical is the crucifixion.
It is extremely dramatic. The
emotion is very intense. Even
with a lack of props, this scene
is very well done and could
seem cheesy if not done cor-
rectly.
The show opened Tues-
day night and continues until
Saturday, Sept. 27. All show-
ings begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are $5 for students who show
their Texan Card.
Auditions for the next the-
ater production, "Stop Kiss,"
are Sept. 29 and 30 from 7-10
p.m. in the Clyde H. Wells
Fine Arts Center Workshop
Theater. For more informa-
tion, visit www.tarleton.edu/
-fine arts.
Burn ilm eatures dark comedy
By SHAWN HUGHES
Sports Editor
Following an award-
winning year by Joel and
Ethan Coen with the release
of "No Country for Old
Men," which won two Os-
cars including Best Picture
and Best Screenplay, the
Coen brothers followed up
with the release of the dark
comedy "Burn After Read-
ing" on Sept. 12.
The film assembles a
star-studded cast including
George Clooney ("Oceans
Eleven," "Michael Clay-
ton"), Frances McDormand
owner of the files, ex-CIA
analyst Osborne Cox, played
by Malkovich, or bribe the
Russian government.
The main purpose of
the film is people reacting
without thinking. The situa-
tion gets worse as time goes
on because each character
self-centeredly believes that
everything that occurs is di-
rectly related to them and is
always a serious situation.
The film eventually has the
whole situation go complete-
ly wrong beyond repair.
The film is well-written
and the acting of the cast is
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Brad Pitt plays as Chad Feldheimer, a personal trainer who
finds a CD with possible CIA files on it.
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Frances McDormand and George Clooney play a couple in thier film
After Reading," but Clooney's character is secritly still married.
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("Fargo," "Primal Fear"),
Brad Pitt ("12 Monkeys,"
"Fight Club"), John Malkov-
ich ("In the Line of Fire,"
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy"), and Tilda Swin-
ton ("Michael Clayton,"
"The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe").
In this spy comedy, the
Coen brothers return to
dark humor similar to some
of their cult classic com-
edies like "Fargo" and "The
Big Lebowski." The film is
based on two gym employ-
ees, Linda Litzke, played
by McDormand, and Chad
Feldheimer, played by Pitt,
who find a disc in the gym
that they believe contains
government secrets.
Feldheimer and Litzke
try to find a way to turn the
new information into a prof-
it by hoping to exploit the
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however is nothing like "No
Country for Old Men," and
people need to realize this
before watching it. Fans
of the "Big Lebowski" and
"Fargo" will probably en-
oy the film as long as they
realize that it will be a dark
comedy instead of a west-
ern. As with nearly all Coen
films, the script is written
with a great deal of depth
so that more can be learned
with each viewing; there are
many layers to this film. The
acting is also very well done
and leads to an enjoyable
film.
Overall, the film is wor-
thy of a 4 out 5 rating if
this is the type of film that
interests you. However, a
vast majority of viewers will
find this film doesn't fit their
tastes. In the end, the Coen
brothers have made a film
that will gain some success
in mainstream film and will
just add to the already large
cult following they've accu-
mulated.
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