[NEohioPAL]College of Wooster presents "3 Views: Puppetry for a New Age"

[John Finn]

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'3 Views: Puppetry for a New Age' Challenges Boundaries of Performance
Theatre production scheduled for Nov. 7-9 at Freedlander Theatre

	WOOSTER, Ohio - An avant-garde approach to puppetry will 
challenge the senses and defy the ordinary notion of performance in 
"3 Views: Puppetry for a New
Age,"  a production by The College of Wooster's Department of Theatre 
and a Wooster Forum event scheduled for Nov. 7-9 at 8:15 p.m. in 
=46reedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). The three puppetry 
pieces, designed for an adult audience, are coordinated by Ansley 
Valentine, assistant professor of theatre at Wooster, and will 
showcase pieces by guest artists Robin VanLear and Tom Sgouros.
	"As director, I wanted to make this piece even more 
collaborative than most theatre productions," said Valentine. 
"Therefore, we are creating a multi-media collage, combining the work 
of many different people from different cultures and different 
traditions. We hope the effect will be stunning, as well as 
intellectually challenging."
	The evening will open with "Judy, Or What is it Like to be a 
Robot?" The piece deals with the essential question of building 
robots and their overall capabilities. This comic show, presented by 
Sgouros, addresses several hilarious questions, including "If you 
built a robot smart enough to do the dishes, would it also be smart 
enough to find them boring?" Sgouros has created a test subject, 
Judy, who has helped him entertain audiences across the country.
	The second feature, "che=B7vay Enter Without Feathers 
Congregation: An Excerpt," is drawn from an earlier site-specific 
performance art piece created for the Cleveland Public Theatre's 
Gordon Square Theatre. This production, a creation of VanLear and 
Mark Jenks of Art Acts, features oversized marionettes, movement, and 
music, and will utilize a number of Wooster students working 
alongside professional puppeteers and musicians.
	The final piece, "Kaguyahime: The Moon Princess," is a world 
premiere based on an ancient Japanese story of a special being who 
comes to bless the lives of a barren old couple. This eclectic 
production will feature a variety of puppets, dance, actors, video, 
and world music. College of Wooster students have created the bulk of 
"Kaguyahime," which is being considered for the American College 
Theatre Festival as a new student-written play. Valentine said he 
hopes to find other venues for the play outside of Wooster, including 
the New York Fringe Festival and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
	The presentation coincides with a free exhibition of the 
Mariska Marker Collection of puppets from around the world, which 
will be on display in the lobby of Freedlander Theatre throughout 
November. The historic collection, recently donated to The College of 
Wooster, features dozens of rare puppets, many of which are Civil War 
era and before.
Tickets for the performance are $9 for adults and $6 for senior 
citizens and non-College of Wooster students. For more information, 
or to order tickets, call the box office at 330-263-2241.
	The 2002 Wooster Forum, "Beyond Boundaries: Re-Mapping the 
Contemporary Arts," brings together authors, artists, musicians, and 
performers as well as College of Wooster professors of diverse 
backgrounds, talents, and points of view, to consider the nature of 
boundaries and how the arts transcend them. The Forum also serves as 
a focus for campus-wide discussion and seeks to create opportunities 
for meaningful dialogue between the different College constituencies 
- students, faculty, staff, and townspeople.

-- 
John Finn
Director of Public Information
The College of Wooster
Scovel Hall 001
944 College Mall
Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-263-2145 (Office)
330-262-1241 (Home)
330-263-2209 (Fax)
jfinn at wooster.edu
http://www.wooster.edu
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<div><font face=3D"Palatino" size=3D"+1" color=3D"#000000"><i>Theatre
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challenge the senses and defy the ordinary notion of performance in
"3 Views: Puppetry for a New</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Palatino" size=3D"+1" color=3D"#000000">Age," 
a production by The College of Wooster's Department of Theatre and a
Wooster Forum event scheduled for Nov. 7-9 at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander
Theatre (329 E. University St.). The three puppetry pieces, designed
for an adult audience, are coordinated by Ansley Valentine, assistant
professor of theatre at Wooster, and will showcase pieces by guest
artists Robin VanLear and Tom Sgouros.</font></div>
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</x-tab>"As director, I wanted to make this piece even more
collaborative than most theatre productions," said Valentine.
"Therefore, we are creating a multi-media collage, combining the
work of many different people from different cultures and different
traditions. We hope the effect will be stunning, as well as
intellectually challenging."<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The evening will open with "Judy, Or What is
it<i> Like</i> to be a Robot?" The piece deals with the essential
question of building robots and their overall capabilities. This comic
show, presented by Sgouros, addresses several hilarious questions,
including "If you built a robot smart enough to do the dishes,
would it also be smart enough to find them boring?" Sgouros has
created a test subject, Judy, who has helped him entertain audiences
across the country.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Palatino" size=3D"+1"
color=3D"#000000"><x-tab>       
</x-tab>The second feature, "che=B7vay Enter Without Feathers
Congregation: An Excerpt," is drawn from an earlier site-specific
performance art piece created for the Cleveland Public Theatre's
Gordon Square Theatre. This production, a creation of VanLear and Mark
Jenks of Art Acts, features oversized marionettes, movement, and
music, and will utilize a number of Wooster students working alongside
professional puppeteers and musicians.<b><br>
</b><x-tab>    </x-tab>The final piece,
"Kaguyahime: The Moon Princess," is a world premiere based
on an ancient Japanese story of a special being who comes to bless the
lives of a barren old couple. This eclectic production will feature a
variety of puppets, dance, actors, video, and world music. College of
Wooster students have created the bulk of "Kaguyahime,"
which is being considered for the American College Theatre Festival as
a new student-written play. Valentine said he hopes to find other
venues for the play outside of Wooster, including the New York Fringe
=46estival and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.<br>
<x-tab>    </x-tab>The presentation coincides with a
free exhibition of the Mariska Marker Collection of puppets from
around the world, which will be on display in the lobby of Freedlander
Theatre throughout November. The historic collection, recently donated
to The College of Wooster, features dozens of rare puppets, many of
which are Civil War era and before.<br>
Tickets for the performance are $9 for adults and $6 for senior
citizens and non-College of Wooster students. For more information, or
to order tickets, call the box office at 330-263-2241.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Palatino" size=3D"+1"
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</x-tab>The 2002 Wooster Forum, "Beyond Boundaries: Re-Mapping
the Contemporary Arts," brings together authors, artists,
musicians, and performers as well as College of Wooster professors of
diverse backgrounds, talents, and points of view, to consider the
nature of boundaries and how the arts transcend them. The Forum also
serves as a focus for campus-wide discussion and seeks to create
opportunities for meaningful dialogue between the different College
constituencies - students, faculty, staff, and
townspeople.</font></div>
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<div>John Finn<br>
Director of Public Information<br>
The College of Wooster<br>
Scovel Hall 001<br>
944 College Mall<br>
Wooster, Ohio 44691<br>
330-263-2145 (Office)<br>
330-262-1241 (Home)<br>
330-263-2209 (Fax)<br>
jfinn at wooster.edu<br>
http://www.wooster.edu</div>
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