1986_03 The Daily Collegian March 1986

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NEWS    March 7,1986
Women's work is always music
Some of the principal players of the
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic gave
the audience in the Satellite College
Union Wednesday night a taste of "recon¬
structed musical compositions" — little
known music composed by women.
These principal players form "'
The Bay Area Women's Phill
was founded in 1981 by Musical
Elizabeth M in. Artistic Director Nan Washburn
The chamber players
California A
They play for audiei
Northern California a
1 their
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group V
Players.
"The group has a very wide range o
people."said Executive Directorand Mai
ager Miriam Abrams. adding that all o
throughout the Bay Area and they also d«
"We are the only professional oi
in the country that features w(
women composers, so people wa
performing in more outlying are:
said, "It is financially impossible
This
n Valley.
i ne touring group of 10 musici.
been recognized with awards fin
American Society of Composers a
Publishers (ASCAP) and the Americ
Symphony Orchestra League.
"The awards are based on prograi
ming and the overall programs that •
present and particulary the number
contemporary works that wedo,"Abrai
it the V
iw, light, soft pi
it the   chamber players captured the a
> was   the small but attentive audience of about
San   30 people.
Reconstructed pieces by Claude Arrieu.
s has Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Louise Farrenc and
i the Elizabeth Maconchy were performed,
and The latter was a duet by a clarinet and
rican   piano player.   "
Guest conductor Madeline Schatz dir¬
ected three of the four pieces.
The San Francisco Examiner described
the group as one that "can boast of having
forged a place for itself in the Bay Area
musical scene."
The Bay Area Women's Philharmonic
Women hold international meeting in Nairobi
n-govcrnmental group;
as Forum "85. she said
History Week speaker said Thursdav
CSUF student Grctla Dcfchr presented
her research on the July 1985 conference
to an audience of 10 in the Industrial Arts
Building.
"The conference was a culmination of
the U.N. Decade for Women. 1975 to
1985."shesaid Women representing Third
World nations, industrial democracies and
sweaters to b
them could |
from long Is
d "Fivi
is given the oj
lion. Defehrs
rorU is
Defehr said. Major problems were found
poverty and educational barriers which
are unmatched by opportunities."
Dcfchr said the conference was a major
"1 found articles about the conference in
the Hew York Times listed under the sec¬
tion for food, style and entertainment."
clcs and strength lies in unity and not
diversity." she concluded.
CSUF English instructor Rosemary
Spight then spoke about the connection
between the Nairobi conference and issues
are being cut and the funds used to bomb
Nicaragua," she said.
She added that the Nicaraguan consti¬
tution now reads, "all men and women arc
equal regardless of race, religion or polili-
ral ideology. Here in the United Slates
we can't add the word 'woman' to our own
She referred tc
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March 7,1986   FEATURE
The Daily-Collegian   Page 3
Malaysian magic influences student's play
conflict of Malaysian and
n students is explored in CSUf
student playwright Marcel Nunis' "Wax
Figures," prcmiering Monday at CSUF's
Lab School Theater.
Nunis. a master of arts' candidate, is
originally from Malaysia. He moved to
Fresno in 1980 to attend CSUF. In "Wax
Figures," Nunis, 27. employs magic and
mysticism in an eerie love story about an
American student who has returned from
Southeast Asia with a wax doll he insists
This isn't the first time that Nunis has
used his Malaysian background in play-
wrighting. He based "Sir Mouscdeer."a
children's theater production, on a Malay¬
sian folktale. Nunis also wrote and di¬
rected "Frogway," a musical with what
Nunis describes as "universal appeal."
Both "Sir Mouscdter" and "Frogway"
have been previously staged at CSUF.
"Wax Figures." however, shows that
Nunis has matured. His latest effort isn't a
play for children of all ages. "Wax Fig¬
ures" deals with "the metaphysical."
"I can't escape comparisons with 'The
Twilight Zone,'" Nunis said. "Wax Fig¬
ures" is a macabre tale of the relationship
between life, marriage and death.
Nunis uses basic Judeo-Chrislian be¬
liefs and sho
"But," he qui'
beliefs held  by  Hin
las learned from being
rican culture.
a journalism
WAX FIGURES
March 10 and 11 at 7.30 p.m.
March 12 at 4 and 8 p.m.
Performances will be held in CSUFs
I-ab School Theater.
TICKET IN FOR MA TION
Reservations can be made at the Uni¬
versity Theater Box Office or by calling
294-2216.   Tickets are S3 general,  and
$1.50 CSUF students.
id he I
insplanted"intothe Am
st enrolling at CSUF a
later changing 1
— [>unis compared the two cult
"Every culture has its own q
times we tend to push our cultur
other." Nunis said. "Someone
me you couldn't experience /
ture without seeing a baseball game. But
baseball, hot dogs, and Chevys are only a
small part of American culture.
"Americans have a greater ability to
laugh at themselves," Nunis said. "Malay-
,hty.  1
Six characters are cast into Nunis'
story, three Malaysian and three Ameri¬
can. "There are no archetype characters in
'Wax Figures.™ Nunis insists. ''They're
Sergeant
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nately, we only had one opening and I
happened to be the fortunate one." She
explained that there was an opening she   .
applied for last year, but was not offered   ,
fsurrmiSrPositions j
Available
Kennolqn Camps
will be or\ Campus
Tuesdaq, March llth \
recruiting for
SUMMER STAFF
See Placement Office
for further information.
job. "You just have to keep trying ai
lesides working as a police officer,
a is a part-time student majoring in
die administration- at CSUF, is mar-
I and has two teenage children.
It's all a matter of time management
I happen to be very fortunate to have
yday can backfire. We also, try to make
our friends into something we want."
Nunis said, "'instead of accepting them as
• :yare.-
Nunis has been working on "Wax Fig-
:s" for a year-and-a-half and considers
a "play in development." He admits
:re have been many changes over the
rehearsal period.
"I like the social aspect of theater —
working collectively on a common goal.
It's kind of like the Boy Scouts in certain
ways."Alunis, a former scout, said.
In ttte collective atmosphere, the cast
"hasjadded aspects to characters that I
did/t see when I was writing the play. I've
encouraged creativity in a relaxed, let's
have a ball, atmosphere." he said.
"Wax Figures" is Nunis' graduate pro¬
ject and is being staged as an independent
production through the theater arts pro-
Nunis, who hopes to complete his mas¬
ters' thesis in May. asked and received a
budget "slightly smaller'than a typical Ex¬
perimental Theater Company, (E.T.C.),
production. The budget has been used for
publicityand posters. "Wax Figures"isnt
being produced under the banner of Play¬
wright's Theater or by the student-con¬
trolled E.T.C.
CSUF students participating in Nunis'
play include Tom McGinnis, Allan Zeller
and Joel Dyer as the three college room¬
mates; Dan, Jerry and Tom. Brian Han¬
son portrays the mystical Ah Fook. Zeny
Andresand Michael Allenportray Malay¬
sian students Suraya and Rafique.
Office
andm
eallyar
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"We do have more women in the judi¬
cial system. Forty to 50 percent of people
said out loud and it started discussion," entering law school are women. At my
she said. "If you think Hubert Humph- time, there weren't even statistics. Well
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