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The Red and Black • Monday, May 26. 1997 • 5
New drama head brings vision to campus
By BENJAMIN CARR
Staff Writer
Though drama professor Farley Richmond isn’t of
ficially working for the University yet, his unique ap
proach to theatre is already making an impact on
both students and audiences.
As director of the University Theatre’s currently
running production of “The Heidi Chronicles,"
Richmond shows some signs of his vision for the
University drama department, which he will official
ly head after July 1 when the current department
head, Joseph Stell, retires.
However, Richmond said he isn’t really concerned
with what impressions he makes with “Heidi."
“I’m never concerned about impressions because I
don’t set out to do things because I want to affect the
people I work with,” he said. “I just want to do the job
that’s expected of me.”
Thus far, though, audiences have voiced approval
for the provocative, somewhat controversial “Heidi,"
which runs in the Cellar Theater of the Fine Arts
Building until Friday. Many of the shows of the play’s
two-week run have already sold out.
Adding social relevance to theatre is something
Richmond said he often did during his nine-year stay
as a drama professor at the State University of New
York in Stony Brook, where he taught until 1996.
He adds a bit of that touch to “Heidi,” a play fo
cusing on the growth of one woman during the wom
en’s movement, by including art displays from local
women on the outside of the theatre and by holding
discussion sessions between members of the audience
and specialists in women’s studies after each perfor
mance of the play.
Neil James, a senior from Cedartown, who appears
in “Heidi," said he felt the sessions were a good idea.
“I think the talkback sessions are important for
‘Heidi’ because of its relevance," James said. “I think
when a play does raise issues, it’s important to offer
a chance for the audience to offer feedback and con-
DRAMA PREVIEW
The University Theatre's production of “The
Heidi Chronicles," directed by Farley
Richmond, will run nightly at 8 in the Cellar
Theater of the Fine Arts Building until
Friday. Tickets cost $7 for students, $10
for adults.
tribute to the exchange of ideas."
Richmond also is a noted expert on Asian theater,
having published one book, several articles and two
CD-ROMs on Indian theater. Prior to arriving in
Athens, Richmond spent several months abroad in
India.
Richmond said he is currently organizing the dra
ma department’s next season of plays, overseeing
some curriculum decisions and helping redefine the
mission of the Georgia Repertory Theatre, a profes
sional acting troupe organized through the University
that hasn’t produced a play since last spring’s
“Florida."
“My general premise as an administrator is that
there should be a curricular and academic use for all
productions,” he said.
In previous work that he’s done as a director,
Richmond said he used plays to educate audiences
about drugs, AIDS, sexual harassment on college
campuses and other issues.
“I hope I’ll be able to do that sort of work at some
point here,” Richmond said. “I believe in the use of
theatre as a tool to function for society.”
As a director, Richmond said he also likes pre
senting experimental work, noting plays about
Hollywood that he set in a desert and one play where
every piece of the set was on wheels.
“You’re always going to offend somebody no mat
ter what you do,” he said. “So you just make sure you
have good reasons for doing what you’re doing.”
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Ideas & Issues
The University of Georgia
Driven to obsession by Drivin’ n' Cryin’
When I was 12,1 heard the song
“Scarred But Smarter” in the base
ment of my old house on my mom’s
tape player. I was in love.
More than 20 concerts later (I
lost count a couple years ago) and
countless dollars spent on my rela
tionship, I am still being true to my
first musical love, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’.
The concert tally only includes
DNC concerts, not shows where
Kevn Kinney played solo.
I didn’t include this number due
to the possibility of somebody think
ing I’m obsessed. Well, maybe it’s al
ready too late for that.
I turned 21 last week, and if DNC
or Kevn Kinney plays anywhere
near Athens, I’m there.
Don’t get me wrong, I listen to
Marley, the Dead, Rush and
Widespread, but everyone has that
one band who is their true favorite.
I was there when DNC played to
a sweaty and adoring crowd
Saturday night at the 40 Watt Club.
In its concerts, DNC plays from a
bank of songs spanning more than
10 years of playing and five albums.
Over the years, it has only gotten
better.
“Scarred But Smarter” and
“Whisper Tames the Lion" had al
ready been released by the time I be
gan listening to DNC, but I anx
iously awaited the release of its next
album “Mystery Road.”
I went to the local Turtle’s store
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near my old house in Atlanta and
spent on that album most of the
money that I got from mowing my
parents’ lawn.
I wasn’t disappointed as
“Mystery Road" was the best yet
When “Fly Me Courageous" hit
the stores, again I was one of the
first of my friends to buy the album.
The band hit a slump with the re
lease of “Smoke" in 1993. However,
I continued to go see them when
they toured for the album.
I confess, the album was stolen
from my CD collection a few years
ago, and I have yet to replace it.
With the last release “Wrapped
in Sky," the band performed an
amazing comeback.
It had returned to the mixture of
bluesy-folk-power rock that made it
what it is today.
According to Kinney, the band is
working on some new material now,
and it is already playing some of its
new songs during concerts.
In the middle of the show
Saturday night, Kinney stopped and
thanked everyone for coming out.
“It’s a Saturday night, so I want
you all to sing along with me,”
Kinney said.
He paused for a minute, and then
the band broke out into “Hey Jude."
This is what makes the band so
great — it always makes the crowd
feel as if it is an integral part of ev
ery show.
In the past year, DNC has added
to their performance of “Fly Me
Courageous” by melding covers into
the middle of the concert to take ev
eryone on a time warp to the 70s.
DNC funked out into Stevie
Wonder’s “Superstition," the
Average White Band’s “Play That
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Of all my friends who used to go
see DNC with me, I only have one
true surviving friend who has kept
up with the band along with me
Many former fans now say liking
DNC was a phase for them
For me, seeing the band and lis
tening to the songs makes me re
member a lot of good and bad times
about growing up and learning
about life in my own way.
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