Page Four SCARLET AND BLACK Steiner Directs 'Glass Menagerie’, Comments on Method and Hopes BY MARY MALCOLM "Interest in drama is basic to interest in literature,” according to Henry-York Steiner (English), who makes his debut in directing with the opening ol The Glass Men- agerie next week. Steiner’s production will be presented next Tuesday, Wednesr day, and Thursday at s p.m. in the Arena Theatre. Cast members are Karyn Zimmerman, Debbie Ab- bot. Ken Hicks and Chuck Burns. Steiner chose The Glass Men- ngerie because at its combined li- terary valtte, poetic tone, and small cast. He said he felt a small cast would be easier to work with tor an uninitiated director. 'Becanse \Villiains’ play is none realistic. Steiner (eels that de sign props, costumes and lighting are lett to the imagination of the director. “when you read a play, you lurnish the costumes, props, and set with your imagination," he commented. “One gets the basic training in imagination through the study of literature.” “I think that l have directed the play in the way an English protes- sot‘ would and not someone trained in drama,” Stener said, “l‘ve paid little or no conscious attention to what i assume is taught to and learned by prolessional directors. rm doing it in terms or training in a literary approach to drama.” Also relatively new to the theatre is Steiner's technical director, lreshman Kit Leder. The members of the cast are all veterans, how- ever. Miss Zimmerman appeared in The Bourgeousie, while Miss Ab- hott had roles in Virginia Wolf and See How They Run. Hicks was also in See How They Run, as well as Antigone. Burns was in Oedipus Rex and Tea and Sympathy. Steiner decided to direct the play at the suggestion oi Richard Meyer (speech and theatre), whom Steiner described as “helpful and very tactful” in the actual direc- tion oi The Glass Menagerie. “Mr. Meyer was there and would help it I needed him, but I wanted to do it myself,” Steiner said. He feels that his set design, use of music, and stage position are “natural.” He added. “I’ve tried to direct the play to conform to DEBBIE ABBOT (foreground) As a teacher of literature, Steiner feels that the most im~ portant as'pect or a dramatic pre» sentation is the script itselt. “The words exist Without the actors,” he said. and Karen Zimmerman have the female roles in Henry-York Steiner's [English] produc- tion at Tennessee William's play‘The Glass Menagerie. The play explores the relationship of an ambitious mother _ played by Miss Zimmerman -— with her shy crippled and restless son. my reading. I almost feel, when I go to the theatre, that the play comes out more thealrically than in my reading.” / EE deliver wt pizza £01 to ME room at @ extra cost. (Don't You Wish 1hey Didn s5 "AH RV" inrhdiidls @izna 236-6222 Free Delivery “It it is a success—it people lose themselves in it and are con- vinced by it, it the tact that they are sitting in a theatre disappears —the credit belongs entirely to the way in which the actors present the playwright’s words.” “The director is a mediator be- tween the playwright and the ac— tors, and brings them to that we, sentation. The actors need the die rector, and the director needs the play.” Steiner said his only surprise in directing the play came when he was casting. With 40 students tiying out tor {our roles, Steiner ending up selecting an entirely dif— ferent cast from those students whom he originally had had in mind. The Glass Menagerie, considered to be one or Wllliams' best plays, explores the relationship of an am- bitious mother with her shy, crip- pled and restless, sensitive son. Urban Education Friday. April l. HAG Program Selects Three Juniors ior Nexl Semester Three Grinnell College juniorst portunity to student-teach iii Chi» have been selected ID participate in the Associated Colleges of the Midwest-Chicago Program in Ur- ban Education during the first semester of the 1966497 academic year. The three are Gretchen Brewer. Judith RD etm an , and Anne sorague. The program, which the Asso- ciated Colleges of the Midwest conduct in cooperation with the Chicago public schools and the University of Chicago, provides selected students from the 10 A.C.M. colleges with a unique cp- Volunieer Program Seelts Grinnelliuns A representative at Internation- Voluntary Sci-Vices, profit American agency providing assistance in the economic and technical development 0( South- east ASlan and Airlcan countries, will be on campus Monday, April 4, 1966. / - IVS recruitment officer Bill Meyers will speak With interested students and campus organiza- tions about the opportunities tor serving in education, agriculture, home economic, community and rural development programs. ivs is currently involved in selirhelp projects in the underdeveloped areas at viet Nam, Laos, Algeria, and Malaysia. Beginning with its first project in Egypt. IVS has been actively concerned with developing human resources in Africa and Asia for 12 years. The organization has grown from a handful of overseas workers to the present size of 200 field volunteers. Despite the war and unsettled conditions, IVS v01- unteei‘s are at work in over titty locations iii Laos and Viei Nam. The purpose or IVS~sponsoretl assistance is twofold. The iirst goal is to insure a constant llow of initiative and program develop- ment on the part of U.S. private agencies that complements and revenforces that undertaken by a foreign government. The second goal is to offer motivation and or- ganization to people at the village level to help them in determining and providing for their own needs. Slide presentation about the work IVS is doing in Viet Nam will be shown Monday evening in the Viewing Room or Burling Li» hrary at 7:30 pm. Mr.' Meyers has worked in the Highland and northern coastal regions of viet Nam and helped expand the prod ject IVS has been operating there since 1957. al a non- HANSEN'S DANlSH' MAID ‘cago schools for 16 weeks. The students, all of whom are prospective elementary or secon- dary school teachers, work at two schools in contrasting socio-eco nomic areas under the supervision of A.C.M. faculty members. They also attend seminars in urban ed- ucation and urban sociology. Slum Study in West Chicago A siniveek work and study prcl< ject in Chicago's West side Ghetto (or college students from through- out the country beglns June 26 at the Ecumenical Institute, a cen- ter for experimental programs in education and community reform- ulation. Applications are being accepted now for 50 students to live on the institute campus irom June 26 through Aug. 7, The study curri- citluin tor this period centers on the cultural and theological revo- lutions of the twentieth century. In addition to physical labor. the major work emphasis will be in pioneering structures tor altering the selirirnages and sociopolitical sittiation at all ages of the tie- prived residents of Chicago’s West Side. Participants Will also be ex« posed to many features oi cultural lite in metropolitan Chicago. Room and board for six weeks is free. Tuition is $100 with scholarships available. Applica- tions and iniorniation may be ob- tained by writing: Director oi Summer ’66, Ecumenical lnsti« tute. 3444 Congress Parkway, Chi- cago, 111. 60624 NSF Honors Two Seniors Two Grinnell seniors have been awarded National Science Founda- tion graduate fellowships tor the 196667 academic year. The two, both members of Phi Beta Kappa, are Peter A. Koll. man, a chemistry major and Blair N, Ratclitf. a physics major. The National Science Fotiiitlzi- tiou awarded fellowships [0 1,993 outstanding college students, The iellowship provides 12-month sti- pends ot $2,400 and are renewable. Kollmaii has also been awarded a Woodrow Wilson fellowship for 1966767. but will be unable to ac- cept both. Three Grinnell seniors received honorable mention for the N,S.F.i Mary Beth Bridgham, a mathe- matics major, David c. Culver, a biology major, and David G. lines, a biology major. Also receiving honorable men- tion were: Sharon L. Sheilmaker, a biology major and mid-year i Grinnell graduate and Susan Nor- ton Gilhey, a biology major and at l963 Grinnell graduate For Sale — cheep! , Over 100 baby chicks and believe me they must go — 1 fast. Contact John Wolf. ext.‘ 24?