European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page if the staff a us pics ,.-. I.,./. R it Ember ,. 19e5 most valuable player hits a Home run Story and photo by Anita Gosch staff writer of do you por tray 30 years in the me of a professional ballplayer in Only 58 minutes using one stare live actors and a Ninf furn of op.s? it in t easy but it can be done and when actors of the California theater Center of Sunnyvale. . Do it they definitely hit for the Cycle the name of the production 15 most valuable player. The game is baseball and the athlete r. Jackie Hob Ion n Brooklyn Dodrer Star who in 1947, a. No the first Black to a Iii Jar a a Juo Ball Tim this presents the second problem to do you re fact an episode of american Lus Tury the str Grajio of a Black Man against ingrained Vito and prejudice without the per Fornance becoming just another Tal of i Ciul , the Call s Rena actors in a run most valuable player by my a i surface ass Ciao ukr of tin n .1 the it1 Center is n historical to Ivj upon fact in. Incidents in the Lido Tho Yum a Holm. Unit a is compiled through research by the actors into the nth pie s backs pro a. And in o it Becky rounds of a associates via h a maphies and Nev Naper articles the production uses a Multi Media Mago de.,, including a Glide show voice overs and face Reco ded play by play baseball action As Well As series of flashbacks to depict Robinson s anguish fears and triumphs from he time he was kicked off a neighbourhood baseball Field As a child to the moment he received the coveted most valuable player award in 1949. Initially we were impressed As Hock with Jackie says Hall surface to seemed like an amazing subject because he was such a courageous Man and a wonderful role Model for Young people Blacks hispanics. Whites whatever we wanted to show his courage and his strength in the face of All the appalling things he had to Deal with so we chose As Many representative times of his Hie to move him Forward to when he got on top " in action change ups from fast paced to slow motion the audience watches As Robinson is insulted and stoned by the neighbourhood kids booed off the on tour Pir Masens Huesler Hoeh Cavern Roc Elf sell. 3. 7 . Vogel Weh Roc ctr sept. 4. 6 . Meierhof sop 5. 7 . Socka Nheim autobahn Cavern theater Sopt 7.8pm. Wurzburg Skyline housing Aton h Yah school. Sept 8. 3 8. Of pm 9. 7.30pm Erlanger fern1, so. Ivc Clr. Sell 10. 7 Ansbach to c.rn Perl,irni.inc". Ctr. Sept 11.8pm Augsburg c r a Itu visit Clr. Sept 12.730pm setae sell 15-19 Ulm Hrh set. Pm Wckshop sept ?l.3 & 7pm Gunzburg i i Mph in r Erntntiry so Innig a sept 22.3 & 7 bad Cannula it to enter Clr sept 23. 8 Mac Hallenburg sme no.ji, sept 24. 7 a Chalenburg Jer in Ern Ronli re Pinr riot Clr sept 26. 7 azores. Oct 10 i i inf i fld. No re ndnitttancr1 Mion resin ural and Prosen led with a dead in in n Box by Hir a Chr Nerny nos Slaughter of Hie St l our. Car dinner. The in Faience watches As Ayers Mcnern manager Branch Rickey or Gnu. The to Light bilk not -.v. H his lists but with his Elj Iliin to play Ball and a Noung athlete finally. In rough he help of dodtje.-, Lort top rec of. Triumph Bolh it trial in nip porn i Ionn Liy Over the racial Premji Iii a a i , l is a Tactual pre ent Ahon of the h my Only of America in the 1 a of. Liu Aloi of the Ilba i. Presented Vrh a pm balance of pathos a corind/ i did t want it to be a says Hall surface i wanted it to move people and i found that it has " Eva Shelley a Spectator at a recent Frankfurt performance agrees. The performance was Emot onal enough without being one of those let s stand up and not be prejudiced and be great human beings " she says. It found a right Middle Way enough emotion and buildup but nol too i looked at it in a More human kind of Way. Instead of in a Black and White Way adds Lawrence Hamilton also in Trank i it. People would be missing something if they did t come see the show entertainment Wise and also As a learning experience. I think when they gel up and go to work fhe next Day. They la go fresh Teeling Good about themselves regardless of their the Cost David Conner left As Branch Rickey Dorien Wilson re Worsen. Kevin Reese a �., Slater Ana Brian ," in Troy As journal isl
