European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Continued from Page 17 Lytton knew some German from her year in Zurich and from the German operas she had studied. That was important because the rehearsals Are conducted in German. Quot you have to learn German Quot she says. Quot the More you learn before you come Here the better off you  a. A a a a a a a a a a language has also been a sticking Point for actor Timur Kocak even though he is based in London. Quot i find i m pigeonholed into Hollywood types because of my accent Quot says the Michigan native. Quot people say things that they would never say in the states. They say yeah you re a Tom cruise Type and they re actually serious. They actually believe that i resemble him and it s totally my accent. My accent prevents me from being treated As just an actor and a separate person Kocak 29, dabbled in operettas at the University of Michigan and a fed some commercials in Detroit. He arrived in London in 1989 to pursue a two year acting course and has since married an englishwoman and settled by the thames. The actor says he picked London because Competition at acting schools was less fierce than at american universities where Quot it was obvious that i was competing with Sootoo Many  he auditioned at five schools and two accepted him. While studying he worked As assistant to the London manager at the Royal Shakespeare company. A a a a a a a a a a a a a Quot it was All administrative scheduling space and taking care of secondary functions of the theater company Quot he explains. Quot i was also front of Bouse supervisor at the barbican theatre Quot a the larger of the rec s two stages. Occasionally visiting american celebrities heard his accent and stopped to ask him what shows to see. When Kocak graduated in the summer of 1992, he performed in two plays for a festival that featured anyone who worked at the Csc. From those appearances he got an agent which he considers a big step Quot whatever comes up having the Agency behind you my resume on their Letterhead and them suggesting you for things a that makes a big difference in the business because it sets you apart from All the people not . Kocak has performed on radio in a touring production of Romeo and Juliet and recently had a Quot major part in a Low budget feature that has just been sold to turkish  he figures his ratio of auditions to employment As 5-1. In August 1993 he got an important break As understudy in a West end musical hot staff a revue of 1970s songs. The Job brought him a British equity card and an Opportunity to go on an average of once a  hot stuff closed in february though the Glamour has ebbed. He has been working As a chef at the move pick restaurant in Leicester Square tossing pizzas for  acting is very marketplace oriented Quot he says Quot i spend More than a Day a week looking in publications like the stage that let you know what s going on in a general Way and you hear things obviously from other actors whom you  a one place he hears things is at his club the Green room near Charing Cross. A Smoky basement with several rooms a bar sofas and a snooker table the size of Siberia the Green room is less important As an actors hangout than As a place to get a drink until 2 . Quot the. Licensing Laws in Britain prohibit the Sale of alcohol after 11 on monday through saturday and after 10 30 on sunday Quot he explains. Quot the Green room is a Way around  socially though Kocak prefers friends who Don t work in the theater. Quot actors Are the biggest complainers in the world Quot he says although he quickly adds Quot the actors who Are my friends Are always looking out for  he says he fells a closer Bond with the Many foreigners who work at move pick. Social life for Pazur and Lytton is confined by the Short notice of rehearsal scheduling. Quot we get our daily plan Only one Day in Advance so it s pretty hard to plan anything Quot Pazur says. Quot basically i work every night. Friendships or dalliances or love affairs Are pretty much with people in the theater or with those connected in some Way with the show Quot Lytton echoes the scheduling difficulty. Quot one Ime i was invited to thanksgiving dinner and i went for an hour and a half. Because it s not a German Holiday and i was working and those were my time limits. I have found some friends who Are Able to accept that and we a a have a Good  although she has some close German friends most of her friends Are american she says. In addition to rehearsals with her own Repe Tuteur Lytton teaches takes voice lessons and prepares Solo recitals. She will give one at the alte oper a popular concert venue in Frankfurt on sept. 30. Living abroad produces unavoidable culture clashes from the London traffic and curtailed nightlife that annoy Kocak to the irritation of the language Barrier that plagues Pazur. German attitudes about women occasionally irk a Lytton \ Quot a a v Quot when you re waiting for a repairman they assume you la be at Home rather than you la have a rehearsal schedule Quot says Lytton. Quot they assume that men work and that if you Call for repair in your Home you re there while your husband is  when your patience is overloaded and a piece of your mind is called for Pazur has some advice to pass on Quot if you want to curse someone out it s better to do it in your own language because what really matters is the tone and you can get that better in your own  a amps Ken George pianist Theodore Ganger assists american opera Singer Frances Lytton As she prepares for an upcoming performance. A a. A amps Dave Melancon Archie Pairadee portraying a defense attorney for the accused marines Cross examines George Hendrickson As it. Cot. Jonathan Jessup Marine detachment commander. A amps Dave Melancon Andrea Lynch playing a prosecuting attorney swears in George Hendrickson As Quot it. Col. Jonathan  by Dave Melancon v Wurzburg bureaus soldiers performing in a Kitzinger Germany theater group s rendition of a few Good men Are finding that the army is the army and acting is acting a even when performing a play with a military theme. Quot sometimes i get a Little too technical about what the Mil itary is All about and i lose sight of the play Quot said sgt. Robert Wall he Btry 4th in 3rd air defense arty. Quot Billy lord the play s director keeps reminding me that it is a play and the people who wrote it were not necessarily military  however the actors suggestions on military procedures protocol and customs Are incorporated he said. ,. Quot there s nothing about the play we want to change Quot Wall said. Quot the people who wrote the play were not really sure about the military but to change something in a major Way would take away from the . The play centers on the courtroom trial of two Young marines accused of murdering a fellow squad member during an unofficial discipline session. A. By focusing on what it Means to be a Marine playwright Aaron Sorkin forces actors and audience to wrestle sol issues of obedience Honor and duty. For others in the 14-member cast the play lets performers shift their military specialities into their off duty time. Sgt. Archie pairadee212th my co said he is using his military policeman s skills to round out his role ask defense attorney it.  Daniel Kaffee. Quot being in the military gives you an insight into what is going on in the play a bit a Pairadee said. Quot i m in the military and i know what they Are talking  the actors understand the military terms used in the play know the relationships Between officers and enlisted members. Being an my helps to understand the rituals of military Law. A Quot the Law intrigues me a Wall said. Quot i like having the Chance to play a  besides bringing their Parade Field skills military customs and experience to the stage the Soldier actors Are correcting minor flaws in the play said director lord. Quot there Are a couple of things that some of the military folks in the cast have pointed out to me Are not accurate Quot lord said. Quot we Are making adjustments because we Are performing before a military  minor corrections include terms of address Between officers and enlisted personnel and proper salutes. Non military changes include casting More women ass amps Dave Melancon Robert Wall portraying the accused marines company commander finds the last honorable thing he can do is commit suicide. Play a few Good men theater the 417th base support in Community theater Harvey Barracks Kitzinger Germany ticket prices ticket prices $10 in Advance $12 at the door $8 for soldiers enrolled in the better. Opportunities for single soldiers Boss program. A a run dates sept. 16-17, 23-24 curtain time 7 30 . Leading characters in order to fill the play s roles he said. Another advantage of putting on a military play is that most of the actors already have their costumes lord said. The Only exceptions Are the Navy arid Marine officers a dress uniforms which will be rented. Members of the Community suggested staging a play with a military theme lord said. Plays such As the the Ca Ine Mutiny a rid the murder at Schofield Barracks Ca me to mind but a few Good men was chosen because it. Recently was made into a hit movie. The Oscar nominated film starred Tom cruise and Jack Nicholson. Hopefully the movie s popularity will draw patrons into the Community theater s third major production. Quot it s not risky doing a military themed play Quot lord said. Quot but this is not Light Fluffy entertainment Quot recent events involving the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba a the play s setting a add a touch of timeliness to the play lord said. Quot people will be familiar with the terms and locations Quot he said. A. Quot it won t be too hard to go Back to the roots of being a Soldier said an actor who would identify himself Only As Ronto former communications specialist who plays it  Sam Weinberg. Quot when they say a ten hut attention m up there. Some people who do not understand the military will not know  George Hendrickson an army Reserve Corporal said he enjoys his promotion to lieutenant colonel. Quot it s kind of hard going from a Junior noncommissioned officer to an officer Quot he said. Quot i have to look at things . The biggest lesson Hendrickson Learned from playing it. Gol. Jonathan Jessup is that he does not want to Swap his chevrons for the colonel s Oak leaves. On the positive Side it is fun passing his military experience to cast members who have never served and striving to duplicate the movie Hendrickson said. Quot we Are trying to do it our Way and stay military Quot he said. Quot civilians who Don t know the military Well have to teach them. I be been an unofficial Drill  Quot like teaching me How to Salute Quot added Kathleen Mcalaster who plays cmdr. Joanne Galloway. Quot All the audience is military and i just graduated from High school. So they will All laugh at me if i Salute  theatregoers should be aware that the play contains adult language and themes lord  of charts pop singles 1. Ill make love to you Boyz la men 2. Stay i missed you Lisa Loeb amp nine stories 3. Stroke you up changing faces a 4. When can 1 see you baby face 5. Wild night John Mellencamp amp me Shell Ndege Ocelio 6. Endless love Luther Vandross amp Mariah Carey. Quot 7. Fantastic voyage coolly 8. Can you feel the love tonight Elton John 9. All i Wanna do Sheryl Crow 10. Thle d.j., Warren  albums 1. Ii Boyz ii men 2. The Uon King soundtrack various artists 3. A Forrest Gump soundtrack various artists 4. The 3 tenors in concert 1994, Carreras Domingo Pavarotti with Mehta 5. 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