The Times

Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Theresa Greenshields Sandy, played by Gary Turman recalls a time when he followed two hunter brothers, played by Zach Cagle and John Forgy who believed they shot an angel.

South campus' theater presentation of Duck Hunter Shoots Angel has the elements of a "Sporre 100" comedy, showing the mental complexities, humanness and aspirations of Sandy, played by Gary Turman.

"I write crap," said protagonist Sandy as he describes his writing profession in the Weekly Worldly Globe to The Voice, played by Said Chavez, who listens in to his story.

A Sporre 100 comedy covers the involvements of intellectual wit and slapstick humor, representing the complexities of life in an "out of place" fashion.

The mental layout of Sandy's thought process surround him on stage as other characters portray their chronological situations representing his memories as he pleads to The Voice for a loan to pay for he and his daughter's stay in New York.

The story unfolds as Sandy attempts to recall his "angel news assignment."

Throughout the play, photographer Lenny, played by Aaron Johnson, accompanies Sandy in the search for a reported angel sighting.

To present the vivid layout of Sandy's memories, The Voice probes the main character in an attempt to know the content of his story with questions relating to his career, goals and love life.

Such important questions will be played out and asked throughout the course of the show by different characters, as an interaction in thought processes will blend the entire cast into "one mind." To show this effect, there is a car scene where Sandy is talking with Lenny about why he lost his job in Alabama. "So I needed (stomp)," said Sandy having a loud noise cover the word "dope." Immediately, Sandy said, "I need help," as an attempt to regain his thoughts while talking to Lenny.

There after, the scene changes to Dane played by Zach Cagle, saying to Dwell, portrayed by John Forgy, "Our first duck-I'm on crack-no, I'm on a deep fry!" as Sandy and Lenny's scene covers their theatrics. So this similarity of "one mind," has viewers watching the entire cast complete each other's lines during the play. Both Duan and Dwell, who Sandy later interviews in the swamp, are involved with the shooting of the angel in Alabama.

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