UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 27, Page 4
April 11, 1996
Up and coming

Former Newarker featured comedian
     Former Newark resident Suzi Tasca will bring her comedic talents
to the University at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, when she performs
in the Hen Zone in the Perkins Student Center.
     Doors will open at 8 p.m. for this free, public program.
     A Sanford School graduate, Tasca began her comedic career at the
age of 13 playing a turtle in a children's production with the Chapel
Street Players in Newark. She has been performing ever since.
     Her talents range from stand-up and improvisational comedy to a
part in the national touring company of Romeo and Juliet. She will
appear in an upcoming episode of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street
and has been on CBS' In Our Lives, as well as appearing in several
commercials and feature films.
     As a comedienne based in New York City, Tasca has performed her
comedy act in numerous clubs including Slapstix and the Laughing
Lizard Lounge.


Gospelrama and variety mark fest
     James Hall and Worship and Praise, a nationally known 35-member
gospel choir from New York, will be the featured performers at the
annual Gospelrama, also featuring the UD Gospel Choir, on Sunday,
April 14, as part of the 20th anniversary of the University's Center
for Black Culture.
     The concert will begin at 6 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. Advance
tickets are $8 for the public and $5 for students. All tickets sold at
the door will cost $10.
     Worship and Praise is known for its traditional gospel songs, as
well as its unique blending of jazz and other modern international
flavoring. With dynamic live performances, Worship and Praise began
earning a reputation that led to its first album in 1992, entitled God
Is In Control. Release of the album and several television appearances
brought the group national recognition.
     A Variety Show, featuring University student and alumni acts,
also is part of the celebration. It will begin at 7:30 p.m., Friday,
April 19, in Pearson Hall.
     The show is presented annually as part of the UD Black Arts
Festival and has been a springboard for several local entertainers.
This year, 19 acts will be featured, including for the first time some
alumni performers.
     Among those alumni who got a start by participating in the
Variety Show, are Rejuvenation, an a cappella group, and Veronica
Everett, who wrote the play Mirrors.
     Admission to the show is $3 in advance or $4 at the door. For
information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2991.


Democrats' demise is topic of lecture
     "Divided They Fell: The Demise of the Democratic Party, 1964-
1996" is the topic of the University of Delaware's Huthmacher Lecture,
sponsored by the Department of History.
     Ronald Radosh, Senior Olin Professor of History at Adelphi
University, will deliver the talk at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18, in
Room 125 of Clayton Hall.
     Radosh is the author or coauthor of several important works on
recent American history, including The Rosenberg File: A Search for
the Truth and The Amerasia Spy Case: Prelude to McCarthyism. In
August, the Free Press will publish his history of the modern
Democratic party.
     The lecture series is funded in part by the J. Joseph Huthmacher
Memorial Fund and the Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities
and Public Events.
     For more information, call 831-8413.


Dig set for high school students
     The University and the Historical Society of Delaware will
sponsor "Digging the Past," an archaeological field school for high
school students this summer at the George Read House in historic New
Castle.
     Students who have completed ninth grade will receive hands-on
experience in historical archaeology and will participate in all
aspects of an archaeological excavation in the garden of the Read
House.
     Directed by Lu Ann De Cunzo, anthropology, the group will lay out
grids, dig, map and recover information and artifacts, maintain field
records and clean and identify recovered objects. The students also
will share their information with visitors to the site.
     The school, for highly motivated students, runs for three weeks,
Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 25-July 20, with a week off for the
Fourth of July holiday.
     Offered will be both half-day sessions (morning or afternoon) for
$150 or all-day sessions for $300. The cost includes equipment,
supplies and professional supervision. Application deadline is May 1.
     Call De Cunzo at 831-1854 for information.


Grammy nominee performs April 27
     Contemporary Christian music artist and four-time Grammy nominee
Margaret Becker will perform an all-acoustic concert at the University
on Saturday, April 27. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell
Hall.
     Advance tickets are $18 for the general public and $15 for
students and senior citizens. Tickets at the door cost $20. Golden
Circle seating is $25.
     For tickets, call 1 (800) 521-0290. For directions or more
information, call St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Newark, telephone 368-
4644.
     The concert is sponsored by the Episcopal Campus Ministry at the
University and WXHL 89.1 FM.


PTTP to present classic comedy
     The University's Professional Theatre Training Program continues
its alumni season with a production of Arsenic and Old Lace, starting
Thursday, April 25.
     For the alumni season, former PTTP students are returning to the
Newark campus after working as professional actors on Broadway, in
regional theatres, film or television.
     Arsenic and Old Lace has been called "the funniest play about
murder ever written" and has had audiences laughing for decades.
Spinsters Martha and Abby take it upon themselves to help lonely old
men find eternal peace, and hysterical madness and mayhem result.
     Tickets are on sale for evening performances at 7:30 p.m. in
Hartshorn Hall on Friday, April 26; Thursday, May 9; Wednesday, May
15; and Thursday, May 16. Matinee performances will begin at 12:30
p.m. on Sunday, May 5, and Saturday, May 18.
     Ticket prices range from $4-$14 and may be obtained by calling
the Hartshorn box office at 831-2204.


Music workshop in Loudis April 15
     A workshop, rehearsal and discussion with Maestro Miguel Harth-
Bedoya, conductor of the New York Youth Symphony, will be held at 7
p.m., Monday, April 15, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont
Music Building.
     He will work with the University Orchestra on Beethoven's
Symphony No. 1 in C Major and Bach's 3rd Orchestral Suite, two pieces
that the campus orchestra will perform on April 29. The workshop is
free and open to the public.