Amazing Live Performance At LBCC Tripp Theater

At a glance
What: William Faulkner, playwright, featured play,"Two Soldiers"
Where: Russell Tripp Performance Theater, LBCC
Who: Shakespearian actors, John Pribye, and Eddie Lopez

An incredible version, "Two Soldiers", a short story written by, William Faulkner, was fantastically performed by Ashland's two actors on stage at Linn-Benton Community College just inside of Takena Hall at Russell Tripp Performance Theater at 1:00pm on November 13, 2009. Every one was welcomed at LBCC to enjoy the fantastic performance including the Ashland's Shakespeare Festival professional actors, John Pribye and Eddie Lopez. Their unique presentation displayed intense acting skills on stage at LBCC with an appreciated audience. Pribye and Lopez in their performance of "Two Soldiers" created scenes concerning a young boy in his voyage to find his older brother. The main character was the boy, played by Lopez, and Pribye illustrated seven other characters.

The 2009 School Visit Program was an invitation from Peter Jensen, who is an English Instructor/Writing faculty member holding classes at LBCC. Jensen's invitation to out-reach interests to those who also share the same intriguing work from Ashland Festival performances on stage, were greatly amazed by the skilled performers. Jensen commented, " Really well only with two characters to do." Jensen also added this presentation was very powerful.

Pribye stated after the scenes in corresponding with the LBCC audience, "It is also the audiences that makes the live plays a great experience." Lopez portrayed the young boy, who did not have a name, just considered, boy, in the play. Pribye performed seven characters throughout the entire performance with great skills, bringing each character to life without any confusion.

Pribye could turn each transition from scene to scene of each character with excellence performance as he took on the different roles. The play was centered around the boy setting out to find his older brother who had left their farm to join the Army. Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Japanese and the brother felt he should follow the steps of his father and grandfather who had been in the Army before him. The is when the boy had determined he would find his older brother. The boy could not understand why his brother was leaving their farm. The night after the brother left, boy planned he would find his bother. The play followed as boy sneaked out from their family farm to travel far away to Memphis, Tennessee to find his brother. This young, wild country boy encounters the other characters which lead him to find his brother in Memphis. The brother sends boy back to their country farm to watch over mother and father. Also brother tell boy to look after his half of the family farm.