‘Wysiwyg’ Pits Man Against Computer

Thu., Nov. 14, 1996

By Jim Kershner jimkershner@comcast.net

Theater

Ready for something completely different?

Check out “WYSIWYG” at Washington State University, which opens tonight.

Not only is it a world premiere, but it is a theatrical event unlike any other. The play is billed as a marriage of drama and technology, with a computer screen as the main set piece. It also features a state-of-the-art computerized lighting system of the kind more commonly found in a rock concert.

The interactive computer setting of the play pits the main (human) character, David, against the Game Master in a giant computer game. David must decide if winning the game is more important than friendship.

“WYSIWYG” is written by author and playwright Pat Hale Whitton, who is doing a residency at WSU. The title “WYSIWYG” is an acronym for the computer phrase “what you see is what you get.”

The show opens tonight and continues Friday and Saturday, and then again Dec. 5-7. All shows are at 8 p.m. at Daggy Hall’s R.R. Jones Theatre on the WSU campus in Pullman. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 for senior citizens and $4 for WSU students with ID and for youth 18 and under.

Tickets can be reserved by calling 335-7236.

‘Angel Opens Her Eyes’

A play about one family’s encounter with child sexual abuse will run tonight and Friday at Gonzaga University’s Russell Theatre.

The play was written and directed by Gonzaga drama student Lorna Doone Sebers for her senior project.

Curtain time is 7 p.m., and admission is $3. Half of the proceeds will benefit the fight against child abuse.

For information, call 328-4220, ext. 3151.

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