Word: jocks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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THERE ARE PEOPLE in this world who make a living out of stereotypes and labels. Many of us feel more secure about things when we can hang labels on them--preppie, jock, pre-med and so on. Many people pooh-pooh musicals by dubbing them escapist" and "silly." But Pippin, while providing a pleasant diversion from blizzards and bombastic politicos, stands out from cliched musicals with its own resilience. Much more than a fantasy, Pippin deals with a very central and poignant dilemma in our lives--our existence, and what the hell to do with...
Maybe some Eric Segal-type could answer these questions better than I. Anybody who can generate LOVE between a preppie hockey jock and a poor, nearsighted music major of Italian extraction, must know more about LOVE than I do--or like Hallmark, how to get more bucks for the bang...
Many alumni had hoped that hockey would emerge at Union the way lacrosse has at Johns Hopkins. Neither is a jock school. Both enjoy excellent academic reputations. Unfortunately the faculty at Union seems to perceive athletic excellence as incompatible with academic excellence. It is comforting, however, to know the college remains a paragon of academic purity to the point of rejecting men who are being accepted by the Ivies...
...comes down on "Jock" for his systematic "academic rip-offs" from other students during exams, and rebuffs Stan because he never seems to get any work done, preferring to imbibe spirits, smoke, and the girl across the hall. JC--as the rich, useless preppie from St. Paul's--attracts disdain from his roommates, who see him "taken care of" by his wealthy father; Tim, on the other hand, is the prim, self-sufficient perfection of the Greek ideal, envied by Stan for his diligence and direction...
...about that year is a challenge, and Kramer, Bellow and friends confront this challenge with class and cleverness, providing the necessary comedy to keep everything in perspective. It is a very funny play, and it was a very funny year. And like Tim, Stan, Marcie, JC, Sue, Maggi and Jock, you can take some time to look in the mirror and laugh at yourself and say, "Sanity is such a burden...