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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2009
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Parade will harken back to childhood
Torreys trounce Eagles, advance to CIF semifinal
BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | VILLAGE NEWS
fully realized production is the thesis project of Adam Arlan, who completes his MFA in March. Arlan’s creative team, whose work is also astonishing, comprises MFA students Alicia Peterson Baskel (choreography), Alina Bokovikova (costumes), James Tan (lighting) and Ian Wallace (scenic). “Camino Real” plays upon Wallace’s sprawling, Hispanicflavored town square. The action, set in an unspecified time, concerns an American visitor named Kilroy (appealing naïf Patrick Riley), who stumbles upon the scene and then tries to escape, aided by Casanova (Hugo Medina) and
Junior linebacker-tight end Mical Bailey had three quarterback sacks and a pass deflection and the La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) football team shut out the Tri-City Christian Eagles (8-3-1), 56-0, in the quarterfinals of the San Diego Section’s CIF Division V Playoffs at Country Day last Friday, Nov. 27. The Torreys (10-1) got on the scoreboard on the first play of the game when senior wide receiverlinebacker Connor Gerhart (five catches, 154 yards, two TDs, one blocked punt, one fumble recovery) gathered in a pass from Ruben Pena for a 70-yard touchdown. That gave LJCD an early 7-0 lead with 11:38 left in the first quarter. “Ruben’s a player,” Torreys coach Jeff Hutzler said. “He loves to play.” Montell Allen (16 carries, 119 yards, three TDs) can also play a little. On Country Day’s second possession of the contest, Allen (two tackles, nine assists on defense), a 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior running backlinebacker, hit paydirt and rumbled in for a 10-yard touchdown run. The drive covered 64 yards and advanced the LJCD advantage to 14-0 with 4:53 remaining in the first period. “Montell had a heck of a game on both sides of the ball,” Hutzler said. As did Pena. On Country Day’s third possession of the contest, Pena, a junior, called his own number on a quarterback keeper. The end result was Pena ending up in the end zone on a 36-yard touchdown run to extend the Torrey edge to 21-0 with 3:03 left in the first quarter. “We responded well,” Hutzler said. “The last time we played Tri-City Christian (a 44-21 win) in October, it was only a six-point game after two periods.” This time, after another touchdown run by Allen (two yards) and touchdown passes by Pena to Gerhart (32 yards), Bailey (24 yards) and freshman wide receiver-defensive back Sage Burmeister (12 yards) in the second quarter, the Country Day cushion was 49-0 heading into the locker room at halftime. “Our guys showed a lot of determination,” Hutzler said. “They played hard and smart. I’m proud of them.” After the intermission, it was more of the same as Allen added another touchdown run (nine yards) with 3:10
SEE ROYAL, Page 11
SEE TORREYS, Page 5
The La Jolla Christmas Parade is being thwarted this year by a bitter green gremlin who despises the cheeriness of the village people. The Grinch will ride into town on an antique truck for the annual parade on Sunday, Dec. 6, starting at 2 p.m. The Old Globe is loaning the Grinch to the parade since the theater is staging Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” through Dec. 27. The parade is pulling from all corners of the community. The Montessori School of La Jolla is sending two horse-drawn wagons. The La Jolla Country Day Madrigals ensemble will sing along the route. The Old Mission Beach Athletic Club will arrive on fire engines. The Antique Aircraft Association will fly its planes overhead. In keeping with the theme of the parade — “Through the Eyes of a Child” — Michael Glancy is piling his float with giant bears, seahorses and seals. Glancy, who owns Erling Rohde Plumbing on La Jolla Boulevard, is marking his 26th year in the parade and his family’s 99th year in business. The Christmas tree lights will be turned on at 4:30 p.m., and Santa Claus will pose for photos at the subsequent holiday festival, which includes caroling and games, held at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. Food will not be served this year. The La Jolla Town Council is hosting the parade, which is an all-volunteer event that costs between SEE PARADE, Page 5
BY ROB STONE | VILLAGE NEWS
THE HALLS ARE DECKED! Adelaide's displays colorful holiday decorations during last month’s Girard Avenue Holiday Open House. The festive event usually kicks off the holiday season, which is gathVILLAGE NEWS | DON BALCH ering steam now that it’s December.
Royal Road of theater at UCSD BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | VILLAGE NEWS
PHOTO BY MANUEL ROTENBERG
Patrick Riley is Kilroy, a visitor to “Camino Real,” through Dec. 5 at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre.
The title of Tennessee Williams’ 1953 play, “Camino Real” (produced through 8 p.m. Saturday by the UC San Diego department of theater and dance) means the royal road, or the imperial highway. Williams, who insisted the title be pronounced “Cámino Réal,” took a flyer from his forte, southern gothic reality, with this leap into the surreal, written between “The Rose Tattoo” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic town square, “Camino Real” pretty much bombed in its initial produc-
tion at the National Theatre on Broadway, playing only 60 performances, including previews. In a 1970 revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, it played even fewer performances. Today its performance is largely in the realm of universities. The UCSD production features 25 student actors, 14 of them MFA candidates. The production of “Camino Real,” one of the most exciting and challenging experiences of the theatrical year in San Diego, is not to be missed by theater lovers and those longing to see the other side of one of America’s great playwrights. The jaw-dropping,