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Western Carolinian Volume 68 Number 08

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  • Preparing for The Lamarie Project Video Project to Record Campus Views on Hate Crimes A WCU theatre troupe will be recording individuals opinions on hate crimes and intolerance during a videotaping session Thursday, Feb. 19, in preparation for a production of The Laramie Project. The taping will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the multipurpose room of Westerns A. K. Hinds University Center. WCU faculty, staff, students and local residents will be asked to respond to a five-question survey on camera. The videotaping is being done in conjunction with the University Players upcoming spring production of The Laramie Project, which concerns the beating death five years ago of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Laramie, Wyo. This play examines one communitys reaction to a violent crime, said Claire Eye, visiting lecturer in the department of communication, theatre and dance at Western, and director of the production. Were really interested in the opinions of our community, regardless of what they are, on homosexuality, violence, rights, and the difference between tolerance and acceptance. The taped responses will be put together, but not edited and shown before the show and during intermission. The Laramie Project will be staged April 16-18, and again April 22- 25, in Hoey Auditorium. Participation in the taping session does not guarantee use in the show. For more information about the videotaping project, contact Claire Eye at (828) 227-3961. 5) Do not forget your TOGA! TOGA! A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Staged in Hoey Feb. 26-29 funny thing is about to happen on the Western Carolina University campus as the musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum hits the stage Feb. 26- 29 to open the 2004 portion of the theatre season in Cullowhee. The University Players and Westerns new musical theatre program will present the hit play featuring music by Stephen Sondheim in Hoey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, through Saturday, Feb. 28, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, Feb. 29. In keeping with the classical Roman theme of the show, the Feb. 26 opening performance will be Toga Night and a fund- raising event for the American Cancer Society, with a portion of the first nights box office proceeds going toward cancer research. Anyone attending opening night wearing a toga will have $2 of his or her ticket purchase donated to the American Cancer Society, said Robert Vartabedian, dean of Westerns College of Arts and Sciences, which is co-sponsoring the special Toga Night performance with the Division of Student Affairs. In addition to having a good time for a good cause, audience members who show up in togas will be eligible to compete in a best toga contest. A panel of judges will select five best male and female toga-wearers, who will be acknowledged on stage during intermission on opening night. Winners will be announced at a reception after the performance, with prizes of $100 each for best female and best male toga. We hope that we can pack Hoey Auditorium with nothing but people in togas, Vartabedian said. It should be a great, fun- filled way to kick off a wonderful musical comedy romp. Written by Larry Gelbart (perhaps best known as writer for the television show M.A.S.H.) and Burt Shevelove, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum features several classic Sondheim songs, including Comedy Tonight. The play tells the story of a Roman slave named Pseudolus and his efforts to win his freedom. When owners Senex and Domina leave town for extended holiday, their amorous son Hero promises Pseudolus his independence if the slave can help him win the love of the beautiful girl in the house next door. The problem is, the house next door is a house of prostitution run by Marcus Lycus, and Philia, the girl who has won Heros heart, has been promised to Miles Gloriosus, vain commander of the Roman army. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the first show for which Sondheim provided both music and lyrics, opened on Broadway in May 1962, with Zero Mostel playing the part of Pseudolus. The production, which ran for 964 performances, won several Tony Awards, including best musical. Dennis Jackson, WCUs Carolyn Plemmons Phillips and Ben R. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Musical Theater, is stage director of the joint production by Westerns programs in theatre and dance, and music. Bradley Martin is music director and conductor, Amy Dowling is choreographer, Susan Brown-Strauss is costume designer, and Luther Jones is set designer. The cast includes Daniel Rohrig as Pseudolus, Nick Belli as Senex, Kate Traylor as Domina, Samuel Bogan as Hero, Mike Wannagot as Marcus Lycus, Elena Pisaro as Philia and Alan Malpas as Miles Gloriosus. Other cast members are Trevor Perry as Hysterium, Tricia Griffy as Vibrata, Janna Harris as Panacea, Lindsay Merritt as Tintinabula, Ashley Goodwin as Gymnasia and Whit Blanchard as Erronius. Sara Hudgins and Emily Hudgins play the Geminae, Ciara Pickering and Julie Fox portray Courtesans, and Alan Reavis, Roman Brady, Rachel Phillips, Robert Jessup, Peter Crockett and Jason Camin are the Proteans. Cherie Vass and Michael Wannagot are assistant costume designers, Jeff Hedgecock is lighting designer, and Chris Wyckoff is assistant to the director and diction coach. Tickets for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum are on sale now. Admission is $15 for adults, $12.50 for senior citizens, and $6 for students. For reservations or more information, call (828) 227-7491. Art Scholarship Applications Accepted Until Feb. 20 Applications are being accepted for the Lorraine Stone Scholarship, open to non- traditional students currently seeking degrees in art at Western Carolina University. The endowed scholarship was established in 1996 in memory of Lorraine Stone, a Haywood County resident who began her undergraduate art studies at Western at the age of 65. Shortly after receiving a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1995, she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and died later that year. To be eligible for the scholarship, worth nearly $1,000 for the 2003-04 academic year, applicants must be 35 or older and must be full-time or returning students majoring in art. Deadline for application is Feb. 20. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, and samples of their art. For more information, call the Western Carolina art department at (828) 227-3590.
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