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  • BG December 7, 2012 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Western Carolinian Swinging through the trees: WCU prepares for Tarzan of the Apes production By Sandra Nikula Contributing Writer Every year for the past four years Western Carolina University has held a live radio reading of various timeless and esteemed scripts in the Bardo Arts Center; from War of the Worlds to last years production of A Christmas Carol. Each performance has been derived from clas- sic pieces of literature and has insinuated the vintage atmosphere of the golden age of radio for Western Carolinas community, and the surrounding communi- ties in Jackson County. This years production. is areading of Tarzan of The Apes, which will be presented next semester on Feb. 26, at the Bardo Arts Center. Steve Carlisle, associ- ate dean of the Honors College; Don Connelly, head of the communi- cations department; Bruce Frazier, head of the music department; Brian Gastle, head of the English department; and Susan Von Strauss, head of the department of stage and screen, are in charge of the produc- tion. Each member of the production crew hasa specific role assigned to them to ensure that the production runs smoothly. Carlisle is the director of the group, while Connelly is the producer of the music that will be featured. Von Strauss is in charge of costume, and Gastle is the research consultant or as he favors the term dramaturge, which he defines as an individual associated with theater who is in charge of con- ducting research for the performances to guar- _ antee that everything is being taken into the right context. When asked about the reason as to why this particular script was chosen, Carlisle Vox Audio. will be sure By Ceillie Simkiss Contributing Writer Vox Audio is an a cap- pella group featuring , five vocalists who use only the power of their voices, a few makeshift instruments and a dash of comedy to dazzle audi- ences across the nation. They will perform at the John W. Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Their quirky show launched under the name Toxic Audio in an abandoned storefront at the Orlando International Fringe Festival 1998. They went on to perform at the Disney/MGM Studios six shows a day for over a year, and they were crowned champions at the National Harmony Sweep- stakes in California soon remarked, Well what we do every year after we finish a production is we have a meeting, and we begin to talk about what would be our favorite show to do, and then we go out and see if we can get the rights to those. Brian Gastle and Don Connelly dearly love the Tarzan play, but its so wrapped up in rights, that we thought that there is no way we would be able to get the rights to that. So Con- nelly gave it a shot and wrote a letter, and six months later we got the rights to it, and during that time we had even begun working on an- other show. When Edgar Rice Burrows Inc. got in touch with us, they told us that because of what we had done in the past we were able to get the rights to do the show, continued Carlisle. We were shocked because this is the 100th year anniversary of the books publication, and we thought there was no way they were going to give it to a little college up in the western part of North Carolina, but they did their research on us, they checked us out. We sent them everything to make ourselves seem re- ally good, really profes- sional (which we are), and lo and behold they granted us permission to do that, so we were jumping all over it. Quite a few depart- ments are involved in orchestrating the Tarzan Production. Ac- cording to Frazier, five or six departments are collaborating together. Vm in the School of Fine and Performing Arts, replied Frazier. Tam working with the College of Music, which is in the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Some of the other schools that are includ- ed in the Fine and Per- forming Arts program that will be helping us after. Since then, Vox Au- dio has performed with several great artists such as Tony Bennett, Ziggy . Marley and Wayne Brady at events for dozens of corporate clients as well as their own musical ad- ventures that have taken them around the world. According to The Vil- lage Voice, They mount musical miracles ... with their vocals, their use of Tupperware and Newell Office products as percus- sion instruments, and their eclectic repertoire and style. Their musical reper- toire is a mix of contempo- rary pop songs, timeless classics, jazz-scat, hip- hop, country and their own vocally orchestrated original compositions. They are known for their unique take on songs such Photo by Mark Haskett Clockwise from left, music director Bruce Frazier, writer and producer Don Connelly, literary researcher Brian Gastle and director Steve Carlisle (seated) prepare an original, radio-style production of Tarzan of the Apes. are the School of Dance, shows in the past may get together, and Susan Center has a seating ca- and the School of Stage wonder if this years Von Strauss has to have pacity for 1,000 people, and Screen will be in production will be in the students come and stated Gastle. charge of costumes and thesame format as be fitted for the cos- All of the members of Dracula, which was tumes, and then three the production crew are sets, as well as actors. Also there are some of the other colleges that will be helping us, continued Frazier, like the School of Arts and Sciences, which is where the Communications Department ... as well as the Honors College where Steve Carlisle is, and the English De- partment where Brian Gastle has students con- duct research and write essays for the project. Audience members who have attended these as Route 66, Put the _ Lime In the Coconut, Autumn Leaves, and _ Ma Na Ma Na, as well as their interpretations of holiday standards. Included in their pro- gram is audience partici- performed last year. Yeah, we try to keep it in the same format because what happens -is that we dont have . the time or the space to bring all of the different components into doing a production, said Carl- isle. What has to hap- pen is Dr. Frazier has to work with the orchestra when he can do that in the School of Music, and we have to work with our actors around the table whenever we can pation involving a record player, a TV remote con- trol and lyric cue cards that: will leave the rest of the audience laughing as they gasp in awe. This theatrical a cap- pella groups show is days before the show we meet for the first time - all together and we put this thing on. That is how we have formatted it. 99 When asked about how many people they expect to attend this event, all three of them expressed the belief that it will most likely be a full house. In the past all of the seats in the Bardo Arts Center have been filled, ee the Bardo Arts to appropriate for all ages, and itis sure to bea fantastic show. Reviewers have touted Vox Audios performances as a musi- cal experience unlike any other. Tickets for the show are excited for this years production and have high expectations that it will be as successful as the past performances they have done which have won many awards, including the Gabriel Award from the Roman Catholic Church for their production of A Christmas Carol. The cost for admission is $10, and all proceeds go towards student scholarships in each department. wow on sale now at the Bardo - Arts Center Box Office as well as online at fapac. - wcu.edu. Student tickets are $5, faculty/staff tickets are $15, adult tickets are $20, and childrens tickets are $5 for the Dec. 8 show. - School of Music partners with Asheville Symphony By Ceillie Simkiss Contributing Writer The School of Music restarted a partnership with the Asheville Sym- phony that will bring orchestral programs and chamber music to stu- dents at Western Carolina University. The partnership origi- nated 15 years ago when the School of Music began hiring professional string players from the Asheville Symphony to perform one orchestral concert a year, but it ended during a bud- get crisis. Due to a new, very generous budget line, the School of Music will be beginning this pro- gram again and planning to perform at least two orchestral performances each year as well as cham- ber music performances. It is expected that the main group of partici- pants in this partnership program will be music majors, though there may be room in some sections . for qualified non-majors. According to Will Pee- bles, director of the School of Music, School of Music students who could * participate include all those who play woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. For some programs, choral students and voice majors will have the opportunity to sing with the orchestra. Peebles also said that the School of Music hopes to eventually attract stringed instrument play- ers to the music major through this program. The School of Music expects there to be a lot of student interest due to the differences between play- ing in an orchestra and a band. There are special issues of blending your tone and dynamics that are especially important for students to learn, ac- cording to Peebles. Playing in an orches- tra, such as the Asheville Symphony, also allows students to experience playing music by musi- cians such as Bach and other major composers who never wrote for band as they were originally intended, instead of play- ing'a transcribed version for a concert band. Almost all of the members of the music faculty are expected to be involved in the program in one way or another, helping students to prepare or even conduct- ing sectional rehearsals or concerts. Dr. Bruce Frazier has been instru- mental in organizing and conducting a number of previous programs with the orchestra, and it is anticipated that he will continue to be involved. This partnership between the Asheville Symphony and the West- ern Carolina University seems to be promising for all members of both groups, as well as anyone who is privileged enough to get to hear the fruits of their collaborative work.
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