1981 Yearbook
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1981 Yearbook
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The Fall Play was an election year
selection called "The Best Man."
The winter children's play was "The
Emperor's New Clothes." Nina Mokhiber
and Julie DeWitt greet children from the
audience after the matinee.
A good actor doesn't just
walk around a stage and say
some lines. Learning lines is
one of the more difficult
tasks but that is only the beginning of an actor's responsibility to his character. An actor must also know exactly
when and where to move on
stage. Perhaps the most difficult of an actor's tasks is to
bring something new and
original to each performance.
Actors receive adulation and
the applause, but they are not
the only members of a production. A play cannot be effective unless it is presented
to the audience complete
with authentic costumes,
stage settings and props. To
move through scene changes
smoothly and quickly, a play
depends upon a competent
backstage crew. Technical
members of a production may
be overlooked by theater goers, but they are highly respected by the directors and
actors.
Building a set, procuring
props and constructing costumes require a great deal of
time. Over 1,200 cumulative
work hours go into the technical end of producing a pjay.
A play must have an audience
and an audience does not simply appear on opening night
by magic. Time is also spent
on publicity.
Producing a play may seem
glamorous, and is certainly interesting, but is far from
easy. When the curtain falls
on closing night, the audience
returns to reality and the actors and technicians plan the
"strike." Not long after the
last performance all the scenery is taken down, lumber is
salvaged and the theater
cleaned. The magic has ended
until the next show and its
cast prepares for the next
production.
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selection called "The Best Man."
The winter children's play was "The
Emperor's New Clothes." Nina Mokhiber
and Julie DeWitt greet children from the
audience after the matinee.
A good actor doesn't just
walk around a stage and say
some lines. Learning lines is
one of the more difficult
tasks but that is only the beginning of an actor's responsibility to his character. An actor must also know exactly
when and where to move on
stage. Perhaps the most difficult of an actor's tasks is to
bring something new and
original to each performance.
Actors receive adulation and
the applause, but they are not
the only members of a production. A play cannot be effective unless it is presented
to the audience complete
with authentic costumes,
stage settings and props. To
move through scene changes
smoothly and quickly, a play
depends upon a competent
backstage crew. Technical
members of a production may
be overlooked by theater goers, but they are highly respected by the directors and
actors.
Building a set, procuring
props and constructing costumes require a great deal of
time. Over 1,200 cumulative
work hours go into the technical end of producing a pjay.
A play must have an audience
and an audience does not simply appear on opening night
by magic. Time is also spent
on publicity.
Producing a play may seem
glamorous, and is certainly interesting, but is far from
easy. When the curtain falls
on closing night, the audience
returns to reality and the actors and technicians plan the
"strike." Not long after the
last performance all the scenery is taken down, lumber is
salvaged and the theater
cleaned. The magic has ended
until the next show and its
cast prepares for the next
production.
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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