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Tuesday, February 22,1983
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TMC:
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Permit No. 133
Stephenville, Texas 76402
Tarleton State University Student Newspaper
'Anything Goes' opens
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The cast of "Anything Goes", a musical presented by Tarleton State University
students, gets into the rhythm of "Blow Gabriel Blow". The musical will be presented
Friday and Saturday nighfs at 8 o'clock in the Clyde Wells Fine Arts Center
Auditorium.
TexAnns vs. Paul Quinn
TSU women play Friday
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Patti Phillips shoots over Sul Ross player in a recent game.
The Tarleton TexAnns
play Paul Quinn College of
Waco Friday night at 9.
Game time is approximate
because of the UIL
regional tournament in
Wisdom Gym.
The game with Paul
Quinn will be the NAIA
first round playoff game
of District VIII. If the
TexAnns win, they will go
to the final four at
Wayland Baptist College in
Plainview Feb. 28-March
1. The winner among
those four will go to the
national playoffs in Kansas
City March 14-17.
TexAnn coach Jan
Lowrey said, "We should
be able to handle them
(Paul Quinn) if we play
well. They like to fast
break and play zone
defense. We'll use a fast
break too, but we'll plav
man-to-man defense."
This is the first year for
the TexAnns to play in the
NAIA. The farthest they
eve f went in /A I AW was
the second round H
ni vp :Ys res"!':n . j 1 :i
seventh place racing in iiie
nation.
by Lynna Fuller
Things are going
smoothly as time winds
down before the final dress
rehearsal for "Anything
Goes" on Feb. 24. The Cole
Porter musical marks the
first major presentation by
the Fine Arts Department
featuring the music and
drama students of TSU.
Dr. Mary Jane Mingus,
director of the production,
said, "A musical has not
been done here since the
Fine Arts building opened
in 1981."
The musical involves
almost 100 people, con-
sisting of faculty, cast, or-
chestra and stage crew.
Total cost of "Anything
Goes" is estimated at
$10,000.
The people involved were
cast and the production set
before Christmas. Weeks of
practice go into the
musical before the
premiere. According to
Mingus, the hardest part of
the musical is putting it all
together - everyone does
their part and Mingus pulls
it all together. She said she
often feels like a traffic cop
trying to control a mob.
The best way to unders-
tand Mingus' feelings is to
see all the work behind the
scenes and what happens
on stage at rehearsal.
Behind the scenes, 178
period costumes for
"Anything Goes" are being
made under the direction of
Jeanine Caraway of the
TSU Home Economics
Department. Caraway is in
charge of designing and
supervising the making of
costumes, ranging from
wings for the angel Gabriel
to a wedding gown for a
shipboard ceremony. All
the costumes are made by
students and require many
fittings and alterations.
The scenery of the
musical, including the
deck, lounge, cabins and
brig of an ocean liner, are
under the supervision of
John Fowler, technical
director of the show. David
Comer is in charge of con-
struction of the sets.
The work takes a lot of
time and effort, as well as
talent, on the part of many
students, and changes are
made to make the sets bet-
ter. Other staff members of
the musical are Janette
Kavanaugh, in charge of
vocal direction; Dr. John
Keith, musical director;
and David Anderson,
choreographer.
Even before the actual
rehearsal begins, the stage
crew is checking equip-
ment and dancers are go-
ing over steps for par-
ticular numbers. The at-
mosphere is fairly quiet
and relaxed, but when
Mingus and the rest of the
staff start to arrive, the ex-
citement begins to build.
After the rehearsal starts,
things go smoothly, with
only minor mistakes such
as the curtain stopping
halfway up.
Actors with injuries sit
out and say their lines from
the side, and cast members
with night classes and ex-
tracurricular activities
take their places when they
arrive. All in all, things are
falling into place for the
final days of practice.
Mingus and Keith em-
phasized the fact that the
members of "Anything
Goes" come from all
aspects of TSU life. Accor-
ding to them, there are peo-
ple representing almost
every major on campus -
not just music and drama
students. Anyone in-
terested can participate in
cont. on p.6
Presley appointed
head of Social Sciences
Dr. Ronald Presley has
been appointed head of the
Department of Social
Sciences at TSU effective
Sept. 1. He will succeed Dr.
Mary Sue Staig, who has
resigned the position to
return to full-time
teaching.
Presley is a native of
Wichita, Kan. and a
graduate of Wichita High
School East. He holds a
BBA and MA degrees from
Wichita State University,
and a PhD in economics
from Oklahoma State
University.
Prior to coming to
TMeton in 1876, Presley
w;;;s an instructor at
W; .r'taSUv ■
assistant professor at
Oklahoma State.
The new department
head has written and
published a number of pro-
fessional articles, done
research projects for the
government and made
presentations at profes-
sional meetings. He is a
member of the American
Economic Association and
the Southern Economic
Association.
Highly active in universi-
ty and civic affairs, he
serves on the TSU Athletic
Council, faculty senate,
and the English Proficien-
cy Committee. He is a
member of the Opilnuotis
Club and the Chamber u£
ClA Iwi IkJ ud K i I4\s
Stephenville Fourth of July
Fun Fair committee.
Presley and his wife
Karen have a college-age
daughter, Karol Sue.
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