The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 30, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Page: 2 of 8
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from Abilene glares at the hand of her teacher Steve
Pounders assistant professor of theatre in this past
'weekend's theatre production of Oleanna.
Patrick BuhrMann
Student Reporter
Sing Song hosts are accustomed
to performing with music. This
year they will also be standing on
it.
When Sing Song participants take
the stage to perform on February
18-19 they will find themselves
standing on a giant treble clef.
The stage will consist of several
platforms arranged in. the shape of
a treble clef. After the platforms are
assembled they will be painted
with the images of various jazz
artists to complete the treble clef
image
David Utley artistic director for
the Paramount Theater designed
the stage. Utley Is an ACU alumnus
with a degree in theatrical design.
He said the idea for the stage came
from talking to Sing Song director
Phyllis Wilson.
"Phyllis and I were wanting a stage
that had a very jazzy nightclub feel
to it" Utley said. "While we were
talking the image of a giant treble
clef just popped into my head."
When asked to describe the stage
Wilson used one word - missive.
The giant treble clef will measure
44 feet wide by 45 feet long and
will take up almost half of the floor
in Moody Coliseum.
Both Wilson and Utley said safety
was an important Issue with a stage
so large. They said the wooden
stage will have a steel framework
underneath to support the weight.
The Unique shape of the stage will
allow the jazz ensemble that
accompanies the hosts and host-
esses to sit in the middle of the clef
unlike in past productions when
they were situated behind the
Stage. Wilson said positioning the
ensemble in the center of the stage
was an intentional move designed
to give the ensemble greater visibil-
ity than in previous years.
"The way the songs have worked
out I thought positioning the
ensemble in the middle of the stage
would work out well for every-
one" Wilson said. "Not only will it
give the jazz ensemble visibility
but it will also work out acousti-
cally for the hosts and hostesses."
Students said they liked the Idea
of having the jazz ensemble take a
more visible role in the perfor-
mance. "I enjoy the jazz ensemble as
much as any other part of Sing
Song" said Chris Maloney fresh-
man business management major
from Allen. "Part of the joy of
music Is In seeing not just hear-
ing." Mwangl Ngatla junior computer
science major from Sweden said
he also liked the idea of the jazz
ensemble taking a more prominent
role.
"I think it Is a better Idea" Ngatia
said. "It will be nice to see the
musicians playing instead of only
hearing them."
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"I think its important because it
helps people know how the candi-
dates feel on certain issues so they
can decide how to vote" Murphy
said.
Nddia Capuchmo junior
accounting major from Edinburg
said the debates give people a
chance to see who would do the
best job in office.
"1 think they bring out the per-
son" she said "It's what the people
want to hear. If the people hear
what they want to hear from a cer-
tain candidate its like 'Oh look I
like that. I'm going to vote for him.'"
A potential downside of discus-
sion between presidential candi-
dates is that promises made to the
public may go unfulfilled after elec-
tion day.
"Its kind of bad because when
they are In office you sometimes
dont see them doing what they
said they were going to do"
Capuchino said.
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theatre major from Tyler.
"This year the host and host-
esses' main job is to sing" Wilson
said. "So they will have move-
ment but it will be limited. We
just need to add an element of
movement to a song and 1 don't
want the vocals to suffer."
""Tdr this" reason a choreography
team was chosen Thursday and
Ten Wilkerson is working with the
team Wilkerson has choreo-
graphed the Homecoming musi-
cals for the past few years and
teaches dance classes at McMurry
University
The team will perform in four
numbers.
Sign-ups end Friday for Fresh-
man Ushers. More than 200 have
already signed . up and Wilson
said only 250 can participate
Wilson is looking for families of
faculty and staff to tie the actors in
the last number of the first act. She
said she needs about 100 people
children included to be non-vocal
actors for Vfoen Ycu B3iae from
The Prince of Egypt. Interested
faculty and staff can contact Wil-
son at Ext. 2767.
Three campus organizations are
banding together to produce a
number for the show Essence of
Ebony Hispanos Unidos and the
International Students Association
will perform W e Are Qe from TIe
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Club: Traditions to be evaluated
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"You've got' to analyze It" he
said. "Are you hqlding on to it
"because you really feel that itf
best for you're club or are you
holding on just for the sake of
"holding dn?"
'"If you're holding on just to hold
on you've got to get rid of It."
Speck said determining which
traditions should be discontinued
can be difficult.
"Those are the ones that cause
problems for our club and every
other club and those are the
ones that 1 feel should be
dropped" he said.
He said many club presidents
and members are beginning to
respond more positively to
changes.
"I think as time has gone on
people have realized things have
got to be a little different for the
betterment of the club and for
the school at the same time" he
said.
"Things are changing and you
have to be able to change with it."
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Song and Supper Wednesday January 19th at 6:00 pm.
Dinner is on us come and eat then stay for singing.
Sunday morning Worship: 9 am
Sunday morning Bible Class: 10:30 am. Study of II Timothy
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Sing Song tickets on sale
in Moody Coliseum
'The Sing Song ticket office in
Moody Coliseum will be open
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-
Friday. Tickets cannot be
charged to ACU accounts.
Faculty and staff tickets are
half-price for the 8 p.m. show
Feb. 18 and the 3 p.m. show
Feb 19. Discount available
upon request
Foreign singer needs
host family for visit
An Argentinian singer Silvia
Alessio would like to come to
ACU to study voice and needs a
host family for about 4 weeks in
February while she auditions
and becomes familiar with ACU
and Abilene
Marriage seminar
scheduled in Garland
Dr. Carl Drechecn and Dr
Paul Faulkner are presenting
the Marriage Enrichment Semi-
nar at Saturn Road Church of
Christ in Garland Jan 28-29.
Faculty and staff are invited
to the' seminar. On Friday ses-
sions are frqm 7-9:30 p.m. and
Saturdays sessions are from 9
a.m.-4 p.m.
The first new video of the
seminar in more than 20 years
will be produced then. To pre-
register call (972) 271-2444.
Seminar manuals will be avail-
able for $10 at the door
Next Women's Forum
lunch coming soon
The next Womens Forum
will meet Jan 28 from 11:45
a.m -12.50 p.m for a brown
bag lunch in the Living Room
of the Campus Center
Dr. Patricia Hernandez will
speak about "The Mind and
Wellness " For more informa-
tion contact Dr. Nancy Shankle
at Ext. 2083
Episode 1: The Phantom
Menace showing Friday
The Campus Activities Team
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 30, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 19, 2000, newspaper, January 19, 2000; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101633/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.