Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Celebrating by dancing The madwomen and the vagabons are celebrating the streetsinger learning the rest of her song by dancing the mayurka. The Madwoman was a popular performance. Talking to nobody Gabrielle is talking to her imaginary guests while Constance looks on. Gabrielle was played by Julyana Soelistyo and Constance by Eileen Chauvet. Please tell me Aurelia is asking the sewerman the secret to her basement, or rather the secret of the moving stone. Aurelia was played by Kelly Lesch and the sewerman by Doug Busby-Smith. Photos by Eric J. Anundi 28 Spring Play

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Grieving for Meda The women of the village pose pensively in the wake of Meda’s departure. The directors agreed that one of the most difficult parts was to achieve unison in the women's voices. Discussion The teacher, Justin Canfield, discusses the fate of Meda’s children with Nurse Shelagh, Tami Brunelle. Connor Dick and Dane Wallace were some of the younger children in the play. Winter Play

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OLD MIRRORS NEW The University Theater Department proudly presented Jean Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot spring term. The play was directed by department chair C.V. Bennett and had more than 22 cast members. 1 used everyone who tried out and I could have used more. said Bennett. A fourth of the cast was new to the stage, but all were willing to learn and pull together to make the show a success. At first I was skeptical about trying out but it proved to be a great experience and I made a lot a friends from the play. said cast member Rod Johnson. Leading cast members included Kelly Lesch as the madwoman. Scott Carson as the president, Joel Harmon as the ragpicker and Doug Busby-Smith as the sergeant and sewerman. The play was written in 1942 when France was occupied by German soldiers. It was a time of corruption and profiteering. The madwomen. featured in the play, allowed the poor and simple people of the community to take control of their lives. Bennett notes that the world the characters lived in 1942 PLAY RESEMBLES LIFE IN 1992 was comparable to the world we live in now. Humanity is now dedicated to the task of universal demolition, said Bennet. quoting a line from the play. According to the Madwomen of Chaillot, “There's nothing so wrong with the world that a sensible woman can t set it right in the course of an afternoon! - Merika McKay Telling stories Dr. Jadin gives his unusual medical advice to the group of men. Dr. Jadin was played by Tom Gleicher and the men were Mike Licko. Jeff Foster and Scott Carson. 29 V Spring Play