Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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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

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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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In early October, the collaborative efforts of the OSU Bookstore and the Memorial Union Program Council filled the quad with something for everyone during the Fall Student Activities Fair. The single event combined 1990's campus fest and MUPC’s activities fair. Both the MUPC and bookstore organizers agreed that combining the two events was a good idea. Last year we (the bookstore) were taking down our fest just as the MUPC was setting up theirs, it seemed like a good idea to combine the two events. said Wright. MUPC vice-president Tricia Connors said. We also wanted to let students know what there is to get involved in at OSU. With over 300 organizations on campus there is something for everyone. Also. MUPC activities sign-ups were the highest that they've ever been. The bookstore's part of the fair had one aim which was to put on something fun for the students. “It was a good-will gesture from the bookstore to the students.' said Jodene Wright, program coordinator for the bookstore. The bookstore made no profit from it. our only benefit was increased traffic through the store itself. Luckily, the average temperature was 70 degrees during the event, so there was a high campus wide attendance. The joint effort resulted in two days of fun that received positive student response, that became an annual event. • Stephanie Beall An Overview Horrids of interested students made the activities fair a great success. Good weather helped the high turn out. Campus Fest