Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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AUGSBURG THEATRE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Ailene Cole TECHNICAL DESIGN Gary Parker MUSIC DIRECTOR Becky Aune CHOREOGRAPHER Karla Kaye Larson CAST David Russell Luverne Seifert Brian Hoffman Jean Burkholder Michael Holmquist Rita Humola James Steven Kindwall Kevin Kortan Belinda Larson Jenny Nordstrom Janet Paone Deborah J. Pearson Shelley Reinking Julie Rykken Lisa Rykken Roopnarine John Singh Peter Skjervold ORCHESTRA PIANO Sanford Moore BASS Dennis Maddix PERCUSSION Carson Medcalf ELECTRIC GUITAR Tony Munsterman

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1 — Matthew Fox lectures on spirituality 2 — Student Kim Knutson welcomes visitors to the Centennial Conference 3 — Joseph Adamov of Radio Moscow 3

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 'l saw Godspell on Broadway, and they put the same energy and life into it. It really makes the Gospel of Mat- thew come alive, doesn't it? Those costumes are outrageous! I understand each player designed their own. to make the role more personal. The comedy is fine, but I think if they are going to put humor into it. they should leave the message out. Yes. the wine (grape juice) at intermis- sion borders on the sacrilegious. I guess it's geared to younger people. What happens when Godspell comes to Augsburg? People wonder, learn, complain, commend, laugh and cry. Many, perhaps, did not expect such a modern produc- tion. After a particularly strenuous number, actors confessed their fatigue in casual, apparently impromptu remarks to the audience: I could use a Coke. said one. After the show. another reassured. In the parable of the Prodigal Son. the eldest hot foots it to the Big City with “10.000 smackeroos! singing New York. New York like some mellow Steve Mar- tin. Christ ends a lesson with a bark and a Burlesque So. take a bite out of crime. That was the purpose, after ai — The word applies to any person, anywhere, in any age. Alas for you. whoever missed Godspe audiences learned their lessons weNi and had a good time doing sa u