Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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Mack the Knife (J™ Colby) spends an evening with a few friends. Front Row: Kimberly Nolan, Jim Colby, Lyn Jenkins. Back Row: Lisa Dewing, Terri LaPierre, Pam Kalski. Holding on to Jonathan Peachum ' s (Thomas S. Oleniacz) arm, Tiger Brown (Mark Pimenta) discusses Macheath ' s escape. The entire cast of The Threepenny Opera sing The World is Mean. Waking up his beggars, J.J. Morning Anthem. 20

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Promptly on schedule the procession to the auditorium began, led by the Col- lege Marshal, Dr. George Weygand, Class of ' 53, and professor of physics. Representives of the four undergraduate classes followed Dr. Weygand, as well as Class of 1987, and other various student leaders. Following the President ' s message in which a challenge for Bridgewater to be the best state college in nation was presented, John Beaton, President of the Student Government Association, and Kevin Kinderegan, President of the Class of 1987, responded to the President. John Beaton, in his response, said the students welcomed the challenge which the college president has placed before the community, a theme echoed by Kevin Kindregan. Our class can be the first to embrace academic ex cellence as a goal, and someday in the future, when a historian seeks out when Bridgewater students accepted the challenge, that historian will say, ' Yes, this is where it began, with the Class of ' 87. Dr. Murphy, who delivered the Con- vocation address, said that he had ' per- sonal response ' to the challege which Dr. Indelicato had presented. He felt that for Bridgewater to become the best state col- lege in the nation, resources must first be obtained to achieve that goal. The lessons are right in front of us, he con- cluded, We can see where we ' ve been and we know where we are. And we have a vision of where we want to go. I have every confidence that working together, we will get there. And thus, Bridgewater State College opened the academic year with a vision and a challenge to be the best state collge in the nation. Bridgewater Today sc f ■ t • r - » Marching in step, the Class of 1987 proceeds toward the Auditorium for the 146th annual Con- vocation Ceremony. Addressing the Class of 1987, Dr. William Mur- phy urged the class to help Dr. Indelicato fulfill his goal for Bridgewater to become the best state col- lege in America. Dr. Murphy was the first faculty member to be selected as the Convocation speaker. • S 19

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Threepenny Opera The Ensemble Theatre kicked off their 1986-87 season with Ber- tolt Brecht ' s satrical musical, The Threepenny Opera . With the book and lyrics by Brecht and music by Kurt Weill, The Threepenny Opera , is a story of Mack the Knife who is a rogue, thief and murderer. To quote the direc- tor ' s note from the program, the over- riding theme of all of Brecht ' s work that we are puppets or prisoners of corrupt social forces is immediately apparent in Threepenny . In directing a show with so much social commentary, Dr. Ramczyk drew inspiration from American Vaudeville and Burlesque houses. The cast viewed movies of such film greats as the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Th e Three Stooges, Mae West, and the Keystone Cops to use as examples to help the with the task ahead. The cast of The Threepenny Opera received the honor of working with some very special guests. To fill out the cast, in the role of of J.J. Peachum was a professional actor, Thomas Oleniacz who made himself available for discus- sions and workshops for the theatre students as well as his fellow cast members. They also had a professional designer, Penny Walrath-Bullard. Ms. Walrath took great steps to see that the show had the desired Burlesuqe motif to succeed. Students took advantage of their guest costumer designer by spen- ding many hours in the costume shop helping to complete the costumes for the show. Mark Pimento During her wedding supper, Polly (Donna Bouchard) tells the story of Pirate Jenny . 21