Calvin College - Prism Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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The Emperor's New Clothes The stuff of which fairy tales are made, taken from the page, and put on the stageg costumes, colorful, ex- citing: this was the 1983 Thespian Children's Produc- tion of The Emperor's New Clothes. Director Loren Gunnink, Calvin alumnus and Gezon Auditorium Manager, created happiness and fun for children of all ages as he staged this familiar story written by Charlotte Chorpenning. With the help of twenty Thespian actors, twenty Thespian crewmen, and two Thespian designers, the tale came alive. And the children laughed! The children in the story laugh But why? asks the Emperor fDavid Van Dykel. He does not understand, for he believes he sees what in fact he does not see: that is, his clothes. So he prances about in his Hundermost garment of all, admiring his non-attire. His royal Weavers, with the help of two energetic vagabonds QMary Boerman and Tom Leenstral, have played a great joke on their Emperor. In doing so, they've also tricked his right-hand man and their most bitter enemy CJeff Nyhoffl, finally putting him in his place. Good humor rules the day - even the Empress fDawn Langejansl is amused - and the vagabonds have shown that even people in high places put their pants on one leg at a time. ...4 The E1nperor's New Clothes 19

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Rs r s R X H S 4 at l A , i ' . xx X 3 1 . i 2 Tm l 1 Spring Arts Festival Although the theme of the Spring Arts festival was generic, neither the entertainment, the company, nor the food which the festival offered was bland. Rain subdued most of the first day, April 28, but the second day turned out to be one of the first warm, sunny days of the season, the kind that empties out not only the coffee shop but even the BL-BX section of the library. The crowd was entertained by several bands, among them, What a Long Strange Trip It's Been appearing for its fifth and final year. The Demonstration Classroom sang, the Scottish Dancers danced, and Dave Lindner brightened up the first day with his comedy act. Many people demonstrated their musical talents playing guitars, violin, horn, and piano. Dave Berghuis, MC, entertained the crowd by giving plugs for the generic t-shirts and Writer's Guild anthologies and the un-generic art and food being sold in the tent. Brave students had their faces painted in the tent, and most people had a balloon or two tied to their wrists. A canine member of the crowd wore a festival t-shirt and had a balloon tied to his tail. Dogs, students, and professors alike enjoyed themselves thoroughly and proved that generic means joy for students. Spring Arts Festival 21