College of St Mary - Mosaic Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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0 theatre acets Man - what is his true character? Marian Players took up the challenge of de- fining the p e r s on a lit y of man to society through dramatic portrayals. The Th eatir e of the Absurd, through the eyes of E ugene Ionesco labeled Man as Fool in his ironic play of cliches, The Bald Soprano, while Edmund Rostand of the Romantic Era called his description of Man as Lover The Romancers. To complete the trilogy of def- initions Jean Anouilh wrote his tragedy Th e Lark to display Man as Hero. Experimental theatre brought out latent talents of many students in diverse fields: acting, directing, and staging. Each one add- ing to herself and to the production giving to the audience an appreciation of art. Backstage there always is a Mickey O'Brien or a Pat Carl who fix, change or strike a scene so that the plays go on and on and on and never, never stop. A12-Y am ,, ,HQ i .-- , ,are in afar , t.. ' ' .iw-,:QYt--L ze 1 .1- ' -' r ffgu- 1, ' X ---- - -- - an-an .-9 , :w - -V 4 Man is strength and courage and splendor. . .he is a miracle. Mary Kay Jackson portrays the courageous Joan of Arc in the experimental theatre production.

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Drama club of ers experience in a variety Hotcha, hotcha, hotcha. . .I am the witch, ho, ho, ho. I am thewitch, hee, hee, hee. . . Marian Players' offi- cers Kathy McAleer, Secretaryg Mary Deacon, Treas- ' , Color and light and then comedyg shadow and darkness and then tragedy--Martha Harris, master of the light- ing board, controls the moods of each performance. Q urerg Kaleen Petsche, Vice-Presidentg and Eileen O'Brien,President,perform a rhythmical, rhyming mod- ern version of the Snow White story for new members. The unpredictable dauphin, played by Mary Kay Owens, keeps his audience puzzled about his true character in the experimental theatre production of The Lark.

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Enchantment in expression and sound instantly caught from the Christmas Night of Wonder radiates from Ruth Brinker, Mary Lois Roucek, and Mary Ann Koll.f l'Music is love in search of a word. lt is a language in and of itselfg it is a universal companion of man. A correlation of intellectual, technical, ethical, and Voices rise and fall Music speaks a universal language for its sense of order and harmony fulfills many of the u n c o n s ci o u s needs of man. The total physical and emotional responses in the act of singing make it the most personal musical activity. Harmony at CSM centers in a variety of chor al groups which give the students an opportunity for singing experi- ences in all types of vocal music. The Cecilianettes are first for campus and the c omni uni ty functions. P erformances range from Offut Air Base to St. Vincent's Home. The CSM chorus boasts of numbers plus quality. The spotlight was on this group at the Christmas Cantata, Night of Wonder, which was televised in color on KMTV. WOW radio station's Voices of Christmas aired the CSM Christmas spirit in song. A spring concert featured selections from all periods of music. With the renewed interest in congrega- tional singing, sacred music for church or concert fill the program of the Cecilian Club. historical backgrounds produces the highest level of musical experience which, like all ideals, is not so much attained as constantly sought throughout life.