Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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1J 8 c ' Little Mary Sunshine by- Brian Howell ■ s the lights dim and the crowd grows quiet, the cast of Little Mary Sunshine ' finds that the time backstage is a lonesome wait before entering the glittering limelight of a melodramatic world. The moments before the play begins are filled with last chances to tune up vocal chords and rehearse lines that seemingly just can ' t be remembered. Final make-up retouches make face and body highlights near perfect. In spite of the nervous activity there is also a sense of oneness throughout the cast. They were, for the run of the play at least, a family. It was a good group of students to work with, Sharon Yarbrough, direc- tor said. They took a tremendous amount of work off my shoulders. If they heard me say something needed to be done, they used their own initiative and just did it. Wayne Greenlee cleaned up the backstage area before we opened and David Stanley brought his truck in and hauled off a lot of trash from the back. Debbie Brown took all the cast to the costume place in Oxford. ..They worked together to help each other and that made them the best cast and crew I ' ve ever worked with. At times the actors would be out in the hall or in a dressing room when their cue came near and it was the job of David Stanley, stage manager, to make certain all the actors were on stage at the right time and no cues were missed. My job was mostly to make sure SUNSHINE GIRL. Little Mary Sunshine (Shari Stantbarger) and Captain Big Jim Warrington(Wayne Greenlee) are reunited af- everything went well and that there were no snags in the rehearsal, Stanley said. It ' s really time con- suming when you practice from 6-9 p.m. on the stage and from 9 p.m. to whenever on music for the produc- tion. Keeping the atmosphere backstage relatively sane was also the job of Leigh Austin, Sarah Phillips, Bettina Heinz, Teresa Theilen and Sheila Guinn. I try to calm everyone ' s nerves and am just an all-around do-gooder on the props and stage equipment, Austin said. I also help with make-up and just have a lot of fun with it. Some of the cast required in- dividual help during the play and it was the stage crew who was able to provide this. I help Nancy (Debbie Brown) Twinkle change clothes four times in each performance, Guinn said. It ' s a lot of fun to be a part of a play. Although on stage the actors may have appeared the picture of con- fer her safe return from being captured by Yellow Feather (Donald Read II). (Photo by Don Shrubthell) fidence for the 500 people who saw the play during its three-night run, their feelings ranged from calm and collected to terror of a tongue gone stiff. The audience is different tonight, said Denah Spongier between scenes. They ' re laughing at different spots. Did I sound OK? Was I too low? asked Wayne Greenlee. Was I too close when I stepped up to you? John Dalton wanted to know. The tension let up during in- termission when the lights went on and Yarbrough had the normal pep talk with the cast. ...and work on concentrating on your lines, she cautioned as the in- termission came to a close. The lead in the melodrama was played by freshman Shari Stan- sbarger, a sweet innocent who was losing her Colorado Inn to the govern- ment because of a mortgage. She is rescued by Big Jim (Wayne Greenlee) Continued

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tedious, piecing together sections of raw tape. It is like putting together a big jigsaw puzzle. He sometimes works up to the 10 o ' clock deadline in editing the tape, inserting his voice, piecing voices together, adding music, and sound effects before com- pleting the finished product. He composed these tapes in a six- by-six foot room. In each of the six editing rooms are two VCR machines, two color monitors and a console to control both. Hatteberg has his own portable computer to type his script for recording. To produce the sound he works in a rather small, sound-proof room, to get the voice effect that his feature is know for. Sometimes it is hard to fit it all in, in only three minutes. To give it the whole effect, I try to touch on all of the topics, Hatteberg said. Until 1979 I worked with film and in late 79 we converted to videotape. In my work we do a lot of traveling, said Hatteberg. In 1980 we traveled to the Democratic National Convention in New York. Other places he has traveled are Japan, China, Mexico, and New Zealand. Hatteberg, a Winfield High School graduate grew up in Winfield where his mother still resides. Being in the public eye, he is easily recognized and people notice his face. I get a lot of double takes. KAKE-TV presents a noon, 5, 6, and 10 o ' clock broadcast. In photojournalsim, shooting is the fun part, editing is tedious, said Hat- teberg. Working with people makes the whole job worth it. Hatteberg got his start in jour- nalism through the Winfield High School newspaper and yearbook staff. While serving as photo editor of the student publications he had some pictures published by the Winfield Courier and that was enough to let him know what his life ' s work was to be. I ' M A DANCIN MACHINE... ' ' CowleyCos par- form a done routine to the song, I Can Do Anything Bettor than You Can, from tha Fama soundtrack, at tha choral concart Sun- day, November 1 1 . CowlayCo ' t ic a select group that performs In concerts and for community presentations. A large portion of their members also performed in the musical, Little Mary Sunshine. They will join the choir to present the traditional Christmas Vespers Concert in the Little Theatre the Sunday before finals. This concert, and Dr. and Mrs. Nelson ' s Open House which follows kick off the Christmas Season at Cowley.

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LITTLE THEATRE Facelift gives fine oris professional appearance by Sandy Wood ■he new academic year brought a welcomed addition to the college when Galle-Johnson Auditorium un- derwent reconstruction to be come the Little Theater. Plans for the Little Theater began about 17 years ago and the planning was done by a bunch of people said Sid Regnier, dean ofad- ministration. The final project was the result of decisions made by the Board of Trustees and Charles Thoma, Arkansas City architect. The Little Theater is a project that has needed attention for a long time, said Margaret Wheeler, humanities department chairperson. She remembers what the room looked like before the remodeling. It was only a flat room with a plat- form at the end of it about 18 years Backstage (Continued) Warrington who also wins her heart at the end of the melodrama. It was the first dramatic production to be held in the Little Theater and, although the royalties and scenery expenses caused it to realize a $600 deficit, Yarbrough believed it to be a success. The royalties were $375 and by the time we took care of our other ex- penses, we had quite a bill. There were good crowds all three nights butso many were admitted on college passes that we just lost money, Yar- brough said. I ' d rather have a good audience than make money on a play any day. ago. Little by little the room has been built up. It has been a thrill to see it develop. The s age was built up at fir- st, bu the students performing had a tedious job. There were no con- necting halls from the changing rooms to the stage which caused the students to run outside, sometimes in the snow, to get backstage for their part. Sharon Yarbrough, drama director, says that it is a much nicer facility to work in. She explained that the students used to have to create a din- ner theater atmosphre by setting up card talbles and decorating them with crepe paper. Now, when a play is finished we can just go home instead of repairing torn crepe paper and redecorating. It ' s so much easier, Yarbrough said. The entire atmosphere of the room has changed since the reconstruction. Regnier uses the words dark and drab to describe the appearance before the remodeling. For per- formers, the change to a more professional atmosphere made a big difference. Before, it was very unprofessional with just a plain floor with tables and chairs. The sloped floor makes it easier to see the stage, said Leigh Austin, freshman choir member. Yarbrough says the sound and lighting systems mean the most to the student performers. Now I can effectively light the stage where before the front lights were so close that there was no capability of back lighting. The only problem is that we need some other way of getting up to the lights. The ladder can be almost too much for a person she said. The new stage, ceiling and the in- stallation of insulation improved the acoustics markedly and according to Denah Spongier, CowleyCO Singers member, that helps makeperforming easier The reconstruction of the Little Theater took place in two phases. The first was done by Bob Sherrand Builders, Winfield. At that time the air conditioning and heating were in- stalled and the music practice rooms were added. The final bill on Phase Iwas $96,500 The second phase in- cluding new windows on 4 he west, the sloped floor, theater seating, new lighting and an improved stage area totaled an additional S8 : 1 15 and was accomplished by the Midland Development Corporation In- dependence. Even with the additions made there are still things some would like to see Hone to the facility. Some people would like to see a front curtain ad- ded and Margaret Wheeler favors ar- twork on the walls and near the en- trance. Others have suggestions that are strictly practical. I love the new theater and the stage, but the stage needs to be resanded, Jay Huston, sophomore said. I got som splinters after playing the part of Chief Brown Bear in the fall play little Mary Sunshine. Although there may still be problems to iron out most agree the Little Theater is an important addition to the campus. I appreciate having the Little Theater to perform in compared to what it used to be. Kenneth Judd, director of vocal music, said.