Minot State University - Beaver Yearbook (Minot, ND)

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Paula Willtening, j.D. Lloyd, Kyla Dippong, Patti Petrick, and Ron Wineteer perform one of the numbers 'rom Tzintypes. l I' x X ' i l l . X. K. r ME 1983 SUMMER THEATER Kari Dahl, j.D. Lloyd, Virginia Maupin, Ron Karnack jr.. Linda Field, Ron Wineteer, David Creelman, Kyla Dippong. Alphonse Koenigsman, Larry Schell, David Tallman, Tracey Quarne, joanne B. Evans, john Robert Caranicas, Randi Harrington, Angela Monicken johnson, Burt Collins, Patti Petrick, Molla Romine Darnay, Charlotte Koch. Kathy Dippong, Cathy Quinn, jeff Arlt, Wayne Anderson, Paula Wilkening, Robby Elhardt, Kevin Neuharth. for a successful eighteenth season ber chief and his 40 thieves in Baghdad. Concluding the 18th season of the summer theater in grand style was a presentation of Mame, the popular Broadway musical, with a cast of over 20 characters from both the college and the community, and an orchestra directed by Tracey Quarne. It was held at the MSC amphitheatre July 14-15 and 21-24. Based on the novel by Patrick Denis, the action centered around a wacky Aunt Mame-por- trayed by Angela Monicken Iohnson-and her difficulties raising her orphaned nephew Patrick CRobby Elhardt as young Patrick and Alphonse Koenigsman as older Patrickj from the time of bathtub gin and flappers through the Depression. The musical numbers included the title song Mame, We Need A Little Christmas, and If He Walked Into My Life Today. Even in a small theater it seemed a big production: the cast was strategical- ly strung across the stage, giving the il- lusion of more personnel, which Mame in its Broadway incamation usually re- quires. There were l6 scenes with an equal number of costume changes, and chorus members needed to be flexible too-playing characters as varied as those from rural Connecticut to those from the deep South. The set, with a centerpiece of stairs. was versatile and workable, easily adapted to the scenes. Neuharth said the show was chosen because we had the good fortune to have someone audition who was ex- cellent for the part of Mame. He also pointed out that since over 3,000 people attended the three performances, the summer program was considered a suc- cess, and added that this attendance figure was an increase of over 50 percent from the previous year. Neuharth at- tributed this increased attendance in part to the summer production of the campus newspaper, the Red G! Green, which covered the plays and generated publicity and attention. Summer Theater S

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Summer theater f lib K f Ql. 1 3- AU BI'-NBA if if Alz' Baba and the Forty Thieves was the children's play and featured exotic costuming of the Middle East. naw' nephew Patrick. Mame fAngie Monicken johnsonj and her guests celebrate the arrival of her MSC summer theater produces three shows' by Ron Vossler or the first time in six years, the Minot State College summer theater featured three shows, instead of the usual two. Two musicals were directed by Kevin Neuharth, assistant professor of communication arts at MSC. The third show, a children's pro- duction, was co-directed by Angela Monicken johnson and Ron Wineteer. Tintypes was the first production, of- fered june 30, july 1, 2, and 7-10 in the MSC Amphitheater ori campus. It was an ensemble with no leading characters, and had a patriotic theme with music to match. Songs such as Yankee Doodle Boy and Shine on Harvest Moon were featured. Set, props and costumes 4 What's in a name? all depicted an era from 1890 to 1917, a time when there was a great influx of immigrants to American shores. The five characters required for the musical-played by Ron Wineteer, Kyla Dippong, Paula Wilkening, j.D. Lloyd, and Patti Petrick-depicted various persons from American history, such as Emma Goldman, the anarchist and communist sympathizer, Teddy Roosevelt, and immigrant and lower class workers. The show suffered one rain out, but it was rescheduled on another night. The second offering of the season was Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, a children's play adapted from the classic Arabzkzn Nzghts story. The show, which ran July 2-3 and 9-10, consisted of two short acts, and was well received by an audience of mostly youngsters. There were women in saris and veils and tur- baned men, in the exotic costuming of the Middle East, with violence toned down into schtick and lightened up with songs and oriental dance numbers. The play was introduced and nar- rated throughout by Scheherazade, who interjected comments and held the au- dience's interest during the lulls in the action. The audience followed Ali Baba and his friend, Hud-Hud the elephant, as they attempted to outwit the tyrant brother Khazzim. Along with the rob- 3 I V I l Al 'l I

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jay Diede, Steve Carver and Gary Leslie pose for a group shot at the Wabishkok Summer explorations tink. julii Koehn, Cindy Holm, Michelle Pfau, Ruth Struyk and Lorne Smette take a break along Bluenose Lake. MY FISHING AND CANOEING EXPERIENCE IN CANADA his paper deals with the learning aspect of the fishing and canoeing experience. The reason why I chose this topic to write on is mainly due to the conversation between a few of the students and yourself QGary Lesliej, while sitting around a crackling campfire. Before getting into the topic, maybe I need to trace back to this conversation. It first started when we were at our last campsite, Kevin's Hog. I had asked you, How much longer are you going to bring classes up here to the Great White North? Your reply was, This is my last year. I remember pausing for awhile, trying to come up with my own conclusion as to why you had made such a statement. Some of my ideas included maybe he's getting too old for this type of outing fBut, that's not true, because I had been looking at your back side the whole trip, whether we were canoeing or portagingj, maybe he's tired of all the prepara- tion for the trip fl ruled that one out, because it seemed you planned it well in advance.J, or it must be due to seeing the same old lakes, portages, and campsites CBut that didn't seem logical either, because who could possibly get bored with such beauty.j After all that deep thinking, I finally asked you, Why? To my surprise, you said, The learning part of the trip is gone. I feel that the people aren't learning what they should. The conversation went on for a while with you doing most of the talking, while the rest of us listened. I, myself, was in somewhat of a trance, trying to comprehend what you had just said. The rest of the trip went by with nothing more said until the last camp- site at Clear Lake. After we had indulged in large quantities of hamburgers and hot dogs, plus that funny-looking water in bottles, the topic of another canoe trip was brought up. The tone of the conversation was somewhat dif- ferent. This time we were talking to you. We were trying to convince you that we had learned a great deal from this experience and that there isn't anybody else at Minot State that could possibly offer such a class and do such a tremendous job in teaching the fundamentals of canoeing, fishing and out- door living. To this day, I don't know if we convinced you that we truly did leam a great deal from your instruction. I didn't consider myself an expert outdoorsman before this trip, and I am still far from it, but I do believe that I learned many things on this excursion. I learned how to handle a canoe properly, minor points on caring for and cooking fish, fThough that may seem trivial, it adds a little more pleasure to eating fish.j, how to properly pack my Duluth pack, fThat was something I leamed on my own after a couple of days of tearing it apart trying to find my rain gear that just so happened to be on the bottom of the pack.j, and I leamed that dehydrated food can be very enjoyable. There are many more things that I could list, but I feel no need to do so, because I have knowledge of them and you know them. In conclusion, I hope that you do continue to offer this experience to future students. It's a trip that everybody should have the opportunity to take part in. If you do decide on not partaking in these spring adventures, please do not stop on the basis of the learning aspect of the trip. I would like to personally thank you for making this adventure a very campsite. memorable part of my college years. -Bob Ebert Canoe trip is a chance for self-discovery by Molla Romine Darnay very spring, after graduation and before the start of summer session, Minot State College Coach Gary Leslie takes a trip up north, along with I3 other people. It's a trip through the Pine Route River System, north of Flin Flon, Manitoba. And the only mode of transportation is a canoe. The canoe trip is open to anyone. You don't have to be an MSC student. But you must register for the trip through the Division of Continuing Education. In return, five hours of leisure credits are awarded upon com- 6 What's in a name? pletion of the trip. The average cost of the trip is 15250. This fee includes everything but meals and transportation to and from the point of origin. Coach Leslie calls the trip an out- door experiencef' Participants learn how to fish, paddle a canoe and select a campsite. Everyone has certain respon- sibilities on the trip which vary day to day, but Leslie said the atmosphere is informal. The canoeists travel for ll days, exploring approximately 10 lakes in the Pine Route System. Leslie re- quires a written critique at the end of the trip. You don't need to know anything about canoeing to go on the trip, Leslie admits. But when it's through, you do have experience in canoeing as well as human relations. Leslie said the trip is also a chance to make good friends. You don't need to know anyone to go on the trip, he said. Participants for the trip are accepted on a first come, first serve basis.