North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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SteciA nt yj ny students had their first encounter with stewart theatre during freshmen orientation. the theatre hosts orientation to incoming students during the spring and summer of every year, throughout the year the theatre also is home to many state sponsored activ- ities, n.c. state ' s choral and instrumental groups perform in the theatre, as well as drama and dance groups. one of the first performances of the year was, wanted: x- Cheerleaders. This show was put on by an all- women dance group that explored women ' s issues by using the art of cheerleading. The cheerleaders did wear pleated ski rts and per- form dance routines, but the cheers they sang were about the role of women in society rather than ath- letics, the squad chanted about topics like sexuality, harassment, motherhood, and job equality. the group was formed by artist kim ARWIN as PART OF HER EXPLORATION OF GENDER-BASED ROLES IN SOCIETY. THE SHOW RAN FOR ONE NIGHT IN OCTOBER. At Christmas time Stewart provided a place of celebration to a large number of groups. some of the groups utilizing the the- atre were n.c. state ' s combined choirs who put on a christmas performance, along with the popu- LAR New Horizons choir. In January, a travelling dance group, second hand made an appearance at stewart Theatre. Second Hand com- bined COMEDY, music, AND DANCE CREATE AN ACT TRULY UNIQUE. The DANCE WAS COMPOSED BY Greg O ' Brien, Andy Hororwitz, AND Paul Gordon. The trio per- ormed terrific stunts amazing THE audience AS THEY TWISTED their bodies into a HUMAN GOAL- POST, SPIDERS, SEE-SAW, AND PYRAMID. In ADDITION TO PERFORMING ARTS, THE Theatre also arranged or events like the scrap Exchange. The Scrap Exchange is an organization that collects material that businesses discard and puts them to good use. they sponsored contests where contes- tants were awarded for the coolest second-hand creations. ichelle bellerjeau, Browyn Ito, Angela Kennedy, Amy Miller, AND Susie Schur per- formed ' ■ Ready for a Swim , an excerpt from Blanche , a work in progress. iBCACH} 16 i» Jt li Student Life C ne participant of the Scrap Exchange, Judy Lee chose to make a bow and arrow out of rubber, a foam arrow, and string. (searle)

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eai - V ' ? ikt ' ■ ' • . -• V hat? you didn ' t stay for the big party after the bands were done playing saturday? well, you missed the best part. you should have tried to sneak back in after the fraternity herded everyone out for the clean-up event. After drinking beer and more beer and yet another beer or two (except for the two desig- nated drivers that had to cart evevryone home), the real fun started. First, there was the mass exodus of people leaving the party. the procession moved like a bunch of line-dancers minus rhythm. everyone meandered into the road and tried not to wander into the path of oncoming traffic. this was the true test. the designat- ed driver led the way, since only he knew where the car was parked. then came the not-as-drunk people, who quick- ly became designated crutches for the desig- nated drinker. As THE EXODUS MADE ITS WAY TO THE CARTER- FlNLEY PARKING LOT, OUR WEARY BAND WAS FOLL- LOWED BY SHOUTS OF, GET OFF, THIS IS PUBLIC PROPERTY! You CAN ' T PISS HERE! GET OUT! THOSE WHO COULDN ' T WAIT IN THE PORTA-JOHN LINE MADE THEIR WAY TO EVERY AVAILABLE TREE, SHRUB, BLADE OF GRASS BIG ENOUGH TO CONCEAL THEIR BUSINESS. Our JOURNEY BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER. FRIENDS HELPED FRIENDS. SISTERS HELD BACK THEIR SISTERS ' HAIR SO THAT THEY COULD REMAIN BEAUTIFUL EVEN IN THE WORST OF SITUATIONS. . And THEN, THERE WAS THE PROMISED LAND- THE PARKING LOT. TWENTY PEOPLE PILED INTO EACH CAR AND TRUCK, AND SMALL RIOTS ENSUED. PEOPLE WERE HARD- PRESSED TO GET THE NAKED GUY TO WEAR ANYTHING, SO THEY JUST THREW HIM IN A TRUCK AND DROVE HIM AWAY. But it WAS after all this excitement that the true gala began- clean-up time. Those 20 cans you threw on the ground don ' t get picked up by the bud ice and michelob llght- beer can fairies, you know. a small band of fools-i mean, dedicated people-arrived to beau- tify the landscape. These dedicated people and ncsu ' s crew team got paid- ALTHOUGH not NEARLY ENOUGH, ONE participant said-to collect garbage. the lorax club col- lected the cans, of which most of • the litter was composed, because aluminum sells for money. Delta Sigma Phi and their new pledges got to take apart the stage and its var- ious components, which makes you wonder if that is what pledges are really for. The NEXT DAY, IT DIDN ' T LOOK SO BAD. What was once a row of porta-johns (thatwas not nearly long enough) stretched into the horizon, waitingto be reclaimed. and waiting for another nonstop day of use at next year ' s beer bash- i mean lawn party. but this is college, and it was a party,-so enjoy. But next time, just throw all the cans in one PILE so the cleaners CAN PICK THEM UP AT ONE SPOT-AND WOULDN ' T A MOUNTAIN OF ALUMINUM BE KIND OF COOL? im ' -. ' ■- jj VIEW OF THE LINES FOR THE PORTA-POT- TIES. (TUCKER) Lawn Party «« «4l5

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T ENSAANDO AS IT IS PERFORMED BY KENDRA Cover and Gwendolyn Garrett as part as the NO State Dance program at Stewart Theatre IN November. (Beach) W eiP[a![on!!!!!lemiiiare....iiamlet..in the spotights Cheerleaders....Seconil Hand... Fashion Showsi ...dance New Horizons.. sonn iwsJ 2 Co contestants in the scrap exchange creativity contestants aintroduced themselves and their inventions to the audience. {SEARLE) Stewart Theatre ifg «« Ki 17