Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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CHUCK DUNLAP LITTLE RIVER BAND fa. fa.. .fy f I flaw: minima DIRT BAND Concerts 27

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EMMY LOU HARRIS Emmy Lou Harris visited Stillwater in early September finding Gallagher Hall extremely hot yet those assembled there extremely appreciative. A note from a fan given to Harris read, Thank you for coming. I'm sorry it is so hot, we love you. They're all great. Another near capacity crowd gath- ered in Gallagher in October for the Little River Band. The band's back-up group was The Dirt Band. The Dirt Band, formerly The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, electrified the crowd and proved to-be a very tough act to follow. 26 Concerts

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8 I' S I E V U 6 28 V.R. All preparations for the Varsity Re- vue production had been completed. The stage had been prepared, cos- tumes made, backdrops painted, acts polished, nerves frazzled and the audi- ence had arrived. The cast were pre- pared in the make-up room by mem- bers of OSU's theater department, their faces made ready for the beaming lights of the Seretean Centers concert hall stage. After make-up, clad in color- ful hand made costumes, they waited nervously, anxiously, yet confidently in the wings as the eight o'clock show time arrived. On the other friends and collegues waited to judge. for them- selves the act that had been rehearsed since early October. The chorus line filed quietly onto stage as masters of ceremonies Kurt Carter and Dane Win- ters announced the first act. The cur- tain opened and like magic Varsity Revue 1981 had begun. For three nights amateur performers sang, danced, smiled, and projected their way into the hearts of a captive audience - theoretically anyway. They came from Greek houses to form the group acts, of which there were five, and their shows interpreted V.R.'s overall theme, Times Like These, in a variety of ways. The winning act, performed by the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma and the men of Sigma Chi, went back in time, via the Varsity Review Zone to the year 1776 when patriotism was the spirit of the day. The women of Pi Beta Phi and the men of Delta Chi tried to steal the show in, New York City Blackout , but were only successful enough to swipe second place. Other groups tried themes like magic and marriage, and the Chi Omega's can't deny that their act was a bit fruity. Along with the group acts V.R. also featured six individual performances and the singing, dancing, composing, and piano playing talents of nine OSU students. The piano duet of Gary Cas- selman and Nancy McCoy captured first place while Kim Gemmill and Becky Reagan placed second with their interpretations of Barbara Streisand songs. The contemporary-gospel songwrit- ing talents of Harrison Wright and the ballads of songwriter Graig Goumaz ad- ded spice of originality to the winter production. Varsity Revue means much more to many people than a judged, three night, mid-February performance in the Seretean center. To julie Harris, di- rector, it meant months of work, begin- ning in September when the steering committee met to choose a theme. To the participants it meant countless hours of practicing dance steps and melodies of songs which lasted only fourteen minutes on stage. For all of those involved, from the costume mak- ers to the people in leading roles, their memories, friendships, and self satisfac- tion will live on . . . Graig Goumaz may well have put it right in saying, to play is to win.