Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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10 Campus Life

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Dealers learn the fine art of blackjack botoro tho evening s entertainment begins. The ovenmg in D.C. posters are prizod pieces of artwork for many students Campus Life 9

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The Seven Year Itch MASH’s William Christopher performs in guest theatre; exemplified professionalism to student actors What do RU and MASH have in common? Normally not much, but last spring William Christopher, MASH's amiable Father Mulcahy, was the starring guest artist in the theatre department's production of “The Seven Year Itch.” Christopher, or Bill as he quickly came to be called by his student co-stars, spent two weeks on campus last April rehearsing and performing his role as Richard Sherman. He was very eager to get to work with us, said Merran Elsea, a sophomore who played opposite Christopher. What I remember most was his professionalism. He rarely broke character or stopped rehearsals for anything. His mind was constantly on his character and how he related to mine. “He was very eager to get to work with us.” — Merran Elsea The women gather for some social talk which pokes tun at men. Richard Sherman is caught in a pensiire moment thinking about his llte. William Christopher porlorms the rolo of Richard Sherman which he had iust performed in Manassas. Acting alongside a student company was new to Christopher, but his role was not. He had just finished performing the same play in Manassas before coming to RU. He said Richard Sherman was one of his favorite roles. Taking place in the 1950s in a New York city apartment, the play deals with the antics of a happily married man who realizes that love and life are passing him by. When his wife and son go on vacation, he fantasizes about all the available women he knows until he meets his upstairs neighbor, played by Elsea. Christopher also kept busy during his Radford visity by speaking to theatre classes and filming a MASH promo for Roanoke's WDBJ-7 with Radford's ROTC. by James Jolly Campus Life