Sam Houston State University - Alcalde Yearbook (Huntsville, TX)

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Leisure, Frolic Depict Renaissance Era Twentieth century persons donned fourteenth century styles every October weekend in Magnolia to recreate the atmos- phere of a fair during the Renaissance. Over 200 wooded acres were crowded with dancers, comics, jugglers, musi- cians, and actors performing for the entertainment of their audience. No modern-day technology, such as radios, televi- sions or cars, was allowed on the grounds. The first Texas Renaissance Festival was founded in 1975 by environmental designer George Coulam and his brother, David. At the end of a long weekend, Sam Houston festival participants returned to Huntsville and resumed their 1979 way Of life. A) Mock fencing provides entertainment for by-standers. B) Mingling with spectators, kings and queens are seen roaming the grounds. C) Sam Houston students watch and participate in the drama and dance. Renaissance 27

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i i| it i] | | 26 Drama Productions Entertainment (continued) Charles Anderson received a Best Actor award for The Importance of Being Earnest, another comedy directed by Dr. Richard Butler. This play portrayed two women who thought they were engaged to the same man, but really were not and the complications that followed. Dr. Tom Soare directed Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls, which ran March 24-27. Drama students char- acterized the true story of an Indian tribe in New Mex- ico that has annual crucifixions at Easter. This religious sect selected a member of the tribe to be crucified, a desired honor, for the sins of the tribe. The closing production of the season was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed by Dean Charles Schmidt. The scenes reflected the Roman period. A slave and his hysterical sidekick, a buyer and seller of courtesans, an old man and his bossy wife, two lovers, a flamboyant captain and his soldiers, and an old man in search of his long lost children made Forum a hit. A) Anatou (Crystal Bennett) gives Tarto (Harry Nuzzo) her good luck charm to seal their friendship in The Ice Wolf. B) The Wood God (John Aubrey) pronounces Anatou to be a wolf. C) Kurt (Christopher Cormier) and Alice (Rachel Woods) in Play Strindberg look down at Edgar (Jody San- ders) with disgust as he passes out from dancing. Photos by REVELLE’S.

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oe A) Barely Salers cram ine the V. W. in the bug bust sponsored by Alpha Tau - Omega. B) Chi Omega sorority per- forms in the Sing-Song at the awards presentation in Old Main Auditorium. — C) Sigma Chi’s strength and stability is challenged in the a oh es : event eee oo ie Rainy Weather may vhave delayed the presentation of hard at the Rising Sun on ‘April 10, but no spirits were dampened as the conclusion of the weekly presentations were held at ie Gre k Sing-Song i in Old a ae 17 Arm wiestine. ee ae foosball competition pecan activi- ties of the 1980 Greek Week. Students from Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Delta Pi, and Sigma Chi received awards in those con- tests. Dennis Wood was named Mr. Play Day. Chi Omega ahd Sigma Phi Epsilon. took the trophies on play day. Kris’ Still of Alpha Delta Pi and David Simpson of Sigma Phi Epsi- lon won the dance contest. Alpha Pi's Julie Hall was named a the pinball champ: a Wlelissa Porter of Chi Obs won the soap box derby and Kappa Alpha emerged as the winner of the bike race. Per- haps the most renowned event of Greek Week was Derby : Day, in which sorority women tried to grab a derby off of a 8 Sigma Chi’s head. Alpha Chi Omega sorority took first place. | ae Alpha Tau Omega hosted the ‘‘bug bust.” Kappa Alpha edged into first place by stuffing 30 people in the V.W. The - : last event of the week was Sigma Phi Epsilon’s tug-of-war with Delta Zeta and the Sig-Eps being victorious. 28 Greek Week — : |