University of Illinois Chicago Circle - Circle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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student publication, and the CIR¬ CLE COMMUTER, an indepen¬ dent student newspaper, com¬ bine the efforts of the editors, business staff, and reporters to produce weekly newspapers for Chicago Circle. During the past year UICC has enjoyed an agressive, hard-hitting brand of journalism formerly unheard of at this University. Exedra Review, the UICC lit¬ erary quarterly, exists to pre¬ sent literary material in a fresh and forthright spirit. One of the oldest organiza¬ tions on campus is the Chicago Circle Players. Founded in 1947, the group has presented such well-known plays as Pygma¬ lion,” The Glass Menagerie,” Lysistrala,” and A Midsum¬ mer Night’s Dream.” This year the Players chose We’re Putting You On,” a collection of comedy sketches drawn from successful Broadway revues. This unusual production added singing groups and musical combos to the regular acting staff. Late in February, the Chicago Circle Players presented their highly praised production of The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. The play is based closely on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and was performed beautifully by these University actors. Marking the twentieth anniver¬ sary and fortieth production of the company was the May pres¬ entation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.” Using this great play, the Chi¬ cago Circle Players climaxed their dramatic year with a bright and forceful creation. Another dramatic group, the Chicago Circle Television Pro¬ ductions, offered the students solid entertainment with its fast- paced satire of television. Pro¬ duced in May, the presentation laughed at the modern entertain¬ ment media through skillful adaptation of TV’s more popu¬ lar program formats. Through its various program committees, the Chicago Circle Center has presented students with a wide aray of musicians, films, singers and speakers. The time, effort and enthusi¬ asm invested by the student mem¬ bers of these committees has en- dowed Chicago Circle with a