University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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I NA Theafre brougnt a humorous tale of romantic schemes and retribution — William Shakespeare ' s The Men Wives of Windsor — to the Norton stage in November. In The Mem Wives of Windsor Sir John Falstaff, a knight dt) vn or his luck as to both love and money, plans to seduce both Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, but he has no idea hou clever the merry v ives can be. L Dr. David K. Ruebhausen, assistant professor of theatre, said the play is not performed ver ' often and had never before been performed in the Shoals area. The cast worked on the play from the beginning of the fall 2002 semester — until their performance in mid- November. Some characters w$ri even double-cast for the prod tion. and Bradlex, of Law rencebur, Tenn., will compete tor the Ryan I ■Scholarship awards, hich are con sidered the most prestigious ama- teur acting awards in the United States. ! i Ryan, w ho played the role of Grann on the television series, Tlie Beverly Hillbillies, established in l ' 72 an endin ment to fund schol- arships for the best actors in each region as well as for the winners of the national Irene Ryan competi tion in the spring at the Kenned Center in Washington, D.C. The N nnual Irene Ryan Acting competi tion is for scholarships for student challerJged 16 A duel bv Dr. L auTsT but because of manipulation of cir- ciunstances by other characters, they do not fight. Instead, tliey woTk together in a ruso against Sir John Falstalt, who is seeking the hand of a lumg lad . W Despite the efforts of the three, neither Caius nor Falstaff wins the hand of the voman they are pursuing; someone else. e run c f the pla B l ther education. Sixteen scholar- Daryl Crittenden and Mi Bradley reaped an unanticipated reward for their efforts in the pro duction. The American College Theatre Festival has invited the two student actors to participate in the Southeastern United States regional level of the Irene Ryan Acting Competition. Crittenden, of Muscle Shoals j Before the began, Ruebhausen had sta rted the machinery in motion for the ACTF to consider UNA actors for the . ■ 1 ■ . ,- competition. An evaluator attend- performers wishmg to pursue tuKr--, — . ,i , j • , ■ • ,1 . te P ' ' ' picked Crittenden I ' and Bradlc ' from the cast for the regional competition. If Crittenden and Bradley suc- ceed in the regionals, they will go to the Ifiational competition at Washington ' s Kennedy Cente Both are fantastic, young comic actors, Ruebhausen said. A native of Leavenworth, Kansas, Ruebhausen was the director of the fall production. He joined UNA ' s Department of Communications and Theatre in 1996. vd hips are awarded to winners from eight regions. Two larger scholar- ships are given to winners at the - National Festival in Washington, D.C. % ,1K: - I Crittenden, a junior com muni- cations arts theatre major, played Dr. Caius, the French doctor. Bradley, who is a freshman com- munication arts theatre major, per- formed as Sir Hugh, the Scottish parson in the bourgeois comedy., 111 go Parson Hugh Evans, who ini- tially serves as a matchmaker, is pRAMATIC STANCE. Chris Bedwell as ralstaff addresses the merrs ' wives. HANGING ON. Daryl Crittenden as Doctor Caius and Michael Bradley as Sir Hugh prop up Daniel Tracv, the Host of the Garter Inn. 17

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NO IT ' S MINE. Michael Bradley draws his sword back while John MacLachlan tries to take it from him. photo by Tommy Rowe intor ' s! toibes! jet mm I TOLD YOU SO. (left) Kelly Nash, as Mistress Page, and Mandy Hughes, as Mistress Ford, tell each other how it is. KEEPING SECRETS, (louvr left) Ryan Taylor and John MacLachlan appear to be up to no good. THINKING BEYOND. John Milton, the jeal- ous husband, speaks out about his concerns to his audience.

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Teff Hodges landed in Utah to work a three-week stint for the Salt Lake City Winter Games as the - venue press chief for Ski Jumping at Olympic Park. Accompanying him on the journey out west were student intern Dee Corum and former faculty member Don MacBrayer. Together, the three managed the pre ss coverage for the ski jumping event and the subcenter for that area. The first week away from home was spent making sure everything was in order. The team had to check that everything was set up correctly and would run relatively smoothly. We would get up every morning at 3 a.m., leave around 4 a.m. and drive 45 minutes to Park City in order to work, said Hodges. He, MacBrayer, and Corum stayed in Draper, Utah, at a Ramada Limited. Security required them every morning to step out of their vehicle into the icy cold wind and be checked over with a hand-held metal detector. They would make you take off your jacket if it beeped, said Corum. Some mornings it was as cold as -5 degrees with a 60-mile-an-hour wind. After nearly freezing to death dur- ing security checks, the three would go on to work their section of the event. They set up the Mixed Zone so that ath- letes and press personalities could do what they needed to in order to get news stories out. The Mixed Zone was an area of about 200 feet along which reporters lined up. Athletes would come through and talk to reporters after competing. Everything seemed so normal, but then you go back and watch it on TV and realize that it was a big deal, said Hodges. All work anci no play can lead to a very dull time at the Olympics. But Corum had a bright, shining moment 18