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

Page 25 text:

DfUNA Students trying to make it BIG jHwiLsoN Senior entertainment media production major Jill Wilson is on her way up. Wilson, along with her sisters Rachel (class of ' 99) and Jenny (class of ' 04), have been singing together for years as The Wilsons. The sisters showcase their talents at local talent com- peitions, where they regularly steal the show and take home the top prize. In Febuary 2005, The Wilsons performed a show- case at the Country Radio Seminar. They also won top prize recently at the North Alabama State Fair. The Wilsons recently signed with new management. Castle Peak Productions, and are working towards cutting new demos. Hopefully, we will start working on an album next year to shop around for a deal, said Wilson. The Wilsons currently have a single. One Letter, on the America Will Always Stand compilation compact disc. A FAMILY AFFAIR. The Wilsons, Jill Jenny and Rachel, perform during a concert in Tennessee. The sisters love live audiences because of the instant feedback from the fans. 21

Page 24 text:

a8»»»m mBwsra)Mf®tMi»Mii!!OT Rising Stars 20 SiNqlETON At the tender age of 13 Singleton picked up his dad ' s guitar ; he has never looked back. As a senior entertainment industry management major. Singleton recently released his debut album This Feeling. His CD is not this young singer song- writer ' s only accomplisliment in the music indus- try. Singleton was recently invited to participate in the Huntsville radio station WTAK ' s 2nd Annual Rock-n-RoU Demo Demoliton, where he made it to the top 10. Singleton also interned in the summer of 2005 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Singleton hopes to one day reach his goal of having major label backing, going on the road and playing on the David Letterman Show. But, in the meantime will work on promoting his album, playing shows and trying to find inspiration for new songs. As far as songwriters go, I love the Beatles, of course, John Mayer, Gavin McGraw, Ron Sexsmith. I like Coldplay, too and you just can ' t go wrong with a little Dean Martin thrown in there. Look for Single- ton ' s album This Feeling, now available for pur- chase. SINGER SONG- WRITER. Singleton en- joys writing and per- forming his own songs. He ' s been playing the guitar since he was 13.

Page 26 text:

: l, i J:SiM Sl« :Mwa i nimlS■ Il■. f Ma a t! .:MiiA.imsammimwiaiiaasimaimamm 1 A TaiH) L N I The first play of the spring season was Rick Cummins and John Scoullar ' s The Little Prince, presented in March at Norton Auditorium. Adapted from the book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince tells of an aviator stranded in the desert, and is based on events in his own life. The aviator makes a journey of reve- lation with the aid of a boy he finds in the desert. Through the little prince ' s tales of interplanetary travels and encounters with grownups, the aviator learns to use his imagination again. He also comes to learn that friends are the most valuable of life ' s treasures. The cast members for Tlie Little Prince included Duell Aldridge, King; Amia Askew, Wall of Roses Ensemble; Brian Barnett, Ensemble Understudy; Kristin Bariiliill, Snake; Michael Bradley, Little Prince; Michael Fisher, Ensemble; Drew Hampton, Aviator; Amanda Maddox, Rose; Shenique Monique Milton, Business Man Wall of Roses; Kristen Parker, Desert Flower Wall of Roses; Sarah Rhodes, Geographer Wall of Roses; Jennifer Salter, Fox; Katie Smith,Conceited Man Wall of Roses; Brianna Thompson, Wall of Roses Ensemble; and April Turman, Lamplighter Wall of Roses. Professor Angela Green and assistant Amy Watkins directed the production. God ' s Man in Texas, written by David Rambo, was performed in Norton Auditorium in April. A young pastor. Dr. Jeremiah g Mears, has been invited to guest 5 preach. He soon finds himself in » the running to take over when the I Rev. Gottschall, the aging current photo by Shannon pastor, retires. Rev. Gottschall ensures that Dr. Mears is picked over a handful of other candidates and makes him co-pastor, if only in name. Rev. Gottschall ' s assistant Hugo Taney, an amiable, addle-brained ex-drug addict, mediates the conflict in the play. The plot focuses on the opposing views of preaching the Gospel and run- ning a business, raising a number of ques- tions on the nature of faith and religion. In the end, it leaves the audience with a sense that despite some problems with the system, the people involved may not be entirely corrupt. Student Ryan Taylor directed God ' s Man in Texas. The cast included J. Daniel Brown as Dr. Jeremiah Mears, Robert higram as Rev. Gottschall, and Kris Mclnnis as Hugo Taney. Understudy Duell Aldridge played the role of Dr. Jeremiah Mears during the final dress rehearsal at which all photos were taken. — Megan McClellan