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

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AIMING A FRIEND, {opposite top) Tlio I ittif Prince nttcmpts to tnmo Vox . EETING OF THE MINDS, (opposilr botloiii) 1 iuj;(i inlrodiavs Dr. Mi ' .irs .ind Dr. Hschcill. FIRM PARTNERSHIP. Iri ;hl I lu,i;o jdins tlu ' prL ' .uhors ns co-pastors. iE TEMPTATION, (below) The Little I ' riruv nuvts the Sn.ike during his m- rings in the desert. PARTING OF FRIENDS, (hottom center) The I ittle Prince must leave his Rose. VLLED TO SERVE, (bottom right) Dr. Mears delivers his first sermon at Rock.

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: 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

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Remventi Pf i University Players bring Agatha Christie ' s classic to UNA he University Players presented the fall production of Agatha Christie ' s classic murder mystery, TJie Mousetrap, at Jorton Auditorium November 3-5 and 10-12. Set in a country house, Monkswell Manor, after World War I, Tlic Mousetrap was initially performed as a radio play iii 1952, roadcast by the BBC as Tliree Blind Mice. The radio play had een commissioned in 1947 by Queen Mary, who was an Agatha Christie fan. The 45-minute play was based on a short story on vhich Christie had been workiiig. Howex er, audience reaction vas so positive that Christie went back to work on the script, laborating on it, and with its first performance on October 6, 1952, The Mousetrap became a stage production. After a seven-week tour, the play opened in London at The Ambassadors Theatre on November 25, 1952. The play later ansf erred to St. Martin ' s Theatre in London on March 23, 1974, ind has been running there ever since. The Mousetrap has broken everal records for its continuous theatrical run since its opening, ' .nd it is estimated that more than eight million people have probably sat in the dark, puzzling about the identity of the mur- derer. Dr. David Ruebhausen directed the production. Students auditioned at the beginning of the fall 2005 semester for parts in the play. Students cast in the play were Brian Barnett as Wren, Kristen Bai nhill as Mollie, Michael Bradley as Paravaccini, Christine Fink and Sarah Rliodes as Casewell, Drew Hampton and Charles Murphy as Trotter, Brian Johnson as Metcalf, Charles Murphy as Trotter, Michael Redman as Giles, Sarah Rliodes as Casewell, and Katie Smith as Boyle. Members of the audience were encouraged to try thier hands at solving the mystery, for a chance at a prize. The Mousetrap was produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.