Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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Dad ' s Weekend! Jml - 4 k Hi ' • s ' rrfjjr¥ The bars were crammed, the coliseum was jammed, and the Cougs were damned. Moscow ' s night life lit up as the dads grabbed the town by the bars. Rathskel¬ ler ' s could not break the twenty and fifty dollar bills fast enough. Rosauers had to stay open extra hours to accommodate all the extra grocery shopping. Meanwhile, at the Performing Arts Coliseum, comedian Bill Cosby amused the generations. He frolicked the folly of parenthood. After autographing several Jello boxes, he exited clean and serene. All was well, except the Cougars embarrassing loss to Stanford. The score was 48-34 in front of 30,000 dads, sons, and daughters. We battled hard and put up a good fight. The Cougar ' s loss, and Bill Cosby ' s humor were not the only ones to bring tears to our eyes. Many teardrops fell as we watched our fathers roll home as quickly as they came. 29

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Rehearsals- time, dedication, discipline , maturity! It can be spontaneous or it can be com¬ pletely planned, but either way, a play re¬ hearsal takes a lot of time and dedication by the people involved. Three hours a day, six days a week, for six or seven weeks may seem like a long time, but to an actor or actress that ' s what it takes to successfully learn a role. An actor has to learn the part, talk out the rough spots, and get an overall feel for the role before the rehearsal begins. On the other hand, a direc¬ tor must analyze the whole play, discover the role of each character, and plan out the movement of the play. More than just dedication is necessary for an actor to work with such a hectic schedule. An actor has to be committed to himself or herself, and they have to love what they are doing, said director Johnny Saldana. An actor must be disciplined, mature, and above all, open. Actors create their own characters. If things don ' t work out, discussion tends to be the best solution to a problem, and that ' s where openness comes in. A play is a coop¬ erative effort, so if an actor feels better doing something one way, a director will let it go as long as it works in the play. Most directors don ' t like to rule with an iron fist. A director likes to see things roll, but in order for things to run smoothly, people can ' t let it be known that they are feeling depressed ... it distracts from their work and shows a serious lack of self-discipline. In short, for a play to be successful, the actors must totally assume the role that they take in the show, and they must be disci¬ plined enough to handle the responsibilities that go along with it. 30