West Texas A and M University - Le Mirage Yearbook (Canyon, TX)

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Theatre Productions “The Good Doctor,” and “TinTypes,” are just two of the many productions performed by the departments of music and speech communication and theatre this year. Andy Alexander (above, left) and Steven Foster (above, right) are two the the 17 WTSU students who appeared in “The Good Doctor.” The Neil Simon comedy, is based upon collected short stories of Anton Checkov, featuring a series of ten vignettes. Brent Biles (left) performs in “TinTypes,” a musical review. The review featured ragtime early blues, jazz, and patriotic songs characteristic of America in the 1890's. ,

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soar Ze “Grease” Is The Word The fall production for the department of speech, communication and theater, was the broadway musical “Grease.” A theatrical device called photomontage was used for the first time on the WTSU stage to create the necessary effect of the set changing from scene to scene. Eight projectors were used and over 100 pictures were shown during the production. Some of the scenes that were projected to provide various effects fie of location during the show was a park, the interior of a gym, a prom and interior and exterior views of the “Burger Palace.”

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Invitations were mailed to the parents of every student asking them to come visit the campus on Parent’s Day September 24. Once on campus there were a number of activities for them to take part in. The Rec Club sponsored the Parent Olympics and each of the residence halls had a reception. The days events concluded with the Buffs facing UT Arlington in Kimbrough Stadium. Don Bingham, father of Belinda Bingham, (Fr.) from Portales plays golf in the Rec Club Parent : Olympics.» Mr. and Mrs. Text took advantage of Parent’s Day to visit Ted on campus.W iH JA iat Ne N