Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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I: ... popular, show, ondjozz runes as srudenrs rripped rhe lighr fonrosric. Some soy rhor during rhe donee ro One from A Cho- rus Line Anne Jackson srole rhe show when she began ro improvise her own choreography ofrer on orricle of clorhing fell off her body. Afrer o few voin or- remprs, however, Anne regoined posses- sion of borh her wirs and her hor. The 1982-83 Celebriry Series provided o rosry ossorrmenr of showcases wirh ev- eryrhing from rhe Elizoberhon music of rhe Dosron Comeroro and rhe Baroque sounds of rhe Irolion Chamber Ensemble I Sosisri Aquiloni ro rhe hilarious one- mon show Thurber by William Win- dom. The Duquesne Universiry Tomburir- zons offered a lively fesrivol of Easr European folk song, insrrumenral music and dance. And rhe Swiss Mime-Mosk rheorer of Mummenschonz rerurned ro Orr Audirorium wirh a delighrful serendip- iry leaving many specrorors wondering, Hey, how did rhey do rhor? For many people, rhe highlighrs of rhis season were rhe rwo Tony Award Winning ploys, Amodeus and Children of a Lesser God — borh rhoughr provoking vehi- cles lighrened by spirired humor. Concerrs, Theorer, Celebriry Series, Dance Theorre . . . Now rhor ' s Enrerrain- menr — Laura McDonough

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1 AI JUE lDRCHi-; : RGT U 8 APR 6111983 AIA.CQ R GT U 8 AjistEnsnopcH. Lighrs . . . Camera . . . Acrion! The Wesrminsrer Wide World of Enrer- roinmenr flourished rhis year wirh o vari- ery of ploys, shows, and concerrs. The 1982-80 season opened in Ocrober wirh o rocking concerr by Eddie Money. A packed oudirorium swayed and cheered ro such songs as Shokin ' and Think I ' m In Love off Eddie ' s new album No Control. In rhe spring, rhe Srudenr Associ- orion arranged for rhe mellow sounds of America ro come ro Orr. Old fovorires like Sisrer Golden Hair ond Doisy Jane were performed as well os more recenr hirs like You Can Do Magic . Leaving rhe concerr scene and raking 0 look or rhe more dromoric eiemenrs of escapism, Theorre Wesrminsrer once ogoin come rhrough wirh rop-norch pro- ducrions. In rhe foil. Seniors Dove Rogers ond Pvobin McCreary reamed up wirh rwo visiring olumns — New York Equiry Eddie Money ? I, 4 I Acrors Deborah Hoir ( ' 71) and T. Galen Girven (70) — in o powerful producrion of Eugene O ' Neill ' s modern drama Long Day ' s Journey Inro Nighr . In rhe spring, Dove Pvogers rerurned ro rhe sroge as Jesus in o heorrworming ren- dirion of Godspell . Dosed on rhe Gospel according ro Sr. Mork, Godspell cerroin-- ly was good news ro sold-our audiences, who laughed, cried, and applauded rhe company ' s performances. In focr, audi- ence receprion was so good and rhe de- mand for more was so grear rhor rhe rheorer deporrmenr added an exrra per- formonce on Thursday nighr. Deeghley Theorer was pocked again for rhe Dance Theorre ' s performances. Sronding-room-only crowds were delighr- ed wirh an exciring specrocie of dances ro

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P oommores . , , somerimes they ' re our clos- est friends We go ro dinner wirh rhem, shore our gripes, good news, and core packages wirh rhem, and mix our laundry wirh rheirs Other times we shore o room and little else with rhem. Tempets don ' t just flore, rhey explode with the force of Q nuclear blost. Temperaments exas- perate All those bothersome little things rhey do drive you absolutely crazy. But we live with them — the roommates and oil the onnoying hobits that come wirh them We may not always like it, but we mon- oge — and may even enjoy having someone to share our rooms and our lives with — Cheryl Geruldsen