This issue includes items about Theatre Alumni Reunions, Dedication of the Green Room at the Doudna Fine Art Center (named after Lucille and E. Glendon Gabbard), and December Graduates

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Eastern Illinois UniversityThe KeepSides (Newsletter) Theatre Arts12-2009December 2009 - Volume IX, Number 1Theatre Arts DepartmentFollow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/theatre_sidesPart of the Acting Commons, Dance Commons, Dramatic Literature, Criticism and TheoryCommons, Other Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, Performance Studies Commons,Playwriting Commons, and the Theatre History CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Theatre Arts at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sides (Newsletter) by anauthorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact tabruns@eiu.edu.Recommended CitationTheatre Arts Department, "December 2009 - Volume IX, Number 1" (2009). Sides (Newsletter). 1.http://thekeep.eiu.edu/theatre_sides/1           Theatre Alumni Reunion  Alumni from the Theatre Department from 1960-1975 and from 1985-1995 gathered in the Black Box for the Reunion Dinner on November 14.  The weekend included a presentation on the “History of the Scene Shop Bricks,” an “afterglow,” a tour of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, and a performance of The Tempest.  Approximately thirty-five Alumni were in attendance from Illinois, Mississippi, and Ohio.  Dr. Jack Charles Rang was honored with an award for his service and dedication to the art of theatre at EIU.   Dr. Rang  was a professor of Theatre Arts from 1968-1975.  He resigned his position in Theatre Arts and joined the faculty in the Department of Speech-Comm-unication where he quickly rose to the position of Department Chair.   He left EIU for the University of Ohio-Dayton in 1979.    While in the EIU Theatre Dept. he created a touring company called “Showcase Theatre” which featured music-theatre/opera, oral interp performances and specifically a touring production of She Stoops to Conquer directed by his wife, Mary Ruth.  He also starred as Tevya for the opening performance of Fiddler on the Roof at the Dvorak Concert Hall.  Elizabeth Rang (Thy) Huon accepted the award for her father.    Dedication of the Green Room  Alumni and guests attended the dedication of the Lucille “Lucy”  Paquet Gabbard and Glendon “Gabbie” Gabbard Green Room on November 14 at the Doudna Fine Art Center.     EIU President William Perry, Provost Blair Lord, and Theatre Chair John Oertling unveiled the portraits of the Gabbards that grace the main wall of the Green Room.   Speakers included John Oertling, Duke Bagger, and Dann Gire.  The presentation is available on www.youtube.com, search for “Gabbard Green Room Dedication.”  DECEMBER GRADUATES  Aubrey Wiggs, Major Elizabeth Brown, Minor Brian Thomas, Minor      Excellence in Fine Arts (EFA) scholarship student Aubrey Wiggs has been cast in several shows while at EIU.  Her resume’ includes: Philia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Opera; Celia, As You Like It; Venderhour, Murderst Mystery of Them All; Magill, True Story of the 3 Little Pigs; Elaine Harper, Arsenic and Old Lace; Lara, Cowboys & Indians; Ellie Murphy, Step on a Crack and Director of Laundry and Bourbon.  Aubrey was recently awarded the Best Undergraduate Theatre Research Paper of 2009 (see story on pg.   ). SIDES The Newsletter of the Department of Theatre Arts At Eastern Illinois University  December 2009                                                                                                                Volume IX, Number 1  New Works Table Reading  When the October 30th deadline for the submission of New Works One-Act Scripts was over, there were eighteen scripts submitted for evaluation.   The submissions came from all areas of the U.S.  Three scripts were selected for the Table Reading to be held on January 20, 2010.  Scripts to be read are Advert Here by Julie Cullings of Carlisle, PA; The Something Special Coffeehouse by Janis Butler Holm of Athens, OH; and The Painting by Jacqueline Powers of Ithaca, NY.  The Table Reading event will be hosted by John T. Oertling with students reading the scripts.   Theatre Arts students and invited guests will be attending the performance.   Spring Performances  Fiddler on the Roof March 5-9  The Spring will be an exciting time for the Theatre Department as we will have some new faces and experiences with  incoming visiting director and guests artists for the production of Fiddler on the Roof.   Tralen Doler, a New York based director and choreo-grapher (and recently hired Artistic Director for The Sullivan Little Theatre on the Square) will not only be directing Fiddler on the Roof for the Department, but will also be instructing a class on auditioning.     Tralen has been involved with a national tour of A Christmas Carol.  He has directed productions at Sullivan Little Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, and at the Artistic Associate of the Actors Repertory Theatre.  He currently serves as resident director for the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, NY.   Jack Milo has been an audience favorite at The Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan for more than 20 years. His long list of credits includes many leading roles in some of the biggest shows in musical theatre. He also performs in film.  He lives in Burbank, Calif.  Therese Supple Kincade has been acting and directing for more than thirty years in Charleston, Chicago and Sullivan, IL.  This spring, she will direct her tenth Charleston High School Musical. Therese last appeared at E.I.U. in 1995 as the Reverend Mother in Nunsense.  In addition to her theatrical life, she and her husband, Bob, own the legendary What's Cookin' Restaurant in Charleston. Therese is also an instructor at EIU, in both Theater and Communication Studies. She has two beautiful daughters, Annie and Laura.   Incorruptible April 16-20  Incorruptible, A Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages is a fun, gentle rib-poking look at how we humans gleefully twist our convictions to rationalize our bad behavior. It looks at how we treat our dead religious icons and how far even churches will go to make a buck.  John T. Oertling will be directing Incorruptible in the Black Box Theatre   2009 Award Recipient “Excellence in the Use of Technology”  Nicholas "Nick" Shaw has embraced many areas of technology.  His knowledge, expertise, innovation and enthusiasm for technology contributed to the successful opening of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. On the instructional side, he also utilized the computer lab to integrate learning into the academic program and increase student access.   Fall EFA/TSA Awards  A fall round of scholarships was awarded to the following students:  Josh Anderson (TSA Scene Shop), Miranda Buob (EFA), Robert Mendoza (TSA Scene Shop), Andrew Swanson (EFA).Where Are They Now?  Ana Ortiz Cooper (1991)  is Facilitator and Life Skills Coach for Life Literacy and provides  up-leveling curriculum for leading foundations, corporations, school districts and universities.  One curriculum is EverFi a financial curriculum that was featured on CBS News as an innovative program.  We recently acquired this information:  Joel Brandeis aka Philip Alan Carey (1980) passed away on Oct. 7, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.  He managed IT teams for TIAA-CREF in New York, North Carolina, and Atlanta, GA.   Phil Ash (2001) and Liz Marfia Ash (2001) welcomed home Zachary Franklin Ash born August 31, 2009.          Friends of the Theatre   (donations made after July 1, 2009)    Angel ($300+)   Barry Johnson  Ron Martin  Bill & Linda Perry Dennis & Deb Muchmore  John T. Oertling  Bill & Carol Strode   Producer ($200-$299)   Peter & Holly Andrews  Vaughn & Ruth Jaenike  John & Juanita Roberts Rick & Phyllis Bayles  Ron & Nancy Kruzic  J. Sain Nic Camfield  Blair Lord  Bob & Mickie Walker Jon & Lynn Collins  Shirley Moore  West Comm.Prtnrshp. Fredd Gunzel  Alex & Susan Peck     Director ($150-$199)   Kevin & Nancy Reed    Richard Rogers  Associate Director ($125-$149)  Joe & Karen Ethridge  P.A. Stratton     Stage Managers ($100-$124)  Jeff & Ann Cross  Michael & Karla Ries  Mike & Barb Watts R. Keith Jones  John Tolch  Deborah Will Anne Kearns  Mike Vrem  Jennifer Zorn-Sargent James & Iris Martin                 Crew ($50-$99)   Jeremiah Barrett    Michael Drake  Your support is playing an increasingly important role in funding our program and the quality it affords.  As appropriations from the state are cut and inflation continues its dizzy spiral, patron support becomes a necessity.  Your voluntary donations are necessary to our success in supporting a service to the community, campus and region.   Please take a moment to fill out the attached form and return with your pledge or check.  Your generosity is appreciated.  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