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anges and long-stem red roses.
Shakespeare, one of the world’s
most performed and admired
playwrights, was born on April
23,1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon,
located outside of London. While
records of his actual date of birth
do not exist, records do show he
was baptized on April 26. As it
was customary to baptize infants
within days of birth, people tradi
tionally celebrate it on April 23.
Because of the University’s
street fair last week, the celebra
tion could not be held on Shake
speare’s birthday.
“Shakespeare has such a foun
dation in every single aspect of
theater,” freshman pre-journalism
and theater arts major Wayne
Bund said. “His ability to make
timeless pieces of art is still being
worshiped today.”
Senior theater arts major
Daniele Ozymandias took on the
character of Rumor in a mono
logue from “Henry IV.” After her
excerpt, she added that besides
entertainment value, the event
raised awareness about Students
Theater Arts Renovations, which
is trying to improve conditions in
Villard Hall, the home of the the
ater department.
A planning committee headed
by Vice President for Administra
tion Dan Williams and University
Provost John Moseley rejected a
proposal for a new $5 million the
ater and facilities adjacent to the
Robinson Theater in Villard Hall.
“We are far behind where we
need to be trained to work in a pro
fessional setting,” sophomore the
ater arts major Adam Greene said.
The high-spirited performers
each gave their talented tribute to
Shakespeare.
ASUO Vice President and the
ater arts major Mitra Anoushira
vani showed her appreciation for
Shakespeare as she played Con
stance from “King John” and Ros
alind from “As You Like It.”
Tyler Boeh, Michael Govier,
Sam Super, Scott Vogel and Cur
tis Williams from the improvisa
tion troupe Absolute Improv used
their wit on stage to insult each
other and keep the audience en
tertained.
“Take care your possessions
and your body parts,” performers
yelled to the audience of approxi
mately 150 people. Despite the
warnings, the audience respond
ed to the jousts shouting for
“More blood!”
The show continued with
Bund and Colleen Wroblewski
who acted out the scene from
“Romeo and Juliet,” when the
star-crossed lovers first meet. The
duo added a twist to the scene
and burst out in a dance that he
described as, “wamped out and
wacky.”
There was “a magic betwicked
us,” he said.
Co-director of the event and sen
ior theater arts major Rhaetia Han
scum performed as Paulina from
“The Winter’s Tale.” She said
Shakespeare is an important histor
ical reference to theater students.
“By knowing him, modem liter
ature and dramatical reference be
comes more clear,” Hanscum said.
Vogel, the other co-director of
the event and a senior theater arts
major, said the EMU Amphithe
ater offered the performers a
chance to act in an outdoor setting
where they have to feed off the
imagination of the audience in
stead of being able to rely on
scenery and other props at an per
former’s disposal on a normal
stage.
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