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6 • T he C lackamas P rint F eature F ebruary 18, 2004 Grade A student leaves time for music and 'Mario Kart' where she puts her life on the line 20 hours a week. Just last week, a customer pulled a knife and held What if Wonder Woman went it to her throat, claiming if he did to community college? As a stu n’t have a table in five minutes, dent who juggles a job, grades, he’d be forced to take “dr. stic friends, rehearsals and perform measures.” Wonder Woman sur ances, it’s a wonder Morgana vived without a scratch. Williams never developed super Supposedly, the man was “only powers of her own. joking.” Just getting from Randall Hall When she’s not studying music to the cafeteria for lunch took or fighting crime, Williams still roughly ten minutes. Her luggage makes time in a mere 24-hour day in tow, Williams was stopped or to hang out with her friends. Their called to by no less than 80 per current favorite pastime can be cent of the people she walked summed up in one word: “Mario past. This only shows that to say Kart.” “Williams has friends” is equiva In spite of all of this, Williams lent to saying “the Pacific is is still humble enough to admit damp.” that she’s not perfect. Entering the cafeteria, “I hate things that are spelled Williams walks right past the grill, wrong "bn purpose to look cute,” claiming she never eats beef, and she said. Her biggest pet peeve: that she’s not a “big fan of meat Krispy Kreme. in general.” She can never find Instead, she settles it in a phone book. on a nice, healthy Williams plans “Performing is sandwich. to move on to Even more the best [experi study piano at impressive than her Portland State ence] ever.” attention to her University or study friends and her music therapy’ at Morgana Williams health, though, is Marylhurst CCC student the fact that University. She Williams is main eventually wants taining a 3.8 GPA. to get a teaching “I took most of my [required degree to help pay for her big, classes] last year, and biology is pink dream house with a white [the only requirement] I have left grand piano in the front room ... and speech,” she said. window. As a result, Williams is working Williams is a girl that definitely hard to keep on top of her biolo knows what she wants, and as gy class in addition to juggling a long as she doesn’t have to do full schedule of classes as an anything illegal or immoral to get actively performing music major. it, she’s willing to do what it takes. Just talking about being a musi But it’s that ambition and dedica cian between bites of her sand tion to herself and her peers that wich, makes her eyes light up. makes all of those people want “Performing is the best [expe stop and say hello to the next rience] ever,” she said. Her Wonder Woman. favorite thing in the world, though, is practicing her piano in the middle of the night. “It’s so much quieter and easier to write.”' Williams’ other passion in life is jewelry. “Everything I wore last year [were things] I made. I don’t do much with metal, but [there are] lots of beads,” she said. Aside from making her own jewelry, Williams also loves to shop at Express and Nordstrom on an almost daily basis. “I don’t know what I need [today], maybe a new shirt ... something cute,” she jokes. In order to pay for her pas sions in life, Williams works as a hostess at The Olive Garden, Jeff Sorensen T he C lackamas P rint CONTRIBUTED PHOTO (Left to right) Matt Zak, Bob Alsman, Tom Cavanaugh, Michael Gerber, Matt Morrison, and Tony Marcellino will perform in ‘The Odd Couple’ which opens Thursday, February 26. Future department chair to present 'The Odd Couple' Karen Hill F eature E ditor David Smith-English, director of the upcoming production “The Odd Couple,” looks forward to the new Communication Arts building, prospective musical theater, position of department chair and of course, a really great show Smith-English began his college studies as a music major with skills in piano, trombone and predomi nately voice. Although he occasion ally still plunks out a note or two on the piano, Smith-English has found his niche in theater arts. • After completing two years at Lewis and Clark College as a music major, he began to question his desire to pursue music. “I felt I had more interest some place else—and I found theater,” he said. Smith-English graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, both in theater arts. Shortly after graduation^ he began working in any theater-related job he could get his hands on, including musical the ater, where he found his former training usefill. “I did dam-near anything to support myself,” said Smith- English. ‘You can’t always make a living doing what you like to do. So I did anything that came along.” Ten years ago, Smith-English joined the theater department at CCC as a theater director and instructor, taking the position of the retired Jack Shields. Since then, he has directed all but one main- stage production at Clackamas. “(During winter 2001] I got a new knee,” said Smith-English. Former student John Renner direct ed the show that term. “He did a very good job.” This term, Smith-English looks forward to the fast-approaching production of “The Odd Couple,” featuring six men and two women. Although the cast missed impor tant rehearsal hours due to the col lege closure at the beginning of the term, Smith-English is confident they will pull off the show with success. “I was a little concerned—but it’s been okay,” he said., “The [cast] has worked really hard and even put in some extra time on the weekends.” Smith-English comments on the unusual number of men acting this term. Theater departments usually contain more women and fewer men, said Smith-English. “This year we have a lot of really good men,” he said, and is quick to add that the women are good as well “There just happens to be mote men right now than women, which is quite unusual.” The cast of “The Odd Couple” contains some familiar faces as well as some new ones. “The two leads [Michael Gerber and Tom Cavanaugh] have a lot of experience, and the two women have been here a couple years,” said Smith-English. “There’s a couple new guys I haven’t worked with before; it’s been fun. The new guys have a lot of. talent and they’re get ting it very quickly.” Smith-English enjoys seeing the talent and skill of cast members shaped and developed in rehearsal. “There are specific tools and techniques you need as an actor and [the cast] has a lot of that in place,” he said. . Spring term, Smith-English will be taking the position of Communications and Theater department chair, as current chair Frank Hadow takes a one-year sab batical. “One of the reasons I wanted to get more involved as a department chair was because we’re moving into the new building,” he said. “This is a big change; it’s a big project.” Smith-English has been closely involved in the architectural design -of the building, attending meetings discussing the project for the past five years. “I have very specific ideas,” he said. “The music department and I were both very dear about what we ultimately had to have in this build ing.” As a thank-you to the construc tion company, Skanska, the cast is putting on a special production of “The Odd Couple,” March 6, at 2 p.m. for the workers, contractors and their families. “I look forward to saying “Thank you’ to those guys,” said Smith- English. “Getting to know them was really nice.” Next week's issue will include profiles featuring each of the eight cast members in The Odd Couple'. 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