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F eature 3 ril 21, 2004 Jtudent director prepares or one act' 'dentity crisis' from past mainstagc shows at in'“‘dentity Crisis.” Clackamas including “The Odd The resulting cast includes Couple,” is directing ‘“dentity Cynthia Smith-English (a faculty Crisis,” a one-act play written by member and part-time student); Christopher Durang. Although Matt Morrison, Sarah Griswold, Rimmer has been participating in Matt Zak and Bekah Finch. theater productions since the age “I have a wonderful cast; I’m of 10, this is only her second time really excited about them,” said Bethany Monroe taking on the job of Rimmer. “They T he C lackamas P rint director. have experience iacn term, the Clackamas the- “You totally get and are talented.” 1 department sponsors a student- into it in a different “ ‘dentity Crisis,” jluced collection of plays to be way,” Rimmer said, a comedy, was armed during the lunch hour, describing the dif selected by Rimmer monly known as “one-acts.” ferences of direct after spending : mnic Rimmer, a familiar face ing and acting, hours reading “You get so through scripts, s wrapped into it just “It’s zany and Annie Rimmer watching it—it’s a crazy ... I thought totally different Student director that it would be feeling.” really challenging The casts of the and really fun,” one-acts are made up entirely of said Rimmer, “I read—I don’t Clackamas students. Some are know-—a million different, one- theater majors; others simply saw acts, and this was the only one that the flyers around campus-or heard I really got excited about.” about it from word of mouth and In addition to “ ‘dentity Crisis,” decided to audition. students will be performing “Fade “It’s open-audition,” said Out Again (Act without Words Rimmer. “We get theater, stu III),” a one-act play written and dents, but we also get a lot of directed by Clackamas’ artist-in- other students.” residence, Michael Gerber. Rather According to Rimmer, casting than using spoken word to enter is one of the most important tain the audience, Gerber’s play aspects of putting together a qual relies on music and mime. It' has a ity show. About twenty hopeful large cast, including Rimmer as actors auditioned for the five roles one of the actors. When not directing or acting, Annie keeps busy with work and school. She is planning to gradu ate with her associate’s degree next Spring. Even the little amount of free time that she has is often invested in the world of theater. “I go see a lot of plays,” said Rimmer. She is also looking forward to 775 Cascade Street * Oregon City, OR 97045 working in the sound booth for Clackamas’ main stage spring pro duction, “The Real Inspector Hound” by Tom Stoppard. “I’ve done lights before and I’ve done stage managing and all that, but I’ve never done sound, so Save 00 or[ ttjefirst npritt] it’ll be fun ... I like to learn every thing, everything with theater ... clearly not with biology!” said ar\d get ttje seccgd apptt] Rimmer. Rimmer’s “ ‘dentity crisis,” along with “Fade Out Again (Act without Words III)” and a performance by Clackamas’ Comedy .Improv Troupe, will take place during the noon hour June 1-3 in the Call for details .. McLoughlin Theatre. There will also be a 7 p.m. show on June 3. There is no charge for admission. wing acted since tigeoflO, Rimmer w takes on the role director have a won derful cast... They have experience and are talented.” Sprirg Special /7 T he C lackamas P rint • 7 Nursing student hopeful, banks on Clackamas program After three years at CCC, McNamara is finally ready for nursing school Cyndee Mady Co E ditor - in -C hief . Since the tifne she was just a little girl, Clackamas student Crystal McNamara has longed to become a registered nurse. “I’ve wanted to be a nurse since about the time I was nine, when my dad had a really bad accident,” said McNamara. “I’ve always liked helping people and I’m really curi ous about the medical field.” McNamara has been attending Clackamas for the past three years in preparation for the nursing program. , “The sad thing is- —it’s a two- year program, but most people take at least two years to get the prerequisites done,” McNamara said. “It’s frustrating in that aspect, because after I get out of the program, I will have gone to school five years for a two-year degree.” While there is a current nurs ing shortage, the shortage of funding for programs makes it a highly competitive field, accord ing to McNamara. She hopes to get into the nursing program here at CCC. “They’re only taking some where around 45 people, but a couple hundred could apply. You really put yourself out on the line for a slim chance,” said McNamara. McNamara was accepted into Linfield College last year, but for financial reasons declined enroll ment. She also applied for the program at Portland Community College (PCC). “PCC just does a lottery. They had about 900 people apply and they pick 90—and I wasn’t one of them,” said McNamara, who is, as she puts it, “banking on Clackamas.” Now that the baby boomers arc starting 'to retire, the need for nurses is imminent, but the afford able schools can’t accommodate the demand. It’s really sad because so many McNAMARA people, exactly like me, really care about the profession ... and it’s taking so long,” said McNamara. “It’s sad that there is this [nursing shortage], because there certainly isn’t a shortage of desire.” Aside from college, McNamara maintains a part-time job as a Certified Nursing Assistant, where she,cares for an 85-year- old stroke victim. “He has a hard time with his balance mainly, so we do exercises to try to increase his stability; I help with meals, brushing his hair, naii care, making sure that he takes his dentures out and cleans them—I also do a lot of house work and change his sheets, basi cally just anything that needs to be done,” said McNamara. Though; McNamara enjoys, all aspects of nursing and said she would have a difficult time narrowing her field of interest, one area seems to stand out above the others. “I would love to work in the maternity aspect of nursing—-1 just love babies!” she said. When her hectic schedule permits, McNamara enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, bike riding and hik ing, though she admits she does n’t have many opportunities. “Lately I haven’t really had a lot of fun time; most of the time I’m just doing homework of applying to schools. My whole world has been consumed with application processes for the nursing program.” Meal Deal Coupons BREAKFAST SANDWICH WITH MEAT & A SIDE OF POTATOES FOR $2.95 ONLY VALID WHEN COUPON IS PRESENT Not valid with any other coupons. Offer valid thru April 28, 2004 from 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Only in the Cougar Café, Clackamas Community College you Aso tile Degree tette rei lewl viti a Bactelort Degree trun DeVry Ihtersity. tastess sndtecteology pregane 1t your schedule Vith tosses offered rtgtts and tends - ijfiäte and orine. 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