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Instructor Wayne
Keller explores many
fields from martial
arts to horsemanship-
Cyrus Cross
The Clackamas Print
When you think
of a martial artist,
you
generally
envision a small
wiry Asian man
gracefully flip
ping over and
punching holes
through wave after
wave of generic
ninja.
It’s hard to
remove
the
stigma of the
stereotypical
martial artist
from one’s
mind, which
can lead to
bruise after
bruise, class
after painful
tai chi class.
Don’t be
mistaken,
Tai chi In
structor
Wayne
Keller
isn’t out
there
beating up the students in his
classes.
When first encounter
ing this rather nice, j
complacent-looking,
easily over six-foot,
generally large man, one
may or may not think
much of him.
However, arrogance
and overconfi
dence could
lead to a
painful dis
covery of the
true meaning
u ~ h i n d
never underestimating one’s
opponent—or in this case,
one’s instructor.
Bom June 25, 36 years ago,
Keller is the type of person
that everyone notices when
he saunters into a room.
Not because of some
supernatural power that
everyone feels tingling in
their spines, but
because of
his
above-average stature and the chi and karate, but Kel
constant smile no one would background in literal!
of
expect from
someone with
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two decades of
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Photo by ISAIAH CREEL Clackamas Pri
During Karate class, offeret
Mondays, Wednesdays and
(from left) student Tim Tur
as “the attacker” as P.E. Ins
Wayne Keller demonstrates
defend yourself from an at
. using the art of karate.
Theater department excited to use ‘amazing’ new spi
Karlin Johnson
Feature Editor
For the first time in over three
decades, the theater department
at Clackamas will have a new
home.
The current “theater” in
McLoughlin Hall was designed
as a lecture hall, having only 10
foot ceilings, no back stage or
dressing rooms, hardly any room
for storage or set construction
and only 147 seats.
The new Communication
Arts building, though shared
with music and speech depart
ments, will give the theater
department space to do many
things they could not do before.
Lobbies in the new theater are
spacious and are surrounded by
large windows. Small balconies
will provide a place to mingle
before and after shows.
The theater will have 257
fixed seats and a back row,
which is designed for wheelchair
access and viewing. There are
also two sets of theater chairs
that can be moved in or out to
provide about 200 more seats.
“The new theater is unique in
so many ways, it’s structurally
built different than other theaters
around here,” said theater stu
dent John Mituniewicz.
In the new performance area,
audience members will always
have a good view-the seats are
constructed stadium style.
Instead of having the stage
raised, the floor of the theater
will be the stage, which will give
audiences a different feel.
However, backstage areas
may be what students will enjoy
the most.
Technical crews will have all
new equipment for their new
sound and lighting box, and per
manent walkways built below
the ceiling of the theater.
At the back of the stage are
huge doors, that will allow stu
dents to move large sets in and
out easily.
Behind the 2000-pound
soundproof doors is a “shop”
with high ceilings where stu
dents will be able to construct
and paint sets.
Also in the new backstage
area are real dressing rooms,
with lighted makeup mirrors
going all the way around the
room, and a wall sized mirror at
one end.
There are all new offices, a
new ticket box with a wet bar
area for concession, and a new
green room. The green room will
be a place for students to have
down time, and will also hold
classes.
“I’m very melancholy and
have mixed feelings,” said
Smith-English of moving from
the old to the new theater.
“There are lots of shows and
experiences in this theater that I
KARLIN JOHNSON c
Dressing rooms in the new building will have mal
mirrors with different lighting options that will a
students to simply flip a switch to see what their
up will look like under the lights of the stage.
remember very fondly.”
Students will also miss the
old theater that they had grown
to love.
“It’s been like a second home
to me. There’s lots of memories
attached to this little space,” said
theater
student
Krisiti
McKenzie.
Theater student Bekah Finch
shares this feeling. “This theater
has been a classroom as well as a
sanctuary. It’s really been a
place to explore the theater and .
yourself,” she said.
However, everyone
with the theater depart
ognizes that moving
new space will be ai
change.
“The word we lii
[for the old theater]
mate’ which means, i
around but look howl
are to the actors!’” lag
ater student Matt Stro
idea of having a new
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