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■Culture Clackamas Print Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008 3 jalloween inspires a life of acting Hehnkamn lackamas Print aa.7"'"' --------------- - ;t people don’t discover assions in life at the age e years old, let alone by ockedtin a cage at a haunt- se anabeing told to cry in f people as they walk past hat’S Aactly what sparked Isharilghouscn’s love for and for Halloween. ringhAsen is this year’s in Residence, a position ippointed by David Smith- i, theBdircctor/teacher of jate^martment. th-Enelish created the ng ofijErtist in Residence bars ao when he realized imer «students who had trough the program could 5 a great: motivation for rent^Bdents. ording to Smith-English, Iisen has been aecept- 11 by the students. (fl I :rypopular. Since he’s hem in age, he acts liaison between the ticf me,” said Smith- how to be better actors. Being in on the classes gives me a chance to get back to the basics and improve my own skills,” said ’ Sharinghousen. According to Sharinghousen, the best part about acting is get ting to become a different person and putting yourself into situa tions that you normally wouldn’t get to be in. He loves getting to explore what it’s like being in someone else’s shoes and explore what it’s like moving as a different person. “James (Sharinghousen) is an amazing actor. A year and a half ago we put on the college pro duction ‘Oklahoma,’ and James played the character Ali Hakem, who was a hustler,” said Smith- English. “James did a knock out job developing that character.” According to Smith-English, Ali Hakem is not the only impres sive character Sharinghousen has played. “This last summer, the Clackamas Repertory Theatre, Clackamas’ professional theater, did a musical called ‘Swinging on a Star,’ which required tap dancing,” said Smith-English. “James had never tapped before; he went out and learned how to tap in a matter of a couple weeks and did a great job with it. It was really spectacular how fast he learned how to tap.” According to Smith-English, Sharinghousen has played a big role in the development of the other students. “James is a great actor, and (the students) see that. They identify with what he’s doing and identify what makes him successful,” said Smith-English. Outside of his job as the Artist in Residence at Clackamas, he is working at the House of Midnight, Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center’s haunted house. He has been helping with everything from set design to construction, and will also play a role in the haunted house. “Working in haunted houses is just like acting on stage; you Still get the opportunity to devel op your own character,” said Sharinghousen. After Clackamas, Sharinghousen plans on becom ing a professional actor and hopes to have his own perfor mance company and run his own haunted house. Coming into this job with no prior experience in casting or pro duction has led Sharinghousen to a new perspective on the amount of work that is put into a show. “It’s been really interesting being around David (Smith- English) throughout this entire process and getting to think along with him during all of it. I like being able to see what goes into a production from a different per spective,” said Sharinghousen. Smith-English has been SHARINGHOUSEN very pleased so far with how Sharinghousen has responded to being the Artist in Residence. “James is a pleasure to be around. He works hard to be an effective Artist in Residence and works hard to be the most use ful that he can be to the theater department and to the other stu dents,” Smith-English said. ming... FALL SHOWS: The new and returning utheclackamasprint.com Continued from FALL SHOWS, Page f housen works with ;lish in the acting 1 in the school produc- well as acting in the is. eh really great getting angside David (Smith- h) and help people learn Keep an eye out! — i?I I iMon’t neep anyone’s help. I can Po on nrf own, W pe^ee^ it’s goma give me moRe oPPddunrbf so I can mate mor £ money Pm aLRfiaDy woR&ng wdh human Resocwces- how +o PeaL wfth People^ copes of conDuc^ Loyalfy, ethics the hirang PROcesói PaPeRWORjc.. A Job is Just a Job. a caneeR. is something that you woRteP T or . I ftei betteu. as a PeRSon now. i feeL motó accomplished Michelle Oquendo, DeVry University *08 Technical Management 1975, DeVry has graduated more than )0 students at the undergraduate level, iuates in the active job market, 90 t were employed in career-related ns within six months of graduation. DeVry University lave some college,you can complete ichelor’s degree in DeVry University’s ated courses. Classes start soon, over the education that is helping le build a future she can be proud of. Peterkort Center II 9755 SW Barnes Rd. Ste.150 Portland, OR 97225 NBC “Heroes” — This drama about people with extraordinary powers is returning for its third season with more twists and characters than ever, which is almost the show’s downfall. There are simply too many characters for one hour-long episode to adequately follow. To compensate for the over whelming cast, the players are being slowly assigned to one of two teams: the heroes and the villains, those try ing to save the world and those trying to destroy it Hopeful ly this reshuffling will cut down on the annoyingly long breaks between the di fferent storylines that are simultaneously going on. Aside from this flaw, the show remains as engrossing and thought provoking as the previous two seasons. Several new faces have appeared, including Daphne, a young woman with super-human speed; Tracy, a woman who can turn anything to ice; and Knox, a dangerous villain who feeds on the fear around him. At the same time, many of last season’s stars have stepped back, and only appear sporadical ly, such as Micah and his cousin Monica. “My Own Worst Enemy” - Top secret mission in Paris, $1,000 in air We major in eweers.- n to DeVryCompletion.com/CCC 1866.611.6185 th&nt'raia rsd'^«bytheHi«herl-eamingCommlssion rthCentraiAssociatlon,www.ncahlc.org. availability varies by location. fare; stylish spy sports car, $35,000; leaving threatening notes for your alter-ego, priceless. Henry is a regular and average man with a job, wife and kids. Edward is a stubborn, secretive and deadly spy who’s part of a top-secret section of the government The premise of the show is interesting enough — two distinct personalities in one body. As we are told in the show, Edward is die original personality, and Henry is an artificially created alter-ego that serves as Edward’s cover. The show has a good sense of humor and doesn’t drag out obvious plot twists. Even better, the storyline doesn’t dwell on the cliché and over done “who is real?” question. The show is very upfront and easy to follow. But interesting and intriguing as it is, the idea has a potentially fatal dilemma, which is—why would a spy with so many deadly enemies want to have such a cover? If his enemies were to find his alter-ego, he would be helpless to defend himself as the pilot episode skillfully demonstrates. Since file show airs right after “Heroes,” it’s not hard to convince oneself to spend one more hour in front of the TV. The messages that Henry and Edward leave for each other add a unique kind of humor to the spy backdrop and as an added bonus the show7 fil Is the hour between “Heroes” and the late news. “Crusoe” - The newest addition to NBC’s line-up is an adaption of the classic story ofthe castaway Robinson Crusoe and his cannibalistic compan ion, Friday. The idea is perfect - two men and a dog stranded on an island for an extended period of time are bound to have all manner of adv en tures, the perfect premise for a mini series. Between Crusoe’s imaginative inventions and Friday’s sharp wit and dark humor, the show is very enjoy able. Fox . ■ V W University. All tights reserved. Courtesy of NBC “Fringe” — “Fringe” appears to be “The X Files” for a new generation. The similarity goes beyond the subject matter, in that it also has a male and female pairing, Peter and Olivia, as the dominant characters. This time around though, there are more permanent and important supporting characters that are crucial to file storyline. The show certainly has the same appeal - mysterious, addicting and thought provoking. But, where ‘The X Files” left a lot up to paranormal and occult reasoning, Fringe gives the viewers a scientific spin on file fantastic events happening in the show. C ertain tidbits are left unexplained, such as the repeated appearance of Olivia’s dead partner and file mys terious bald man who is somehow connected to Peter and his lather, but instead ofbeing annoying, these delib erate blanks draw the viewer in and make for a compelling storyline. Courtesy of FOX Network “House” - Gregory House, every one’s favorite arrogant, narcissistic doctor is back for a fourth season. Sadly, the show has digressed from what it began as. It did not used to be about the gossip and drama that hap pened between file permanent char acters. That used to be pleasant filler. Then with the introduction of multi episode story arcs, file show became more about the inter-character antics than the medical mysteries that drew viewers in the first place. Following the loss of most of the original cast, die show is relying even more heavily on House’s childish antics to cany die show. Overall, the show just isn’t what it used to be.
