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is involved in picking a new
Artist in Residence for the theatre
department. “This year Heather is
the one.”
Heather Ovalle is this year’s Artist
in Residence. Ovalle is currently in
every acting class, directing a one-
. act play and playing a character in
this fall’s main stage production. The
theatre department rewards the Artist
in Residence with a tuition waver, so
that he or she can take as many theatre
classes as possible,
Last year’s Artist in Residence,
James Sharinghousen, is also a friend
of Ovalle, and he shared information
about the position and Ovalle. It is the
Artist in Residence’s responsibility
to aid in teaching the acting classes.
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Sharinghousen and new Artist in Residence Heather Ovalle rehearse for a
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As veterans of .the program,
the Artist in Residence can
help students through the
program.
“The tuition
waver
enables the Artist in
Residence to help stu
dents as much as possible.
It allows them to have the
time and money to take so -
many theater classes,” said
Sharinghousen. “Heather is
a very talented actress. She’s
sincere and makes relatable
characters that the audience
can feel compassion for.”
He also said she is a very
approachable person, some
one who students can feel
comfortable with.
* For
Sharinghousen,
being the Artist in Residence
was a growing experience.
That being said he enjoyed,
“... challenging myself to be
responsible for the education
of students, and doing things
I am not comfortable with
like building sets and direct
ing one acts.”
Ovalle took the position
after being asked by Smith-
English last spring term. She
said the Artist in Residence is some
one who can work with students and
teach them what they have learned.
“I go to all the acting classes,
comedy improv, the main stage arid
I am directing a one-act play.” Ovalle
can be seen instructing students and
she is involved in.
Ovalle is a busy person, balancing
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her classes, responsibilities as Artist in
Residence, work and spending time
with her friends and family. “There
are a lot of things to do. I just do not
have time to do it,” said Ovalle.
Ovalle loves to spend time outside
of class and work with her family and
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to keep a positive attitude however.
“It’s a fim world.