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Play on, Players
Laekland's theater group revived
Sherri Daus
Issue date: 11/20/03 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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Campus Players, a theater group run by students, has been revived this year after an eight year hiatus, thanks in part to theater majors Mike Kaczmerack and Mike Eberhardy.
"We wanted to start a theater group on campus, and James Crawford told us about the Campus Players, which was Lakeland's theater group eight years ago," said Kaczmerack. James Crawford, professor of theater and speech, currently serves as advisor to the Players.
Constitutions for the group had to be rewritten as the former ones were lost, but money remained in the old account and has proven helpful.
"We will still be doing fundraisers and events, but with the money from the old account we can perform a musical during second semester," stated Kaczmerack, president of the Players. "We are tentatively calling it 'A Grand Night for Music,' and we will be performing various songs from several musicals. We hope to be ready for auditions before Christmas break."
Along with that project, Kaczmerack is writing a play about the daily angst and problems of teenagers. The group will be touring area high schools where the play will be performed.
The group is also in the process of putting together an improv troupe, which will be supervised by Director of Admissions Nate Dehne who has experience with improvisation theater.
"We usually end our meetings with improv exercises, which are a lot of fun," said Kaczmerack.
The group will take trips to local theaters and plays in order to view and critique different productions.
"After each production, we will discuss what we liked or didn't like and what we thought worked," explained Kaczmerack.
With the elimination of some college majors, Kaczmerack does not want the appreciation for theater arts to dwindle.
"Since theater has been dropped as a major at Lakeland, Campus Players is an opportunity for people interested in theater to continue in that area," he stated.
Currently the group consists of 20 active members and two associate members.
"Active members have to attend at least one of the two monthly meetings or they are fined," Kaczmerack explained. "Associate members are people from the community who help out."
Campus Players meets every other Tuesday in the Bradley Building at 8:30p.m.
"You don't need theater experience to be part of Campus Players," asserted Kaczmerack. "Anyone interested in acting, technical advising, or working behind the scenes, or anything at all-- Campus Players is for everyone."
The next two meetings of the Campus Players will be December 2 and 16 at 8:30p.m. Anyone interested in finding out more can watch for signs around campus, reach Kaczmerack at ext. 1834, or write to him at mailbox #581.
"We wanted to start a theater group on campus, and James Crawford told us about the Campus Players, which was Lakeland's theater group eight years ago," said Kaczmerack. James Crawford, professor of theater and speech, currently serves as advisor to the Players.
Constitutions for the group had to be rewritten as the former ones were lost, but money remained in the old account and has proven helpful.
"We will still be doing fundraisers and events, but with the money from the old account we can perform a musical during second semester," stated Kaczmerack, president of the Players. "We are tentatively calling it 'A Grand Night for Music,' and we will be performing various songs from several musicals. We hope to be ready for auditions before Christmas break."
Along with that project, Kaczmerack is writing a play about the daily angst and problems of teenagers. The group will be touring area high schools where the play will be performed.
The group is also in the process of putting together an improv troupe, which will be supervised by Director of Admissions Nate Dehne who has experience with improvisation theater.
"We usually end our meetings with improv exercises, which are a lot of fun," said Kaczmerack.
The group will take trips to local theaters and plays in order to view and critique different productions.
"After each production, we will discuss what we liked or didn't like and what we thought worked," explained Kaczmerack.
With the elimination of some college majors, Kaczmerack does not want the appreciation for theater arts to dwindle.
"Since theater has been dropped as a major at Lakeland, Campus Players is an opportunity for people interested in theater to continue in that area," he stated.
Currently the group consists of 20 active members and two associate members.
"Active members have to attend at least one of the two monthly meetings or they are fined," Kaczmerack explained. "Associate members are people from the community who help out."
Campus Players meets every other Tuesday in the Bradley Building at 8:30p.m.
"You don't need theater experience to be part of Campus Players," asserted Kaczmerack. "Anyone interested in acting, technical advising, or working behind the scenes, or anything at all-- Campus Players is for everyone."
The next two meetings of the Campus Players will be December 2 and 16 at 8:30p.m. Anyone interested in finding out more can watch for signs around campus, reach Kaczmerack at ext. 1834, or write to him at mailbox #581.