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Keegan Tucker (Seymour), a senior music education major, holds a larger and well fed Audrey II during “Little Shop of Horrors” Wednesday in the theater of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ hits Doudna By Darronté Matthews Staff Reporter @DEN_News Eastern’s Theatre Arts Department and the Department of Music delivered an electric performance of “Little Shop of Horrors,” where the charachters illustrated the tragic cycle of romance. Audiences saw Eastern’s premiere performance of the Roger Corman film, “Little Shop of Horrors,” in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The play was well received by the attending audience when they applauded and some gave a standing ovation at the closer of the play.
The show had a lively opening after the very energetic performances of Christina Harmon, Grace Munoz, Leah Davis, Erin Takash, Kerry Takash and Morgan Reidy, portraying the “Urchins.” The play followed the attempts of the male lead, Seymour, to win the heart of Audrey, his co-worker at the flower shop. Seymour was the owner of a bloodthirsty plant, Audrey II, that killed multiple characters throughout the play. The audience was then captivated by the performance of Rachael Sapp, a senior history and theatre arts major, who portrayed Audrey.
“It was my favorite play and musical,” Sapp said. “It was really fun for me to play Audrey because she is completely opposite from my personality and it’s always fun to play someone completely different from yourself.” The mousy voice of Sapp’s received immediate laughs and the audience reacted well toward her whimsical performance, especially while performing “Somewhere That’s Green.” Keegan Tucker, a junior music major, portrayed the role of Seymour. “I’ve done this play twice, but this is my first play at Eastern,”
Tucker said. “I wanted to get back involved on campus so I auditioned and was lucky enough to get casted.” Tucker also received admiration from the audience members. Freshman biological sciences major Tashi Nelson said she liked the play and would recommend it. “My favorite performance was from Audrey II and Seymour was adorable,” Nelson said. For the in-depth version of this article go to: dailyeasternnews.com
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Haunted Charleston to be examined Staff Report The legend of the Pemberton Hall ghost, as well as hauntings across Coles County, will be explored at a presentation Thursday. Michael Kleen, author of “Tales of Coles County, Illinois,” will examine the historical and cultural contexts of haunting folklore in the Charleston area through his presentation, called “The Legend of Pemberton Hall.” Kleen said the original talk of the Pemberton Hall ghost has multiple origins, including that a student was murdered in the residence hall
during the 1920s and that the spirit of the hall’s first dorm mother still looks after the girls in-house. He said there have been many reports over the years of odd or paranormal occurrences, including rearranged furniture and doors strangely opening and closing. Kleen said while there are no records of murder in the hall, he nonetheless feels compelled to examine the history of such urban folklore, regardless of its truth. “I like to look at folklore and history and try to find anything there that might have led to the stories,” he said. “There’s a lot of his-
“The Legend of Pemberton Hall” When: Thursday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Paris Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Cost: Free
tory there, and whether I think the stories are valid themselves doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if they’re true or not—people find them en-
tertaining.” Kleen said his presentation examines multiple other places throughout Coles County, including Ashmore Estates, Charleston’s Tycer home, a place notorious for poltergeist activity, he said, and Airtight Bridge, where a woman’s body was found in 1980. The presentation will go from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Paris Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
The Student Action Team, made up of 22 students, broke through a crowd of around 1,000 people rallying against same sex marriage, forming in the atrium of the Illinois Capitol building to lobby for Eastern issues in Springfield. The Illinois Family Institute coordinated the rally in order to show their disagreement with the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, which would allow for same-sex marriage within Illinois state lines. David Smith, a Robinson resident, said they are there to make sure the bill does not pass and the rules for marriage do not change. Dennis Reboletti, the 45th District state representative, said while the bill is tabled in the house, it will probably not be voted on for another two weeks. The team talked with multiple Illinois district representatives about three key issues, which are important to the Student Senate, as well as the administration. The team advocated increasing appropriations for higher education and monetary program grants, which allow those who may not be able to fully pay for college tuition to go to college. Catelin Witt, a freshman political science major, said 37 percent who were eligible for these grants where not provided with these amenities. To provide MAP grants for the other eligible students, it would cost $3.8 million. The team members also pushed for the funding for the new science building Eastern is trying to build. The building is expected to cost $30 million. While the representatives were supportive of these causes by giving tips and avenues in order for the team to reach their goals, a major theme throughout each meeting with the representatives was the state was lacking the funds to provide aid to the campus. Brad Halbrook, the 110th District state representatives, said while the state legislature did have a $2 million surplus of money to spend on the state, they plan on allocating the money towards other areas. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.
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