®fje Hottmba October 2,1996
Longwood College -- Farmville, VA
Volume 76, Number 4
Eastern European Tour:
Theatre Students Share Message of Hope by Marge Swayne, Farmville Herald
Every actor knows the famous line, "All the world's a stage," but few have the opportunity to see for themselves. In May a group of 24 students and seven adults representing the Longwood Theater Department took Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew on a 2,000-mile road trip across four Eastern European countries. It was a trip the students will never forget. Two years ago Pam Arkin, associate professor of theater at Longwood, spent three weeks in Romania. While there, she taught classes in acting and voice. What she saw left a lasting impression. "One of the saddest days of my life was when I attended the National Children's Day Festival," she commented on her trip two years ago. "What I saw was hundreds of incredibly underfed children." She came back to Longwood with an idea that took root and grew - and this year came to fruitation. "Our students at Longwood have been raising money to begin a children's theater company in Romania, specifically in Iasi where I was," she related "Our coming to Iasi to perform provided that that company with the money - along with the other money we
raised - to actually begin performing." When Ms. Arkin was in Romania two years ago many Romanians told her, "We've had enough war, we've had enough hardness and coldness in this world - we must teach the children about love and hope." Longwood students and the theater department raised almost $60,000 to make the trip to Romania possible. The first performance of the new Romanian theater company was on June 1, appropriately. Children's Day in Romania "Until 1989 all theaters were run by the state," added Dr. nancy Haga, chair of the Longwood Theater Department. "The idea of starting your own theater company in Eastern Europe was unheard of," Ms. Arkin added. "And when you realize that their average salary is $400 a year, you can see how difficult it would be to raise money to do this kind of thing." Conditions had improved since Ms. Arkins previous trip. "The stores had food in them there were choices," she said. Conditions, however, are still primitive by American standards. "The first thing we saw when we got off the plane at See THEATRE, page 3
The Longwood Company of Dancers begins its season with an Oktoberfest performance October 5 at the Lancer Dance Studio. See Story, Dancers Open Season with Oktoberfest, Page 2.
Cadence Begins Second Season by Wendy Howard, Gnat Writer
See Inside. Health Series
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- A guide to responsible drinking during Oktoberfest.
Greek Life - A report on Sorority Walk and Rush
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Cadence cheered the Lancers onto the court, performed short, energetic routines during the timeouts, and assisted Athletic Director Jack Williams in fun half-time activities. As the season went on, Cadence's spirit was highly accepted among the athletic department and basketball fans as well. Cadence has a broader vision of what it wants to become in the future. The team plans to show their support for other sports by means of spirit banners that will hang in the dining hall and attendance to home games. The girls have plans to make an appearance in the community by running a dance clinic for area
Cadence means rhythm, and Longwood's all new dance and spirit team have it. Forty-six young women showed up for tryouts that were held the second week of September. From the 46,11 were selected. Tryouts consisted of learning a dance routine taught by Cadence alumnus Erin Wilson. Participants were also required to choreograph an additional 2/8 counts to add to the routine. Extra skills such as jumps, tumbles, and splits were an asset, yet not a requirement to making the team. Cadence was founded in Fall of 1995. A handful of girls got together to add a bit more spunk to the basketball games.
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schools as well as performing at local nursing homes. Congratulations to the new members of the '96-'97 team. Junior Beth Roberts, sophomores Karyn Earl and Katie Woolridge, freshmen Ashla Divers, Cindy Starkey, Holly Hammond, Jill Miller, Missy Bronstein, Nicole Augone, Sharon Johnson, and Wynter Chatman. Cadence would like to thank publicly all those who participated as judges in the tryout process; Cadence's sponsor Dr. Bjornsen, assistant basketball coach Dan Prescott, former Longwood cheerleaders Carrie and Whitney Light and graduate student Amy Jakubowski.
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Sly's Picks - Our resident video mogul takes a look at some hot and some not so hot videos
Sports - A look at recent action involving all
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