A production’s tale Theatre department prepares for upcoming show
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The cast of “The Winter’s Tale” gathers during rehearsal for round table discussion of the upcoming production.
by CONNER TICHOTA editor-in-chief
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embers of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Theatre department are hard at work preparing for the upcoming production season. Their first show, “The Winter’s Tale,” has less than a week until opening night on Oct. 14. “The Winter’s Tale” is one of Shakespeare’s well known dramatic comedies. The story is centered on Leontes, King of Sicily. Leontes ac-
cuses his wife Hermione and his friend Polixenes, King of Bohemia, of infidelity, which sparks a series of tragic events for Leontes and his family. Though it is classified as a drama, there are elements of lighthearted romance and comedy sprinkled throughout the play. “It’s an interesting play. The structure of it is very unique. [Typically] in dramatic comedy’s funny, funny, funny, serious,” director and associate professor of theatre Kelly Russell said. “But this one is serious, serious,
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serious, funny, happy ending.” “The Winter’s Tale,” according to Russell, is unique to the Island University productions in terms of its scale. It has a sizeable cast of 35 people. Such a large cast has not been seen since the department’s production of “The Bacchae” five years ago. “Of course it is wonderful literature,” he said. “It allows us to cast a lot of people, and unfortunately contemporary shows have very small casts.” see WINTER’S TALE on page 8
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Running for the roses
Profiling a cross country Islander athlete
by JEREMY PAPE sports reporter
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hilipp Baar is a senior cross country distance runner at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Originally from Germany, Baar has been competing for the Island University since his freshman year. He has made steady improvements during each of his seasons. “Individually, I would say this is the
best cross country season of my life,” Baar said. “I trained very hard over the summer using altitude training with my track team back home.” With each new season for a sports team, new faces appear that will change the chemistry of the team in some meaningful way. “As a team, I would say that we have a really good freshman class and if they can get used to the training, school and the lifestyle of being a col-
lege athlete, then we can go very far this year,” Baar said. The very nature of cross country as a sport lends itself to making subtle improvements if an athlete wants to succeed in the sport. “I’m trying to control every variable that I can. The biggest thing I want to improve is my endurance,” Baar said. “Endurance as a cross country runner is always the area [one must] work on.” see RUNNING on page 10
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