Teens become senior citizens in minutes
BY TODD LUCK
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Young students tried
their best to look old by don
ning makeup for their the
ater class at East Forsyth
High School.
Students in Tiffany
Burgess's honors level the
ater arts class spent last
week learning time honored
techniques that stage actors
use to make themselves look
older for a role. They used
makeup to create shadows
and highlights and give the
illusion of wrinkles and sag
ging when viewed from afar.
It's just one of many makeup
techniques the students are
learning. Fantasy makeup
techniques were scheduled
for this week, followed by
how to create blood and
gore.
Burgess, who holds a
BFA in Theater Education
from East Carolina
University, has done per
formance, stage manage
ment and costuming in the
ater and now passes that
wisdom on to her students.
"It's important as actors
that they know how to do it,
because unless you're a
major star you don't get
your own makeup person,"
she said.
Aside from makeup, the
honors class has focused on
developing acting tech
niques and performing
Shakespearean works this
semester. Theater students
regularly produce plays with
all the acting, sets, cos
tumes, lighting and sound
done by students, and
Burgess said using makeup
to create old age is one of
the techniques used in sever
al of the productions.
Burgess says some of her
students go on to study the
ater in college, but even
those who don't get valuable
experience in public speak
ing and learn other valuable
lessons like the importance
of being on time, she said.
Hayley Wells, a junior,
was one of many students
who were applying makeup
Photos by Todd Luck
Hayley Wells and Julian Morgan before makeup.
Wells and Morgan afterward.
Tiffany Burgess
last Friday, trying to look
decades older in hopes of
getting a good grade. She
said she's always wanted to
be an actress but was afraid
to speak in front of people.
Her mom convinced her to
take theater in hopes it
would improve her self con
fidence. The class did the
trick; Wells said she's over
her stage fright. now.
"I love theater; it gives
you a chance to he someone
else, which is always fun,"
she said.
Wells also had a fear of
singing in public, which she
has conquered through the
class. Next month, she'll
play Annie Oakley, the title
character in the school's
upcoming production of the
musical "Annie Get Your
Gun." Wells said she hopes
to be a musical theater per
former someday.
Junior Julian Morgan
said he was the teacher's
"practice dummy" earlier in
the week. Burgess aged half
his face with makeup to
show the students how it
was done. Morgan, who
wants to be a filmmaker, had
fun applying his makeup last
Friday, but said using make
up in the class took some
getting used to.
"It was, at first, a little
Takeyah Vereen before and
after her makeup.
embarrassing for me-me
being a guy-it's hard to go
up. to my girlfriend and say
'Hey, I'll be putting on
makeup soon,"' said
Morgan. "But. after 1
learned how to apply the
makeup, it became really
enjoyable and fun."
Takeyah Vereen, who is
also a junior, said it's fun
discovering the secrets
actors use to age themselves.
She said she was surprised at
how much she enjoyed using
stage makeup.
"I actually find it ironic
because 1 don't wear make
up on a daily basis so then I
come in here and put on
makeup everyday and I do it
really well." said Vereen.
who plans to major in nurs
ing and minor in dancing
and theater in college,
"Annie Get Your Gun"
will be presented from April
28-30 at 7 p.m. nightly at
E(l.\t Forsyth High School's
auditorium. Admission is
for adults. $5 for East
Forsyth students and County
employees get in free.
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before moving to New York
City, where she gained
instant celebrity in theater,
film. and radio. The
"Brazilian Bombshell"
appeared in 14 Hollywood
musicals and recorded more
than 300 songs.
A dazzling performer of
many genres of Afro
Caribbean music. Cruz
(1925-2003) had a powerful
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contralto Ttgce/nd a joyful,
charismatic personality that
endeared her to fans from
different nationalities and
across generations. Settling
in the United States follow
ing the Cuban revolution,
the "Queen of Salsa" per
formed for more than five
decades and recorded more
than 50 albums.
Texas-born Selena
Quintanilla-Perez (1971
1995) - known to fans sim
ply as Selena - helped trans
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form and popuhtrifc Tejano
music by integrating techno
hip-hop beats and disco
influenced dance move
ments with a captivating
stage presence. A Grammy
recipient, the "Queen of
Tejano" broke gender barri
ers with record sales and
awards.
The other artists on this
stamp sheet are musician
Tito Puente and singer-dance
Carlos Gardel.
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Photos by Lay lii Farmer
Rev. Seth Lartey presents a check to W-S Foundation President Scott Wierman.
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mission is growing in the
local community, he added.
"The word is getting
out," Anderson commented.
"People are beginning to
take us more seriously."
Lartey told those present
at the presentation that he
wanted to grow the fund to a
$2()().()0() endowment by the
summer. In today's uncer
tain economy, being able to
generate its own source of
income puts OWP in a
unique position to assist the
community, Lartey believes.
"Don't go around beg
ging when you can actually
do something for yourself,"
he stated. "...That's what
we're trying to encourage."
The water was dubbed
"I'm Free" to denote the var
ious social ills, including
violence, drugs and criminal
activity that the company
hopes to keep youth "free"
of. The company also took
time out during its celebra
tion to honor Winston-Salem
Police Chief Scott
Cunningham for his efforts
in keeping the local commu
Dr. l.artey presents a plaque to Police Chief Scott
Cunningham.
nity safe. Cunningham
pledged the PD's continued
support for the program.
"It is a pleasure to join
with Goler to try and make
our community better every
day," he said.
Rev. Beverly McMillian.
pastor of Bethlehem AME
Zion Church in Pfafftown,
also plans to support the pro
gram. McMillian. a former
Goler member, said she
thinks the OWP model is one
other organizations should
consider following.
"I think it's a really
excellent project. I think it's
something that we should
have done a long time ago,"
she remarked. "Until we
learn to invest in ourselves,
we're not going to reap the
benefits."
To purchase or sell I'm
Free water or for more
information, contact
Anderson at (336) 577-7050,
jpainc@triad.rr.com or visit
www.operationwillpower.co
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