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Volume 74, Issue 17
SERVING THE BREVARD COLLEGE
COMMUNITY SINCE 1935
February 13, 2009
'Picasso at the Lapin Agile' to open Feb. 19
From Staff Reports
The Brevard College Department of
Theatre Studies is pleased to announce the
opening of actor/comedian/musician Steve
Martin’s hilariously witty play, Picasso at
the Lapin Agile. According to Coordinator
of Theatre Studies and the production’s di
rector, Dr Kelly Carolyn Gordon, the play
is about “being just on the verge of great
discoveries in art and science. The early
20th century was an exciting and hopeful
period in history. Today, we are also living
in a time of significant change. The play
makes one wonder what iimovations we
will see and what will inspire them.”
The action takes place in 1904, in the
Parisian bar, Le Lapin Agile, a popular
watering hole and home-away-from-home
to a bevy of artists and writers, including
Einstein, Picasso and a Visitor from the
Future. In the course of the play, a group
of unforgettable characters gather to drink
In this issue...
FEATURES:
How do students feel about "National
Singles Awareness Day"? 4
The origins of Friday the 13th 4
ARTS AND LIFE:
Why does nobody want to play in the
snow? 7
"Ahhh! Loud Noises! I don't know why
everybody is yelling!" 7
NEWS:
Want to travel? Now's the time 2
Poster contest winner named 2
SPORTS:
Baseball sweeps Ohio Valley 6
Basketball fends off Crusaders 6
ODDS AND ENDS:
The party is moving to Green 8
Pop Culture Grid 8
and discuss the possibilities
of the 20th century.
The cast and crew, includ
ing many familiar faces
on the Brevard College
Campus, as well as Bre
vard resident Bill Schlack
(Gaston), are enthusiastic
about working on this pro
duction. Brevard College
senior Dwight Chiles (Fred
dy), says, “I wouldn’t want
my last show at Brevard
College to be anything else
but Steve Martin’s Picasso
at the Lapin Agile.” Senior
Emily Wooton (Germaine) Above: The
is “thrilled to be a part of the show.”
Others in the cast are senior Stanislas
Foucqueteau (The Visitor), junior Alicia
Elias (The Countess), sophomore Kara
Ontiveros (A Young Girl), and freshmen
Augustin Edmundson (Einstein), Kelli
Tysinger (Suzaime), Dave Bergman (Sag-
ot), Alex Tompkins (Picasso), and Adrian
Wagner (Schmendiman). The set was de
signed by junior Erin O’Rourke, who was
inspired by pictures of the real Lapin Agile
cast of 'Picasso at the Lapin Agiie'
and the art of the 20th century.
The play will be performed February
19th-21st and 26th-27th, at The Morrison
Playhouse in The Porter Center, on the
Brevard College campus. Performances on
February 20th and 21st have already sold
out. Tickets for the other nights are selling
fast! Single play tickets are $10 for adults
and $2 for students. Curtain time is at 8:00
pm. Tickets may be purchased now at the
Porter Center Box Office.
Just wanna dance!
Students iine up to start busting a move at the Brevard Coiiege Contra Dance iast Friday.
With iive caiiing from the originai Oid Farmer’s Baii founder and music from the Asheviiie
Locais, students and the Brevard community gathered together to dance the night away. The
dances are a monthiy occurence. Tail( to Josh Carter for more information.