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October 12, 1988
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
HOMECOMING!
By Nichelle Smith
Despite all the homework,
tests, and studying done by
Gardner-Webb students, they
still found time to enjoy the
1988 homecoming activities.
The events of the week
began with an ice-cream social
on Monday. At the social,
students were allowed to be
chef-for-a-night and create
their own delicious (mon
strous) sundaes. Tuesday, a
mini-dance was held outside
the Dover Campus Center and
was a great success. Here, the
students danced under the
stars to their favorite tunes.
The student body put on their
skates and headed to Kate's on
Wednesday. Prizes, including
food and movies passes, were
given away while students en
joyed a night of free soda and
skating.
On Thursday, everyone
brought their pillows and
sleeping bags to the Bost Gym
to view the movie "Overboard".
"Puttin' on the Hits" was next
on Friday. This event, a lip
synch contest, also had prizes
($$$). Merinda's Crew and the
Birds were the top attractions
of the night, although guest
MC Rudee Boan often stole the
show with madcap antics and a
lip synch of his own. Satur-
Puttin’ on the Hits
By Henry Styron
Friday night, September
30th, "Puttin' on the Hits"
was featured in the Dover
Theatre. Dr. Bob Morgan, Dean
Richard Franklin, and Ms.
Patricia Harrelson were the
judges.
Honorable mention was won
by The Greasers, lip-synching
to "You're the One that I
Want". Third prize went to
David Workman, who did a
karate exhibition to "Wrapped
around your Finger". The
Freebirds, complete with
feathers and egg, won second
prize with "Rockin' Robin" and
Merinda's Crew took first
prize with their elaborate
presentation of "Jailhouse
Rock".
Other acts included Carmen
Thomas, Affection, the
Israelites, Quick 75, and the
Monkeys.
Dr. Rudee Boan was the
Master of Ceremonies, with
guest hosts Ellard Simms,
Inspector Gadget, Bobby
McFerrin, and the little-
known white member of RUN-DMC.
Dr. Boan capped off an evening
of stand-up comedy and general
lunacy by doing his own lip
synch version of "Tequila".
day, the big game and the si
multaneous crowning of the
queen and her court took
place. After the game, a vic
tory dance was held in an im
pressively-decorated Bost gym
with the band North Tower.
The Student Activity Board
would like to thank everyone
for their participation and
helping to make Homecoming '88
a success. We here at The
Pilot salute the Board and
look forward to these upcoming
events:
Oct. 14 "James Bond Weekend"
Featuring the movies "The
Living Daylights" and "The Man
with the Golden Gun".
Oct. 20 "Ghostbusters"
Oct. 31 HALLOWEEN
The classic version of the
thriller "Frankenstein".
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR
STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD AT
THESE FUNCTIONS!
1988 Homecoming Queen, Mary Beth Searcy
Macbeth a Success
By Kathy Henson and Dawn Camp
Saturday, October 1, Mr.
William Shakespeare didst come
to Gardner-Webb College. An
outreach tour of the North
Carolina Shakespeare Festival
performed the famed tragedy
"Macbeth" to a crowded Dover
Theatre. The Festival, which
has been sponsoring touring
shows for six years, is
highly-recognized regionally,
as well as nationally. There
fore, to have had a perfor
mance of such magnitude here
at Gardner-Webb was a credit
to the Communications Depart
ment of the school, the school
itself, and the co-sponsor,
the Cleveland County Arts
Council.
The play itself is, as most
Shakespearean works are, a
masterpiece. "Macbeth" as a
play is the story of a Scot
and his wife that covet the
throne of Scotland. Relent
lessly, they achieve their
goal. This is an act that,
ultimately, leads to their
tragic downfall.
The Outreach Tour's presen
tation of "Macbeth" was with
out equal. The acting was mag
nificent, particularly that of
the witches and the title
character Macbeth. For a
traveling troupe, the scene
design (set) was outstanding.
Shakespeare's plays are per
haps most known for their out
standing soliloquies; it is
apparent that the Festival's
actors were aware of this. The
soliloquies were delivered
with such realism and inten
sity, that the audience often
felt as if they were indeed
alone inside the character's
mind.
Overall, the North Carolina
Shakespeare Festival's render
ing of "Macbeth" was an
immensely aesthetic experience
for the many who saw it in the
Kathleen I. Dover Theatre.
This tour provided an escape
from the doldrums of everyday
theatre and produced a touch
of fine cultural cuisine for
its viewers to enjoy.
On the horizon for Gardner-
Webb theatre-goers is the
hilariously funny Larry Shue
play, "The Nerd" (Shue also
wrote the tremendously succes
sful "The Foreigner" which the
Gardner-Webb Players performed
masterfully last year.).
Actors involved in the play
include Craig Alexander, Ren
Chaskelis, Robert Harrelson,
Barry Martin, Beckey Reger,
Jimmy Roebuck, and Henry
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