NOVEMBER 20,1992 — THE DECREE — PAGE 3
NCWC’s comedy
‘Nunsense’ may
be habit forming
By KIMBERLY CURSEEN
The Performing Arts Depart
ment of N.C. Wesleyan College
presented the musical comedy
“Nunsense” by Dan Goggin on
Nov. 6. Directed by Vaughn
Schiitz, this production was truly
quality entertainment.
The music, directed by
Michael McAllister, and chore
ography by Alison Peterson were
extremely well done and,captured
the audience. The casting was per
fect Each of the actresses was
able to seize the essence of the
characters they portrayed.
The setting for the musical is
a small stage with very simple
props. The nuns of the Order of
the Little Sister of Hoboken are
trying to raise enough money to
thaw out and bury the four dead
sisters they have stored in their
freezer. In order to raise enough
money, the Little Sisters of
Hoboken put on a musical: thus
resulting in Nunsense.
Review
The cast consisted of Anne
Yates, Sara Schutz, Sonya
Tharrington, Charlotte Pettitt,
Tyeshia Barnes, and Carol Gay.
The musical cast featured Hal
Tyson on piano, Anneliese
Hatcher on string bass, Lisa
McAllister and Jim Williams on
wind synthesizers, and Michael
McAllister on percussion.
Each of the cast performances
were outstanding, however some
stood out above the rest. Sonya
Tharrington’s portrayal of the
streetwise nun. Sister Robert
Anne, simply blew the audience
away with her incredibly power
ful voice. In her two musical num
bers, “I Just Want To Be a Star”
and “Playing Second Fiddle,” she
awed the audience. Sara Schutz,
playing second in command, Sis-
m
POETRY READING—Poet Grey Brown Craven, a Nash County
native, presented selections from her first collection of poems,
Staying In, during a reading Nov. 9 in the Browsing Room of
Pearsall Library. Brown,as T^ner of the prestigious Har->
perprints Chapboqk Contest for ^992. (Photo by,Beth Sherrod.) !
NUNS AT WORK — Sara Schiitz and Tyeshia Barnes interact in the Wesleyan Player’s perfor
mance of “Nunsense,” wliich will be presented tonight and Saturday. (Photo by Chris Taylor.)
ter Mary Hubert, kept the audi
ence laughing. In her duet with
the talented Anne Yates (Sister
Cardelia), “Just a Coupl’a Sis
ters,” and again in her solo num
ber, “Holier Than Thou,” she stole
the show.
Another comedy highlight was
Sister Mary Leo played by
Tyeshia Barnes. Her portrayal of
a young nun who wants to be a
ballerina left the audience hys
terical. Charlotte Pettitt surprised
the audience by taking her beau
tiful soprano voice and singing
country in “I’ve Could’ve Gone
to Nashville.” Carol Gay also
gave several great performances
throughout the production. How
ever, the inadequate sound sys
tem took away a small amount
from the performances.
“Nunsense” receives two
“thumbs up” for music and com
edy. It is well worth the time and
effort to see.
Wesleyan's musical comedy
“Nunsense” will run again tonight
and Saturday in the Coltraine The
ater.
‘Glamour^ magazine searching
for top junior women in nation
By NICOLE COX
Glamour magazine is currently
searching for female juniors to
participate in their 1993 Top Ten
College Women Competition,
which recognizes exceptional
achievements of young college
women across the country.
A panel of Glamour editors
are looking for entrants who have
shown academic excellence, lead
ership abilities, and involvement
in community and campus activi
ties. In addition to being featured
in the October, 1993, issue, the
ten winners will receive a $1,000
cash prize and be blown to New
York City, all expenses paid, to
meet with top professionals in
their field.
All entrants must be enrolled
full-time juniors at any size col
lege or university. Applicants are
not judged on the basis of ap
pearance. Past winners include
Martha Stewart (1961), now edi
tor in chief of Martha Stewart
Living magazine; actress JoBoth
Williams (1970); and A. Mary
Sterling Schiavo (1975), inspec
tor general of the U.S. Depart
ment of Transportation.
Anyone interested in applying
should contact Pam Gourley in
the Student Activities Center.
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