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Falling in love with John Cariani’s “Almost, Maine” Hannah Hofmann Editor-In-Chief
Young love found, destroyed and left behind in one magical night in the middle of a winter wonderland was portrayed in John Cariani’s play, “Almost, Maine” by the talents of the MSU Theatre Department. The audience got a glimpse of the life of 19 different characters, who are all connected through the place they live or visit, the deepest part of Maine, as far north as one could possibly travel in the United States. Saturday night saw a half-filled theater that was quick to laugh at Rhonda (Anna Spivey), a character who had never been kissed before, in scene eight, but also sat in silence when Gayle (Kierra Jefferson) asked Lendall (Marcus Jones) in scene four to return all East (Houston Pokorny) and Glory (Nicole Neely) in “Her Heart.” of the love she had given him Photo Courtesy of MSU THEATRE DEPARTMENT over the years. Marci (Kaci Brown) and Phil (De- nic and lighting design by Don Each couple displayed had it. One might have had his or her von Farnsworth) try to find out Henschel and sound design by their own scene, which lasted an heart broken, like Glory (Nicole in scene six, or why they wasted Wendi Wainscott. If the audiestimated 15 minutes each. Neely) in scene one, or is longso much time before they real- ence hadn’t felt as if they were in The theater students seemed ing for a past lover, just as Jimmy ized who they truly love, just as the magical middle of nowhere, to fit their roles perfectly, awaken(Parker Arnold) in scene two. Hope (Morgan Burkley) in scene they sure did when the northern ing their character to life through One might think they can’t seven. lights appeared in scene one “Her body language as well as spoken feel anything, like Steve (Carter The audience could relate to at Heart.” word. Wallace) in scene three, or be least one of the characters, if not “Almost, Maine” opened the This is truly what made the unaware of the deep love that many. 2012-13 theater season. The play work and what brought it is carried within oneself, just The stage design was done ardepartment will be performing close to the heart of the audias Randy (Greg Meisinger) and tistically well, fitting each of the “The Bacchae” by Euripides in ence. Chad (Maxwell Norris) discover different locations without havNovember, “Sweeney Todd” by As love is such a complicated in scene five. ing to change any of the major Stephen Sondheim and several issue, most people are aware that One might wonder where the props. What really set the mood student-produced one-act plays there are many different parts to love went they once felt, like during the play was the sce- in the spring.
Students adore play madison stanfill staff writer
On Thursday, the Midwestern State Theatre Department began their four-day run of John Cariani’s “Almost Maine” in Bea Wood Studio Theatre. The play, directed by Laura Jefferson, ran once a day at 7:30 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday, with a final showing Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The play takes place in Almost, Maine, a city that lies outside of the organized territories of Maine. The citizens of Almost portray love in its different stages in the form of miniature scenes or vignettes. The subject matter of the scenes ranged from a break-up of a marriage that’s lost its love to the declaration of first love. The play was well received by many students that went to see it. “It’s mostly amusing, sometimes sad and a bit touching all throughout,” senior Katelyn Baker said. Baker had heard about the play from her English professor, who had encouraged his students to attend to support the theatre department, and was pleasantly surprised by just how much she enjoyed it.
“I found it very touching,” Baker said. “There was one part where I had tears in my eyes. They didn’t fall, but they were there nonetheless.” Another student, Katie Parker, found the play to be touching, but at the same time almost too much so. “There were some parts that I felt to be too sweet for my taste,” Parker said. “But I still very much enjoyed it.” Others embraced the play wholeheartedly as a message of what could be, such as Hannah Blasdel. “It was simply magical,” Basdel said. Cast member Houston Pokorny reinforced the message that the play was trying to convey. “It’s all about love at first sight, and the possibility that love can occur at any time to anyone,” Porkorny said. Porkorny plays a man who discovers a recent widow, played by Nicole Neely, sitting on his lawn in the middle of the night in hopes of catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights. “Love can occur even at the most unexpected time,” Porkorny said.
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Freedom to Read Brandi Stroud Online Ad Manager
This past week marked 30 years of celebrating Banned Books Week as librarians, booksellers, publishers, teachers and readers stood up against censorship and proudly expressed their freedom to read. Banned Books Week was established in 1982 to protect reader’s rights to free and open access to information, specifically books. Many books have been challenged or banned with the best of intentions; however, no matter the reason, it is still a form of censorship which cannot be allowed. Simply attempting to remove or restrict material from a library or school curriculum because one person or a small group does not agree with the contents, or feel the need to protect someone, typically children, is a violation of our First Amendment rights as well as the Author’s rights. Over the last 30 years, thousands of books have made it to Top 5 Banned/Challenged Classics
the banned or challenged lists for various reasons such as having sexually explicit content, foul language or unsuitable content for a certain age group or all age groups. Some other reasons may surprise you. The Merriam Webster and American Heritage dictionaries were placed on the banned list by some schools for defining the term “oral sex.” Twilight was even banned, not because of its bad writing, but for its religious view points and sexually explicit content deeming it unsuitable for certain age groups. The classic novel by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, has been on the banned books list and was even burned by some citizens because of its vulgar content and negativity towards political views. Of course, the most challenged book this past year has to be the popular erotica novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Despite the reasons a person
may have for banning a book, restricting someone’s ideas and thoughts or banning people from reading those ideas and thoughts because you simply do not agree with them, do not understand or do not wish to understand, is an abuse of our First Amendment rights as Americans and our freedom to think for ourselves. We celebrate Banned Books Week to lift up those authors who have challenged us to think and view the world in a new perspective. Books are a fantastic way to entertain oneself, but also a powerful tool to educate on topics such as teen suicide, sex, drugs and abuse that many turn a blind eye to. Books can be an escape and a safe haven. That is why we need to stand up against censorship, not just once a year, but all year so that we can protect what is most precious – the freedom to express our ideas and to share those ideas with others.
Top 5 Surprising Books on the Others you may know that Banned/Challenged List have made it to the list:
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee The Color Purple Alice Walker
A Light in the Attic Shel Silversteing