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that person on stage,” Faust said. “I asked questions like... ‘What would they eat’, ‘who are their parents’, ‘how would they walk’, ‘how do they brush their teeth’, ‘what kind of animal would their character be?’” One student, Joe Burleigh, made a Facebook page for his character and showed his creativity through his posts. After the students are familiarized with their roles, the staging process begins. Although the director has general guidelines as to where the cast enters the stage and how they move, she encourages the students to bring their own ideas to the rehearsals. Faust shares her vision of where she is taking the show with the cast, but wants them to bring their own nuances to their charac-
ters as well. “We hope the audience will feel like they are getting swept into the woods with the cast as well,” Faust said. She decided on this particular play because she thought it went well with the recent fantasy trend. “Fairy tales are huge right now with television shows and movies that have recently come out. This production has almost every fairy tale character you can think of, all combined together in a twisting plot. I’m hopeful that this fairy tale craze will bring more people to our show.” Into the Woods opening production will be Wednesday, November 7th at 10 a.m. in Herrick Auditorium and will be performed the following Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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cramming too much into previous semesters, he decided to take half of a victory lap and finish up his degree this fall. Hathcock still lives on campus and is taking advantage of still being a part of the campus community by investing in others. He is working with the Campus Ministries Council to start a mentor program between SNU students and younger kids who live downtown Oklahoma City. Hathcock is also a part of a discipleship group with freshmen guys. Hathcock said that his tuition dollars are paying for many of the activities going on around campus, so he might as well be involved in these events. Chesney Burgweger is another fifth year senior at SNU. Burgweger transferred to SNU the spring of her freshman year. Therefore, she still had another semester of cross-country eligibility. The crosscountry coach offered to keep her scholarship, so Burgweger decided to take another semester of classes at SNU and is able to take classes
that interest her. She is currently taking Astronomy and will get to travel to Costa Rica with the class over Christmas Break. Burgweger has enjoying living on campus this semester, and said it is more convenient than having to commute if she lived off campus. She has also enjoying continuing relationships with her cross-country teammates and building new relationships with freshmen that she wouldn’t have made otherwise. Nate Siems is a fifth year senior who will be taking a full year-long victory lap. Siems didn’t declare his missions major until the end of his freshman year, so he was behind on his theology classes. “Being a fifth year senior is not a bad thing, because the year has been enjoyable,” Siems said, and he hasn’t been overloaded on classes. Siems chose to live in Snowbarger Hall this year, and said he “wanted to live with freshman guys to have fun in the dorms again.” He explained that living on campus, and especially in Snowbarger, has helped him get to know more
Cast List (Alphabetical Order): Character: Name: Mysterious Man Scott Ballew Wolf Alex Bolerjack Witch Alison Boswell Florinda Kylee Bowman Baker Joe Burleigh Cinderella’s Mother Melanie Cooper Snow/Granny/Giant Bethany Crownover Cinderella’s Father Caleb Dickenson Cinderella Chesney Dodez Stepmom (cover) Heather Finch Little Red Tessia Griffith Cinderella’s Mother Hannah Kinsey Ensemble Aren Macomber Jack’s Mother (cover) Tabitha McGinness Rapunzel Bethany McKee Sleeping B/Sisters (cover) Jean Moore Cinderella’s Stepmother Ashlee Powers Ensemble Christina Roby Baker’s Wife Aubrey Ross Ensemble Laquana Sango Jack’s Mother (cover) Caleb Siems Narrator Caleb Simonds Rapunzel’s Prince Steve Stark Steward Cameron Taylor Jack’s Mother Kendra Trimble Cinderella’s Prince Brendon Weaver Lucinda Chelsea Weiser
people, especially freshmen, and have a broader friend group. Siems said he is more involved than if he were just living and hanging out with other seniors all the time.
Even though these students are graduating behind schedule, they are enjoying their victory lap and making the most of their last days on campus.