Monday, May 1, 2023
Odom Jr. performs at McKnight Center
Isaac Terry Staff Reporter Accompanied by a pianist, guitarist and percussionist, Leslie Odom Jr. took the stage Friday at the McKnight Center to uproarious applause. The songs began immediately, starting the night off with the Hamilton classic of “Wait for It.” After that, Odom brought out his own “Winter Song.” He then took a turn, singing both in French and English for “Autumn Leaves.” Odom then went on with several Nat King Cole songs, including “Mona Lisa,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Un-
forgettable” and “When I Fall In Love.” Next on the list was “L.O.V.E,” which Odom dang in multiple languages including French, Spanish, Italian and even Japanese. Odom then moved on to his “favorite” song of the night, a rendition of “The Sunny Side of the Street.” Odom took the mic and spoke briefly. “I still find,” Odom said, “So many reasons a day to smile.” Odom then sang a slow “If you just smile” with a smooth bass solo by Eric England nestled inside the Nat King Cole song. See Odom Jr. on 5
Carson Toulouse OSU students put on Godspell play in Locke Theatre in Seretean Center.
‘Free rein of creativity’ ‘Godspell’ brought Bible stories to the modern day
Locke Theatre was packed. Focused on retelling stories from the bible in a modern setting, the show brought an air of understanding to the old stories. The show allowed the actors to make a connection with the audience and ease themselves into their role. Isaac Terry Only two of the actors had Staff Reporter named roles, Thess Holloway who played John The Baptist and Judas, and Dakota Norman, who played As the lights dimmed, actors Jesus. flooded the Vivia Locke stage, bicker“Besides Jesus, Judas and John,” ing and fighting about religion, until Halloway said, “Everyone else in the John the Baptist stepped out of the cast is a disciple, a follower... In the audience. revised script, they just play themThe theatre department at OSU selves. They are their own role.” put together a revised version of On the playbill, the actors and “Godspell” on Thursday and the Vivia actresses were credited with their own
names, which allowed them to bring their own personalities and personal twists into the roles and the musical itself, with some pop-culture references such as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s catchphrases and hints at other musical productions slipped in. “For the most part, we got to have free rein of creativity of what we created on stage,” Halloway said. “So, for many of the choices made by the actors and actresses on stage, they were not necessarily given directions. They were thoughts that came to mind in the rehearsal process that just made it through to the show. It’s that personable area of Godspell.” See Godspell on 6
Cowgirls split doubleheader against Texas Tech Parker Gerl Staff Reporter
Carson Toulouse An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr. in the McKnight Center.
The Cowgirls got back in the win column for the first time in two weeks. On Saturday, No. 7 OSU split a doubleheader in Lubbock against Texas Tech -- a 10-1 win, and a 4-3 loss. OSU now sits 40-9 overall, 9-5 in Big 12 play. In recent weeks, the Cowgirls couldn’t get hits with runners on base. Morgyn Wynne and Micaela Wark helped break through. In game one, with two runners on in the top of the third inning, Wynne crushed a three-run homer to left field to give OSU a 3-0 lead. Right after, Cheyenne Factor walked, Wark matched Wynne with a homer of her own, this one for two runs. It was a five-run inning for OSU, more than it scored in the three-game series against Texas a week ago. Kelly Maxwell got the start against the Red Raiders (31-20, 5-12)
Luke Tolbert Cowgirls beat slump.
and pitched five innings and dished out nine strikeouts before Ivy Rosenberry entered the game and retired the final three batters. The Cowgirls finished the opening contest with 11 hits and nine RBI, seemingly returning to form after a
rough two-week hitting output. They went on to win 10-1 in six innings, grabbing their first win since April 15 and snapping a five-game skid. Roughly thirty minutes later, game two was underway. See Cowgirls on 3