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Lunch and Learn will aid spring growth
The Cane River Green Market and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) announced plans to host a “Growing a Spring Vegetable Garden” lunch and learn Wednesday, March 27. The ...
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A group of Northwestern State University students have gotten a crash course on the playwrights who were responsible for the birth of realistic acting. Two and a half weeks of intensive study will culminate in a workshop celebrating playwrights Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov Monday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Jack Wann Theatre on the second floor of the A.A. Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts. There is no admission and the See Plays page 7B workshop is open to the public. Wann, the former artistic director and coordinator of theatre at Northwestern State, has returned to the university for the fourth consecutive year to teach an intensive class of two to three weeks. “It has been enjoyable to teach the students about the birth of realistic acting,” said Wann. “Ibsen and Chekhov were the first playwrights to expect the actor to think. They wanted the actors to collaborate more. I’ve tried to teach about how this style came into being.” The workshop will feature seven scenes, four from works by Ibsen and three from Chekhov. Performances will include scenes from “A Doll’s House” with Patrick Mahoney as Torvald and Coryn Bourgeois as Nora, two scenes from “Ghosts” with Tyler Price as Engstrand, Shannon Harger as Regine, Lindsey M. Page as Mrs. Alving and Cameron Metrejean as Osvald and “The Master Builder” with Timothy Callais as Solness and Sharla Mills as Hilde. The scenes by Ibsen will include “The Seagull” with Cory M. Germany as Treplev and Sarah Roberts as Nina, “Uncle Vanya” with Myesha-Tiara McGarner as Sonya and Latreshia Stormer as Helene and “Ivanov” with DeAngelo Renard as Ivanov and Natalie Sibille as Sasha. “I am pleased with the work done by the students,” said Wann. “Many of them have been performing in other productions here or taking part in the regional American College Theatre Festival in Shreveport, but they have been able to keep up.” Wann retired from Northwestern State in 2003 and was named professor emeritus. He returned to NSU in 2006 to direct a summer dinner theatre production of Kiss Me Kate and teaches acting classes in the spring semester each year. He is writing a book on the teaching of Ibsen and Chekhov. Wann maintains an active schedule that includes teaching, directing and acting.
Workshop will examine legacy of playwrights
A group of Northwestern State University students have gotten a crash course on the playwrights who were responsible for the birth of realistic acting. Two and a half weeks of intensive study will...
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Park program will star Civil War soldier
On Saturday, March 2, Mansfield State Historic Site will present a program exploring the daily life of an average Civil War soldier. A park interpreter will be dressed as a Civil War soldier and ...
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Bid Day
The Kappa Iota Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity held its Spring 2013 Bid Day in honor of their new pledge class, consisting of 14 pledges. Bid Day was Jan. 25 and they began their journey to becoming ...
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Rare Disease Day will promote care, research
A rare day for people with rare diseases. Rare Disease Day is a global event held on the last day of February in over 60 countries. The purpose of Rare Disease Day is to focus attention on these di...
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Isley Bros. will perform classic tunes
R&B legends, The Isley Brothers, will be performing in the Mari Showroom at Paragon Casiono Resort Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and are on sale now. The Isley Brothers claim dozens o...
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Screen for aneurysms today
A national non-profit organization, founded in Prairieville, called AAAneurysm Outreach, is raising awareness for AAA by offering free ultrasound screenings to at-risk individuals Saturday, Feb. 23...
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Kasey’s Run, Walk and Roll will close pre-registration today
The community may be a part of the first annual Kasey’s Heart and Soul: Run, Walk and Roll, also known as “Kasey’s Race”. The March 9 event includes a 1 mile walk, run or roll (for wheel chair pa...
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Jazz/r&b fest draws classic and Local acts
The Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival Board of Directors has announced that the festival will occur April 12-13 on the downtown Natchitoches riverbank. Rock and roll legend Eddie Money and country/pop...
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Have the faith to laugh, live like a child
Here are some actual answers given by children on their science exams: “How is dew formed?” “The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them sweat.” “How can you delay milk turning sour?” “Keep it...
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