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ry and Stop M e, the Freshman Bridget Gabriel, who
T freshman/sophomore play, played Beautifical, commented "It
was presented February 10, 11, and was just as hard as any play. Harder
13. What happened behind the if anything, because being
scenes before the production underclassmen, we had to . . .
itself? Gaining experience was a show that age doesn't matter. It's
key. how much work goes into it." She
"Hopefully not only the added that she gained a trust in
experience of being on stage," said her peers through the play.
writer and director of the play, Morrissey said there was a
John Morrissey, "but also a further definite improvement from one
understanding of an an interest in night to the next.
theater was gained." "Each new audience brings a
Freshman Jon Stodola, who new dimension to performing, and
played Nastivius, said the play the students learned to "play" to
provided a good chance to be a the audience, which always
part of a production. "I think we enhances a performance."
learned a lot about drama and the "I learned from each
theater — not only on the acting performance," explained Gabriel,
side but also the emotional side. "and each night I improved my
Getting into character, being your character even more. In theater,
character, and reacting to other when you make a mistake, it's
characters are the things we did forgotten and you just go on."
. . . It's really exciting when you Stodola added, "At the end of a
can go off to another place in time practice or production, I listened
without leaving." to the director — what he liked or
"At times it was difficult . . . " disliked — and did my best to
explained Morrissey. "However, improve."
somehow there's a real thrill in the Morrissey summed it up, "I was
teaching process of inexperienced very excited and thankful just for
drama students. There's an the opportunity to write and direct
excitement in hearing, 'Thanks, a play for Ralston. I am very proud
you taught me to enjoy theater.'" of each and every student I
worked with on this production. It
came off even better than I
The fatal stab. Herotivus (sophomore Eric
Cross) proves that the good guy always wins as expected."
he does away with Nastivus (freshman Jon Sto­
dola) in the end.
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Michele Kidd
Cheri Kiddler
Hye Un Kim
Renay Kleager
Kevin Klein
Patti Knorpp
Becky Knutson

Sue Koch
Steve Kohler
Melissa Krause
Lenal Kruse
Denise Kubat
Jane Lafferty
Laura Lanoha

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