FEBRUARY 3 - 9,1986 THE CITIZEN
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Al�ce in LM'C' Wonderland
BE TO 1WP - With sweep­
ing strokes the . -year-old boy
oshe green paint on the bac -
drop. Along 'de him a gray­
h . ed woman tries to keep his
paint within the designated area
while adding texture and detail
to the nery. They are creat­
ing bu e for community
theater produ tion of "Ali e
in onder! nd. '
'Theater i for all ages all
ethnic group," y Rodn y
William, dram instructor t
Lake Michig n Colleg. He
rel ted the bove scene involv­
ing hi son and an elderly
worn n orking together on the
production.
good educational and
community theater group can
bring people clo r together,"
he say. "Theater can fulfill
a lot of requirements: the
n d for attention, an ccept-
able outlet. for expressing
aggre n, c . vement of
lf-expre ion. It is a that'.
It 15 things out nd bring
thin in. It's good therapy."
illiams worked with one
young m n who h d me
emotional problems. He W2S
trouble in school; he was in
minor trouble with the law'
his parents were h ving trouble
handling him.
"He w s perfect for the role,"
says William. "He looked the
role. He talked the role. e
decided to take a chance on him.
He was early to every reh ar 1.
He as the rust to memorize
his line. His school work im­
proved. He s now in colJege
udying theater. Working in
the theater gave him an oppor­
tunity to open up, an oppor­
tunity for self-expre ion."
William joined the faculty
of Lake Michigan College thi
p st September when it re urn­
ed the drama program. The
dram program wa discontinued
veral years go as a re ult of
nate funding cutbacks. He
ha been involved in educat­
ional and community the ter
since 1980, with experience
in techni al areas a well s in
man ging, directing cting, writ­
ing and casting. He h ex­
perience in dinner theater nd
children' theater.
Lake ichig n Colle e om -
ials believe their education I
drama program will complement
the community theater alre d y
in the are • A need a ssment
conducted within the commun­
ity and the high school in th
College district indicated a
stron interest in the program
Willi s y. Student re ept­
ion has been good.
At le st two major product­
ions a ye r are planned,
according to Williams, with the
possibility of also 'doing a dinner
the ter and a children's the ter.
He plans on involving the re­
sources of the college and the
community in the production .
, e're available to act as a
resource for the community.
If community theater or high
school or church productions
will let us kno what they need,
we will see what we can do to
help them," Williams say .
Williams wants to organize
mini-courses � and workshop to
assist the community and sup­
plement the basic program.
Each cour will be complete
within it elf and may cover
children' theater, church drama,
nd creative dram a well as
other topics in which the com­
munity e pres s an interest.
Basic drama cour s are de . n­
ed to incorporate element f
u e to the community.
B sic cour s th t the olle e
pl ns to offer on a r taring
b is are Introducti n to Th a­
ter Stage aft Principles of
cting The ter Practicum nd
odem Drama. Intr duction
to The ter in lude theater
appreciation s well a theory.
Stagecraft cover props, co­
tumes the how to s' of putting
on a basi pageant or fe tiv 1
with minim 1 cost. Theater
Practicum is ctu 1 practi e in
the mounting and execution of a
production. It covers the
technical aspects as well as uch
things a et and costume
de ign.
In di ussing the Principles
of Actin class illiams id
he cannot te ch meone to
act. If he' lucky he says he
c n help someone learn to act.
The success of the stud nt
depends on the student's com-
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mitment. The c1 will help
the udent to m ster their
body nd vice. Th y -rnust
learn to us their mind to
unle sh their reativity,
.. ting is hizophrenic,'
y illiam. "Y ur ttention
mu t b ntered
chara ter nd at th
you must b ar
thing ar und you. You must
in c ntrol, but. t th s m
time you must b pontan u.
It i du I e lstencc: y u
are your If nd m ne
el . You must know ho to
u the imaginati n to bring
the character live.
• Th ate is synthe is of all
the arts. It in orp r te move­
ment, voice, p inting, picturi­
zation, There is need for parti­
cipation from people in all
the rts: con quently theater
people are a very diver group.
Tho behind the enes are
as important as tho on ta e.
live the ter production cre tes
a en of intim y nd re lity.'
ys illi m. "I t reates
deeper ppreciation of every­
thing. A per on who u s
theater s an outlet for self­
expre sion is a more omplete
person.
"The ter is ddi tive. One
you see what a differ n e it
makes you do not want t
give it up."
The wider the background
the tudent h in overall rts
the better the ter p rson h will
be, cording to illiams. nd
he personally re ommend
go d lid ba k round
literature - e p . ally
speare and orne of the Grec
playwrights.
The program he su e
students majorin in theater r
drama in ludes b si sp h t
build onfidence and
ar ne s: a ur in
per n I r lations to be me
a quainted with non-verb I 0111-
rnuni tion: art cour in paint-
in . ceramic, r ulptur t
help develop vi ual irna ery:
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The Citiz n Adv. 2/3/86