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tion with other activities was difficult
“I couldn’t put as much emphasis
9n this scene as I would have1iked,” he'
said.
“But now I have a sense of what I
could do if I wanted to do a project of
my own. ...And I would like to do a pro
ject of my own,” he said.
Along with his own production,
Johnston also was an actor in Greg
Peters’ one-scene play.
Peters, a student in Directing H, was
very complimentary of the actors he
worked with and gave them the free
dom to be creative.
“My philosophy of directing is
strongly related to collaboration and
sharing between director and actors,”
he said.
“In my experiences, actors have
just as much to offer creatively, and if
you teU them what to do, you cut off an
avenue.”
And Peters found that he had many
avenues to choose from, more so in this
experience than in his experience in
Directing I.
“In Directing I, scenes had very
clear perimeters,” Ik said. “The focus
was more on die mechanics of direct
~ ing.” •
‘In this class, die focus is more on
how you see the text and what you and
your actors can bring to it”
He said this experience was more
like what directing an actual full-length
show would be like.
He said in Directing I, a student
gets all the fundamentals and mechan
ics out of the way.
In Directing n, students really need
to concentrate on how to deliver the
message.
“Doing this show was totally differ
ent than anything I have ever done,” he
said.
The rehearsal process was an ongo
ing experiment.
“What we ended up doing was just
playing in rehearsal, and the actors
would come up with stuff, and we
would say, ‘That works, and maybe that
doesn’t work so much,”’ he said
“Then I had to sit down and chore
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Whet: Director’s Showcase
Where: Stucfo Theatre
Whan: Tonight at 8 p.m. Saturday at 2 p.m.
The SUnrry: Student directors get opportunity
to show their stuff
ograph everything based on that, which
was very difficult for me.”
Aaron Dupree, who is in the
Directors I class, said those who came
to the show would experience some
thing a little different than they would at
a normal theater production.
“If you come to one show, for
example “Three Sisters,’ you sit through
a night of Chekhov,” he said. “Here,
you get an opportunity to see a whole
variety of the theatrical spectrum.”
McCulough said he was pleased
with his students’ work and improve
ment
“I am impressed with the way
they’ve grown this semester,” he said.
“The projects they have done leading
up to this have prepared them for this
public performance.”
Lied Center stop
part of Collins’tour
Judy Collins’ annual tour has
become a holiday tradition, and this
year it comes to Lincoln.
One stop on music-legend
Collins’ last tour of the century will
be at the Lied Center on Sunday at 7
p.m.
Collins, who sings a variety of
Christmas classics in her show, has
been performing for almost 40 years.
The Christmas tunes in Collins’
show are done in various ways. Some
of her songs include a mixture of dif
ferent sounds and instruments while
some will be performed a cappella or
solely with an acoustic guitar.
Collins can perform a variety of
ways because she’s spent some time
mastering her art.
At age 13, she was presenting
public performances on the piano. By
16, she had developed a love for the
guitar and singing, which she has
been doing ever since.
In those 40 years, Collins has
made platinum and gold albums,
earned five Grammy nominations and
added several top-10 hits to her credit
She still maintains a busy touring
schedule with 60 to 80 concert
appearances per year, including her
annual holiday tour.
In a recent appearance with the
Hollywood Bowl Symphony, she per
formed in front of a crowd of33,000.
Tickets for the performance at die
Lied Center are on sale for $34, $30
and $26.
For college students and youths 18
or younger, tickets are half-price.
Students must show valid identifica
tion.
Those interested can contact the
Lied Box Office at (402) 472-4747
from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p,m.
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