Pag# 2 Curtain call by Jen Colvin CoUtgim Staff Even though many people believe the studio theater is small, Kathleen Campbell thinks it is a wonderful area to work with. “It’s wonderful because you get to work on real acting, relationships (with the audience), and communication. It really gets to the nuts and bolts of acting" said Campbell. According to Campbell, the studio theater on campus teaches process. The process of putting on a production. Though many people may find it hard to work in the theater, to Campbell that is the true challenge. “If you can work here, you can work anywhere,” she said. Campbell said she tries to make her students understand theater and build a relationship with the audience and this is possible by working in a small theater. For example, if a student takes Campbell’s art of theater class, they would get a close look at how a production operates. Campbell also said she tries to impress an appreciation of the theater on students. The class spends much time exploring how actors actually put together a production. Breaking up into small groups, they put on their own production for the class. Campbell also teaches an acting class that is mote in-depth. In the acting class, the students spend time doing improvisatory skits. But Campbell does not In the pink by Hal D. Coffey News Editor The eyes have it, and a pretty bad case of it. Two weeks ago, students began coming into the Health and Wellness Center with irritated, red, pussed eyes. What they had was pink eye, Patty Pasky McMahon, director of Health Services said. One of the first students to come to the center with pink eye was sophomore Matt Baker, a resident of third floor Lawrence. Baker said he walked in behind someone who complained of the same symptoms. “My eyes got all pussed up and red,” Baker said. “About five people on the floor have gotten it since.” Another resident of third floor Lawrence, Matt Smith, contracted the vans after Baker. “Some of the guys looked at me and thought I had it," Smith give her class scripts because according to her, acting is not just reading the lines. “They need to explore the base of acting. They think that if they can read the lines that they can act, but that’s not it,” said Campbell. Campbell also works on relaxation with all of her classes. By relaxing, Campbell said that the students get down to the core of themselves and then can begin to act “You can’t build a character upon yourself. You have to find a central instrument to work with,” she said. Campbell’s relaxation techniques have been used campus wide for things other than just acting. Some RAs in the drains and suites have even invited Campbell to teach relaxation techniques to students for test anxiety and stress. To Campbell, all people play roles. “We all have certain behaviors for situations; variations of ourselves for different situations,” she said. But she said that acting is different. “Acting is like stepping into another life; you experience another part of life,” she said. By acting, Campbell said that a person can act only by using bits and pieces of his/her own experience. For example, Romeo is not only Romeo, but part of the actor who plays Romeo also. Campbell attributes such a “two sided actor” as the reason some actors do not get the part they try out for. said. “The next morning, it pussed up and almost closed. Soon after, the other eye was infected as well” McMahon said the cases peaked last week and that the virus has been contracted by at least 15-20 patients. Symptoms include itchy, watery eyes, redness, and then dry sticky eyes. Depending on allergies. Health and Wellness prescribes and dispenses out eye medication. Pink eye is highly communicable and every precaution should be made. “Good hand washing is essential,” McMahon said. “Avoid rubbing eyes and placing hands on your face.” The residents of third floor Lawrence have taken precautions to prevent the pink eye from spreading further. “We’ve been careful not to touch the doorknobs too much," Baker said. “No one really wants to touch anything on the floor.” ' SanCtkMPhotoCooriMor Faculty Profile of the Waak: Kathleen Campbell P^ reB 0< Us last performances under Campbell's direction. She will move on to Austin College next “When you are rejected at an “You have to love it Theater audition, it’s you they don’t like, is too hard and it must be It’s not the wok you did, but by absolutely the only thing you can seeing you act they know what do," added Campbell, they have to work with," And according to her, Campbell explained. Campbell said acting is the only Not only do you have to thing she can do. Campbell said develop good acting skills, but that theater is a way for her to Campbell said that you have to speak about the things she want to truly be an actor. thinks are important “If someone comes to me and “Theater gets to the things I says 1 want to be an actor,' I ask think are important and it gets to if there is anything else they those (things) very quickly and would like to do. If they say yes, dynamically.,” she said. I tell them to go do that Acting But it is not necessarily the is very hard and to truly make it acting that attracts Campbell, acting must be the only thing According to her, directing is you can do," said Campbell. what die really likes to do. According to Campbell, acting “I love directing. I watch the as a profession is almost a {day from the outside, yet know “calling.” every bit of it" she said. Take advantage of your summer and make "The Smart Choice": get a head start on your next semester. Whether you want to improve a grade or lighten your next course load, CCAC is the place to do it. Pittsburgh's CCAC offers o wide variety of summer courses guaranteed to transfer to other colleges and universities. You can do it with four, six, eight •Business • Computers •Sciences • English •Sociology •Psychology •Engineering • Drafting & Design •Mathematics • Speech CC4IC AIMhMV Campus tapaCampK North Campus Sou* Camus Hoc* Side, Monraaeit North His NhsttNffin FHhkugh 412-237-2511 412-371-1451 412-344-7000 412-449-1100 Thursday, April 21, 1994 Campbell said she teaches theater because she loves going to school. She graduated from Northwestern University with her bachelor’s in theater. She also has an master’s in theater and her doctorate in literature. Because Behrend does not offer a theater major and is not concentrated in theater, Campbell is moving on to teach at Austin College in Texas, near where she grew up. There, Campbell said die looks forward to teaching theater nuyors. Austin College, a small, liberal aits school offers a theater major and according to Campbell is a good opportunity to do things that interest her. or ten week sessions. As Pennsylvania's largest community college, CCAC helped over 109,000 students last year to get an edge in today's labor market. This summer, get more than a tan from your vacation. Make ''The Smart Choice" and calf your nearest CCAC campus today for complete enrollment information. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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