A>rH 7, 1977
Field study a success
bv Roberta Schultz
“I want to go back. It’s a part of
my life that I’ll never forget. I
think I got a total of about ten
hours sleep. We were all running
from 7:00 AM to 4:00 AM
everyday,” recalled Michelle
Dula, one enthusiastic par
ticipant in a five-day field study
of the New York Professional
Theatre during spring break. So
filled was her schedule that she
couldn’t even find time to send
nut post cards until she got home.
A group of fourteen Behrend
College students, accompanied
by Professor Arno Selco,
departed February 27 from
Behrend College to take part in
Arts and Humanities 198. The
two-credit course attracted both
theatre and non-theatre majors
and included a student from
University Park, a retired Penn
State teacher, and a Behrend
College chemistry professor,
Donald Leavers. The course also
required a final exam and a
research paper.
From their arrival in New York
Sunday evening to their return
Thursday evening, the group
experienced many diverse
aspects of theater, from a
standing-room-only performance
of Broadway’s “A Chorus Line”
to off-Broadway’s “Vanities” to a
rehearsal of “Welcome to the
Magic of WABC-TV.”
Fifth-term theatre student
Dennis O'Neille was most im
pressed with a tour of the Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts
Monday afternoon. Michelle Dula
enjoyed “A Chorus Line” at
Broadway’s Shubert Theatre
followed by an unexpected treat
when the group had drinks at
Sardi’s and a “. . . warm,
friendly conversation with
George Pesaturs and Tommy
Arguillar from the production.”
Michelle also noted that the
actors were “ . . . thrilled that we
recognized them and asked for
their autographs.”
The variety of activities kept
all participants thoroughly oc
cupied. Amused students rum
maged through theatrical garb,
took a tour of the 46th Street
Theatre, had a close-up view of
the set of “Chicago”, and par
ticipated in a seminar on working
in the professional theatre. The
group convened Wednesday
evening to attend a “bloody and
gory, deep and well done” per
formance of “Streamers” staged
at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at
iter. A tour of the New
ikespeare Festival
leatre on Lafayette
luded the tour.
•al response to the trip
ivorable, although the
some criticism. Kat
a sophomore
;ry major, felt that the
too “touris|yf and
~uckstage,;en||jhasis of
theatre. Michelle D’Aiauco noted,
-i“I learned a lot sol/behind the
stage things thatryou don’t
lH: 1 normally get tosee:.. we got a
ft#; taste of everything.’
Asked what impressions
ipi students developed about theatre
mosts%esponses were’
One student gathered -
that being in a chorus line xjgjfc{
like being a piece of chopped'
meat. Dennis O Neilleobserved
that theatre people did their best
of disillusioning starry-eyed
actinglhopefuls. He realizes and
stresses-;:^ths importance; of a
strong willii«nessitMwbrit hard
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and of strength of character to
surmount the obstacles.
The intensive cultural study is
a new course exclusive to
Behrend College, a first in Penn
State history. Development of the
course can be credited to Thomas
G. Fox, Dean of Faculty; Robert
Schenker, Area Representative
for Continuing Education; and
Arno Selco, Assistant Professor
of Theatre Arts, in cooperation
with the Field Studies Center of
New York.
Behrend
Players
by Roberta Schultz
Collegian Staff
Writer
The Behrend Players are
preparing for their spring
production “The Birthday
Party” by Harold Pinter. Per
formances will be staged April
27,28.29, 30 and May 4,5, 6, and 7
at 8:00 PM in the Behrend College
Studio Theatre. Tickets go on sale
April 20 and cost $2.50 for the
public and $1.50 for Behrend
College students, staff, and
faculty. Due to limited seating,
only sixty tickets are available
for each of the eight per
formances. Reservations can be
made by phoning 898-1511. (An
advanced ticket or reservations
assures a seat only if presented at
the door by 7:45 PM).
Set in a ramshackle boarding
house on England’s south coast
“The Birthday Party”, should
surprise many theater-goers. The
audience will discover an at
mosphere different from its
standard sit-back-to-be-enter
tained performances.
New York Times theater critic
Clive Barnes referred to the play
wright, Harry Pinter, in response - — ;
to the play's Broadway opening: 2) All for
"His concern is with fear - nasty University-based aid must also
atavistic fear - in a chrome- apply for BEOG, a federal grant,
plated world, where most of us - and^Jf.iPe'rmsylvania residents,
certainly most plush-seated PHESngjitHhe state grant. The
theater-goers have nothing to will not award
fear but fear itself.” He added,; aid until it has
“Pinter has clearly been you have applied for
fluenced by Samuel Beckett all applicants
lack of ready informationfoEiibe9fe'&Efi®iiiversity-based aid most-,
audience, the atBEOG as
ironic puzzlement,-?:tlw^^S^^^Bo^^e ; ;' : and must submit;,
sequiturs stinging award letter to the Student
like serpents. Office as soon&as*?i£ f is
flat, bland tone -
in common. Butftghbt is
is the difference of ~Mr. Pinfer’s ~
preoccupations and hisrconeem
with a new kind of- heroic
drama...”
The play is the kind
attenuated hv the Dlayers, par
ticularly in its
nature: Director does
not be as
f'grdup’s most
“When You
but
promises is a
theater waSfortunate to
obtain JacquelmeiS. Watts, an
J&FtA. Design at
TJhiversity Jggftgj&ib design they
..'set. Jacqut ~ an Ameri<’'
College
medallion
of the S;
product
For Pfc^_ rJ yite.
costumesfMr" ‘ the
settingt'for : “Veronica’s Room.”
Behrend Collegian
Lawless has a big stick
Junior Tom Lawless was presented the Adirondak Big-Stiek
Award by Mr. Steve Smith, representative of the Rawlings Adiron
dak Company. Tom’s batting average was .448 while playing on
Behrend’s baseball team last vear.
Financial aid
The Student Financial Aid
Office reports that aid ap
plications for the 77-78 year are
avcilable and that students must
file the applications now to
receive aid next Fall.
Larry Skerlong, Financial Aid
Counselor, suggests that students
keep the following information in
mind when applying for aid:
1) There are three major
sources of financial aid —the
federal and state governments
and the University. Each of the
aid sources requires>a separate
application. ~ ' '-b
The University provides Work-
Study awards. NDSL and
University' Loans, and- SEOG
Grants. 1 To be considered for any
of these awards you -must com
plete a University Financial Aid
Application and aJFinancial Aid
Form (FAF). The FAF replaces
the PCS previously submitted by
Penn State students.
3) Both will
mail to
April 1.
If you receive
either you may
obtain at the
Student Aid?€)fSce.
4) If you are seeking financial
aid for the 77-78 academic year
you must submit each of the
following: an FAF, a University
Financial Aid Application, a
BEOG application, and a PHEAA
application. Additional
sch ' hip applications are also
(efcat the Student Aid
in mind that grants,
work-study are based
. The east of the Behrend players spring production of "The Birthday Part\": Back row I to r
Gregory Johnson. Timothy Baum. Micheal Kaimo. Front row 1 to r Pamela Pile. Dennis O’Neill
information
solely on financial need.
Scholarships are based on a
combination of need and
demonstrated academic
achievement.
6) Retain copies of your aid
applications and record the dates
they were submitted.
7) You must reapply for all
.ypes of financial aid each year.
Receipt of financial aid one year
does not guarantee that you will
receive aid in subsequent years.
8) Students who applied for but
did not receive aid this year
should reapply for next year. As a
result of changes in student aid
regulations, you may be eligible
for aid in the future.
9) Adhere to the deadlines
indicated on the aid applications.
Late applications will be honored
only on a funds-available basis.
The 1977-78 Behrer.d College
Financ.a! Aid Booklet is
availab.e atcj-the Student Aid
booklet provides
informiatibh regarding types of
aid available, application
. procedures, deadlines, and
student costs. The booklet can be
a valuable tool to students who
need financial assistance for the
«coming academic year.
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