6 I FRIDAY, Auc. 27, 2010
Students sit outside and sketch the Armsby Building on Thursday
Penn State alumnus sets
sights on Emmy trophy
By Karina Yiicel
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Penn State acting professor
Jane Ridley said those at Penn
State's School of Theatre always
knew Ty Burrell was "special."
Burrell, Class of 1997, is nomi
nated for an Emmy award in the
Best Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series for his work on
the television show "Modern
Family."
Ridley said the announcement
came as no surprise.
Ridley, who was Burrell's
movement instructor and had a
hand in recruiting him, said she
remembers many instances
when he would embody the char
acter he was playing in every way
"He learned to juggle, be a
clown, mime and fight with
weapons, all of which was by way
of training him to live fully what
ever character he was playing."
Ridley said. "We cast him in an
enormous number of plays. When
you're good, everyone wants to
work with you."
And those who have
with him, even before
reached the fame he
knows, said his success
story in a business
known to be tough is
an inspiration to others.
Current students
echoed those senti
ments.
"Being a Penn Stater
and aspiring actor, succe:
is never guaranteed," Laura
Mately (senior-theatre) said.
"Having someone like Ty gradu-
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School of Theatre Director Dan
Carter directed Burrell in most of
the plays he acted in during his
time at Penn State and said he
remembers the first time he
watched Burrell perform.
"My first impression was that
he was immensely talented,"
Carter said. "My second impres
sion was that he was a really nice
guy My third impression was that
he was a really versatile actor."
Carter said one of Burrell's tal
ents that set him apart from other
actors he's worked with is his skill
with physical comedy.
It seems like he's the
y that's doing it,"
said.
'y students at
State follow
Modern Family,"
something Mately
;aid makes his
►omination even
more exciting.
- I absolutely
love it," she said.
It's like the only
tow I follow. I love
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`Much Ado' to play State Theatre
The Nittany Valley
Shakespeare Company
will perform a free show
this Sunday.
By Hannah Rishel
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
State College Shakespeare
fans have the opportunity to see
one of the Bard of Avon's plays for
free this weekend.
The Nittany Valley
Shakespeare Company will per
form "Much Ado About Nothing"
at 1 p.m. Sunday at the State
Theatre, 130 W. College Ave.
Susan Riddiford Shedd, the
play's producer, chose the play
because it has a summer vibe to it
and is one of Shakespeare's most
beloved comedies, she said.
"I want to make Shakespeare
accessible to everybody, which is
why admission is free, - said
Shedd, the theater's operations
manager.
The play, directed by Mary
Beth Geppert, is about two
romances. One is between
Benedick and Beatrice, who hate
each other at the beginning of the
play and quarrel constantly, and
the other is between Hero and
Claudio, whose love is almost
destroyed by an evil plot.
Fall gigs boast big names, big prices
By David Strader
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
If you want your chance to see
the Eagles in concert, tickets go
on sale Monday but at a hefty
price.
Though that Oct. 22 show will
be an expensive concert, with
tickets at a minimum of $5l,
Bryce Jordan Center Director of
Sales and Marketing Bernie Punt
said it will be worth it.
"It's a pretty expensive show,"
Punt said. "It's a lot, but it's the
Eagles." . .
Hikmet Goncu (junior-manage
ment information systems) said
he was surprised Penn State
booked the Eagles.
"They're a really famous band,
and they've been around a long
time," Goncu said. "A band like
that coming to Penn State is
something great."
In addition to the Eagles, Punt
said this fall will offer a lot more
concerts than other past fall sea
sons.
"There's just about something
for everybody," Punt said.
"Normally we only have three
events, max, already planned in
the fall, but this fall we have dou
ble that."
Mike Negra, executive director
of the State Theatre, 130 W
College Ave., said he's optimistic
for this semester's lineup as well.
think it's going to be a great
fall, especially for the student
population in town," Negra said.
"We always try to have as much
variety as possible, and I think
we've got it." _ .
Punt said the BJC will also
showcase some varied genres at
Penn State this semester.
"We have hip-hop and pop Top
40 stuff to start the semester, but
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Husband-and-wife team Wil
and Julie Snyder are playing the
leads Benedick and Beatrice,
respectively.
"It's very cute," Shedd said.
Wil Snyder said his favorite
aspect of Benedick is the change
that overcomes the character
when he falls in love with
Beatrice. "This is our first time
doing something together on
stage," he said. "It's a blast."
Most of the actors in the play
reside in Centre County, with the
exceptions of Geppert and four
actors, all from Dußois, Pa.
Young thespians are also tak
ing part. Five Park Forest
Elementary School students and
one State College Area High
School student are honing their
acting skills by working with the
adult performers.
The Nittany Valley
Shakespeare Company is "a col
laborative ensemble that uses the
power of the spoken word to com
municate the great stories of the
atre in accessible productions
that are both theatrically innova
tive and faithful to the text."
according to the group's website.
This is the third summer the
company has put on a summer
play it performed 'A
Midsummer Night's Dream" and
"The Tempest - in past years.
The company also works with
The Eagles will play at the Bryce Jordan Center Oct. 22nd. Their cheap
est tickets are a hefty $5l.
then we have some country corn
ing up, too, - Punt said.
The BJC's season starts off
with a hip-hop collaboration on
August 31st with 8.0.8 and Travie
McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.
In terms of country, the venue
will host Sugarland Sept. 3 and
Carrie Underwood on Nov. 13.
Leigh Wolf (sophomore-com
munity environment develop
ment) said she has a fourth row
ticket to see Carrie Underwood.
"I love her. I think she knows
her fans really well," Wolf said. "I
actually started crying when my
friend said she bought fourth row
tickets."
The State Theatre also has a
high-price concert this season,
Negra said.
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What: "Much Ado About
Nothing" performed by the
Nittany Valley Shakespeare
Company
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
Where: The State Theatre
Details: Free admission
Centre Parks and Recreation to
put on the Camp Bill summer
camp, which gives youth partici
pants two weeks to learn theatri
cal combat and Elizabethan
dance at the Millbrook Marsh
Barn, 548 Puddintown Rd. At the
end of the camp, the students put
on a short play for their families.
Earlier in the summer, "Much
Ado About Nothing" was per
formed at the C. Barton McCann
School of Art. Juniata College,
Orchard Park and Sid Friedman
Parklet. The performance at The
State Theatre - - the only indoor
venue ---- is the play's closing
night.
Shedd said the plays have been
well attended so far, and the
weather has cooperated.
- The theater gods are in our
favor," she said.
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The Rhythm Devils, which has
two members of the [Grateful]
Dead, is going for $49 our high
est priced ticket, - Negra said.
Generally though, Negra said
he tries to keep ticket prices low.
- Most of our tickets are reason
ably priced, and that's key for
Negra said. - I always try to
book shows that keep tickets in
the 2.05.'.
With prices in mind, Negra said
he was confident in the theater's
ability to sell tickets this semes
ter.
- I never book a show that I
don't think will sell out," Negra
said. "I expect a really good
crowd at every show"
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