THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Playhouse Theatre reopens with version of 'Peter Pan' By Hannah Rishel COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Clap if you believe in fairies. The School of Theatre will per form "Peter Pan" Nov. 3, 5 and 6 through 12 at 7:30 p.m and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m in the Playhouse Theatre. "Peter Pan" will celebrate the reopening of the Playhouse Theatre and was chosen partially because the flying will show the new capabilities of the renovated theater. Professor Eric Rouse, techni cal director for the show and an assistant professor, is overseeing the flying scenes. Rouse has worked on more than 20 produc tions of 'Peter Pan' across the country. Rouse said working on the fly ing is a slow process. Over the course of rehearsals he increases the difficulty and time working on flying. "Some people expect to see perfect flying like they see on Broadway or a national tour, but they forget that those teams work together for months or even years," he said. "For our students to accomplish what they have here in a few weeks is pretty amazing." Audrey Cardwell (junior-musi cal theatre) will play Peter Pan Hip-hop group to play Mezzanine By Courtney Warner FOR THE COLLEGIAN Mike Wallace is a dedicated Penn State student and a devoted football player with a scholarship. What sets him apart from other students is his hip-hop group. Wallace and his group Primary Element will perform at 9 tonight at Mezzanine. 420 E. College Ave. Wallace wakes up at 5 a.m. every day for football practice. goes to class, practices more, studies and then goes to bed, he said. Though he has a challenging day, he still finds time for his music. "People say they don't have the time to do something because they're too busy for it. If you real ly want to do it then you will make time to do it. - he said. Wallace's friend Karisa Maxwell (sophomore-journalism and political science) said it's impressive the members of Primary Element can juggle mul tiple lifestyles and still be passion ate about all of them. "I asked Mike if he had to At No. 1, Lil Wayne redefines stardom from behind bars Jennifer Peltz ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- He had the top selling album in the country earli er this month. He's on the presi dent's iPod. He's on the charts with two singles and a collabora tion on a third. He's on Facebook with updates for the more than 14 million peo ple following them. He is, in every respect, on. By the way, Lil Wayne's in jail. But his public persona is anything but locked away. The rapper, who's on track to be released Thursday after serving eight months in a gun case, is the first artist in 15 years to release a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart while serving a sentence. His - I Am Not a Human Being" spent a week in the top slot and has sold more than 323,000 copies since its Sept. 27 release. accord- Join faculty and fellow students to learn more about studying next summer in France Language Studies Wednesday, November 3. 6:00 p.m. 5 Life Sciences Building lc: If you go What: Penn State School of Theatre presents "Peter Pan" When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3,5, 6,9, 10, 11, 12 and 2 p.m. Nov. 13 Where: Playhouse Theatre, in the Theatre Building Details: Tickets for the opening night are $35. other nights $25 and New Zealand actor Hayden Tee, who is making his U.S. debut, will portray Captain Hook. Professor Dan Carter, director of the School of Theatre, said the character lends itself well for a guest actor because Captain Hook is older. - We believe it's important for our students to work alongside professionals." Carter said. Cardwell is not the only Penn State student who has to balance her schoolwork with the play Michael Karns is working as stage manager for the produc tion. "Being an undergrad student working alongside a design team 0f... my peers. my professors and g uest artists, I have had the abili ty to experience working on a pro duction that is the scale of some- choose between being a student or artist, which one would he pick.' He said all of them because he worked hard to be where he is and couldn't have gotten there without any of them, - she said. Maryland natives Wallace and twins Steve and Stan Spottswood named their group - Primary Element - because each person's life revolves around multiple ele ments, but their primary element is music. Stan constructs the beats. Steve creates album art and Wallace promotes the group. Wallace said all elements of their music are "clean: the pro duction. the language and the message. "People don't want to listen to graphic and insulting music. The group's clean music enables peo ple of all ages to listen to them." Maxwell said. Wallace said he likes to consid er himself another Spottswood sibling. Not only do they share the same birthday, but musically "they vibe off of each other." Wallace added. "All of the members have the capacity to put another's desires ing to Nielsen Sound Scan It's hardly a coveted distinction. But it is both a reflection of Lil Wayne's popularity ---- he went to jail a multiplatinum-selling Grammy Award winner -- and a result of astute maneuvering in the multimedia landscape that now envelops pop stardom. Staying relevant? Try omnipresent. "The challenge was to make sure you feel like he never left." says Bryan "Birdman - Williams. the Cash Money Records co founder who has fostered Lil Wayne's career since the rapper's teens. "We came with a good strat egy, and it worked. - Members of the rapper's man agement team carefully sched uled releases of music and saw to it that his responses to the deluge of fan mail that has descended on the city's Bikers Island jail com plex were typed up and posted thing I want to do after graduat ing," Karns (senior-stage man agement) said. While the story of "Peter Pan" is a classic, the School of Theatre is putting a different spin on the story about the boy who won't grow up. Karns said this production is by no means a - bright, bubbly" version of - Peter Pan" an audience would see at children's theater. "You're not seeing a mediocre college production." he said. "You are going to see an incredible show brought to you by a collaboration of students, facul ty and successful professionals that will blow you away" Carter said the play was the first show ever produced by the Pennsylvania Centre Stage 25 years ago. During that time the Pennsylvania Centre Stage was the professional counterpart to the School of Theatre. but now it is fully incorporated into the col lege. The group will now put on per formances year round. instead of just during the summer. Recognizing that merger by celebrating our roots has a lot of appeal... Carter said. To e-mail reporter: hmrso27@psu.edu Primary Element performs at Mezzanine in July. The group will perform again at the venue tonight. and ideas into a physical prod net, - Wallace said. Wallace said performing with three members is challenging because every member has to be on the same page. To gain the support of the crowd, the per formance must consist of energv and confidence. - You get what you put in Wallace said. They have become regulars at Rikers' visiting hours and have played. and recorded. music over a jail phone. The Li! Wayne campaign even comes with its own insider-v slo gan -- "free Weezy - one of his nicknames --- circulated through channels ranging from T-shirts to a Twitter hashtag. For the rapper, his jail term has been a difficult exile from the recording studio where he gener ally likes to spend time every night, his associates say "When you take somebody's passion away it's gotta he frustrating," Williams said in an interview. But for his tans, it has provided not only a steady stream of new music, but an unusually direct connection to one of music's megastars. On a blog he set up for fans, he's offered insights into his day-to-day PENNSTATE Kelsey Morns Collegian Jack Williams (junior- toxicology) reads Michael Howard's (sopho more-chemical engineering) Tarot cards. The A 7 club sponsored Tarot card readings in the HUB to raise money for THON. Club reads Tarot cards for THON Students had the opportunity to see where their cards fell Monday afternoon while having their fortunes told. The A-7 club hosted Tarot card readings at the HUB-Robeson Center to raise money for the Interfraternity Council Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Club event coordinator Jack Williams conducted the readings. He said the club decided to hold the event because it was fairly inexpensive to run. "It's a great way to use the skills I have to raise money for a great cause, - Williams (junior toxicology) said. Williams said he became inter ested in reading Tarot cards after he read a short story and took up the hobby a year and a half ago. "I bought an intro deck and loved it ever since, - Williams said. He said he thought Tarot cards would appeal to a wide variety of students. "Tarot cards are a great way to look at a situation from a different perspective, - Williams said. -. They can help shed light as to what is going on. - The club charged $3 for a short read, also called a five-card pat tern, and $5 for a long read, a 1 ()- card pattern. All proceeds were donated to THON. Williams said the club did not set a particular fundraising goal for the event. doings and responses to some of the listener letters that. he says, anchor his day "I never imagined that I could have such an impact on people's lives. - he wrote in July on the site. Weezythan.xyou.com. Known for his workaholic out put of witty, manifold and some times weird wordplay Lil Wayne had the best-selling album of 2008 and won a best rap album Grammy with — llia Carter 111.- Time magazine weighed him for its most-influential-people list last year: President Barack Obama recently told Rolling Stone he has some Lil Wayne music on his iPod. The rapper, born Dwayne Carter Jr, pleaded guilty in October 2009 to having a loaded gun on his tour bus after a Manhattan concert in 2007. He began serving his one-year sen tence in March. He's expected to get out early - RUTGERS SCIENCE MEETS BUSINESS /nt - roc; • . • a new professional science master's degree - The Master of Business & Science (MBS). We are now accepting applications for the Spring, Summer & Fall semesters. For more information, visit our website or contact us: 732-445-5117 or psminfo@dceo.rutgers.edu Visit our website for additional dates & details! mbs.rutgers.edu i 1. RS By Samantha Arcieri FOR THE'COI ,_FS RICO I s aw bo ° lie ft, Rato ra 4 0 aft* --0 41111 4„/tPk kitionwisse„, 450144,F. farAiw,7liiii 110 110.4 40c5r .2411 ° 61 44100,4„40, au. 46Itent4fts • agit eioci r 24044*-,l44*.wrior 144114 411414, . - - 111 6 44011.41,4464004.204; TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2010 I "So I thought, 'Why not raise money for the kids?' Jack Williams A 7 event coordinator "As long as we raise even a dol lar for THON it was more than what we had, Williams said. "I'd be happy with any money that we raise.- Williams said this is the third year A-7 has been raising money for THON. He said he hopes this will help his organization impact THON and establish a name for itself within the community. Alexandra Mete. Class of 2010. said she never had her cards read prior to the event. but liked the outcome of her reading that Williams performe , l. "It was a really unique way to raise money, - Mete said. Kim Malora (graduate-coun selor education) said the dona tions to THON helped her decide to get her cards read -- her read ing provided an optimistic out look of the future. "I hope it's accurate based on what he said, - Malora said. "I would definitely do this again." Williams said the club is going to try to hold Tarot card readings in the HUB-Robseon Center every Monday for the rest of the semester. "I don't have class on Mondays. Williams said. "So I thought, why not spend my day raising money for the kids?“ because of time off for good behav ion despite the electronic contra band that landed him in solitary confinement for the last month of his term: a charger and head phones for a digital music player were found in his cell, jail officials said. (He acknowledged the mis step on his blog.) While at Bikers, he also pleaded to an Arizona drug posses sion charge and was sentenced to three years' probation. Lit Wayne joined a roster of suc cessful rappers who have spent time behind bars, a list that has muddied the line between art and life in a genre that arose from inner-city streets and often chron icles crime and violence. Big names including Tupac Shakur, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown, Shyme, Mvstikal, Gucci Mane and T.I. have been incarcerated for periods ranging from months to years.
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