Theater perforinances attract audiences from Harding, Searcy and nearby t owns •Cam pus Pl ayers and Alpha Psi Omega k eep alive a tradition as old as Harding "Campus Players is the oldest organization on the Harding campus," said Robin Miller, co-sponsor with Morris Ellis of Campus Players and Alpha Psi Omega. The club was founded when Harding was still in Morrilton, Arkansas. Many Harding faculty members, past and present, were members of the club durjng their years as Harding students. Still present in the prop room are some ancient foot lockers once used by Campus Players when they traveled. The prop room also contains many old costumes and props from the first years of Campus Players. Britton Lynn served as president of Campus Players and vice president of Alpha Psi Omega this year. Maria Brooks was president of Alpha Psi Omega and vice president of Campus Players. Alpha Psi Omega and Campus Players, though officially two clubs, function as one. However, Alpha Psi Omega is the national honorary theater fraternity; therefore, a student must meet guidelines for membership. The qualifications are a specific grade point, a minimum numbers of hours of college theater work and classification as a sophomore. Campus Players functions with Alpha Psi Omega to produce plays and musicals throughout the year. When the two clubs join together, they usually label it as a Campus Players production since everyone active in Alpha Psi Omega is also in Campus Players. "In the summer we do three shows in dinner theater form," Miller said. The actors meet and greet the audience, serve tea, run back, throw their makeup on, and act. It's a lot of fun, and really well supported," Miller said. Tickets for the dinner theaters are in demand, and many times the shows sell out in advance. People come from all around the area, including Fairfield Bay and Heber Springs, to attend the dinner theaters. The Secret Garden was the first production involving Campus Players this year. They also staged Overtones; Rainmaker; Rose, A Southern Lady; Prelude To a Kiss, an original adaptation of The Scarlet Letter; and a few other one-act plays. The Scarlet Letter was performed during Spring Sing for people who had already seen the Spring Sing show. When choosing plays for Campus Players, various areas are considered. These include the mechanics of the play, the type of play, the budget for the play, the audience and also the place where the play will be performed. Also important in the decision process is the message that the play sends to its audience. "The benefits come from being involved with all the people in Campus Players. It is based on a love for theater. It opens horizons to new ideas and new people," member Henry McDaniel said about his involvement in the organization. - Alyne Hoover Campus Players. First Row: Ray Carter, Ben Jones, Maria Brooks, Janis Williams. Second Row: Rachel Carter, Robin Miller (faculty sponsor), Ellen Fowler, Morris Ellis (faculty sponsor), Ben Howe. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Johanna Dom inguez andReginaHuddleston workwith Janna lo on herEnglish pronunciation skills during a therapy session. Through various kinds of therapies, students involved in SSHA were able to apply their knowledge and offer help to many. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Campus Players 202 ~-~~0-r-ga-n~iz-a~ti~o-ns~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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