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ARTS
WILKES
FROM THE DEAN
LITTLE WOMEN AND AMADEUS
Wilkes UniversityTheatre will present two
Mainstageproductionsthis semesterin the
Dorothy DicksonDarte Center.The two
upcoming shows are: Little Women: The
Musicaland Amadeus.
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Little Women: The Musicalis based on
LouisaMay Alcott's classicr869 novel about
the four March sisters and their cherished
Marmee as they are faced with the struggles
of life during the American CivilWar. Little
Women: The Musicalwill be performed Feb.
17,18,24,and 25 at 8 p.m.,as well as Feb.t9
and 26 at 2 p.m.
Thearts havebeenan importantpart of the
WilkesUniversitycampusthroughoutits history
andcbntinueto be today.We hopethat you
enjoyour first Arts@Wilkes
newsletterwith its
informationon events,exhibitsandpeople. We
lookforwardto welcomingyouto oneof our
upcomingevents.
LindaA.Winkler
Deanof the Collegeof Arts,Humanities
and SocialSciences
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NAOMI BAKERPRESEN T ED
WITH ROAD WARRIOR AWARD
Peter Shaffer's stage play Amadeusis a
drama about what jealousyand envy can do
to the human soul.Amadeusis a
fictionalizedtale of two famous rgth century composers,Wolfgang AmadeusMozart and
Antonio Salieri.lt will be presentedon April 12-14al8 p.m. and April tS at 2 p.m.
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There is a 515generaladmissionfee, $ro alumni,E5 students/seniors,and free admission
w i t h W i l k e sl D .
lf you're interested in becominga musicaltheatre or theatre majot auditionswill be held
on Feb.r8, March t7 and April 14. You must be acceptedinto the Universitybefore you can
become a major. For more information or an appointment,call MaryellenSloat at
(Slo) qo8-a,a,zo.
STUDYABROADTHEATRE
STUDENTFROMWALES
WILKESGRADUATES...
WHEREARETHEYNOW?
For the first time, we havea study abroad
s t u d e n tj o i n i n gu s a l l t h e w a y f r o m W a l e s .
Caitlin McKee,a second-yearperforming
arts major at Trinity St. David's,will be
studying along with our theatre and musical
theatre majors at Wilkes University.
The PhoenixTheatre Ensembleof New
York City awarded the third annualEve
AdamsonExcellencein Lighting Design
Award to HeatherSmaha('o7) in
Novemberzott.
Caitlin is in the cast of Little Women: The
Musical.She also singswith the Chamber
Singersand in April will be performing the
Brahms Requiemwith the UniversityChorus
a n d t h e N E P AP h i l h a r m o n i c .
Greta Kleckner('o9) is on the national
tour of Damn Yankees.
StacieGogo ('o8) is an actress at the
Surflight Theatre in New Jersey.
Wilkes Universityis proud to recognize
these graduateson their success.
CHAMBERSINGERSSERENADE
CAMPUS
T h e C h a m b e rS i n g e r sr e p r e s e n to u r m u s i c p r o g r a m i n m u l t i p l e w a y s
U p c o m i n ge v e n t s i n c l u d eV I P D a y o n M a r c h z 4 a n d a t t h e a n n u a l
S c h o l a r s h i pL u n c h e o no n M a r c h 2 9 . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n ,p l e a s e
call (szo) 408-4605.
Nooni Hatsfelt Baker
Naomi Baker,
assistant professor
at Wilkes University,
was recently
honored at the 44th
KennedyCenter
American College
Theater Festivalwith
an award
acknowledgingher
extraordinary
respondentwork and
her dedicationto
KCACTF
Regionll.
Professor Baker attended this festival at lndiana
Universityof Pennsylvaniaon Jan. 11-i5with rl
students and Professor Joe Dawson.KCACTFis a
nationwideorganizationwith eight regions.The
festival'smain purpose is to celebrateand
encourage collegetheater.
The chair of Regionll, Elizabethvan den Berg,
initiallyapproachedNaomi about creating an
Actingr/DirectingTask Force. To familiarizeherself
with the region,Naomi traveled,viewed shows and
presentedfeedback to over 30 productions in the
past five years. In addition to chairingthe Acting/
DirectingTask Force,Naomi created a new initiative
within Regionll this year called"The Project for
DevisedTheatre." "Devisedtheatre," also called
"ensemble"or "collaborativetheatre," is a piece of
theatre created by an ensemblewithout benefit of a
formal script.
The trip to KCACTFRegionalFestivalwas funded in
part by a grant from the Wilkes MentorshipTask
Force.
LET CHILDRENAE CHILDREN:
LOU'S WICKES H'NE'S
CRUSADEAGAINST
CHILD LABOR
ARTISTFROMTHEPERMANENT
COLLECTION:
SEVERIN
ROESEN
represent some of the
most complex and
elaborate paintings in this
g e n r e e v e r p r o d u c e d .B y
r863, the artist had settled
i n W i l l i a m s p o r t ,P a .
Let Children be Children: Lewis
Wickes Hine'sCrusadeAgainst Child
L a b o r ,a n e x h i b i t i o no r g a n i z e db y t h e
G e o r g eE a s t m a nh o u s e ,o p e n e da t t h e
S o r d o n iA r t G a l l e r yo n M o n d a yJ, a n .
t 6 . P r o f e s s o rR o b e r tW o l e n s k y
p r e s e n t e da l e c t u r e ," T h e A n t h r a c i t e
M i n i n gI n d u s t r yi n N o r t h e a s t e r n
P e n n s y l v a n iD
a u r i n gt h e L e w i sH i n e
Y e a r s , "a s p a r t o f t h e o p e n i n g B
. oth
t h e e x i b i t i o na n d t h e l e c t u r ew e r e a
p a r t o f M i n i n gH i s t o r yW e e k
a c t i v i t i e s .T h e e x h i b i t i o nw i l l r e m a i n
o n v i e w a t t h e S o r d o n iA r t G a l l e r y
t h r o u g h M a r c hr r "
L e w i s W i c k e sH i n e w a s a s o c i o l o g i s t
w h o s e p h o t o g r a p h sc a p t u r e dh i s
a b i d i n gc o n c e r nf o r c h i l d r e n ,
i m m i g r a n t sa n d w o r k i n g - c l a s p
seople.
H e w a s h i r e db y t h e N a t i o n aC
l hild
L a b o rC o m m i t t e ei n t 9 o 5 t o
d o c u m e n tt h e h a r s hc o n d i t i o n si n
w h i c h c h i l d r e nw o r k e d .H i n es p e n tr o
y e a r sp h o t o g r a p h i n g
in the canneries,
c o a l m i n e s ,c o t t o n m i l l s ,f a r m s a n d
s w e a t s h o p sc o m m o nd u r i n gt h e e a r l y
2 o t h c e n t u r y .T h r o u g ht h e u s e o f
p h o t o g r a p h y ,H i n e a n d t h e N C L C
endeavoredto S.ainthe attention of
the gpruernment,tlndEr ugI p,ubIic,
sentiment agalnst child labbr
p r a c t i c e si n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
German-born artist SeverinRoesen
arrived in New York in r848, at a time
when the spare,austere still life
reigned among American artists and
c o l l e c t o r s . I n a c o n v e r g e n c eo f s t y l e
a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,t h e e x t r a v a g a n t
and highly detailed compositions
R o e s e nc r e a t e d s e e m e d t o p e r f e c t l y
reflect the young country's optimism
and growing wealth.
He created a new style whose
luxuriousprofusion inspired
students,followers and imitators
a l i k e . R o e s e ni s c o n s i d e r e do n e o f
America'spreeminent still-life
p a i n t e r s ,a n d h i s c r i s p l y d e t a i l e d ,
brilliantlycolored compositions
UPCOMING
EXHIBITFEATURES
REED'S
SPENCER
DETROIr;FORSAKEN
Detroit: Forsaken, Photographs by Ryan
S p e n c e rR e e d w i l l o p e n a t t h e S o r d o n i A r t
Gallery on March z6 and be on view
through May zo. Learn more at
r y a n s p e n c er r e e d . c o m .
The story of Detroit is one of the most
s i g n i f i c a n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n so f a n a t i o n i n
transition. lt is the place where Ryan
S p e n c e r R e e d , a s a p h o t o g r a p h e r ,b e g a n
a n a n t h r o p o l o g i c a le x p l o r a t i o n i n s p r i n g
zoog. This is a story about things left
b e h i n dp a i n t e dw i t h a h e a v yh e a r t b y d i m
and murky light - a story told amidst the
d e a t h o f t h e A m e r i c a nl n d u s t r i a l
Revolution.
Like the structures depicted,the
photographs are intended as artifacts of
b e a u t y , t i m e a n d c o n s e q u e n c e .F o r t h a t
r e a s o n ,R e e d c h o s e t o c a p t u r e t h i s b o d y
o f w o r k u s i n g f i l m a n d c a m e r a st h a t , l i k e
their subject,were built without any
p l a n n e d o b s o l e s c e n c e .l r o n i c a l l y ,b o t h
h a v e f o u n d t h e m s e l v e si n a w o r l d t h a t
struggles to justify practical usesfor
t h e m . T h e s e p h o t o g r a p h s l e v e r a g et h e
l a n g u a g eo f a n o n y m i t y a n d m e t a p h o r t o
u n v e i l t h e " a r s e n a lo f d e m o c r a c y " a s i t
remainsin the wake of unsustainable
b u s i n e s sp r a c t i c e s f o l l o w i n g t h e
aftermath of World War ll.
F o r g e n e r a t i o n s ,A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y h a s
attempted to outrun a much-needed
c o r r e c t i o n t o i t s e x p e c t a t i o n s ,e c o n o m y
and way of life. Short-term thinking and
i t s c o n s e q u e n c e sh a v e c a u s e d t h e
country to prematurelyend its industrial
r e v o l u t i o n , l e a v i n gb e h i n d a s y s t e m i c
stigma that there is little honor left in
w o r k i n g w i t h o n e ' s h a n d sa s a n
Early owners of Roesen's
works often hungthem in
their diningrooms,
signifyingtheir wealth,
taste and status in a very
visible way. This interior
decorating convention
s p r e a d r a p i d l y ,e s t a b l i s h i n g
a n e n d u r i n gt r a d i t i o n i n
upscaleAmerican homes of
the period. So closely
a s s o c i a t e d a r e R o e s e n ' ss t i l l l i f e s w i t h
19th-century American taste and interior
design that they are prominently
d i s p l a y e da t t h e W h i t e H o u s e a n d i n t h e
State Department's diplomatic reception
rooms.
L e a r n . m o r ea b o u t S e v e r i n R o e s e na t
mmef ineart.com.
The Sordoni Art Gallery is selling blank
greeting cards featuring the painting Still
Life with Flowers by SeverinRoesen. The
cost is 96 for four cards with envelopes
( s h i p p i n g i n c l u d e d ) .L a r g e r q u a n t i t i e s a r e
available.
To order, please call (57o) 4u^8-4325.
American.lf this story is symbolic of a
country's misspent youth, then the
revelationof peak oil and the long overdue
correction to the bubblesthat formed
following the Great War mark the harsh
wake-up call that is adulthood.
Detroit was a monolith of human
a c h i e v e m e n t .F e w c i t i e s h a v e h a d m o r e
influenceon the growth of a civilization.
Few cities haveso rapidly fallen from
g r a c e .W h a t r e m a i n si s a d r a i n e d a n d
e v a p o r a t e d c i t y l a n d s c a p e- o n e t h a t i s
h a u n t i n g ,s e d u c t i v e a n d a l i v e w i t h g h o s t s .
The Sordoni'ArtGallery is open to the public
and is located ot l5o 5. River St. in the Stark
Learning Center on the Wilkes University
campus. The gallery is open daily, from
noon to 4:3o p.m. Admission is free. fhe
gallery is closed for holidays and University
breaks. For more information, call (57o)
408-4325.