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STUDY THE ARTS AND CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AEGEAN PHOTOGRAPH AND SKET< GREECE AND TURKEY Dr. Charles White: 845-7859, cwwhite@archone.tamu.edu Professor Susan Kirchman: 845-7065, smk@texas.net NO PREREQUISITES-OPEN TO ALL MAJORS-SIX CREDITS (HUMANITIES ELECTIVE-VISUAL ARTS REQUIREMENT) TEXAS AMM 1ST SUMMER SESSION MAY 21 -JUNE 24, 2002 Page 4 THE BATTALION Wednesday, Noverabti Stoker’s ‘Dracula takes the stage at Rudder Foru Incu By John Salerno THE BATTALION COME AND GET IT! PICKING UP your 2001 Aggiclanci Is easy. If you ordered a fc>ook, go to tHe basement of the Reed McDonald Building, and show your Student ID. If you did not order last year's Texas Af<fvl yearbook (the 2000-2001 school year), you may purchase one for S35 plus tax in Ol 5 Reed McDonald. Hours: 8:30 a m. to *4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. jAcseielancl 2 00 1 One of A&M’s most well-known former Yell Leaders has become a vampire. Ricky Wood, a senior theater arts major and lead in the upcoming production of “Dracula,” has long endured the difficulty of balancing involvement as a member of the theater department and as a Yell Leader. “1 was involved in some classes in which 1 helped build sets for some plays, and I worked backstage for a couple of shows, so 1 was involved with the department,” Wood said. “But as far as actually being on stage, this is my first time.” Due to his commitments as a Yell Leader, Wood was unable to participate in a large way in any single production. "My schedule was such that I never had the opportunity to try out for a play,” Wood said. “But 1 have extra time now and I’m able to devote myself to other things.” Wood said performing in any play is a big commitment. “You have play practice every night,” Wood said. "When you ge,t close to perform ance time, it pretty much takes up all of your mind.” But Wood said he does not mind the commitment involved in playing the pro duction’s lead role. If anything, he is sur prised to find himself in such an important position so quickly. Wood said that he read for the role of Dracula during auditions but was willing to take any role simply because he wanted to be on stage. "It’s humbling,” Wood said. "1 was so excited and blessed and overjoyed when I found out that I got the lead part.” Wood also described the process involved in developing his character before and dur ing rehearsals. "It’s good just to do research. You read the play, obviously, and you do research on different people, whether it be the play wright or the actual character itself.” Wood said. "In this case we had Bram Stoker's novel to read, and I actually did some research on the actual person of Dracula and who he was as a literal figure.” Barbara Bailey, theater arts professor and director of the play, had the cast write a character analysis on their roles. Bailey echoed the importance of the actors’ work in understanding their characters. "Picking the right cast is a huge part of the job," Bailey said. “And if you pick the right cast, they actually do a lot of the work for you, which this cast has done. They have good instincts and good training, and a lot of times you just point them in the right direc tion and they do a lot of the work them selves.” ind J S I CAR I VII LANl EVA •THEB< Bailey also said the decisionio?d "Dracula” was based largely on ik Players’ interest in Stoker’s tale. "Some interest had been express loing ‘Dracula’ because it hadn'ihea m ,i tew years here, and it's a classic! nayor, will tale.” Bailey said. But some differences in this “da tale can be seen in the play in twow content and the structure. Wood said the audience should It pared to be “creeped out 1 here are some tfe layj after tl are done in the show till, though they might bn appealing, are just scan, said. "It’s a very deepplaj definitely is a ‘formaturi cnees’ play.” Bailey said that inaddi the regular story, the au :arly voting ] ion began O We’re g< cnockout pm >ne to go,” E :rs at a victoi Sanchez hose for Be will see a unique presents najority of the tale “It’s the same probably in a different stsl; most people are used lose Bailey said. “(Steven Diec done a very good job of the style of the book.” While the book is written series of journal entries, Badey describes as yen connected." the play hasd linear storyline and sew are disconnected. "It very much episodic quality of fetal Bailey said. In addition to its liter merit. Wood said “Dtaciili ., 4 i- i , ^ aron Alexarv tllC type Ol plsy thstisunlsp Aaron Boner to most audiences. “The play was chosensi®| because it’s a very dil show than A&M has done very long time,” he said, definitely taking a stepfon as far as getting out te doing stuff that College Si hasn’t seen in a while." "Dracula” opens tonigl Rudder Forum at 8 pi runs through Nov. 17. | HOUSTOF peumbent Le or a third tw ity counci [anchez pulh (eld of six Ti for a runo louston’s fii (gainst a chal fecome the ispanic may With 93 irecincts coui 13,390 votes Iging Sanch< ir41 percent, lan, Chris Be 6 percent. I None of iree unfunc [andidates f lore than 1 p ent of maining vote Brown, he date for unoff in a ace. 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