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Volume 129 - Issue 12
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"Durang Durang" takes the stage
Collection of one-act plays opens on the Performing Arts Building Mainstage Friday SOFI MATZAGANIAN Campus Life Editor @sofimatz
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n a topsy turvy world of absurd characters, comedy will help the audience realize stark truths about the world around them. The Theater department is bringing a new play to the table with a comedic flair. Durang Durang, a series of six, one-act plays written by Christopher Durang, opens Friday, Nov. 30, and will have shows until Dec. 9. Deciding which shows to put on is diversity among the different genres of play. “We wanted to do a robust, very audience friendly comedy that could speak to a wide demographic,” Gend said. It is important that all people who come to the show can find something that resonates with them, regardless of age. Gend explained that each of the six one act plays will spoof a different genre of theater. Gend explained that theater students may find this aspect amusing because there may be spoofs of genres they are studying in classes, while older adults may have actually seen those original productions. Gend compared the satire in Durang Durang to the kind of satire one might see on shows such as Family Guy. It is a hope that every member of the audience will find the jokes funny even if they do not have a vast theatrical understanding. The director for this particular
play is Anthony Cantrell. Cantrell explained again the process by which the play was selected for this particular season, and went into detail about his vision for the play. “Of course I am always in collaboration with the designers, I articulate whatever vision I have for the play and the designers take that as a suggestion.” Said Cantrell. Cantrell also went on to explain how the design for this play proved semi difficult as it is not one play, but rather a series of six, one act plays with different design as well as costume. Without wanting to spoil too much, Cantrell expressed that there was in fact one unifying theme for the play that should come as a surprise to the audience. “Even though they aren’t necessarily linked by plot or even by theme necessarily there are six plays and we link them together using a theatrical device,” said Cantrell. While the plays are separated, there is one Andrew Susanto / Roundup universal theme that Lettiu Lu (Michelle Johnson), fires a gun in "The Book of Leviticus" act in the production of "Durang Durang" in the Performing Arts Theatre at Pierce College, Cantrell has in mind. Woodland Hills, Calif., on Nov. 26, 2018. "Durang Durang" is a collection of six one-act plays written by Christopher Durang. He also believes that a common thread between will shine through, linking all of Cantrell. situations trying to make the play opens this Friday, Nov. 30 the plays is the playwright, the plays. Theater Manager Michael situation better but they end up at 8 p.m. on the Performing Arts Christopher Durang. His Having an open mind to the Sande explained more on how the making it worse.” Sande said. Building Mainstage. uniqueness and the way he absurd world that Durang presents separate plays are connected. Tickets to Durang Durang approaches the theater is is also key to enjoying this play to “Their all focused on kind are available on www. something that Cantrell hopes its fullest potential, according to of strange people put in strange Brownpapertickets.com. The smatzaganian.roundupnews@gmail.com
President search underway Committee hopes to fill position before fall 2019 semester
“What it is important McMillan also wants to see a president who treats students as to our campus equals. “The most important person on and community While Interim President Larry the campus is the student, and the Buckley continues to preside over student comes to Pierce because of is that the Search the faculty and to get an education, Pierce College, the search for a new full-time president is underway as and that needs the faculty,” McMillan students and staff look toward the Committee represent said. “So ‘What can we do to get future. students into those classes, to get their their constituency.” AA degree and transfer out’ means The search is being primarily held by the Presidential Search also in my mind ‘What can we do to Committee. The committee itself - Fernando Oleas clear the way for teachers to do their way down.”
DEVIN MALONE Reporter @roundupnews
and many of its operations remain largely confidential, but the faculty that attend Pierce’s Academic Senate meetings have discussed matters relating to the search. Fernando Oleas, the chair of the Modern Language department, stated that the process to find a new president for Pierce has been going on for some time now. He also said that Pierce faculty are stressing the importance of open forums when it comes to deciding on the new president. “What it is important to our campus and community is that the Search Committee represent their constituency,” Oleas said. “Faculty, staff and members of our community have expressed the need to hold Open Forums for the finalist. This last Academic Senate voted unanimously to have an Open Forum and at the AFT chapter meeting faculty member unanimously expressed the same desire.”
Modern Language department chair
Outside of the Academic Senate, faculty and students are left to hope that whoever takes over next will be able to meet their demands and expectations. Richard McMillan, an instructor of history, believes that when it comes to being a college president, a qualifying trait is being a good listener. “A good listener, that’s first and foremost,” McMillan said. “For those of us who are old timers - I’ve been here for 23 years - it was disheartening to see the divisiveness that permeated this campus. We’ve had a series of presidents who’ve loved Pierce, and you’d see them walking the campus, and as they were walking they’d see a piece of trash, they’d pick it up because this was their school and they wanted to keep it clean. It started from the person on the top and worked its
job.” Joseph Guevara, a second year student majoring business administration, sees the qualifying traits of a president differently, and that if a new president should take office, they should be inspiring to students and staff as well as having a grasp general leadership skills prior to taking office. “They first have to know how to lead, and if they don’t know how then they shouldn’t be in that position in the first place,” Guevara said. “They need to know how to control others and discipline them. That’s basically what a leader does, they make sure they follow orders, discipline them, and do what they’re supposed to do.” According to Oleas, if things continue to go smoothly, the new President shall be taking office anywhere between four months to a year.
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First year students Sophia Bejar and Sophia Bueno "I feel like it's really calm and the people are nice. When I'm walking, random a-- people smile at me, but I feel like it's harder to make friend here even though people are nice."
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