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UWG Groups Collaborate to
Perform Risque Business
The Responsible Sexuality
Committee, the Freshman
Center, and the Theatre
Company at the State University
of West Georgia will, for the
third year in a row, co-sponsor
the play Risque Business on
Tuesday, Nov. 28, and
Wednesday, Nov. 29,
at 7 p.m. in the
Blackbox of the
Townsend Center for
the Performing Arts.
Risque Business
was developed by
the Office of
Alcohol and drug
Prevention at the
University of South
Carolina. Cheryl
Rice, director of the
Freshman Center,
found the script and
presented it to the West Georgia
actors and actresses to be per
formed.
Risque Business is a series
of several scenes that depict
some of the pressures of campus
life. Some of the scenes examine
domestic abuse, peer pressure,
date rape, and tolerance. “The
scenes are presented in a way
fhat is not preachy or didactic,”
said Shelly Elman, assistant
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professor and director of theatre.
“Rather, the scenes relate direct
ly to the audience members.”
The play is being directed
by Laurel M. Farley, senior
theatre major from Marietta. The
cast includes Karli Garrett,
sophomore theatre major from
“This show, no
matter how diffi
cult it is to
rehearse, really
hits home with the
audience,” said
Shelly Elman,
assistant professor
and director of
theatre.
rehearse, really hits home with
the audience,” said Elman. “I
am always astonished at how it
touches off strong emotions in
many of the members of the
audience.”
Admission to this event is
free. For more information, con
tact the Department of Mass
Communications and Theatre
Arts at 770-836-4792.
Marietta; Nicole
Cornelius, junior
theatre major from
Peachtree City;
Jason Conner,
junior theater
major from
Carrollton; and
Stephen
Duckworth, fresh
man biology major
from Marietta.
“This show, no
matter how diffi
cult it is to
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Stress Break Alert: Theatre Department’s
Coffee House Melts the Icy Climes of Finals
It’s a period of time when
our immune system short-cir
cuits and our sleep schedule
commits suicide. Out comes the
cheap, instant coffee that we
drink by the quart, turning the
stomach into battery-acid slush
upon contact. We find ourselves
temporarily moving into the
library or setting up camp in the
office, all for the sake of meet
ing deadlines in an insane dash
to a well-deserved Winter Break.
There’s no denying it—
Final Exam time is almost here.
And welcome to he 11...
However, there comes an
opportunity for fun in response
to the typical stressed-out cry for
help. Yes —it’s time for the
annual UWG Theatre Company
Coffee House, an event taking
place in due time to save every
one drowning in end-of-the
semester angst.
Designed for those who
have trouble prioritizing and
choosing which leisure to pur
sue, coffee houses are a smor
gasbord of fun where there is a
little of everything. There is
plenty of opportunity for talking
and meeting with friends in
addition to the lure of free food
and all-empowering coffee.
Also, the concept of “open
mic” shifts to a higher plane
when placed amidst the back
drop of the cozy Black Box
Theatre. Available for anyone
interested in performing, the
open mic opportunity is a fun
way to show off hidden talents
without the ominous glare of
stage lights or the critical stare
of a paying audience.
For those interested, the free
coffee will be delightfully DRIP
BREWED.
Among the specialty per
formances of the Theatre Coffee
House is the debut showing of
So Obnoxious, the aptly-named
improv comedy group. This
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band of mischievous wits and
merry souls will be sure to bring
a smile to everyone’s face w'ith
the combined talents of UWG
theatre veterans and several
fresh new faces. Currently
under the direction of Michelle
Stone, the Mistress of
Spontaneity, So Obnoxious
seeks to introduce the audience
to the world of improvisational
comedy in startlingly unexpected
form. A word of w arning: be
prepared to be hilariously sur
prised...
So, give the poor stomach a
well-deserved rest from the
instant coffee and an ulcer-rais
ing work schedule! Admission
to the Coffee House is free to
everyone, so come to the Black
Box Theatre on December 6th at
7:00 p.m. for a night of free
food, live entertainment, and
some real java-inspired conver
sation.
