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4 The Panther February 15-28, 2017
Clark Atlanta University
Two students nominated for prestious acting award
By Lakeeda Barbara Johnson
Students benefit from annual Career Fair
Two Clark Atlanta University Speech
and Theatre Arts students were nominated for
an Irene Ryan Acting Award.
Skye Pugh and Derrick Robertson
were nominated for the Prestigious Theater
Award by representatives of the Kennedy
Center American College Festival (KCAF) in
November for their outstanding performance in
the stage play, “Yellowman.”
Dael Orlandersmith’s '‘Yellowman” was
written in the 20 th century, which highlights the
anguish encounters African- Americans face on
the daily basis such as internalized self-hatred,
parental abuse, and alcoholism.
Pugh and Robertson will represent the
institution at the Region IV Festival at Georgia
Southern University this month.
KCACF is located in Washington. It
is considered to be a national theater program
which consists of 20,000 students from
institutions across the world annually.
Professor Johnathon Kitt. director of
"Yellowman,” said he was extremely happy for
the two students. "I want them to be exposed to
as much as possible," said Kitt.
Although Pugh and Robertson were
chosen by the critics to display their talent, the
coupie w as informed mat they would have to
compete against one another in the showcase.
"I enjoy the challenge of acting. It’s not
something that’s easy," Pugh said.
"Some people just have it naturally,"
Robertson said. "When you don’t even know
the skill of it. \ et you have it naturally, and then
when you’re taught the skill.
Photograph by Taylor Cash
Speech Communication and Theatre Arts majors, Skye Pugh and Derrick Robertson partici
pate in Q&A on stage with the director Jonathan Kitt after their performance in "Yellowman."
that just naturally brings you to a higher level.”
Despite the nature of acting, using one’s
talent to compete requires a higher level of
attention and focus.
"More than likely it'll be predominately
white, but nevertheless you’ll have to know
tire black scene and the white scene, and you
have to know how to navigate the two. so you’ll
know how to work." Kitt said.
According to Pugh and Robertson.
not only can competitions be a journey that
provokes self-growth, but certain pressures such
as time restrictions and knowing how to live a
balanced, yet healthy life can be challenging.
"1 just want to grow and learn more.
Like that’s my biggest thing. I'm ahva\ s geared
to know more about my craft.” Pugh said.
As Pugh and Robertson work toward
achieving their personal goals, the process is
one to be marveled by.
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Donnita Raglin welcomed students at
the sign-in table outside the career fair giving
last minute advice and information on the
employers and
their booth locations. Raglin explained, "The
list employers who attend to be
selected between one or two ways. Through
existing relationships and or through a system
we use called ‘Handshake’, where we are able
to openh'
post our upcoming events and allow people
to be able to actually register for the event.”
The list of employers is a controversial issue
amongst the AUC, as it is
one of the common reasons
why students choose not to
attend.
Students also
question the success rate
of actually obtaining an
offer from a company when
attending. Responding
to the success rate of the
career fair, Raglin stated: “It
is somewhat undetermined
because of one or two
reasons. Some students are
not quite ready in a sense of
not understanding what it
takes to matriculate through
college and ultimately reach
that goal; that at the end of
the rainbow a degree and
a job goes hand and hand.
The other point is that we’re
still working to sure up our
placement data, so to speak.
That involves a couple
things where w'e’re working
w ith the employers, connecting with students
in such a way that the information is readily
available to us or provided to us upon request.
We’re getting stronger in our ability to capture
the placement data in the manner in w hich
we do it. But we still have a ways to go with
the process. We’re going to get there. We’re
definitely on our way to get there.”
Vendors greet student at Career Fair