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Show CULTURE r VOLXLIX ISSUE 37 www. uvur evie w. com JUNE 21, 2010 Noorda Summer Theater Camp puts on shows By ROBBIE X. PIERCE Culture Writer UVU is about to showcase theatrical talent from a group of local youth. As part of the first ever Noorda Summer Theater Camp, three productions begin on June 29. The camp was set up to help kids to not only learn about the theatrical arts, but also to get them directly involved. The camp participants will be putting on three shows, which were cast based on their age range. The older group will be performing The Secret Life of Girls, a story about girls and cliques and bullying. Another group of older participants is performing High School Hamlet, a mashup of Hamlet and High School Musical. The youngest kids will be performing Superstudent and the Case of the Water Pistol. The show is a classic superhero story set in an elementary school. Superstudent is double cast, so audiences can see either the very youngest or the next group up perform it. UVU professor Katie Farmer, who oversees the camp, is directing Superstudent. UVU student Alex Ungerman is directing The Secret Life of Girls. Finally, High School Hamlet is being tackled by local musical theater guru Jeremy Showgren. "It's been great seeing the way the kids learn and grow and build confidence with themselves and make connections with each other," says Ungerman. About 60 kids total from kindergarten to high school age are in the casts. The camp's staff of around 70 is teaching classes and overseeing production of the three shows. Fourteen of them are working on these productions directly. Jacob Porter, who is the production assistant on The Secret Life of Girls, says that "the best part of working on the show is seeing the kids... improve with every piece of advice you give them." The shows are open to the general public, with The Secret Life of Girls being recommended for teenagers and their parents. These participants and the staff have been working hard, and audiences are surely in for a real treat. The Noorda Summer Theatre Camp allows children of all ages to perform for the public. Courtesy of Robbie X. Pierce Watercolor exhibit in the library now through June 26 Courtes v° f Mind * Watercolor exhibit now on display in library By MINDY HARWARD Asst Culture Editor NG 2O1O A variety of works from the Utah Watercolor Society are now on display in the UVU library. This exhibition includes a selection from the Annual Juried Exhibition of the Watercolor Society. Each piece on display is characteristic of the artist, which makes for diverse subject matter —some works are of flowers and wildlife, some of people and events and some are of landscapes, all beautifully done with only watercolors. Founded in 1974,The Utah Watercolor Society's purpose is to advance the medium itself. They state that their aim is to "elevate watercolor and educate the public of the importance of watercolor as a creative, permanent art medium." Artists involved are encouraged to share methods with each other as they develop their own artistic skill. The Society is a great way for an artist to gain confidence and exposure by having their work displayed in exhibits. The pieces in this exhibit are from a competition held each year that is juried ]by well-known watercolorists from all over the country. According to the Society, tfiey include "everything from the fresh and spontaneous images usually associated with watercolor to more controlled images that have been created through carefully overlaid washes." The effect of this motley collection is stunning, and these beautiful wate'rcolors are not to be missed. > The exhibit can be seerCon the fifth floor of the'library through June 26. • '• ' Cover design byJared Magill Touchstones literary journal looking for submissions, staff members By ANDY SHERWIN Culture Editor Touchstones, UVU's studentrun literary journal, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2010 volume. The journal, which is published at the end of both fall and winter semesters, features the fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama and art of UVU students. While each issue is supervised by a creative writing faculty member, the journal is designed, edited and produced entirely by students. Under the supervision of Eng- lish department professor Dr. such as oilwork, computer graphLaura Hamblin, the first issue was ics, pen and pencil, etc." published in the fall of 1997. The UVU also publishes a specujournal itself has expanded to the lative fiction journal, Warp and point where the spring 2010 issue Weave, and its contents lean more received nearly 300 submissions. toward fantasy, sciencefictionand Matt Sievers, the editor-in- related genres. chief for the Fall 2010 volume, It is also possible to participate said, "We're a literary fiction jour- in Touchstones without submitting nal, rather than speculative fiction, original work. The journal is lookand take submissions for fiction, as i n g for additional staff members. well as creative non-fiction. As far "Besides staff for tech editor, as artwork, we take various kinds, art editor, prose and poetry editors, we also appreciate readers. While readers can still submit, they can't be credited in the current issue, and regular staff members are not allowed to submit, so that's something to consider," said Sievers. Readers help go through the submissions and assist editors with deciding which pieces and works will be published in the journal. Called Reading Night, the event takes place on campus and is a great way to both participate in the production of the journal^ as well as read original student-written work. • .'•• Applications for both.submissions to the journal and .editorial positions are available, in-the English department office, room LA 114. Back issues of both ^Touchstones and Warp and Weave are also available for purchasers are official Touchstones t-shirts:• ' ' * • • • 4*' ' |