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Show B2 Monday Life March 9, 2009 ri - > * • • It'll Photos, clockwise from left, taken by JR Harper, Don LaVange, JR Harper, JR Harper, and Jen Wai. Jen Wai, a student in Summers' design class, designed and sewed the clothing and costumes in each of these pictures. THE ATER from • B1 shows. Students direct and delegate their style of the chosen project to a student on one hand and then with the other hand, they design another student's project. Sound complicated? Read it again, the idea is brilliant. It balances the program so that teamwork and directing can be simultaneously experienced and gives the students as much hands-on training as possible. The training consists o( drawing all the costumes for each character in the play and presenting it 1 1 ^ 1P h 0 t 0 s on a storyboard as well as thankfully, the program completing a costume on is small enough that these the drawing, cutting and students can be accomsewing tables. modated. There is much to Along with this class- say for the right class size work, students have senior in design and education. projects which allow for an For Summers, it may opportunity to design and mean some 60 hour work sew costumes with Sum- weeks, but she really loves mers' guidance for a UVU her job. "The purpose of play. Summers loves to the show is to enhance the "recreate history," and character or to help the acthe upside of this costume tor portray the character." shop concept is that all the she said. And it is all done theatre students have an in a friendly atmosphere opportunity to get hands- - the costume shop is a on training to sew and hang-out place for stulearn what it really takes dents, a home away from to create a whole show. home while the sewing The Theatre Arts Educa- machines are buzzing. tion major requires certain Several students have amount of hours in this won awards and scholarcollaborative effort, and ships through their train- ^neGyofwaljen.blogspot" ing here at UVU. The population of international students in the design program is growing. Jen Wai from Hong-kong whose specialty is haute couture has already started her own business. Wai will also work along with her sister on various film projects in Los Angeles and New York. Her dream is to create costume and style for shows like Cirque du Soleil while other students like Anne-Marie Johnson and Mike James will continue with a Masters program at another university after being awarded scholarship offers for their talent in design. J T Fy J RETHINKING YOUR LIFE AS A STUDENT At Wolverine Crossing, we're rethinking what it means to be a student.Isn't your experience as much about what happens outside ot the classroom as what happens in it? Our award winning residence life program helps to provide the best university experience around. With monthly events, engaging community ambassadors, and not to mention some ot the best amenities around, you can't find a better living experience. ."•.•^i WOLVERINE CROSSING STUDENT LIVING. REDEFINED 1111 S. 1350 W. Orem, UT 84058 801.431.0000 -j wolverinecrossing.com Now c Community A /Call or visit our office for more i Visit the shoppes at Wolverine Crossing FAMILIES PARKWAY salon&spa LIVE COMEDY |