The night also featured several performances:
“If
They Hang You”: A Scene from The Maltese Falcon
Directed by the fabulous Steve Smith, UW-Stevens Point Professor of
Theater
Featuring UW-Stevens Point student actors Peter Hargarten (as Sam Spade) and
Meagan Wells (as Brigid O’Shaunessy)
The
Varsity Drag: A
Musical Theater Performance
Directed by the
wonderful Jeannie Hill, UW-Stevens Point Department of Dance
Featuring student dancers
Katie Bates, Alex Mace, James Hansen, Stephanie Hansen, Erik Schneider, Kyle
Martin, Zakary Morton, Emily Nowak, Maggie Wallis and Lynzi Zettler
The Leonard Zelig Quintet
Paul Christianson—Trumpet
Ryan Korb—Drums
Bill Jordan—Saxophone
Dave Poffinbarger—Bass
David Williams—Guitar
The Charleston and the Lindy Hop: History,
Demonstration, and Lesson
By the ducky hoofers James and Toni Sage,
Stevens Point Dance Instructors and Faculty Advisors to UWSP’s “Any Swing Goes,”
a dance club for campus and community members.
Acknowledgements and Thanks
In addition to the
wonderfully talented and generous performers listed above, we are very grateful
to the following people for their help and support: Dean Christopher Cirmo of
the College of Letters and Science; Ann Klosinski of Centers Reservations;
Marshall Lee and the UW-Stevens Point Catering Staff; John Morser, photographer; Kim
Shankland, reporter for The Pointer; Steve Sill, stagecraft; the
inimitable Michael Williams, English Department Chair; Matthew Davis, session
leader at the October Workshop; Book World and Book Finders in Stevens Point;
Max Ames, Kyle Bernander, Katelyn Crabb, Amy Davis, Kacie Otto, Philecia Pribnow
and Anna Rakovec, English major volunteers; Dave Arnold, Rachael Barnett, Mathew
Chacko, Elizabeth Felt, Lorri Nandrea, Sarah Pogell, Robert Sirabian, and G.
Christopher Williams, the Acorn Planning Committee.
Join us next year!