by Josh Fussell | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
1. Name, Hometown, Major? Michel Rector, Lebanon, Tenn., Theology and Ministry with an emphasis in youth ministry 2. What’s next for you after graduation? Internship this summer, followed by trying to go full time. 3. Long-term career goals? Youth or College Ministry 4. What is the most important thing you learned at Lipscomb? How to have discussions with people of different religions. 5. Who at Lipscomb influenced you the most? How? John Mark Hicks. He’s just so intelligent, and theologically...
by Josh Fussell | Mar 3, 2010 | News Slider
I enjoy theater, but The Death of a Salesman was a new experience for me. Since the subject matter of this show is so dark, and it deals with such difficult situations, I was expecting to come out of there with a feeling of hopelessness and despair. But I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the experience of watching the show. As with any show, there are many questions within this one that the director and actors have had to answer to make the characters more realistic. In this production Linda was a very sympathetic character, who, even though she was enabling her husband’s delusions, made you feel sorry for her. The most intriguing choice made by the director of the show was to use alumni and faculty actors for many of the lead parts. Since the characters of this show are all older than the average college student, this decision is very easily justified. The experience of watching these seasoned actors portray their parts was a delight. One critique I would give would be for the cast not to smoke cigarettes on stage during the show. The cast was careful to use herbal cigarettes and made sure that the audience was aware that they were going to use them. Even so, I heard a few of the audience members complaining about the smell, and coughing during a scene in which one burned downstage in an ashtray. This alone was not much of an issue, but could discourage some patrons from attending. The only true problem I found was one of logistics. This production is being performed...
