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A & E BRIEFS
BAT BOY PLAY
IVCC will be
showing the play and musical Bat Boy on Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 in the Cultural
Centre. On Oct. 30 - 31 and Nov. 1 the play begins at 8 p.m. and on Nov. 2 there
is a matinee show with the play beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is $8 or free with
a student ID.
According to the press release, Bat Boy is based on a story
in the Weekly World News. The musical is a musical comedy/horror show about a
half boy and half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls,
W.Va. For lack of a better solution the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home
of the town veterinarian, Dr Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member
of the family and taught to act as a "normal" boy by the Veterinarian's wife,
Meredeth, and the teenage daughter, Shelly.
For more information, contact Director David A. Kuester.
The cast list includes: RC Schultz as Bay Boy; Meredith
Parker as Jackie Zeman; Tom Bailey as Dr. Thomas Parker; Kalea Winner as Shelly
Parker; Christin Chamberlain as Sheriff Reynolds; Michael Engel as Rick Taylor;
Johnny Mitchell as Ron Taylor; Tiffany Seibert as Ruthie Taylor; Andrea Kurth as
Mrs.Taylor; Melissa Burgett (Dance Captain) as Mayor Maggie; Sara Rokoczy as
Reverend Hightower; Steve Kwiatek as Pan; Megan Ruark as Daisy; Rachel Gorenz as
Lorrainne; Shawn Farlee as Mr. Dillon; Josh Williams as Bud; Matt Boehm
(Assistant to the Directors/Cast) as Ned. The People of Hope Falls or Company
Members include: Linnea Anderson; Melissa Vittoretti; Brie Urbanec; Colleen
Milholland; Jackie Whitmore; Casey Songeroth; andTara Ferrari.
Don Grant Zellmer is Choreographer and Music Director and Tom
Schultz is Technical Director.
RIVER CURRENTS SUBMISSIONS
River Currents, IVCC’s literary magazine, is accepting
submissions from students. The fall deadline is Oct. 31.
Students may submit poems, short fiction, scripts and
excerpts from novels to be considered for publication.
Files should be submitted electronically to English
instructor Ryen Nagle via e-mail to ryen_nagle@ivcc.edu. Artwork or graphic
designs may also be submitted to Nagle in a .jpg format.
River Currents is published in the spring semester. For
information about the student organization, contact Nagle or any IVCC English
instructor.
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
On Oct. 11 and 12, the Illinois Valley Community College Jazz
Band will be performing at the LaSalle Jazz Festival in downtown La Salle and
the Burgoo in downtown Utica.