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study.” While the Elizabethan language requires some study and understanding, Anderson teaches students that Shakespeare is more about improvisation. “The secret to good Shakespeare is finding a sense of play between actor and audience within that structure,” Anderson explains. “One popular stereotype of Shakespearean acting often invokes a stodgy and impenetrable formality. This comes with a false label of theatre as ‘high culture.’ Shakespeare’s work was always meant for a mixed, popular audience

are no secrets anymore about the plot. Nearly every audience member walks in knowing that Romeo and Juliet are going to meet a tragic end, and if they didn’t, the opening lines of the show reveal this fact almost immediately. I don’t think I can remember a time in my life where I didn’t know the fate of these star-crossed lovers. However, this play is not about death. It’s about love, youth and the journey we all go on to figure out what is right. Many of us have had the experience of meeting a

quickly realized she didn’t like acting or auditioning. So, she spent a year at her community theatre doing everything else — building sets, hanging lights, painting, stage managing and making copies. Those experiences, hard work and camaraderie inspired her to study to be a lighting and scenic designer. “In scenic design, I create the world the characters inhabit, and in lighting design I convey the emotion of moments, often without the audience ever noticing.” In 2012, she moved from the busy

Peterson, ’75 all told of seeing compassion, generosity, dedication and service in the countries where they worked as nurses after they left PLU to pursue their careers in nursing. Here are some of their stories: Helen Holt ‘97, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, said she was faced with supporting her family as a single parent in her 40s, when she decided to return to college and get her degree. “I had four kids at home and no child support,” Holt told the audience. She received her master’s

March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 A passion for research and the needs of her patients By Barbara Clements It comes down to a series of small steps, fleeting encounters, or choices that may not seem significant at the time, but in the view of hindsight, they become key compass points that lead to one’s calling. That is the way that Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 sees it. Specht is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington

movement. Some works are inspired by books, an experience in the choreographer’s life, or social issues. “Creating choreography takes great courage on the part of the choreographer, because it is a publication of their ideas for all to critique,” Peters said. “Dancing in front of an audience requires personal fortitude, because dance is an ephemeral art form. You only get the moment. There is no ‘delete’ or ‘revise’ during live performance.” Peters says her rehearsal process is eclectic and

works pretty well,” Rønning laughed. Ronning, who plays violin, came to PLU as a music major in 1985. While at PLU, he managed to join a string quartet, and during the summer snagged some gigs at one of the main lodges in Yellowstone National Park. “For four hours every night, we were the entertainment,” said Ronning, who is an associate professor of music, and chair of the string division at PLU. At the lodge, they had a captive audience. And some of the members of that audience were vacationing

April 25, 2008 One person can make a difference As he watched his family drive away down a dirt road in Kigali, Rwanda, Carl Wilkens thought he’d seen them in a few days, a week tops. But it was April 10, 1994, and Wilkens – he only American out of 257 who stayed in Rwanda through the genocide that claimed one million lives in three months – would not see his family until after the horror had ended. It was tempting to get on the convoys to the border of nearby Burundi, he told a packed audience

rather changing from what they once were, Guzman said. The transition may be troubling, but it’s not a wake. “Because newspapers are troubled doesn’t mean they’re dying,” Zeeck said. “We’re in the middle of a 400-year evolution.” “Invite me when there’s a body to have a wake about it,” he added. As far as audience, more and more people desire a news source, especially in an online format of some source, Guzman said. With a strong audience or readership for newspapers there is a way for the business

, who plays violin, came to PLU as a music major in 1985. While at PLU, he managed to join a string quartet, and during the summer snagged some gigs at one of the main lodges in Yellowstone National Park. “For four hours every night, we were the entertainment,” said Ronning, who is an associate professor of music, and chair of the string division at PLU. At the lodge, they had a captive audience. And some of the members of that audience were vacationing musicians from nationally renowned orchestras