Capstone comes for theatre majors
Five students create different projects to show off prowess
by Louis Cassamajor
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: A&E
It's senior year for many Piedmont students and they are at work on their Capstones.
This year, Piedmont will be graduating five theatre majors this semester: Regina Hawkins, Dillon Nelson, Katie Sawhill, Heather Thomas and Shannon Webber.
Student Capstones will be based on the Capstone rubric developed by the college.
Bill Gabelhausen, the faculty member who will be reviewing the Capstones, says, "It's a matter of adapting the elements the college asks for according to their needs." And the students are doing just that.
Hawkins will be creating an introduction booklet for the lighting boards currently in use by the theatre department.
The book will be a basic overview of each board and its main operations.
The second part of Hawkins' capstone is to create a promotional video for Piedmont's theatre department.
Hawkins' post-graduation hopes are to be employed by the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
Nelson will be directing his second show. Last semester, Nelson directed At the Gate.
Currently Nelson is unsure of what his second directing project will be.
He has read a total of 14 plays and is now looking to see which one is right for him.
Nelson hopes to find a job in the theater upon graduation.
Sawhill is an Interdisciplinary Studies major. Sawhill is writing a one-woman, one-act play that tells the story of the Bible's King David as seen through the eyes of the women in his life.
The bigger issue that will emerge is how these women felt about David, and indirectly, how they felt about God.
Upon graduation Sawhill will pursue a professional acting career. Many other career possibilities exist for Sawhill: she is keeping her options open.
Thomas will be updating and revising the old theatre handbook.
Thomas will get quotes from past and present professors, as well as students ,to include in the handbook.
She believes this will be an important asset to have in the ever-growing department.
Thomas plans to marry Patrick Rose, another Piedmont theatre major, and the couple hopes to move to California where Thomas plans to continue her education.
Webber will produce a one-woman show based on some of the popular women found in A.R. Gurney's plays.
Webber is reading through all of Gurney's works to find her desired characters.
Webber hopes to be employed by the Southeastern Theatre Conference, but will also send her resume to surrounding states for theatre jobs.
Teaching theatre at the college level and eventually serving as the head of a theatre department are also in Webber's hopes.
Gabelhausen enjoyed having these students for the past four years and says knowing that this is the end is "very bittersweet."
This year, Piedmont will be graduating five theatre majors this semester: Regina Hawkins, Dillon Nelson, Katie Sawhill, Heather Thomas and Shannon Webber.
Student Capstones will be based on the Capstone rubric developed by the college.
Bill Gabelhausen, the faculty member who will be reviewing the Capstones, says, "It's a matter of adapting the elements the college asks for according to their needs." And the students are doing just that.
Hawkins will be creating an introduction booklet for the lighting boards currently in use by the theatre department.
The book will be a basic overview of each board and its main operations.
The second part of Hawkins' capstone is to create a promotional video for Piedmont's theatre department.
Hawkins' post-graduation hopes are to be employed by the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
Nelson will be directing his second show. Last semester, Nelson directed At the Gate.
Currently Nelson is unsure of what his second directing project will be.
He has read a total of 14 plays and is now looking to see which one is right for him.
Nelson hopes to find a job in the theater upon graduation.
Sawhill is an Interdisciplinary Studies major. Sawhill is writing a one-woman, one-act play that tells the story of the Bible's King David as seen through the eyes of the women in his life.
The bigger issue that will emerge is how these women felt about David, and indirectly, how they felt about God.
Upon graduation Sawhill will pursue a professional acting career. Many other career possibilities exist for Sawhill: she is keeping her options open.
Thomas will be updating and revising the old theatre handbook.
Thomas will get quotes from past and present professors, as well as students ,to include in the handbook.
She believes this will be an important asset to have in the ever-growing department.
Thomas plans to marry Patrick Rose, another Piedmont theatre major, and the couple hopes to move to California where Thomas plans to continue her education.
Webber will produce a one-woman show based on some of the popular women found in A.R. Gurney's plays.
Webber is reading through all of Gurney's works to find her desired characters.
Webber hopes to be employed by the Southeastern Theatre Conference, but will also send her resume to surrounding states for theatre jobs.
Teaching theatre at the college level and eventually serving as the head of a theatre department are also in Webber's hopes.
Gabelhausen enjoyed having these students for the past four years and says knowing that this is the end is "very bittersweet."
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