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Volume 85 - Issue 15 February 15, 2013 Shakespeare Heemstra Radio play is mix of laughter, turns down tunes love, chaos On October 26, 2012, Dr. BY KALI WOLKOW John Brogan sent an email to h* OPINION EDITOR Radio with a list of guidelines Love triangles are complicated, regarding the continuation of messy situations. In the “Comedy the music, one of which included of Errors,” this “messy situation” a volume decrease. According becomes more like a chaotic love to the guidelines, “The volume hexagon. A jealous wife mistakes her must be turned down during brother-in-law for her husband. Her class periods. The volume can be brother-in-law, in turn, falls for her increased during the 10-minute sister. Meanwhile, her actual husband breaks between classes but not is locked out of his own house, and the beyond an acceptable level. lives of their servants spiral into a tizzy: Once the next class period begins, Nell, a kitchen wench, is engaged to one the music must once again be of the twin Dromio servants but soon turned down to a quieter level.” mistakenly sets her sights on the other. The termination of the station Sound confusing? It might be. It’s after chapel caused frustration also funny. and disappointment within Shakesphere’s play, “Comedy Heemstra and across campus. of Errors,” will be performed by “It’s something like taking Northwestern students and directed by away Melon and Gourd week Jeff Barker starting today at 7:30 p.m. in because it’s traumatizing to the Allen Black Box Theatre. PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY students, causing them paranoia “Comedy of Errors is a fantastic (From left) Senior Taylor Biggs, sophomore Andrew Mulder and senior Adam Potter help DJ the h* Radio station. and stress,” said senior Mario and ridiculous romp through a “Spaceman” Garcia. “It’s series of comedic events and farcical BY KAITLIN FLOERCHINGER original Heemstra decided community. frustrating because it’s always happenstances,” said Jackson Nicolay, Fridays are usually a joyful Friday was the day to play. The “It’s only one day where we been that way and they’re junior theater student who plays day that marks the simultaneous three–man room on the third have our windows open,” Biggs making it a big deal now.” Antipholus of Syracuse. “It will leave end of the week and the start of floor became the designated said. “And it’s only not very fun In the years when the original its audience simultaneously laughing the weekend. But lately there room, and the tradition has when it’s cold. And then we can Heemstra still stood, music was themselves silly and genuinely has been some discordance on carried over to Colenbrander just go to someone else’s room.” heard inside Ramaker Library, empathizing with the stories of these campus with the lack of music to third floor. Since its beginning, h* Radio and when it moved across well-written characters. It is a play of help bring in the weekend. Taylor “Freeloader” Biggs, has been a staple both on campus campus, the volume hadn’t been relationships and mistaken identities Heemstra Radio, or h* Radio, Adam “Crockpot” Potter, and and amongst the members an issue. with a good dose of both physical has been a tradition for decades. Andrew “Musfar” Mulder of the Heemstra community. “Moving it over to Coly and witty comedy thrown in for good It began back in the 1980s when are the current occupants However, this past semester meant that the first song or two measure.” the original Heemstra building of Colenbrander room 301. elicited some changes in the after chapel would be loud while Senior theater student Tiemen still graced the center of campus. However, living in the “Radio longstanding tradition. everyone is going to class, and Godwaldt the actor who plays Dromio “Back in the day, h* Radio Room” isn’t something just “Dr. Brogan would often then we’ll turn it down a little of Syracuse, describes this play as was a couple of guys putting anyone can do. have to call me and ask to have bit,” Biggs said. “But not to the “unbelievable, wonderful, fun chaos.” speakers in the windows of the “We had to fill out an the music turned down,” said point where no one could hear it.” In the play, Antipholus and his old building, so it was right in application and do a skit, and Colenbrander Resident Director With the complaints servant, Dromio of Syracuse, travel to a the middle of campus,” said then we get voted on by our Ryan Anderson. “Most of the becoming more frequent, the foreign country (with which their own senior Isaac ‘Trixy’ Hendricks. peers,” Biggs said. communication was between h* Radio guys began looking country is at war) to find their identical “Everybody heard it because Taking charge of that room Dr. Brogan and faculty who for a compromise. A meeting twin brothers. To their surprise, though, they blared it, just trying to involves a serious responsibility had complaints about h* Radio they are strangers in an unfamiliar drown out Zwemer music.” to continue on with h* Radio and causing a distraction in their See “Heemstra” on Somehow, the men of the its importance in the Heemstra classrooms.” Page 5 See “Comedy” on Page 2 • Page 2: ‘Identity Thief’ not so captivating. • Page 3: Josh Groban wows with new album. Inside this issue: • Page 4: Student battles diabetes and in competition. • Page 5: Knitting is trend and business for students. • Page 7: Runners qualify at Dordt invite. • Page 8: BINGO encourages ball gowns and bowties. 2 ‘All ALBUM REVIEW ThatW Echoes’ is heart-wrending, showcases vocal talent BY MERIDEL WEITZ “She Moved through the Like every other Josh Josh Groban’s newest Fair” and “The Moon is a Groban album, there are CD, “All That Echoes,” is Harsh Mistress.” Groban traditional ballads, songs a wonderful example of is changing the style of that tell stories and songs his traditional crossover some traditional songs from that are sung in a foreign of classical music and slow ballads into heart- language. One of the best pop. Groban uses grand wrenching showpieces. The storytelling songs is “She orchestral segments and covers of songs that change Moved through the Fair.” beautiful guitar lines to their traditional styles are Listeners will be enchanted accompany the crooning a great change, and the as the vocals express the vocals that have brought changed song styles make emotion of the story. “E Ti him immense success. By for an interesting album. Promettero” is a beautiful continuing to pursue that Each song on “All that mix of classical music and style, he is likely to stay Echoes” shows a new a pop rock. This is also beloved by his fans. side of Groban’s talent. shown in the stunningly Groban borrows styles “Brave” showcases his simplistic recording of from other popular groups beautiful vocal skills with “Sincera”. with his single “Brave” and the mysterious use of The album does a good the ballad “False Alarms.” strings to create a song job of mixing the classical He also continues to cover that is upbeat, creative and traditional music that songs from artists such as and powerful. is beloved by Groban’s Glen Hansard’s “Falling This style continues faithful fans, as well as Slowly” and Stevie Wonder’s throughout. Groban’s cover the new style of upbeat PHOTO COURTESY OF BROTHERSOFT.COM “I Believe.” of “Falling Slowly” slows and pop-sounding covers Josh Groban’s “All That Echoes” is a masterpiece of slow ballads and upbeat creativity. Groban is also trying down the tempo of the that he is introducing to new and unexpected songs album to create a sexy his audience. instrumental choices newfound love of theatrics, to create an album that on this album. On “All That romantic vibe while staying The duets are strong all combine to create an ostentatious orchestral has all the qualities of a Echoes,” he reworked the true to the sound of the rest and melodic, the solos excellent album. Josh instrumentation and masterpiece. traditional Celtic songs of the songs. are moving, and the Groban has used his beautifully simple songs Rating: ‘Comedy of Errors’ celebrates the absurd FROM PAGE 1 newfound lives cause confusion that utilizes country, everyone more and more problems both slapstick humor and seems to know them, for them. witty wordplay. and they are told that This unusual From loud slaps across Antipholus is married predicament that these the face to fullbody and Dromio engaged. As men find themselves beatings, this play is the play progresses, these in creates a comedy of infused with comically abusive exaggerations. At one point, Adriana, the jealous wife, slaps Dromio so hard he almost forgets how to crawl away. During various beatings throughout the play, Dromio’s servants bounce around the theater with arms flailing, bodies flopping and legs flapping. Humor is also found in descriptions, dialogue and the acting itself. Nell, the kitchen wench played by Abigail Bierly, PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY is a rotund woman with a Seniors Hannah Barker and Tieman Godwaldt rehearse together. mouth perpetually full of food. Dromio of Syracuse takes a more “universal” approach when describing her. In one scene he says, PHOTO BY EMILEE BERRY HOURS: Monday-Friday 6:00am- 10:00pm “She is spherical. Like a Junior Jackson Nickolay and freshman Jacob Christiansen duel in rehearsal for “Comedy of Errors.” Saturday 6:00am- 5:30pm globe. I could find out countries on her.” trapping himself under and his servant decide absurd, it’s a wonder that Now Serving Breakfast from At another point in a cart before he finally there is only one logical they didn’t come up with 6:00am- 1:30pm on Wednesdays Bring in this ad and recieve $1 off Breakfast! the play, Antipolus of manages to run away from conclusion: This new an even more far-fetched Syracuse frantically a courtesan he mistakes town is overrun with conclusion.

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