Lincoln Theater Is Ready for Another Year on the Stage
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Mercer, is torn between her This show was chosen be - Bridegroom, David Winburn, cause it falls under the Lin - and her first love Leonardo, coln High School pattern of Seth Arnold. Leonardo has performing a Shakespearean broken the heart of his dear show, a tragedy, and a com - wife, played by Rowena edy every three years. It also Labo. allowed for a larger cast. A total of 21 students were “There were several scenes cast in the show. Additional that made me cry when I read Lincoln students will round it. I found Blood Wedding to out the company as members From left, Justin Carter, Karlie Pummel, and Aaron Kelly play the improv game “Hol - be a beautiful tragedy, full of of the theater technology lywood Director,” acting out a western-style duel during rehearsal on Tuesday. The poetry,” said director Amy crew. The stage manager for group has just added new members and are preparing for new shows this year. OPS Conner. the show is Daryn O’Dell. staff photo by Julia Zhu. The play mainly relies in This is the fourth major role the relationships and emo - Winburn has played, and he is By JULIA ZHU for a spot in the group, but ate a well-known person, tions of the characters so the sure that the only time he will OPS features editor only 12 made it. and a contestant asks ques - seating will be on stage for a ever be nervous is when the Tibbs stated, "All of them tions. The three imperson - more intimate relation be - production actually occurs. Live from Vincennes: It's had the capability to do im - ators will answer them tween the actors and the audi - Conner is excited for the ac - Batteries Not Included! Lin - prov, so we had to figure out similarly to how their char - ence. Wendy Smith is in tors to have the chance to re - coln High School's improv who's abilities and personali - acter would in real life. This charge of set building and has ally step into a dramatic role group, Batteries Not In - ties would work together." is Abendroth’s second year already begun the process. and perform a non traditional cluded, has been cast and is Lancaster is especially in Batteries and he still en - The audience is in for a play with poetic realism, ready for a year of great act - looking forward to this joys it immensely. treat with this show, however. something that hasn’t been ing. year’s group. “I like being in Batteries “For ‘Blood Wedding,’ I done at Lincoln before. Under the direction of “There is a good mixture because we are a group that thought Ader auditorium She also thinks teen actors English teachers, Carly of experience and new mem - just really loves making peo - would be too big. It's a won - may help with the success of Tibbs and Haley Lancaster, bers that will be a breath of ple laugh, and there is never derful space and I love it, but the play. They are more en - this year's group includes fresh air,” she stated, “Each a boring moment when the heart of this play lies in thusiastic and receptive to freshman Anna Purdom, year the group’s dynamics we’re around,” he said. the relationships and the emo - new ideas. sophomores Justin Carter have changed.” Throughout the year, the tions of the characters. The "It's been my experience and Kara Hedrick, juniors Throughout the year, the group will perform several farther away the audience, the that teenage actors come with Daryn O'Dell and Seth group practices and learns shows. They hope to have a harder it is to make an emo - fewer baggage than 'seasonal Arnold, and seniors Aaron improvisation skills. They performance before the end tional connection with the ac - professionals,’” added Con - Kelly, Cassidy Mercer- do so through drills and of first semester, and a few tors. ner. Szady, David Winburn, Kar - games. Their shows are more in the spring, as well “I wanted a closeness be - The production will take lie Pummel, Mark similar to the game-style im - as an alumni show called tween actor and audience. So, place Dec. 5, 6, 12, and 13 in Abendroth, Olivia Delp, and prov seen on “Whose Line Is “Dead Batteries.” basically, I have reconfigured Ader Auditorium. For tickets, Rowena Labo. It Anyway?” So be on the lookout for the space to make it more in - call 812-882-2516. This year's casting process Senior Mark Abendroth’s this group of insanely tal - timate. The audience will Adviser Haley S. Lancaster deemed to be much more favorite game is the Dating ented and funny kids. enter through a different door, contributed to this story. complicated than past years. Game. It is a game where They’ll be sure to give you a and the seats will be ON the Twenty students auditioned three students will imperson - good laugh and a good time. stage. Technically speaking, Schmidt from Saxony to stay in US for the year Interships put LHS students in the working world By DAVID WINBURN cult time picking a favorite By IAN ROGERS program applicants have to be Ryan Combs, enjoy the pro - OPS opinions editor moment so far. OPS staff writer in the twelfth grade, have gram as it's very interesting “I want to say [spending passed their ECA's, have at and different every day. He Saskia Schmidt, a 16-year time with] my host family The Lincoln High School least a 2.0 Grade point aver - gets to experience first-hand old foreign exchange student has been the best time I’ve internship program, which age, have a good attendance what it's like to be a physical from Saxony, Germany, was had.” began in the Fall of 2013 al - record, and fill out the appli - therapist at Pro-Rehab. more than a bit excited when However, she had no hesi - lows participants to see what cation in the class. "I like the freedom involved asked for an interview. tation in praising her time happens in the workplace, Some of the internships in - and interacting with the pa - Schmidt is staying with here in America. meet some of people in that clude the Vincennes Fire De - tients and employees at Pro Jennifer and Nick Evans and “I love America,” claimed profession, and learn about partment, all the elementary Rehab,” he said. their family. Schmidt. “Everything is so the profession. schools and health care facil - The program has had many She chose to be an ex - huge! In Germany, buildings "They have a chance to see ities. success stories over the years. change student due to the are much smaller.” what happens in the work - Taylor Pinkstaff likes being Two graduated completed fact that she loves to travel. She finds one major differ - place," quoted Suzanne in the program. She currently eight modules for the Vin - “The opportunity to be an ence to be that lots of stores Swain, the teacher who over - is interning at Southgate Vet - cennes Township Fire De - exchange student was a great and restaurants here are open sees each students’ placement erinary Clinic. partment. Another alum chance to travel to America,” 24/7, as opposed to most in the program. "It's very independent, so a completed five hundred hours she said. businesses closing on Sun - Students in the program at - lot of the work is on our of his one thousand needed She traveled straight to In - day and in the evenings in tend periods one through four shoulders,” she said. for an apprenticeship in diana, so she hasn't seen any Germany. at LHS, and then they leave She joined the program as plumbing. other parts of the country She does find some oddi - for their site for two hours a work based learning gives her Any student who wants yet. ties about America though. day, with a daily journal due the chance to explore differ - more information about the “I want to see New York “In Germany, it’s so diffi - at the end of the week. They ent career paths. the program should talk to City,” said Schmidt with a cult to get a gun because complete a portfolio at the "I wanted to be sure that guidance counselor Erika smile on her face, “and Los there are lots of steps to take. end of the year and give a veterinary medicine is what I Shepard or Swain. Angeles too.” Here it seems that its so easy PowerPoint presentation over want to pursue in college,” Since she hasn’t been here to get one.” their site experience.