"Hit the Road" for Callboard

This summer, Callboard's theme is "Hit the Road." Some of you may remember this section from our previous newsletter. Now, it is an on-going theme for the next three months. Traveling KCSA members, whether heading to downtown Chicago or Italy, are welcome to share their stories (hopefully related to theatre in some way) and show reviews, which may include performances of music, drama, opera, musicals and more.

If you would like to share your experiences and show critiques, please contact Lauren Mietelski at lmietel2@uiuc.edu or Eric Gordon at egordon3@uiuc.edu. You can submit completed works to us through email (we will edit and post them), or you can talk to us first about your ideas. Also, please send us digital pictures along with your contributions. These pictures can be of the theatre (or the actual performance if you are sneaky), the town/city you visited, as well as friends and family on the trip. If you can't take your own digital photo, please find a relevant picture on the web and send it to us with the citation (website address is fine). So, "Hit the Road" KCSA members!

For those KCSA members staying in the Champaign-Urbana area this summer, we are still interested in collecting and posting show reviews and news from the Krannert Center, so please send either Lauren or Eric your submitions.

Coming in July:
VIVA LAS VEGAS!!

I am visiting Las Vegas for my 21st birthday the first week of July and, while trying to avoid Lindsay Lohan's poparazzi, will be attending two famous shows. So, two show reviews from the infamous Las Vegas will be posted to the blog sometime in July, so keep your eyes open! The first will be a review of "Mystere" by Cirque Du Soleil, performed at the Mystere Theatre in the Treasure Island hotel & casino. A critique of a live performance of "MAMMA MIA!" at Mandalay Bay Theatre will be soon to follow. For those of you who haven't seen "MAMMA MIA!," it is a Broadway sensation playing around the world. The performers supposedly sing and dance in the aisles at every show, and it sounds like a great time. According to www.mandalaybay.com, "MAMMA MIA!" is "the must see show in Vegas!" So check the blog in July to catch both Vegas reviews.

(Picture courtesy of http://images.google.com)

Lauren Mietelski
English, Secondary Education
KCSA Ad Board member for Callboard
Random fact: I am in love with William Shakespeare

we had a yardsale. it was funny and we made some money.

Profile: New Ushering AdBoard Member

Meagan Roloff

Major: Flute performance

Where I'm from: St. Charles, IL

Interests/hobbies: Music, both playing it and listening to it. I also practice obsessively. As far as none musical interests, I love reading and going to see movies.

Future career plans: I want to play either flute or piccolo in a major symphony or opera orchestra. I also want to teach private lessons, maybe at the collegiate level someday.

Why you joined KCSA/Adboard: I joined KCSA because my first semester I was not a music major and it seemed like a good way to keep connected to the arts. Now, I've joined Adboard because I think this is a great organization and I wanted to be more involved.

Favorite food: Anything that didn't come from the dining hall that I don't have to pay for!

Favorite color: blue

Favorite music: Oh dear don't get me started. The short list is anything flute related (especially 20th century sonatas and concerti), 20th century symphonic music, and anything by a dead Russian composer.

Other clubs: Well they aren't really clubs because technically I get course credit for them but I'm in Symphonic Band I and Women's Glee Club.

Personal quote/favorite quote: "The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven."
~John Milton

Profile compiled by Lauren Mietelski

Profile: New Tech AdBoard Member

Preeti Korvadi:

What's your major/minor?
Economics

Where are you from?
Vernon Hills, IL

What are your interests/hobbies?
Eating pineapples, sharpening my mad gift wrapping skills, & big BALLIN'.

Describe your future career plans:
Uhhh... I'll get back to you on that one.

Why did you join KCSA and/or Ad board?
The comp tickets for life, duh... =)
Actually because KCSA is awesome. Represent.

What's your favorite food?
Couldn't tell ya.

Favorite color?
Red

Favorite music?
I really don't do favorites.

Are you in any other clubs?ΦΣΣ, ISA, IBC

Personal quote/favorite quote:
"People aren't listening, they're just waiting for their turn to speak" - Fight Club

Profile compiled by Lauren Mietelski

Profile: New Tech AdBoard Member

Rachel Goldfarb
New adboard member: TECH DEPARTMENT

What's your major/minor?
Elementary Education with a concentration in history

Where are you from?
Skokie, Illinois

What are your interests/hobbies?
Soccer, clarinet, theater

Describe your future career plans:
teaching little kids, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade

Why did you join KCSA and/or Ad board?
I love being involved with theater and producing seemed like fun!

What's your favorite food?
Waffles

How about favorite color?
Lupine (a light shade of purple)

What about favorite music?
Musicals! (right now it’s “Avenue Q”)

Are you in any other clubs?
Hillel, Band, intramural soccer

Personal quote/favorite quote:
"Were all different but in the end were all fruit."
~My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Profile compiled by Lauren Mietelski

Meet the President!

KCSA's elected president for next semester is the fabulous Amanda Jablonsky. Callboard would like to extend our congratulations to Amanda as her hard work and dedication to KCSA has definitely paid off. We've included a question/answer profile of our new club president so members can get to know the big cheese.

Amanda Jablonsky:

What's your major/minor?
Molecular and Cellular Biology major (not pre-med)
Russian Literature/Language minor
Chemistry minor

Where are you from?
Chicago, south side.

What are your interests/hobbies?
Theater -- acting, directing and producing rock.

Describe your future career plans:
I'd like to work in a lab the rest of my life. I'm going to discover something, but I'm not sure what yet.

Why did you join KCSA and/or Ad board?
I honestly have no idea how I got started working with community outreach -- I got the emails about meetings, but it's shocking that I actually went to them. After Taste of the Arts my freshman year, I somehow found out about On the Rocks, I applied to direct and loved it, and the next semester one of the graduating Tech Department girls emailed the old directors and encouraged us to apply for AdBoard. The rest is history.

What's your favorite food?
I could live on any kind of potatoes for the rest of my life, preferably with salt and butter. Also, popcorn followed by caramel apples.

Your favorite color?
Clear

What about favorite music?
Rock and roll. My two biggest favs these days are T00L and Nine Inch Nails, but I'm really all over the map http://www.last.fm/user/DirtyHair/

Are you in any other clubs?
Nada. School and KCSA are for serious my life.

Personal quote/favorite quote:
"Love your fate." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Arguably the Stoic manifesto, as well.


Profile compiled by Lauren Mietelski

Summer Schedule & Sign-ups

For those KCSA members who are going to be in town this summer, I wanted to share the summer schedule with you.

Krannert Center will again host the Summer Studio Theater Series with three plays running throughout June and July. There are also a few musical performances scattered throughout including the popular summer Jazz concerts. I’ve included a brief description of the summer plays below.

This summer, we will do manual signups by email only (for both ushers & supervisors). So please review the schedule and send me any shows you would like to add. Since many of the performances run multiple dates, please give me a couple of backups in case the date you request has already been filled. When submitting requests, please give me the show numbers (e.g. 802), as this is the easiest way to make sure you get the correct assignments.

The summer shows fill up fast, so the sooner you get your requests to me, the better your chances of getting those you want. As always, you can always add shows later in the summer as well, as long as there are openings. I hope to get a summer schedule on the KCSA Ushering website (www.kcsa.uiuc.edu/Ushering) as soon as possible so you can see what shows still have openings.

If you have any questions, or would like to submit your request. Please email us at

kcsa-ushering@kcsa.uiuc.edu

Thanks again for all your hard work, and if you will not be here for this summer, we look forward to seeing you again in the fall.

Happy Summer everyone!!!

KCSA Ushering


The Lion in Winter

By James Goldman

William Martin, director

Ostensibly, the family of Henry II has gathered to celebrate the Christmas of 1183 at a castle in Chinon, France. In reality, each family member is there to promote his or her own interests in determining who should rule England. This classic comedy/drama has served as a magnet to attract great actors to the roles of Henry II and his estranged wife, Queen Eleanor – everyone from Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn to Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close to Summer Studio favorites Anne Shapland Kearns and Steven M. Keen.



Pasta (aka The Carmone Brothers Italian Food Products Corp.’s Annual Pasta Pageant)

By Tom Griffin

Sue Lawless, director

Best friends Artie and Doober work at the Carmone Brothers Italian Food Products Corporation, where each year they have entered and have lost the company’s annual pasta pageant talent contest. But this year will be different because the pair will be dressed as singing-dancing boxes of pasta! How can they lose? However, Slimy, the henchman of Artie’s bookie, is breathing down Artie’s neck for a payment he doesn’t have… will he be able to make it to their performing pasta debut? The suspense could kill you… or Artie! (This performance contains strong language.)



Bus Stop

By William Inge

Peter Reynolds, director

Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright William Inge’s classic comedy about the vicissitudes of love and life is played out in one day at a remote Kansas diner. A group of disparate and somewhat desperate travelers are held hostage by a raging blizzard. During their journey together, some find compassion, some find understanding, and some even find love.



Chad Stroud
Ph.D. Candidate
Division of Nutritional Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
905 S. Goodwin Ave.
MC-182 Bevier 468
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-7371

Callboard Top Ten: *WAYS TO DE-STRESS DURING FINALS WEEKEND*

1. With finals looming on the horizon, don’t forget to de-stress! Come visit the McKinley Relaxation Room to take a 20-minute audio-visual guided imagery experience. Check in at the Oasis in the basement of the Union anytime between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday and noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday. It’s free for students!

2. If you like local music, take a break and check out The Beauty Shop, Scurvine, Arrah and the Ferns and Duke of Uke this Friday at the Iron Post. It costs $5 at 9 p.m. and $7 after 10 p.m.

3. Are you a movie junkie? Take a 135-minute break from studying and watch “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” this Friday or Saturday. It’s the perfect movie for you if you’re interested in UFOs. The screening takes place at the Virginia Theatre at 7 p.m. Admission costs $5.

4. Come out to “Secrets Revealed = Secrets Shared” at the Krannert Art Museum this Friday at 9 a.m. This exhibit was inspired by postsecret.com, a web site where people anonymously send in postcards with a secret on them.

5. Come out to a free piano recital at Smith Recital Hall this Saturday at 5 p.m.

6. Exercise can help you relax. Participate in the 5K Fun Run/Walk this Saturday at Hessel Park. Refreshments and raffle prizes will follow the race, and everyone is invited to attend. It costs $7/$10.50 and includes a T-shirt. Registration is from 8-8:45 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. For more information, call 398-2550.

7. Battle of the Bands, part one of five, is taking place this Saturday at Club 45 at 7 p.m. It’s metal night with Murder Theory, Apriori, Winter in May and others.

8. Want to dance your stress away? Learn West African dance Saturday from 6-7:30 p.m. It takes place at 202 S. Broadway and costs $15. Questions? Email Steve DiSanto at stevedisanto@hotmail.com.

9. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme… Everyone loves Disney movies and songs! The Parkland Pops choir will be performing classic Disney tunes at Parkland College this Sunday at 3 p.m.

10. Bill Paisley is coming to Assembly Hall this Sunday with special guests Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler! The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at uofiassemblyhall.com.

- Susanna Pak
Sophomore in Broadcast Journalism
Looking forward to summer!

Computer Trouble?!?

Being quarantined sounds pretty scary. The word conjures up images of leprosy-infected people being rounded up and sent off to some distant tropical island to bask in their sickness. Well, I myself have been quarantined, but not quite like that. You remember the thing you got at the beginning of this year (or whenever) in the dorms saying that you had definitely better not get a virus or we’ll cut off the internet to your room and your roommate will suffer too and it will be DAYS until you’re hooked back up because you’re so dumb for getting a virus in the first place? Yeah, I didn’t really pay attention to that either. I knew my computer probably had quite a bit of spyware on it, but that didn’t really concern me. Once I had made it all the way until finals week of second semester, I was pretty sure people didn’t actually get quarantined. It was something scary Housing threatened you with, but wouldn’t actually follow through on. I was wrong.

My roommate and I were sitting in our room around midnight on a boring Saturday night, doing homework and whatever when the internet on both of our computers stopped working. We knew something was up, and the scary screen telling us that someone had a virus and that we’d been quarantined confirmed our suspicions. After a couple hours of virus-scanning, we found out that the virus was on my roommate’s computer. After spending a torturous Sunday with no internet, we went down to the lab to see if the NetTech was there to hook us back up. He was definitely supposed to be there, but he never showed up. After making a phone call to official NetTech headquarters, it looks like we won’t have internet in the room for at least a couple days. Great.

The thought of not having internet for that long seems kind of daunting, but it's actually surprising how liberating it can be, as well as how productive it can make you. I’ve actually been getting a lot of my homework done, studying for finals, and doing all kinds of other things that don't involve Facebook. I’ve gone on walks, studied on the quad for hours and actually read for fun in the last day, and while I probably would have done all of these anyway, it’s a lot easier to do them when your number one time-waster has been taken away. I’ve found that you never really realize how easy it is to throw away your time on the internet until it isn’t there, and also how easy it is to find other, better, things to do once it’s gone. Maybe we should all get quarantined a little more often, for our own good.
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James Vandeberg
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Journalism
Business

KCSA Notes

This is the last edition of KCSA Notes for the semester. I hope you enjoyed the updates every week and participated in a lot of awesome events. Going to miss us? Never fear! Callboard and KCSA Notes will be back in action in the fall, revamped and ready to go. Have a great summer and stay safe!


COMMENCEMENT HELP NEEDED
Available during Commencement weekend? Want to get PAID to be at Krannert? KCSA needs help with the Saturday and Sunday commencements (May 12th and May 13th.) If you are already on University Payroll and you are interested in one or more of the following shifts, let Courtney know so she can add you to the schedule. If you are NOT currently on university payroll, she can try to get you added, but she can NOT have you work until you are on payroll. It typically takes a few days to add new folks to payroll.


Open shifts include:

Saturday, May 12
Shift 2: 11a - 3p
Shift 3: 3p - 10p

Sunday, May 13
Shift 1: 8a - 11a
Shift 2: 11a - 3p
Shift 3: 3p - 7p

Work one or work them all. In addition to the paycheck, lunch and dinner are provided during those shifts.

Contact Courtney for information at cegg@uiuc.edu or 333-9716.


SUMMER TOURS
Want to help out at Krannert this summer? You should give tours! You won't get paid, but you'll be doing KCSA a huge favor as well as getting to know Krannert better. If interested, e-mail Courtney at cegg@uiuc.edu.


SUMMER USHERING
Your days of ushering may be numbered for the semester, but have no fear: Krannert puts on a pretty amazing series of shows over the summer, so if you're going be around, we'd love to have you usher! More information will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, if you have any questions, e-mail our ushering department at kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu.


CALL FOR MMD SCRIPTS
We are STILL in need of scripts for next semester's Murder Mystery Dinner. Never written one before? Do you only have an idea and not a fully-developed script? That’s great! We're pretty flexible with submissions, so get the creative juices flowing, and see what you can come up with! E-mail kcsa-otr@kcpa.uiuc.edu with submissions, ideas, questions, and comments by May 2.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL
This Thursday, May 3rd, at 1 pm in the Studio Theatre, we'll be hosting an ICE CREAM SOCIAL for KCSA members! Friends are welcome.

(Photo is courtesy of Google Images)