Firebird!

EMU Theatre patrons enjoyed a wonderful version of the Prince,the Wolf and the Firebird. Follow this link to a short video on its production. A great family show directed by Pam Cardell with outstanding acting and beautiful costuming

A Funny Thing ...

http://www.emich.edu/video/
Follow this link to a video clip of EMU Theatre's A Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum. It opens tonight, October 23, 2009, 7 p.m. in the Quirk Theatre and runs through Halloween night! Box office 734.487.2282.

Forensics Team Update 10/9/09

The EMU Forensics team has hit the ground running this season. Thanks to hard work and diligence from the coaching staff & students over the summer, the team has already traveled to seven tournaments, finishing third, third, third, third, second, fourth and seventh place respectively. Perhaps what’s most exciting about these finishes is that Eastern’s entry size at each tournament has been dwarfed by all other top 10 teams. Yet even with small entries, the students are fairing quite well in final rounds, bringing home team trophies over some of the most competitive teams in the country.

University of Indianapolis Invitational:
Omar Orme: Extemp- 3rd, Informative- 1st, Persusion- 3rd
Ian Hatch: Prose- 5th
Tommy Petersen: Prose- 4th, Duo- 2nd
Mike Schafer: Extemp- 5th, Impromptu- 3rd
Jon Stowell: Impromptu- 2nd
Jon Conway: Informative- 2nd
Arthur Valenzuela: Duo- 2nd

Purdue Invitational:
Arthur Valenzuela: Prose- 6th, Duo- 1st
Charlie Chappel: D.I.- 3rd
Tommy Petersen: Duo- 1st
Jon Stowell: Extemp- 1st, Impromptu- 2nd, Persuasion- 2nd

Western Kentucky Swing Day One:
Ian Hatch: Prose- 2nd, D.I.- 1st
Omar Orme: Extemp- 3rd, Impromptu- 1st, Informative- 6th, Rhet. Crit- 2nd, Persuasion- 2nd
Jon Conway:Informative- 5th

Western Kentucky Swing Day Two:
Omar Orme: Persuasion- 4th, Rhet. Crit- 1st, Extemp- 3rd, Impromptu- 3rd
Ian Hatch: D.I.- 5th

O.C.C Novice Workshop/Tournament:
Evan Mann: Prose- 5th, Impromptu- 1st

74 Swing : Day One:
Omar Orme: Extemp- 3rd, Crit- 4th
Jon Stowell: Persuasion- 3rd
Mike Schafer: Impromptu- 5th
Thom Munger: ADS- 4th

74 Swing: Day Two:
Jon Stowell: Persuasion- 3rd, Extemp- 6th
Thom Munger: ADS- 6th
Ian Hatch: DI- 7th
Alex Landen: Novice Prose- 4th

Doris and Pirooz–– 2009 Teaching Excellence

Doris Fields and Pirooz Aghssa will be honored this fall with 2009 Teaching Excellence Awards. To signify this honor, they will be presented with their "apple" on Saturday, October 24 during a breakfast ceremony organized by the EMU Alumni Association. Our congratulations to both –– they are truly outstanding professors who are invested in serving EMU students.

EMU Forensics is off to a great start with 10 spots already qualified for the 2010 national tournament. Their first tournament was in Indianapolis for the "UIndy" Forensics 500 Tournament and placed 3rd overall in the Individual Events Team Sweepstakes. Watch for further updates on the their success throughout the year.

2009-2010 EMU Theatre Season

Join us for a terrific show season! For more information contact the theatre office at 734.487.1220 or call the box office for tickets 734.487.7.1221.

EMU Forensics -- It's not fall yet but we are hard at work!

Forensicators & Friends,

The weekend of June 27 we had our first prep of the 2009-2010 season and it would be hard to be more pleased. Our new coaching staff (welcome Maggie Wade from Western Kentucky University) spent several hours meeting and strategizing on Friday in order to harness the potential of this year’s team. We had a great showing. Of the returning members all but four were in attendance and one of our new transfers came as well! In fact I would like to congratulate Ian Hatch and Jon Conway for having the first two PA’s of the season written. We can not wait to see who has the first interp up.

We are looking to take a strong entry to the first tournament of the year. In fact we are gearing to win the tournament on September 12th. Below is our intended entry.

Beemer – Prose, DI, Info
Bell – Prose, Duo
Chappel – DI, ADS (Imp or Poetry)
Clark – Crit, Prose
Colman - TBA
Conway – Info, Pers, Ext, Imp
Green - Prose, Poetry, DI, (Info or Crit)
Hatch – Prose, DI, Info
Milewski – TBA
Orme – TBA (Info, ADS, Ext, Imp)
Thomas Petersen – TBA
Dan Peterson - TBA
Rick – DI, Prose, (Info)
Scavone – can not travel until October
Schafer – Crit, ADS, Extemp, Imp
Schrief – Can not compete first semester
Stowell – Per, Ext, Imp, (ADS or Info)
Valenzuela - TBA
Williams – Poe, Prose, Duo, Imp

On July 31st we plan on celebrating some more as it is our summer banquet/picnic. It is currently scheduled at the University Park pavilion (behind Snow health center). We are hoping to meet the rest of our transfers and our new freshman. The following Saturday and Sunday we will be working hard again to get these events up and ready for competition. If you have any questions about prep, please email Amy at ajohns27@emich.edu.


Ray, Amy & Mike