Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
ROTC to Lead Veterans Day Remembrance at Widener University
Widener
University’s Dauntless Battalion will honor our nation’s soldiers with a
Veterans Day ceremony Friday, November 8 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will feature
the Cadet Firing Party and the placing of a wreath by the Veterans Memorial at
Widener’s Old Main building, which remembers alumni of Widener – and its
predecessor institution Pennsylvania Military College – who lost their lives in
combat.
Brig. Gen.
Wilbur E. Wolf III, assistant division commander- Maneuver, 28th
Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, will deliver the keynote
address.
What:
Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony
When:
Friday, November 8, 2013
11 a.m.
Where: Veterans
Memorial at Widener’s Old Main Building*
14th and Melrose Ave.
Chester, Pa.
Details: Widener is the host institution for
ROTC activity at the Abington and Brandywine campuses of Pennsylvania State
University, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Immaculata University, Neumann
University, Villanova University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
These partnerships help make Widener’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program
one of the largest in the region, with 128 active cadets this academic year.
*Rain location is Alumni Auditorium
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Widener’s Lone Brick Theatre Company Presents Lisa Loomer’s "Distracted"
Widener University’s new Lone Brick
Theatre Company presents the first show of its inaugural season on Nov. 8, 2013
with the production “Distracted,” a comedy by playwright and screenwriter Lisa
Loomer.
“Distracted” centers on the
story of Jesse, a 9-year-old boy who may or may not have attention deficit
disorder, and his mother who is on a quest for answers. The play presents a
hilarious, provocative and poignant look at a modern family and an epidemic
dilemma: Are we so tuned into our 24/7 info-rich world that we've tuned out
what really matters?
Robert Reutter, company director and
senior lecturer of English at Widener, is excited to see theatre return to
Widener University after a year-long absence. “This is a fantastic show to
reinvent theatre at Widener,” Reutter said. “Loomer’s chaotic vision of
distraction matches Lone Brick’s mission to find theatre in uncommon spaces,
which is why we chose to present the show as site specific theatre.”
In site specific theatre, a
production is adapted based on the nontraditional setting selected for the
performance. All performances of “Distracted” take place in what is
traditionally a classroom setting in Room 1 of Kapelski Learning Center on
Widener’s Main Campus in Chester, Pa. Therefore, classroom features like the
chalkboard and the projector are incorporated into the performance.
“Distracted” stars freshmen Joann
Klein of Broomall, Pa., as Mama and Jared Bernatowicz, also of Broomall, as
Dad. They play Jesse’s distraught and distracted parents. Rounding out the cast
are Widener students Patrick Hitschler of Philadelphia, Brittany Hughes of
Chester, Tiffany Johnson of Bridgeport, Pa., Kimberly Miller of Sayville,
N.Y., Bridgette Saverine of Bridgeton, N.J., and Erika Sprague of West
Deptford, N.J.
“Distracted” is Loomer’s most recent
play. She is best known for “The Waiting Room,” which premiered in 1994 and
features three women from different time periods who meet in a modern doctor’s
waiting room. They suffer from the effects of their respective society’s
cosmetic body modification practices. Loomer also co-wrote the screenplay for
the film “Girl Interrupted.”
Performances of “Distracted” run November
8, 9, 14 and 16 at 8 p.m., and November 10 and 17 at 7 p.m.
Purchase tickets online through Lone
Brick’s events page at ticketleap.com or cash only at the door. Ticket
prices are $8 for general admission; $5 for Widener University alumni, faculty
and staff, as well as non-Widener University students; and $2 for current
Widener University students. Proper ID is required for discounted tickets.
For more information, visit the Lone
Brick Theatre Company on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lonebricktheatrecoA hilarious, provocative, and poignant look at a modern
family and an epidemic dilemma: Are we so tuned into our 24/7 info-rich world that
we've tuned out what really matters?
Lone Brick Theatre is Widener
University’s resident theatre company dedicated to producing non-traditional
theatre through innovative scripts, staging, directing and performance. Drawing
from the talent and ingenuity of Widener’s students, faculty and staff alike,
the company also seeks to give a creative voice to the rich diversity of the
campus community while broadening the traditional role of theatre as a
humanities discipline by actively seeking venues for cross-disciplinary
collaboration.
The Rotary Club of Chester Honors two Chester High School Students
Teacher and Advisor
Farela Howie, September Student of the Month Dasia Glenn, Chester High School Principal
Constance McAlister, and October Student of the Month Taushi Burrell
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The Rotary
Club of Chester honored two Chester High School students at its monthly luncheon
in the Cove Restaurant at Harrah’s on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Dasia Glenn
was selected Student of the Month for September. Taushi Burrell was selected
Student of the Month for October. Dasia and Taushi were recognized for their
academic achievements and accomplishments. Students are actively involved in
school and their community.
Congratulations
to Dasia and Taushi for being selected by the Rotary Club of Chester for Student
of the Month.
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