Bios!
Samantha Stephens needs your Bio now! Add it as a comment below so we won't need to retype it, please.
25-40 words, professional please, but can be fun. (past shows, your excitement for this show, comments to the cast or to your family, etc.)
Due October 3rd. No exceptions please, as we have much more pressing needs than hunting you down and eviserating you.
Example One:
With this being Robert's last show on the JM Stage, he is bound to make it good! Robert previously performed in Little Women, Rags, You Can't Take It With You, Babes in Arms, and Once Upon a Mattress. He hopes to add to his experiences attending Gustavus Adolphus College next year. Robert would like to thank his family, friends, and teachers for supporting him through the years.
Example Two:
Katie is a sophomore this year. This is her second John Marshall production, but she has been in eight previous plays. She enjoys clogging, reading, and eating chocolate. Two words she has for the audience, "Theatre Rules!"
posted by erdecker @ 11:11 AM
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Elizabeth is finally a senior, and boy, is she excited for this theatre season! This being her 9th show at John Marshall, she is no stranger to the stage, previously appearing in A Whole New You, Uncommon Women and Others, High School Musical, and Rehearsal for Murder. She thanks her friends and family for their support as she pursues her acting career, and looks forward to the new experience of theatre-in-the-round.
Woohoo!!! First one! There ya go, and have a nice weekend!
Danielle Humphrey is looking forward to her last fall play at JM. The cast, the crew and the director are always a pleasure to work with. A senior, she has appeared in High School Musical, Rehearsal for murder and other shows put on by the JM theatre. She hopes everyone enjoys the show!
Emily takes the stage once again in her ninth show at John Marshall. Although she has been in a wide range of shows both here at JM and in the community, theatre is just the start of her life outside school: writing, music, and spending time with friends also make up her free time. Emily sends love to her family and friends, and hopes that everyone enjoys the show after all the hard work this spectacular cast and crew put into it!
Ihab Mikati has been waiting for the chance to describe himself for his whole life, but now that he has the chance, he realizes that the adjectives to describe him are in very short supply. After taking the role of the young Once-ler in "The Lorax" he returns to the stage as Billing in what is sure to be a fine production.
Katie is a senior this year and is so excited to be doing theatre. This is Katie's first fall play and she is thrilled to be in it. She has been in three other JM productions including "Oklahoma!", "High School Musical" and "Rags". Those were all musical and she is excited to do something new on so many levels. She would like to thank her family for their support and encouragement and the cast for being amazing!!!!
Stephen, a senior, is excited to be in his second show at John Marshall! The cast, crew and director are always great to work with. Stephen enjoys good literature in any form and is interested to see how Ibsen's work will come to life on the stage. Enjoy!
Petra is a freshman this year at JM and is trilled to play Petra in “An Enemy of the People”. She has already done plays in the round but is still excited because she had never even been on JM’s stage up until auditions. Some of the plays she has already performed in are Pinoccio, Snow White, Little Mermaid, Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado about Nothing. She loves the play and can’t wait to perform on the stage.
The very sophomoric Connor Meyers is making his sophomore appearance as a member of JM theatre this year. He has previously played a moving man in the "Rehearsal for Murder" fall production and is ecstatic to be on stage once again. As always, he is very inspired by all of the other actors as everyone tries their best to put on an excellent show.
Sarah is happy to once again join JM Theater in her third production, this year, as a sophomore. With church musicals, JA Theater, and now JM Theater (including Rehearsal for Murder and Oklahoma), she is excited to learn more in the round and have fun with the cast and crew behind the scenes. She thanks her family and friends for all of their continued support and hopes everyone enjoys the show!
Izzy is a senior, its hard to believe but she is so thrilled to be starting the theater season with this show. She has appeared in six other shows at John Marshall including Rags, Oklahoma, The Lorax, and High School Musical. Whether its dancing, singing, or acting she just loves to be on stage. She would like to give a big THANKS to all who have supported her in the past!
Freshman Matt Muroya makes his Theatre JM debut in "An Enemy of the People." Although he is new to the JM stage, he has been in eight shows prior to this. He is excited to be challenged with the new theatre-in-the-round experience!
Rebecca Rose is excited to be in her first JM production. She has a small part this time, but plans on improving her skills and learning from the great actors and actresses she's surrounded by in this play and hopes to work towards a greater part in the next play. For now she'll enjoy everyone's amazing talents and the great story of An Enemy of the People.
In his final year at JM, Philip is thrilled to be apart of An Enemy of the People. Philip has greatly enjoyed his time on the stage, appearing in many productions including Oklahoma, High School Musical, Rehersal for Murder, and The Lorax. Philip thanks all those involved that helped make this show a success. Love and thanks also go out to his family and friends for their neverending support which make his experiences possible!
John Dieltz... some call him the new Marlon Brando... he just likes to think of himself as an improved Leo Dicaprio. The lights shine bright on John as he makes what could possibly be his greatest and last performance on the JM stage. BRAVO!!!
Meghann is happily returning to Theatre JM as a sophomore after a theater-less summer! You might seen her as a Swamee Swan and Humming fish in "The Lorax", or bustling around the auditorium as assistant student director in "Oklahoma!" Content to play a human being this Autumn, she has had a lovely time. She is excited to further explore her creative side at John Marshall with some theatre-in-the-round.
Keenan is a Junior who is in his second Theater JM production, after playing the role of Ike Skidmore in Oklahoma! Returning to the stage as a Citizen of the town this time. Apart from drama, he enjoys activities such as Marching Band and Speech Team. He would like to thank his Family and Friends for supporting him and is definitely looking forward to take this Ibsen classic to the stage!
Anthony is a sophomore at John Marshall and is excited for the theatre year to come. He's been in Rehearsal for Murder as an understudy and Oklahoma as slim. He is thankful to family and friends, and tells everyone to "break a leg!".
Jacob is a sophmore and this is his first show at John Marshall. He is very excited to be a part of the play even though he is just a townsperson. Jacob has been in two plays at a local community theatre, but in those plays he was seldom seen or working a giant puppet. Anyway, he is happy that he decided to audition for this play.
Cecilia feels simply priveledge to be part of this fine production. She is a freshman at JMHS. She has been in fifteen different plays and can't wait for her sixteenth. Thaks to everyone who helped make this production possible!
Samantha Stephens, a senior this year, is excited to be taking on the large role of assistant directing. Having played the Back stage manager for two shows and being on running crew for the other 5, it is a new experience to see the show from start to end. She thanks everyone who has helped her get this far, major thanks go to Mr. Decker and Chrissy Jordan. To the cast she apologizes for the "stage manager" in her that likes control.
Christina Jordan returns to Theatre JM as an alumni to costume this amazing show. She's very proud of the seasoned Theatre JM'ers who have carried on the level of talent and dedication Theatre JM is known for. It is a great joy as well to see the level of enthusiasm the "newbies" contribute to the production. She is deeply greatful to Mr. Decker for letting her be a part of another great Theatre JM production. Enjoy!
Rebecca Rose
Play assignment
Jane Turner, a FBI agent now has the title of “FBI whistleblower” for bringing up the fact that some abused children weren't getting the attention they needed from the FBI in 1999 and reported misconduct concerning possible crimal theft from Ground Zero. Because she reported the truth, she was forced to resign from the FBI after serving for 25 years because they said she was “tarnishing” the FBI's image. The judge ruled on her side and she ended up earning 1.4 million dollars for speaking up against the majority.
I don't know if this is where you want it, but....
Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds worked for the FBI at the time of the September 11th attacks. She accused the FBI of failing to translate foreign language documents that clearly described the attacks, before their completion. She was subsequently fired. Not to be silenced, she continued her tirade, and took her case to the courts. She was, however, not granted a public trial, as the government ruled the case a threat to the FBI's protecting and info-gathering operations. Attorney General John Ashcroft utilized the State Secrets Privilege in order to retroactively classify all information including Edmonds' original suit against the FBI. Three hours before her trial, Edmonds was notified that she was barred from her own trial. Her suit was dropped without further explanation. Edmonds continues to work for her cause, helping to found the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition.
Edward Jenner (1749 - 1823) was an English scientist who made two discoveries that went against conventional knowledge.
His first followed careful observation of a bird called the common cuckoo. He correctly stated that once the mother laid her egg in another bird's nest, the cuckoo hatchling would hatch early and push the other eggs out of the nest on impulse. Many scientists at the time took this as poppycock, as the accepted belief was that the mother did this.
The more important and controversial discovery was the immunization of smallpox in 1796. After observing that milkmaids almost never recieved smallpox, he theorized that exposure to cowpox could save people from the disease.
He was ridiculed for the findings by a wide group of people. Other scientists at the time pointed to his previous cuckoo discovery (now known to be true) as proof of his silliness. The church claimed it was disgusting to inject a person with parts of a sick animal.
In the end though, Jenner was recognized and vaccination (from the latin word for "cowpox") was being widely used by 1800. Also the cuckoo thing was totally right.
Ihab Mikati
okay this is what i have....
Tank Man
Background
1989 ~ Tienanmen Square Beijing, China ~ On June 4 the Chinese government massacred protesters from the People's Liberation Army in Tienanmen Square. At least 200 are killed and 7,000 injured in the fight.
What He Did
By the morning of June 5, the army is in complete control of Beijing. But when all protest in the city seems silenced, the world witnessed one final act of defiance.
About midday, as a column of tanks slowly moves along Chang'an Boulevard toward Tiananmen Square, an unarmed young man carrying shopping bags suddenly steps out in front of the tanks. Instead of running over him, the first tank tries to go around, but the young man steps in front of it again. They repeat this maneuver several more times before the tank stops and turns off its motor. The young man climbs on top of the tank and speaks to the driver before jumping back down again. Soon, the young man is whisked to the side of the road by an unidentified group of people and disappears into the crowd.
To this day, who he was and what became of him remains a mystery.
There is much speculation to what happened to this young man, some say that the Chinese government executed him, others he is in hiding or sentenced to exile and still others insist that he is free and living normally. We may never know. What we do know is he stood up for what he believed in and perhaps saved lives by doing it, even though he himself could have be killed.
Time magazine has named the Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, as one of the most influential people today.
Person: Karen Silkwood grew up in Nederland, Texas. She was very ordinary. She was an A student and went to collage at Lamar. Later she eloped with Bill Meadows. She had three kids. When she found her husband had cheated and they were broke she left him with the kids. Then she moved to Oklahoma City to work at Kerr-McGee Plutonium Plant. She worked as a technician there.
Cause: In and around 1947 she believed that the plant was poisoning its workers. Seven-teen died recently and seventy-seven over the past years. She then collected evidence in notebooks to prove that they were. She believed that the steel rods with plutonian inside were harmful and killing people. “Desperate to avoid another strike, which was looming, Kerr-McGee organized a union de-certification vote which, though ultimately failing, galvanized the union into bringing the safety violations to the attention of federal officials. Silkwood and two other local union officials went to Washington, D.C., to confer with national union leaders and the Atomic Energy Commission. Chief among their allegations were the lack of training given employees, failure to minimize contaminations, and poor monitoring, including the finding of uranium dust in the lunchroom. At this meeting Silkwood secretly agreed to obtain before and after photomicrographs of faulty fuel rods showing where they were being ground down to disguise faults.”
Response: November 13th 1974 Karen Silkwood may have been murdered. We are still not sure today if she was driven off the road by a person from the plant seeking revenge or to hinder her from giving the evidence folder to a friend and reporter. This is possible because of scratches and rubber debris on her left bumpers side. We do however know that someone planted plutonium in her apartment which harmed her physically. This is still an ongoing debate today. Anti-Nuclear people use her as a sort of martyr.
Her last month of life she became odd. Worried that she was going to die from radioactivity. Her friends noticed that she was always on edge almost paranoid—not enjoying life. The question still remains today: Was Karen Silkwood murdered, or did she really fall asleep at the wheel while going to finally deliver the work she had been going with for so long. One thing is for sure: she knew something would happen--She was scared—now she is dead.
Here's my person (sorry I didn't get this in sooner!):
In October of 2003, Bruce Boler, an EPA scientist, resigned after he was overruled by big companies in a case involving a wetland. After 25 years of research, Boler had plenty of data to support the thinking that wetlands purify water. When Florida developers wanted to fill in the wetlands to make golf courses, however, they questioned Boler's authority to raise objections to their projects. With their 2,000 acre ideas filled with million-dollar homes on the line, the developers got a different scientist who concluded that wetlands give off more pollutants than they get rid of. On the other hand, according to Boler, the results were skewed due to the fact that they were taken from wetlands by roads and devlopments that would have used pollutants. After fighting for wetlands as an asset to the environment, the EPA accepted the false conclusions made by the developer's scientist. In protest, Boler ended up quitting.
wootness... i finally got this in. i feel so accomplished. yee-haw.
um yeah. anyways...
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"As you see, we were just ordinary people placed in some extraordinary situations and did the right thing... as all should do." -- Jeffrey Wigand
A teacher at the duPoint Manual High School, Jeffery Wigand had at one point worked as the VP of Brown & Willamson, a tobacco corporation.
After seperating from the company, he was interviewed on the show "60 Minutes" on which he disclosed the information that the company had little regard of public safety and health. The company denied his claims and eventually took him to court.
The case was dismissed as a condition of the June 20th 1997 40-state settlement with the tobacco industry to ban advertisement of tobacco. Dr. Wigand stood up for what was right, caring for public safety and health even though it could cause a blow to the tobacco industry.
It is in a similar way that Dr. Stockmann tries using the media to alert citizens of the danger of the waters, and alert them of the saftey and health issues. The mayor, represented by Brown & Willamson, the tobacco corporation, tries to make the doctor deny her claims, disregarding public health and saftey.
Dr. Wigand has since been recognized as a public hero for disclosing this information and has organinzed "SMOKE-FREE KIDS," an establishment to encourage teens to stop tobacco use. Let's hope that Dr. Stockmann can do the same with the baths - to warn the community and raise public awareness of the dangers of the water.
"Skol, Doctor!"
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ummmm... yeah... kindof sad and dumb, but it works, right? i tried to make a connection to the play... i'm not sure how much sense it made though...
see ya'll tomorrow.
--Matt ♫
Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. Born Malcolm Little, he joined a Nation of Islam temple (not to be confused with traditional Islam) in Detroit, Michigan after being in prison for ten years (charged for burglary). He basically believed that whites were naturally born racist and that black people would have to build their own way of living and not coexist with whites. Later, he started to reject beliefs such as that fact that a mad scientist named Yakub had created white people. He was a popular speaker but was not allowed to speak in public after Elijah Muhammad, the founder of N.o.I., silenced him. He then split apart from the group and went on a migration to Mecca, and while there realized that racism was a problem that the entire world was posed with and that everyone is created equally. He tried to create a union of people to fight against racism, a rally called the Organization of Arican-American Unity. While giving one of his speeches for his rally in
Harlem city’s Audubon ballroom, he was assassinated (Feb. 21, 1965). 2 of the three killers have had some ties with the Nation of Islam, so it’s thought that he was killed for being traitorous or giving the Nation of Islam a bad name. Many have been inspired by his actions but many were also offended by some of his other actions.
Mr. Peter Michael Lingens v. Austria, 1986.
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Lingens was fined for publishing in a Vienna magazine comments about the behavior of the Austrian Chancellor, such as "basest opportunism," "immoral," and "undignified."
Under the Austrian Criminal Code, the only defense was proof of the truth of these statements; Lingens could not prove the truth of these value statements.
The European Court of Human Rights states that a careful distinction needed to be made between fact and value judgement/opinions.
However, the existence of facts can be demonstrated, whereas the truth of value judgements is not susceptible of proof. The fact on which Lingens founded his judgements were not disputed, nor was his good faith.
Since it was impossible to prove the truth of value judgements, it was determined that Lingens actions infringed article 10 of the Convention.
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