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Little Shop of Horrors Onstage This Weekend
Little Shop of Horrors with be the theater department's next-to-last performance of the year. The '60s rock musical opens Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. One of the principal charters, Audrey II, is a dual role played by Daniel Hensley and Tenzie Burns. Hensley is the speaking and singing voice of the plant character, and Burns is the animation behind the actual prop. Burns fits inside the plant and uses his body to mimic the mouth of the plant to Hensley's voice.
The play is filled with lots of catchy songs. Audience members will be able to take an active role in the story, too. The cast and crew have been working for more than three weeks, and the crew returned to school two days early from spring break to rehearse. The show runs Thursday through Sunday, with evening performances at 7:30 and a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. After Little Shop of Horrors, student-directed, one-act plays are scheduled for April 25-26.
The cast includes Anna Thrift, Brittany Hazeldine, Mack Knapp, Chris Caggiano, Heather Gainey, Amber Watson, Rachel Shipley, Mary Elise Jones, Josh Miller, Daniel Hensley, Jeffery Silverman, Mitchell Hillburn, among others. Paul Schierhorn directs. By Karmeece Watson
Maya Angelou Makes Plans for Second Visit to MHC
World-renowned author and speaker Maya Angelou is back. Angelou, a native of Winston-Salem, has decided to visit the Mars Hill College campus again. Announced early last week, Angelou is this year's SLAM keynote speaker. Angelou is currently a professor at Wake Forest University.
In 2006, Angelou also spoke at SLAM, the creativity showcase that happens each spring on campus. She has mentioned on numerous occassions that she would love to visit the campus again, according to school officials.
Angelou has a broad background, although she is best known for her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. However, she has been an actor, journalist, editor, dancer and now college professor. As an activist, she stood for the Civil Rights movement and has been a close friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
She will speak in Moore Auditorium on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. Students who are full-time are granted free admission with a ticket obtained before the event. General admission tickets go on sale April 1 at the MHC Bookstore on Main Street and are $35. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
SLAM presentations occur on campus all day on Wednesday, April 15, prior to the event. By Bria Smith
Hunger Week Highlights Crisis Around Globe
Mars Hill College is offering opportunities to change world hunger. This week the campus is hosting "MHC Hunger Week" with proceeds and food donations benefitting MANNA Foodbank, Neighbors in Need and Church World Service.
Starting today (Monday, 3/30), Lifeworks wll host a series of events. Tonight is the Night with the Street Children at 7 p.m. in the Loft. There will be a screening of "Invisible Children" to offer a glimpse of what it's like for children to live in Africa.
Tuesday is the Oxfam Hunger Banquet at 5:30 p.m. in Redway Dining Room, and later The Food for Fashion Show will take place in the Loft at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday is Empty Bowls, starting at 6 p.m. at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Admission is $10.
Starting Thursday, a campus-wide fast begins with a break-the-fast concert by Moses Cotton at 7 p.m in Timberline.
On Friday, a food drive will be held as the Bailey Mountain Cloggers perform in Moore Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The cloggers are asking each person to bring a canned food item to the annual concert.
On Saturday, the CROP Walk for Hunger starts at 10 a.m. at the doors of Lifeworks. The walk raises money through pledges for hunger projects around the world. By Laura Hudgins
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