The Collegian Perspectives 2 News 3 Features/Religion 4 Features/Entertainment 5 Entertainment .6 Sports 7-8 Vol. 53-No.8 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, November 6, 1992 Music Man opens Wednesday By KENDRA CARLSON "disarray" at the moment be- on the makeup and styling Collegian Staff Writer cause the show was coming up hair. Willerup said that the "Music Man," a musical pro- very soon. Although the job crew can make people look duction, is showing at the Pew does require a tremendous younger, older and from any Fine Arts Center on Nov. 12, amount of work, she said that given time period. During the 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and Nov. "we pull together and help week of the production and 15 at 2:30 p.m. each other out." during the show, the crew The show requires a tremen- Junior Missy Loos is in spends at least three to five dous amount of hard work and charge of the scenic crew. She hours a day at their work. dedication on the part of the is also the tech director of the Willerup stated that the cast and crew. However, the production. Her many duties makeup crew puts the work that is a vital part of the include buying supplies, mix- "finishing touches on the pro- production unfortunately often ing paint and designing the set. duction." goes unnoted. After talking to She stated that her main job is Senior Sharon Zill is in members of the various crews to "make sure all the different and the stage manager, one is charge of publicity for the aspects come together." amazed at the unbelievable musical. She spends at least amount of work that goes on Sophomore Jeanne Kudich is five to seven hours a day at her, behind the scenes. in charge of building the set. job. Her many tasks include She makes sure that everything coming up with the logo for Juniors Marc Davidson, Joe is built properly. including the the advertisements, making Pisano and Joe Tutak are in flats and anything else using posters, tickets and programs, charge of all the lighting and wood and nails. She said that painting the windows of the sound for the production. They right now she works at least student union, getting ushers, said that while it is a lot of five hours a day. "It takes a lot designing a float for the recent work, often taking up several of time," she noted, but she Homecoming parade and de- hours a day, it is also reward- finds the experience enjoyable. signing the billboard that will ing. "It's very educational," She stated that it is essential to be outside of Pew Fine Arts said Pisano. He said that it is be able to get along well with Center. She is also in charge of often necessary to take people, and that "if you got the alumni reception on Sun- authority over one's peers. good people, things get donc." day, Nov. 8. Davidson noted that they are getting a tremendous amount Rachelle Ford, a sophomore, Senior Rob James is the stage of "hands-on experience." is in charge of the props for the manager and student director Dan Lineweaver and Erich Lascek make preparations for of "The Music Man." He said the upcoming presentation of "Music Man." They stated that they production. She usually spends sometimes get behind in their hour two hours a day fulfilling he has spent about 175 hours class work. her duties, which include going so far this semester. "I basi- to meetings and borrowing cally live here," he stated. Be- While the work is often frus- things needed for the produc- cause he is also an actor in the trating, Tutak also said that tion. Essentially, she is in show, he is incredibly busy. we have a lot of fun". They charge of getting everything His responsibilities include explained that universality is where it is supposed to be. She taking over in the absence of extremely important in that holds the opinion that it is the director Mrs. Betsy Craig, they have to know how to do a "least stressful of all the jobs.' working with the budget and variety of difficult tasks. Like all of the leaders involved overseeing everything. James in the play, Ford does experi- noted that it takes extremely Brenda Fortney, a junior who ence frustration, but she says dedicated people to work on the show. He also said that "if is in charge of the costume that "the final outcome is defi- crew, said that she also works nitely worth all the effort." we didn't love it, we wouldn't be here." His final comment long and difficult hours, par- was: "come see the show." ticularly as the show gets Sophomore Amy Willerup closer. She noted that she works with the makeup crew, Tickets for "Music Man" are works more than nine hours a with senior Maggie Shumaker available Nov. 4-6 outside the day the week of the show. as the crew chief. First, the College Bookstore, at the Fortney explained that the makeup crew has to meet a Crawford Information Desk costume room was in few times to practice putting and at P.S. Hallmark Shop. Scenes from last week's orchestra presentation. Johnson speaks on evolution By MIKE BLACK those who subscribe to its God does not fit into any of Collegian Staff Writer ideas. He stated that the word these categories, they cannot Last Monday, Grove City evolution originally referred to even consider His existence, College hosted Dr. Phillip nothing more than gradual let alone His role in the cre- Johnson, the author of Darwin change, but that the concept ation of the world. on Trial. Johnson argued that has expanded to include much the theory of evolution is more than this. Johnson argued The questions raised by the flawed during his 35 minute that the theory of evolution di- audience during the question- presentation in Ketler Audito- rectly contradicts the idea of and-answer session enabled rium. Following the presenta- creation and God. Johnson to add support to this tion, he fielded questions from thesis that the theory of evolu- the large audience of students He went on to say that evolu- tion is flawed. and faculty. tionists believe that the uni- Johnson began his presenta- verse has no orderly process One of the questioners asked tion by describing what he and that all life, including hu- why he decided to take on the considers the correct definition man existence, is a mere acci- evolutionist establishment. of creationism. He took the dent. He attempted to demon- Johnson replied that after position that creation is simply strate, using direct quotes from studying the theory and its the belief that something cre- prominent evolutionists, the faults, he came to the conclu- ated the world. He stated that absurdity of the theory that sion that anyone questioning to be a creationist, it does not human life is the accidental re- the established authorities of matter whether one believes in sult of random genetic changes science would face great con- a literal six day creation story and natural selection. flict. He determined that, as a or a slow development of the lawyer, he would be the ideal earth. He argued that if one Johnson continued by saying person for the task. believes that God guided cre- that this entire mindset results ation, the person is a creation- from the way modern scientists Following his lecture at ist and is automatically in dis- view science. He explained Grove City College, Johnson pute with evolutionists. that science is limited to the left for Cornell University, Senior Ronna Frenchak and junior Marsha Cribbs will lead study of materials, nature and where he was to speak to the the Tritons water show, scheduled for tonight and tomorrow at 8 Johnson then explained his cause and effect. He suggested evolutionary biology class of p.m. in the competitive pool. understanding of evolution and that since evolutionists believe one of his major critics.