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24 THE M'OA.NIEL FREE PRESS MAY12 2008 Peter M. Kendall Theatre Major What are your best and worst . . . . . memories of McDan iel? n~t~~~;~:~o~~ta~::~~~;;~~C;;~~:lt~;n~::te;~~n~~g;::tl;n;h::~~a:'t:.e:ne;:::c:~:t~::~~~eomob:::~;:Ym;o:!s~om:~;;a~ right before we left for summer, when me and my friends would hang out and party every night; eventually, we would all end up outside for a walk or just lying in the grass. Being really young still, and not having a lot of responsibility was awesome. There was no penalty for just being absolutely ridiculous. I wouldn't want [Q do some of the things I did back then now, but I am glad I did them then, and I look back on them very fondly now. What are your future. ". I? As of right now, I am going on a year long national tour playing Orlando III AS YOU LIKE IT with The National Players, the oldest running classical touring pans. group in the U.S., which runs out of me Olney Theatre Center. After mat, I plan to work in the Baltimore/D.C. area as an actor, and go graduate school to get an MFA in Acting at either Old Globe's program at University of San Diego, Yale, or the Denver Center's National Theatre Conservatory _ it depends on which one, if any, Iget into. Who is your mentor at McDan iel? J feel so fortunate to have close relationships to. the entire theatre faculty: They are.so.me o~ the most supportive, passionate, inspiring, brilliant, and talented people I have ever met. Some of my fondest memories I have here at McDamei are of sUring WIth Ira Domser (the Director of theatre) at a cast party and talking late into the night about theatre, life, and everything in between. He has been a mentor, a fantastic supporter, and a role model. Ron Miller, who I took most of my theatre coursework with, is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met, and always pushed me [Q think about theatre in abstract and wonderfully different ways. He has showed me theatre in many different and unique forms, and that theatre can go way beyond JUSt an aesthetic art. But, I think mat lf I had to choose one person who has influenced me the most, it would be Elizabeth van den Berg. She has become one of the people I admire most in my life. She is someone who I not only seek professional advice from, bur personal, as well. She has helped me so much in getting a leg up into me treacherous world of the theatre industry, and her advice and guidance has been invaluable. She is one of the most respected artists in the DC area, and ram proud to say that I am her student. She inspires me to become the kind of actor (and person) that I have always wanted to be, and now, know I can be. She pushes me to do best, and better. AFter four years, I feel proud to call her my teacher, and now, my friend. I will keep in contact with all three of these wonderful people I leave McDaniel. Any words of wisdom f d ( For theatre majors: Work harder than everyone else. Put your entire self into it - your mind, your heart, and or younger stu ents. your soul. Art is useless if it is not created passionately. Don't give a shit about failing, and do it because you have to, not because it is just something to pass the time. In the wise words of Elizaberh van den Berg, "I never said acting was easy." H~ ispassionate a.bout ibe craft of acting; works hard in and out of class and rehearsal to peifeC! his work; motivates ethers by his dedication and attention to detail; is curious - asking questions, and goes beyond required reading. con- tinually asking to borrow books and plays; and is pursuing study and career beyond McDanje/. Elizabeth van den Bng Timothy Neeson Spanish Major What are your best and worst '" d- have been when I was :~road. [Q .Central and the other tw~ Jan. terms - one to M~co I took Europe In a For me, my greatest memories . memories of McDanle! . ,-, dition to a semester in Spain. These were great opportu!lltles mat I couldn t.pass up. My. least favorite memory was waking up to the sound of construction every morning during the fall semester when the new North Village was being completed. What are your future plans? I plan to go into business consulting, a career that will enable me to travel and apply what I learned in my majors. Who is your mentor at McDan iel? Busin! ~~;1:~:i:~v~~~:!:i:~:P:::~~~~;!:~es:r:O::~:~!;~;i:% :~~:~i!~~:~~~~~r::~~~~~~~;~~::~es~~:e!~ ncmics. Any words of wisdom for younger students? The best piece of advice mat I can give incoming students (and even current students) is to join some clubs, and study abroad of course! Seniors prefer psychology, economics and business administration Dr. Paul Mazeroff, senior lec- almost anything they do, whether chology major, further explained When seniors cross the stage on Sat- turer in psychology and acting de- it's marketing a product, under- me appeal of the field. students. This year's seniors reflect of popularity. the same hierarchy urday, May 24, the faculty and staff parrment chair says the psychology standing a film or raising a family." "I think the major is so popu- 45 seniors are education minors, in the psychology and economics major is very applicable in daily The most popular majors for lar because psychology is applied 20 seniors are writing minors, and & business administration depart- living, which could explain its at- all undergraduates during the fall to many different fields of study," 13 seniors are accounting minors. ments will probably be breathing a tractiveness. 2007-2008 school year are the eco- Houser said. "In my Madness Britt a sophomore Beachley, deeper sigh of relief than members "Although there are many rea- nomics & business administration class we've learned how it relates said the education minor is quire of other departments. sons for its popularity, I think the department with 216 students, me to art, music, English, philosophy intensive. AFter all, the psychology and main ones are that it helps people psychology department with 185 and theater, We go to a liberal "The education minor is in- economies & business adminisrra- explore who they are and better students, and the biology depart- arts school, so being able to take sane with the amount of credits rion departments graduated 48 and understand their relationship with ment with 119 students. psychology and see how it is inter- you need. If you don't come in as 44 students respectively. Psychol- significant others as well as their For this senior class the third twined with other classes we've had a freshman knowing you want to ogy was the tOP major and edu- fellow humans in general," Maze- most popular major, after psychol- is what adds to the appeal." teach, you might be here forever. cation was the top minor for this rolf said. "Likewise, it ties in nicely ogy and economics & business ad- The most popular minors for - Though the work is hard, it's still a graduating class, which mirrors the with other disciplines in the liberal ministration, was English, with 34 all undergraduates are education, lot of fun," Beachley said. top major and minor school wide arts curriculum, leads to careers in students. with 67 students, writing, with 28 for the 2007-2008 school rear. helping and will have relevance in Senior Chelsie Houser, a psy- students. and accounting, with 27