I love college. I love almost all of it. I admit I'm not crazy about coffee or 2-o'clockers. But you really can't beat Catchphrase at 10:00p or Stagecraft at 2:00. And what, pray tell, has inspired these reveries? Why, my recent trip to BJU in South Carolina. And yes, I had a blast.
First of all, the weather was gorgeous! If you're sick of cold, visit SC. Nothing can possible top 70ยบ in February.
Second of all, the campus was wonderful. Lots of trees. You're not allowed to walk on the grass (not that I would) so that's pretty too. The buildings are all pale brick with lots of shiny glass (always a plus) and there is a separate Fine Arts building and no less than four auditoriums, one DDP size and two as big as or bigger than the Whitney (sorry, dear Bomhard, but I'm in love)
This is Rodeheaver. It's the Whitney sized one. It has balcony seating, three separate lifts (or at least that's how many I counted) and a green room as big as my kitchen and dining room. Plus an enormstrous prop room, wig room, costume shop, and makeup room with which I became intimately acquainted. I have never seen so many broadswords and rapiers in one place. Or as lifelike a moose head (that one was a set piece).
Speaking of set pieces, did I mention there's a film company? Yes, on campus. I stood in the middle of a room set of a movie I've seen that was set in the 30s. It has a greenscreen, soundstage, sound room, editing lab, and animation department. I kid you not.
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Will I be attending BJU in three years? I'm not sure. Some things I wasn't as comfortable with, but on the whole the good outweighed the bad. (PS: Their Creative Writing program was highly recommended to me by a girl named Erin. You know who you are:)
So, don't be surprised if you spot me sporting a Bruins shirt in the near future. :)
Sorry about my theatre talk :)
ReplyDeleteWhitney, Bomhard, and Derby Derby Dinner Playhouse (DDP) are Louisville professional theaters. Lifts are sections of the stage that can move up and down to make different sets, or even to change the scenery. The greenroom is where actors hand out before and during the show (and the one in the Bomhard is tiny).
A greenscreen is where movie companies film people they want to edit onto a different background, and it is just what it sounds like- a green screen. The soundstage is a large room that contains the greenscreen and sets that is specially built with lots of airspace in between the walls to make sound flow realistically. The sound room has a sound board and microphone to mix and record sound, and also a screen so they can watch the footage they're adding sound to.
Awww...you think of me all the way in South Carolina? Tell Erin that her creative writing program has yet to see the likes of me, if they ever do. :)
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