2008 Woodie Awards
Sept. 13 Gala kicks off Inaugural Celebration for ISU President
Courtesy of University Relations
Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: News
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The Inaugural Gala Performance will be in the 1,200-seat Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
The Gala Performance is open to everyone, but seating is limited. Tickets are free and can be obtained on a first-come, first-served basis at the Stephens Center Box Office. For ticket information, call (208) 282-3595.
The formal Investiture Ceremony for Vailas will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, in Holt Arena and is open to all. An all-community barbecue featuring entertainment, academic information and various demonstrations by ISU departments and student groups will be held on the ISU Hutchinson Quadrangle immediately following the Investiture Ceremony.
The Inaugural Gala Performance on Sept. 13 will begin with music by the Portneuf Brass, which will perform "Fanfare" from "Le Peri." The Portneuf Brass features performers from the ISU music faculty including Randy Earles, trumpet; Thomas Banyas, trumpet; Craig Knutson, French horn; Patrick Brooks, trombone; and William Smith, tuba.
This will be followed by an introduction by Scott Anderson, ISU director of choral activities, who is the event's master of ceremonies.
Theatre/Dance ISU will then perform three- to five-minute previews of each of the six Theatre/Dance ISU productions planned for the 2007-08 academic year.
Productions planned include the play "The Country Wife" directed by Jamie Romaine that will be performed in October; the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" directed by Angeline Underwood that will be performed in November; the play "Lost in Yonkers" directed by Sherri Dienstfrey that will be performed in December; the I~MOVE Idaho Moving Project dance performance choreographed by Molly Jorgensen, Rosa Vissers and Lauralee Zimmerly that will be performed in February; the play "Sleuth" directed by Brett Harwood that will be performed in late February and March; and the musical "Pippin" directed by Norman Schroder and featuring Diana Livingston-Friedley as musical director that will be performed in April. More information on Theatre/Dance ISU productions is available at www.isu.edu/theatreisu.
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