Posted on 04 September 2008. Tags: Auditions, PSUB, Shakespeare
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Student Union Board will hold auditions on Thursday (Sept. 4) for the annual production of Shakespeare in Academy Park.
The auditions will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Purdue Memorial Union, Room 263, and are open to Purdue students. The auditions are for the Purdue Student Union Board’s annual production of Shakespeare in Academy Park, which will be performed at 3 p.m. Sept. 27.
Interested students will be provided with scripts containing short clips from Shakespeare plays, similar to ones they would perform in the production, said Caylin Riley, Purdue Student Union Board’s director of fine arts.
The fourth annual Shakespeare in Academy Park will feature passages from several popular Shakespeare plays, including “Twelfth Night,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Admission to the performance is free and open to the public. In case of rain, the production will take place in the Union Commons, on the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union.
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Posted on 15 April 2008. Tags: Battle of the Bands, Debris, Grand Alternative, GWAP Team, Lafayette Indiana, Morning Zoo, Oh Discretion!, Project Hero, PSUB, Purdue Grand Prix, Purdue Student Union Board, Purdue University, The Educated Guess, The Fastest Kid Alive, West Lafayette, Z96.5
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Five Lafayette-West Lafayette area bands will face off Friday (April 18) in the Battle of the Bands sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.
The competition, which has been held since 1999, will take place from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Recreational Sports Center on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Battle of the Bands is free and open to the public.
The event will feature The Fastest Kid Alive, Project Hero, The Educated Guess, GWAP Team and Debris. All of the bands have at least one Purdue student member.
Special guest performers Oh Discretion! will kick off the show. Tara Madison and Jake from the Z96.5 Morning Zoo will serve as the emcees for the evening.
During the Battle of the Bands, a panel of judges will judge the bands on overall impression, cohesiveness, originality, stage presence and quality of sound. First prize is $250, second prize is $150 and third prize is $100.
The battle is part of this year’s Grand Alternative, a week of substance-free activities leading up to the annual Grand Prix celebration.
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