TWC ARCHES Fall 2012

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THEATRE STUDENTS ATTEND
SUMMER PLAYWRIGHT WORKSHOP
his summer two Tennessee Wesleyan College students
participated in the WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory
program in Baltimore, Md. WordBRIDGE provides a generous
environment for students with the goal of empowering the preprofessional
playwrights to explore both their script and their process
during two weeks of collaboration and conversation with an ensemble
of multidisciplinary artists.
TWC Seniors Lisa Latham and Alex Boris spent their two weeks in
Baltimore working on developing plays with directors, dramaturgs,
actors, psychologists and many other individuals who helped the
students learn the process of creating a play from original script to
final production.
“My experience with WordBRIDGE is one that will be with me
forever,” said Latham, who will graduate in May with a degree in
secondary education with an emphasis in English and a minor in
theatre. “I had the opportunity to be stage manager for one of the
plays and to see where it started and how it finished within those two
weeks was amazing.”
Boris also cherishes the experience she had at WordBRIDGE with
her fellow theatre classmate.
Did you know?
In 1957, Tennessee Wesleyan graduates were the first to
receive four-year degrees in 100 years of the institution’s
history and the first ever to receive a bachelor’s degree
from a school named Tennessee Wesleyan College. Fiftyfive
years later, the college has been approved to offer its
first graduate degree. As of 2012, Tennessee Wesleyan
is now offering its first graduate program, a master’s in
curriculum leadership.
“I learned so much about theatre that I could not have learned if I
had just stayed in Athens this summer,” said Boris, a music education
major with a theatre minor who will also graduate this May. “I gained
so much from WordBRIDGE and I couldn’t even begin to explain how
amazing the journey there was for me. This is something that I will
take with me when I graduate and hold on to as I go off into the world.”
ONE QUESTION
In this section of ARCHES, we utilize our social networks to ask
students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff to answer One Question.
“Dr. Sam Roberts and Dr. Joyce Baker retired
in May. What are your fondest memories of
these two longtime professors?”
“Dr. Baker was an exceptional professor. She really pushed
students to be the best that they can be. Her love for chemistry
is amazing, but her love for teaching is even greater. Dr. Baker
took pride in teaching her students to think critically, which
can be hard to find these days.” ~ Bailey Noel Harmon
“Hearing Dr. Roberts call me Sister Deal from across the street
is one of my greatest memories from TWC.” ~ Kirby Deal
“Dr. Baker’s class was one of the most challenging I had at
TWC. She was incredible and patient! I enjoyed our night field
trips/class to star gaze. My fondest memories of Dr. Roberts are
from a summer TWC trip to England and a class that forced
me to be bright-eyed at 8am. Both professors are phenominal
& both will be missed. I am blessed to have had them both as
professors & now as friends.” ~ Shannon Earle
“Dr. Roberts has to be one of my most favorite professors. He
was the first teacher I meet when coming to tour TWC my senior
year of high school. When I sat down with him, he told me he
would do whatever he needed to get me in the school I wanted.
This meant so much to me, that a professor wanted what was
best for me even if it was not TWC. Needless to say, I choose
TWC and have become very close to Dr. Roberts.” ~ Tara Bugg
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