All Star II Family Conference 2001

Saturday, July 7, to Saturday, July 14 2001.

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Speaker: Dr. Briant Hamor "Mike" Lee, retired Professor of Theatre History and Comparative Drama at Bowling Green University in Ohio, discussed "Theatre in Our Lives." He has studied at several universities including Academia Degli Belle Arti in Rome and holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He has acted in, designed, directed, and written/adapted over two hundred plays, and his articles have appeared in various theatre publications including Empirical Research in Theatre, which he edited and published for over five years. Both he and his wife, Nancy, are accomplished Scottish bag pipers, playing with a variety of groups in northwest Ohio, as well as any production of Brigadoon within easy commuting distance! Among the issues that he explored were drama as entertainment and enlightenment, the superiority of comedy or tragedy, and controversy in the theatre. Through lectures, media presentation, limited performance, and some group participation, Mike led us in a reconsideration of "live" theatre today.

Minister of the Week: Rev. Rebecca Cohen
Chairs and Registrars: Craig Allshouse and Bonnie Smith