Monthly Archives: April 2012
Monday, April 30
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
Noon and 4:30 p.m. – Free Workshop: Composting and Recycling. Part of Environmental Week presented by the Pierce Puyallup Environmental Committee and the Office of Student Life. Connection Cafe, College Center. Free.
Look ahead…Environmental Week continues Tuesday at Pierce Puyallup with a free lecture on earth economics at noon in L244.
Friday, April 27
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
No activities scheduled.
Look ahead…Saturday, the Raider Athletics Hall of Fame will host its second-ever induction banquet in the Health Education Center at Pierce Fort Steilacoom.
SLAM receptions celebrate student creativity
The 2012 release of SLAM, the annual student literary arts magazine, will be marked by receptions celebrating the work of student writers, photographers, artists, and performance artists.
At Fort Steilacoom, the SLAM release reception will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the theatre (Cascade 320).
At Pierce Puyallup, the reception will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, in the Connection Cafe (second level College Center).
Both venues will have free copies of SLAM available and contributors will be invited to read their work. In addition, winners of SLAM’s “best of” awards in poetry, prose, drama, art and cover design will be announced, and theatre students will share a video of their interpretations of SLAM works. Free food and drink will be provided.
This is the 13th year of the SLAM publication.
Thursday, April 26
Fort Steilacoom
1:30 p.m. – Student Government Campaign Info Session. Learn how to run a campaign for student government. Olympic 305. Free.
Puyallup
7 p.m. – Brain Rules with Dr. John Medina. Arts and Allied Health Theatre. This event is sold out.
Look ahead…Saturday, the Raider Athletics Hall of Fame will host its second-ever induction banquet in the Health Education Center at Pierce Fort Steilacoom.
Wednesday, April 25
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
Noon – Free Workshop: Time Management. Discover how to make the most of your time. L244, Library building. Free.
Look ahead…Learn how to campaign for student government at Pierce Fort Steilacoom in an info session at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Olympic 305.
Tuesday, April 24
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
Noon and 4:30 p.m. – Office of Student Life Applicant Luncheon. Learn how to serve on the student leadership team. MPR, College Center. Free.
Look ahead…Gain critical time management skills at a free workshop at noon Wednesday in L244 at Pierce Puyallup. All welcome!
Monday, April 23
Fort Steilacoom
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Earth Day Celebration. Dining bay, Cascade building.
1 p.m. – Guest Lecture: The Future of Sustainability with Ted Sturtevant (Washington Department of Ecology). Cascade 332, Free.
Puyallup
No activities scheduled.
Look ahead…Get information on joining Pierce Puyallup’s student leadership team at noon and 4:30 p.m. in the College Center. All welcome!
Friday, April 20
Fort Steilacoom
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Clubs Rush. Learn about campus clubs. Library lobby.
Puyallup
No activities scheduled.
Look ahead…Celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up Fort Steilacoom Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Sign up in SNR 116, Pierce Fort Steilacoom.
Thursday, April 19
Fort Steilacoom
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Clubs Rush. Learn about campus clubs. Library lobby.
1:30 p.m. – Student Government Elections Info Session. Learn about student government elections and how to get involved on campus. Olympic 305.
Puyallup
Noon – Civics Week: Secretary of State Sam Reed. Hear an inspiring message about becoming an active participant in the political process. MPR, College Center. Free.
4 p.m. – Civics Week: Volunteer Opportunity. Join Pierce Puyallup students at the Mountain View Community Center. Sign up in C210.
Look ahead…Celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up Fort Steilacoom Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Sign up in SNR 116, Pierce Fort Steilacoom.
Ten-Minute Play Festival spotlights Pierce writers, actors
Pierce College Theatre presents the Ten-Minute Play Festival for the spring production. Shows are May 16-19 in Studio 320 on the third level of the Cascade building at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Cost is $2 for Pierce students and $3 for everyone else. Tickets are available at the door or by calling the theater line at (253) 964-6710.
Ten Minute Play Festival Playbill
View photos from the production
The Ten-Minute Play Festival features several plays written by Pierce students and faculty members, including Denise Hartley and Michael Darcher, and by plyawrights from The Actor’s Theatre of Orcas Island Playfest. All of the actors are Pierce College students (see cast list below). The sets were designed by Danny Marshall.
Plays and cast lists
Digital Disconnect by Andrea Hendrick, Ruthie Newman and Mary Poletti
Clara: Nicholle Ortiz
Madison: Gabrielle D. Cleveland
Gertrude: Jacquelyn Edwards
Alice: Jeanene McGraw
Operator: Antonio Robinson
Core Abilities by Michael Darcher
Jeffrey: Stanton Reaves
Kim: Deacostia Law
Necessary Risks by Brigid Ehrmantraut
Annette Derek: Jaquie Leon
Briana Conner: Jacquelyn Edwards
Scientist: Antonio Robinson
One Afternoon When Barbie Wanted to Join the Military by Matt Graham
Barbie: Kellee Weiner
G.I. Joe: Grant Hillard
Ken: Addison J. Kelly
Toys: Gracelyn Pace, Adam Blank
Clear! by Ron Herman
Tess: Nicholle Ortiz
Sophie: Kelsey Villanueva
Happily Ever After by Sharon Russell
Hilda: Tara Tapp
Marian: Cami Okins
Peter: Grant Hillard
Arthur: Adam Blank
Singer: Joyce Moore
Staff: Nicholle Ortiz, Gabrielle D. Cleveland, Antonio Robinson
Walking Beauty by Denise Hartley
Soldier: Antonio Robinson
Medic: Alanna Gordon
Christina: Dela Washington
Dovie: Joyce Vann
Jesse: Charolette Farrar
Mary: Christina Heyn
Ice Cream by Keith Andreen
Chrissy: Lupe Sanchez
Ice Cream: Antonio Robinson
Vic: Stan Reaves
Round Trip Fare by Lin McNulty
Ellen: Kristi Hoffman
Kaitlyn: Alanna Gordon
Claudia: Sarah Locey
Dorothy: Joyce Moore
999 Steps by Mika Yamazaki
Narrator: Adam Blank
Goblinina: Jacquelyn Edwards
Bansheera: Alexis Speakman
Tormentia: Georgina Tyler
Mother/Elder: Samantha Piek
Village People: Antonio Robinson, Gracelyn Pace, Scott Eiger, Joyce Vann,
Kellee Weiner, Nicholle Ortiz
