Seward High Students Participate in Julius Caesar Project at the Lincoln Lied Center
By Clark Kolterman
March 11, 2008
Twenty two students from Seward High participated in the recent Julius Caesar Project at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday, March 7, 2008. The workshop and student matinee featured sessions on “The Protocol, Politics and Performance” of Julius Caesar Workshop. Preceding the performance,, a session on “Protocol” was presented to the students in the Johnny Carson Theatre by UNL Professor Nancy Engen-Wedin and Tammy Meneghini. The students had a private showing of a contemporary interpretation of Julius Caesar by the New York Aquila Theatre Company.
Following the performance two break out sessions were presented to the students. One was on “Politics” by UNL Professor Steve Buhler and a session on “Performance” by Richard Willis and Scott Drummond of the Aquila Theatre Company in the Johnny Carson Theatre.
The AquilaTheatre is a company of British and American artists dedicated to classical drama. Founded in London in 1991 by Peter Meineck, Aquila is now based out of New York City and is the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States, visiting over 70 cities per year. Besides the student presentation, the company performed the entire contemporary interpretation of the play “Julius Caesar” twice and also a performance of “Catch 22.”
The three schools that received grants to attend the sessions included Bryan Learning Center-LPS, Lincoln, Nebraska, Seward High, Seward, Nebraska and Omaha Nation School, Macy, Nebraska.
The program was made possible with funding from the Nebraska Arts Council, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program, the Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Nebraska Humanities Council and the Seward Arts Council.
The students also visited the new UNL Visitor’s Center, the Mary Rippa Ross Theater and the UNL Campus Student Union. Teacher sponsors from Seward High included Ms. Erika Bruening, Mrs. Lynnette Petersen and Mr. Clark Kolterman.
Students attended included students from the High Ability Learner Program, the SHS English 12 class and others selected from self nomination. The students attending included Travis Anderson, Kenny Stratton, Amber Schmersal, Lizzy Pfeiffer, Claire Miner, Adam Hans, Michelle Ness, Steven Perkins, Josh Moravec, Theresa Honeycutt,
Josh McKey, Stephen Sova, Emily Temple, Felicia Kolterman, Neil Dahlgren, Raejean Cunningham, Cody Winchester, Jeff Bulmer, Mandi Drohman, Andrew Martin, Eric Heinikce and Robert Kolterman.
For more information on Aquila Theatre go to their website at www.aquilatheatre.com
Seward High Students Participate in Julius Caesar Project at the Lincoln Lied Center
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