Best of talent showcased

by Bonnie Barlow
Scroll Staff

The showcase was previously sponsored as part of Mothers’ Weekend, but the change to a four-year university prompted planners to reschedule the event, Arlen Wilcock, showcase coordinator, said.

Holding the show in the Hart Auditorium will give students the opportunity to see the new lighting, audio and video facilities.

“[That includes] projection of live images onto large screens on each side of the stage,” Wilcock said.

A sampler of student talent from the previous years’ performances, the showcase will feature acts from A Cappella Jam, Battle of the Dance and the All American Talent Show.

From the Heart, a student a cappella group, is slated to open the evening with its rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

The Ballroom Dance Team will perform a cha-cha, west coast swing and a quick-step cabaret from the last semester’s Extravadance performance.

Contemporary Dance Theatre will provide four numbers, including the new “Blackbird” and a cooperative performance of “Amazing Grace” with From the Heart singing.

The six-man a cappella group Pop Rocks, and barbershop quartet Optimists Prime, will deliver vocal entertainment along with Vocal Union. The latter will favor the audience with “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Let Your Voice Be Heard” and Gloria Estafon’s “Get on Your Feet.”

A comedy number from Shawn Heier and Ryan Hodges and a clogging duet by Dugan Jackman and Dana Powell will also be included in the showcase.

The purpose of the show is to give students the chance to see a wide range of genres performed within the same program.

“We put it together because it involves a lot of different kinds of talent on campus,” Wilcock said.