A funky fashion triptych

BU held it's ninth annual Personal Adornment Day and Makeup Extravaganza recently. The event, held at the Moose Exchange in downtown Bloomsburg, features wearable art created by students. Photo intern Katelin Bolig was a participant in the show, but she also captured this triptych of outfits.

A sneak peek at 'The Underpants'

BU photo intern Katelin Bolig went behind the scenes at rehearsal for the Bloomsburg University Players production of The Underpants and captured some images of the makeup and costume as well as the rehearsal.

Details of the comedy adapted by Steve Martin from Carl Sternheim’s play. Showtimes are Wednesday, April 17, to Saturday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. at the Alvina Krause Theater, 226 Center St., Bloomsburg.

Admission is free with BU ID, $6 for adults and $4 for students and seniors.

Directed by David A. Miller, assistant professor of theatre, The Underpants tells the tale of Theobald Maske and his unusual problem: his wife’s underpants won’t stay on.

Advance tickets are available at Haas Center Box Office at (570) 389-4340. For more information, visit buplayers.org.

Stage ready

We've got a guest photographer for the semester, Lee Patton, a senior photo student who is interning with the marketing and communications office. Patton shot this series of the BU Players' dress rehearsal of Jack and Jill. Theatre is interesting, but a little abstract to shoot because you've got these slices of life that have been lifted out of life.

Stage craft

From flats of plywood and lumber to assembled back porch takes about half an hour.

The Bloomsburg University Players were invited to perform “Proof” at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region II Festival this January — the fourth Bloomsburg University production to be invited to the festival since 2006 and the second year in a row Bloomsburg was invited to present a main-stage show.

In addition to judging the performance, the festival also looks at the entire production. Load-in, set-up, load-out, are all timed. The lesson ... a theatre production is a team effort and everything counts. This year, the team won the Golden Hand Truck for a great setup.

While the top photo shows the rehearsal before the show was packed up for the festival in Indiana, Pa., the photos to the side show the stage and set being constructed. Director Kaitlyn Ide, a senior Kaitlyn from Nescopeck, as well as the actors, role up their sleeves to help the construction. Ide is shown in the set in the bottom photo.


This production was designed by theatre faculty members Ethan Krupp and Karen Anselm. BU Players’ participation in the festival is sponsored by the BU Foundation, the College of Liberal Arts, Community Government Association and BU’s Division of Theatre and Dance.


Students involved in the production and their hometowns are: Courtney Costello and Adam Wilson, both of Pittston; Megan Combs, Nescopeck; Philip Czekner, Harleysville; Destiny Deater, Berwick; Rachel DelVecchio, Bethlehem; Rebecca Kestel, Abington; Donovan Krebs, Coal Township; Deanna Kremer, Northumberland; Emily Miller, Mercer; Grace Nugent, Blue Bell; Robert Pellechio, East Norriton; Anthony Roslevich, Hazleton; and Lauren Shover; Camp Hill.

Technical notes: All photos with the Canon 7D and Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. Apertures and shutter speeds vary. ISO is at 1250. I typically shoot up the ISO 800 without giving it any thought unless it's a very particular photo that requires the absolute best rendering of fine detail. I'll go above 800 knowing that some detail and texture will be lost ... but that's not important for every photo in any event.


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