All in the Golden Afternoon

Spoiler:

The theatre program is gearing up for their first production, “Columbinus”, which is about the 1999 Columbine shootings

and was written by Stephen Karam. It is scheduled to premiere in April.

This show is being directed by Dr. Noah Lelek, a relative newcomer to the Delta State campus. Lelek, while a new

professor on campus, has worked various jobs before, including teaching at a prison. Prior to coming to Delta State, Lelek worked at Storycatchers Theatre in Chicago.

“In my directing, I like to push an audience with the content I present to them. I feel it’s important for an audience

to attend and appreciate diverse forms of theatre and performance. It's important to see life from a different person's perspective” Lelek stated.

“For most of us,” he continues, “the shooters seem so far removed from our lives, but I think empathy is one of the

ways we approach people who are different from us. How can we show each other love, care, and concern so that maybe these events won’t happen in the future?”

This play holds a special place for Lelek, who was in high school at the time, and he remembers that day like it was

yesterday, much like 9/11.

For those interested, the production will be April 21st – 24th from 7:30 – 9:30. Attendees are encouraged by Lelek

to “engage in a discussion about how we can make some positive changes in how we communicate with each other and how to stop bullying and school violence.” He has done work on issues regarding bullying in the past.

So, I changed my major to journalism and am working for the campus paper. Had my first article due Friday, this is it... Not bad? I mean, ignoring the fact that it's a musical rendition of a tragedy.

I'm the photographer and distributer, but I still am required one article per week to get the grant money- photog and distribution pays like a normal job. I think this turned out pretty well...