Cabaret Theater Any student involved in our production program can earn academic credit (TH 100/300) through the pre-professional activity program. Work study positions (for those who qualify) are also available for students involved in the technical and managerial aspects of our season. If you are interested in learning more about our theatre program, please contact Dr. Bill Kennedy, Director of University Theatre (236-6497 or bkennedy@capital.edu) or Jeff Gress, Technical Director of Theatre (236-6250 or jgress@capital.edu). Students with a strong and sustained interest in theatre might want to find out more about our Theatre Studies Major, our Theatre Minor and our Theatre Honorary Society, Alpha Psi Omega. | Cabaret Theater The Cabaret Theater, home to The Capital University Theatre, is a modified black box space located in the basement of the Harry C. Moores Campus Center. With flexible seating and staging (thrust, arena, proscenium, and environmental), the theater is capable of seating up to 120 a performance. The theater is equipped with a scene shop, a control booth, and a production design office. These facilities combine to provide students, faculty, and the Capital community the opportunity to collaborate on a variety of theatrical productions including musicals, Shakespeare, contemporary drama, and premieres of original works. Auditions and participation in theatre activities at Capital are open to the entire university community. We produce four main stage shows a season in the Cabaret Theater. |
CapVision Students who register for RTVF 100/300 CapVision can earn academic credit for working on the show. If you are interested in learning more about CapVision, please contact Chris Shumway, Director of University Television, at 236-6413 or chsumway@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in video, television, and/or film might want to find out more about our Radio-Television-Film Major, our Radio-TV Minor, and our Film Studies Minor. | CapVision CapVision is a new magazine-style show produced by and for Capital University students. Our goal is to produce informative, entertaining segments about student life and campus events. To check it out, please go to http://capvision.capital.edu/. Crew members shoot and edit segments for the show using portable video camcorders and professional non-linear editing software. The show features segments on a wide range of subjects related to student life and campus activities including:
*Athletics (varsity and intramural)*
*Entertainment (on and off campus)*
*Student Services*
*Campus Living*
*Campus News & Policies*
*Student Organizations*
*Food & Dining*
*Shopping* We also hope to create segments featuring short, narrative films produced by Capital students, as well as music videos and audio clips from musical acts featuring students. In short, CapVision is a multimedia information resource and a showcase for creative audio/video productions created by Capital University students. |
Debate Students who register for COMM 100/100H/300 Debate can earn academic credit for their involvement with CU’s Debate Team. If you are interested in learning more about Capital University’s Debate Team, please contact Dr. Steve Koch, Director of University Debate, at 236-6320 or skoch@capital.edu. Students with a strong and sustained interest in debate might want to find out more about our Communication Major, our Public Speaking Minor, and our Debate and Forensics Honor Society, Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha. | Debate The objective of Capital University’s intercollegiate Debate Team is to teach excellence in truth-seeking and to teach strategic intelligence in explaining the truth, even within a potentially hostile environment. In the past 15 years Capital has had 5 All-American debaters as selected by the Cross-Examination Debate Association, has been nationally ranked (as established by a national sweepstakes trophy-point system) as high as 1st, and has advanced to the finals of the national championship tournament in the non-policy debate division. Anyone can join CU’s Debate Team. We welcome experienced high school debates and those without prior experience. The Debate Team competes regionally and nationally, attending 8 – 16 tournaments a year.
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Fat Tuesday Debutantes Improvisational Comedy Troupe Students who register for TH 100/300 Improv can earn academic credit for working with The Fat Tuesday Debutantes. If you are interested in learning more about the Fat Tuesday Debutantes Improvisational Comedy Troupe, please contact Dr. Dan Heaton at 236-6307 or dheaton@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in theatre might want to find out more about our Theatre Studies Major, our Theatre Minor, and our Theatre Honorary Society, Alpha Psi Omega. | Fat Tuesday Debutantes Improv Comedy Troupe In 1995 some theatre students started thinking about improv and convinced Capital professors, Sharon Croft and Dan Heaton, to work with them. Thus Capital's own improv group, The Fat Tuesday Debutantes Improvisational Comedy Troupe, was formed. During many weekly meetings, they learned the basics by playing improv games. The group sponsored an improvisation contest called "Fat Tuesday's First Bi-Annual Improv Contest and Debutante Cotillion." The contest included improv groups from other colleges and even a high school. "It was great fun," says Dan Heaton, who is still the group’s ring leader. The name Fat Tuesday Debutantes stuck and the theatre department had a new program. The Debutantes welcome all majors and minors. No experience is needed and you don't have to appear in a live show. You can just come and practice. The Fat Tuesday Debutantes meet for an hour each Monday at 5 p.m. in 127 Huber-Spielman Hall. The Debutantes hold two charity shows a year to benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank and the Columbus AIDS Task Force and a performance every month in the Bridge of Learning.
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| Performance Festival / Readers Theatre Students who register for COMM 100/300 Performance Festival can earn academic credit for attending performance festivals. If you are interested in learning more about performance festivals, please contact Dr. Dan Heaton at 236-6307 or dheaton@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in theatre might want to find out more about our Theatre Studies Major, our Theatre Minor, and our Theatre Honorary Society, Alpha Psi Omega. | Performance Festival / Readers Theatre |
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Many members of PRSSA also sign up for PR 300 The Firm. If you are interested in learning more about PRSSA or The Firm, please contact Dr. Lois Foreman-Wernet at 236-6663 or lforeman@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in public relations might want to find out more our Public Relations Major and our Public Relations Minor. | Public Relations Student Society of America According to http://www.prssa.org, the declared purpose of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) “is to cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners.” Members of Capital’s chapter of PRSSA meet on a weekly basis to enhance their knowledge of public relations, hone their skills, work on projects, and meet PR professionals. |
Reach Out and Read Students who register for COMM 100/300 Reach Out and Read can earn academic credit for serving as a volunteer reader at Children’s Hospital.
If you are interested in learning more about Reach Out and Read, go to http://capital2.capital.edu/faculty/scroft/roar.html. You can also contact Dr. Sharon Croft (236-6338 or scroft@capital.edu). | Reach Out and Read Since 1996, the Department of Communication has worked in partnership with Children’s Hospital to promote Reach Out and Read, a pediatric literacy program. “Reach Out and Read is a national non-profit organization that,” according to http://www.reachoutandread.org, promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation.” Capital students support this program by volunteering their time at two local “Close To Home” clinics, Whitehall and Near East. Volunteers sit in the waiting rooms and interact with its younger patients. Capital volunteers play with the children, engage them in educational activities, read to them, listen to them read, or do whatever else that they think will keep the children happy, calm, and intellectually stimulated.
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Skyline Columbus Students who register for RTVF 100/300 Skyline Columbus can earn academic credit for their work on this show. If you are interested in learning more about Skyline Columbus, please contact Chris Shumway, Director of University Television at 236-6413 or cshumway@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in video, television, and/or film might want to find out more about our Radio-Television-Film Major, our Radio-TV Minor, and our Film Studies Minor. | Skyline Columbus |
WXCU Radio / Radio Free Capital Students who register for RTVF 100/300 WXCU Radio or WXCU Management Squad can earn academic credit for their work for Capital’s radio station. If you are interested in learning more about WXCU radio, please contact Dr. Thomas Baggerman, Director of University Radio at 236-6498 or tbaggerm@capital.edu Students with a strong and sustained interest in video, television, and/or film might want to find out more about our Radio-Television-Film Major and our Radio-TV Minor. | WXCU WXCU, Radio Free Capital, was voted the "Best Student Run Internet Only Radio Station" by the College Music Journal in 2007. The station is led by an all-student management team and features a commercial-style alternative format. The studio is equipped with the latest radio broadcasting technology, including both production and playback equipment currently on the air at broadcast stations in Columbus, providing students with experience that translates directly into real world applications. The station is available over the internet at WXCURadio.com, on the campus cable system, and is featured in various campus locations. Additionally, the station hosts several concerts each academic year and supports the efforts of student groups campus-wide. Involvement in the station and management team is open to students of all majors, and freshmen can be trained on the equipment and working as part of WXCU during their first weeks at Capital University!
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