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September 07, 2005
Comments from Pat L. Wontorski
I was president of the thespian club at Robert Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. My drama teacher and sponsor of the thespian club, was from a small town in Minnesota. She had gone to college in Morehead and had always longed to attend the University of Minnesota. Never having left the state of Alaska, Minnesota sounded great to me. I applied to the University of Minnesota and soon was on a plane to Minneapolis. My drama teacher’s brother met me at the airport and helped me settle into Comstock Hall.
I couldn’t wait to set foot in Rarig Center and to be surrounded by the world of theatre. I was duly impressed; never had I been in a building that housed 4 theatres and sported a photo of Loni Anderson on the wall! I have many fond memories of my time there. I was enthralled by Arthur Ballet’s lectures in the Intro. to the Theatre class. I was proud to master the table saw and the band saw down in the prop shop. I enjoyed every night of running costumes for “Jacques Brel.” When I look back, it’s hard to believe that I was so naïve and easily impressed in 1975. However, the theatre, the university and Rarig Center were impressive to me and I remember them with a smile.
Pat L. Wontorski
Posted by utheatre at September 7, 2005 10:21 PM | Memories of former students