by Britney Weber
Senior Staff Writer
What defines talent? Is it a natural ability? A unique quirk? A practiced skill? Or, is it the ability to evoke laughter for the purpose of drawing together a group of people?
Saturday night, the Freshman Class held auditions for the annual Freshman Talent Show, which is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
“We wanted to start auditions early so we would have time to get all the technical issues worked out– make sure CDs are in the right format, mics are hooked up properly, jacks for guitars are correct, etc.,” said Freshman Vice President Amy Morris.
“You never know what might come up, and we want to have time to deal with anything.”
As of the Saturday auditions, there are 18 acts scheduled to perform in the show.
“There were 17 last year, and even though I was told that was a bit long, I really don’t want to have to cut anyone,” said Morris. “We want to keep it as open as possible.”
Acts will vary from singing, to juggling, to dancing, to improv, and will incorporate upperclassmen as well as freshmen, and even family members.
“As long as a freshman’s talent is being shown, we are okay with whoever they want to incorporate,” said Morris.
“This one is going to be different from previous years in that there is much more singing, but still a wide range of talent. However, the genres vary, and the freshmen have done a great job with the order and layout of the overall show,” said Tim Shetter, who was one of the staff members approving the auditions.
Though a bit apprehensive about the show being repetitive due to all the singing, Morris seems to be very confident about how well the show is coming together.
“After watching the Junior Class’ freshman show DVD, I was very impressed. If I can get ours to be half as well pulled together, I will be happy,” said Morris. “But, it’s okay even if it doesn’t run perfectly, because we are just doing it to have fun and to bring our class together.”
“If there is one thing I’m not worried about in the least, though, it is that Chad Byers and Trent Gay are going to be emcee-ing,” said Morris.