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Jul 24, 20191 min read

By: Radhika Patel and Jacob Woods


And cut scene! The frenzied excitement could be felt as soon as one walked into Michelle’s Dramatic Expressions Focus Area a day before (Anon)ymous, the play the class is performing this Tuesday. 


In order to get the class moving in preparation for Tuesday, Michelle started out the class with exercises focused on physical activity. The class stretched and moved on stage to feel more comfortable with their environment. Then, props were put in place, each scholar changed into his/her respective attire, and the rehearsal began. 


The play features Anon, a young refugee from a faraway land, who travels the country, trying to find some semblance of home, and the mother he was separated from a long time ago. The visually and verbally stunning script is the perfect vehicle for a large cast of multi-generational, diverse performers. 


The first scene that the class rehearsed was the “fight.” Two characters, played by Esha Khan of Elizabethtown and Cameron Walker of Madisonville, pole fight intensely. The dynamic between these two characters is very well portrayed, as both Khan and Walker did well to step into the shoes of their respective characters. 


After both characters had mastered the “fight,” Michelle suggested that the class go through Scene 1 to work out last minute kinks in the script and lighting. It is certain that the play will be a show-stopper. 



 
 
 

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Jennifer Price grew up in Hopkins County, Kentucky and attended South Hopkins High School. She was a Governor’s Scholar at Murray State University in 1992, and was assigned the Social and Political Theory focus area. After high school, she attended Transylvania University and pursued a degree in Psychology. She finished her bachelor’s degree and then decided to complete graduate school at the University of Arkansas, where she received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She has been a member of the GSP faculty and staff for many years, ranging from 1994 to present. She has done every job available except be a focus area instructor. Jen was recently encouraged by her friends to begin running and even completed a half marathon last may. Jen is a wife to Pete, and a mother to two children, Jacob (15) and Eli (12).

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Josh Woodward was a 1992 scholar at Murray State University. After completing undergraduate school at the University of Kentucky, Josh obtained a Masters in Water Resources from Minnesota and a Masters in Teaching from Cornell University. Outside of the program, Josh teaches a variety of science classes at Berea Community High School. When asked about his favorite part of the program, Josh responded with, “My favorite part is the notion that the five weeks is not really the program. It is everything after.” Nearly thirty years later, Josh and his fellow scholars are still close friends. 

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Helen Heines grew up in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which is in Bullitt County. She attended North Bullitt High School where she applied and was accepted to attend GSP at Murray State University in 2010. Upon graduation in 2011, she continued her education at Western Kentucky University with a degree in elementary education. Currently, Helen is a 5th grade social studies teacher in Louisville, and spends her summers deeply involved in the GSP community. She began working as a Resident Advisor (RA) at Bellarmine University in 2015. She began moving up the ranks to become head RA and then later she obtained the title of Assistant Campus Director, a title that she still holds. 

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