by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 6, 2014 | News Slider
Entering the last show of the three-day production of Singarama’s On Fire, the “Stop,” ‘Drop” and “Roll” groups were all tied up with one win a piece. That changed when university president Randy Lowry announced the show “Just Drop It” as the Sweepstakes Award winner at Collins Alumni Auditorium Saturday night. The show, consisting of members from Sigma Iota Delta, Delta Sigma, Pi Delta, Kappa Chi and friends, made its way to the top, something that director and senior Aaron Joseph said was unforgettable. “It was a fantastic feeling,” Joseph said. “I’ll never be able to forget the feeling [of winning].” Joseph also spoke on one of the key elements of the production. “Scott Bledsoe and Rainey Lankford wrote the script for me, and they did a fantastic job,” Joseph said. “I think that’s what pulled the whole show together.” The story of “Just Drop It” is about a man named Dan, who is constantly assailed by his fear in life. Eventually, he drops his fear and becomes a happier person. The act won its first honor, the Theme Category Award, on Thursday. The “Drop” group sang and danced to “I’m So Excited,” “Bad,” “More,” “Love on Top,” “Higher and Higher,” “Any Way You Want It,” “I Know Where I’ve Been” and “Goodbye.” Joseph admits that he did not walk the path to success alone. “I got so much help from so many different people,” Joseph said. “I couldn’t have done it without those people.” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” directed by junior Makenzie Kanyuh, won the Music Category Award on Friday night. The show consisted of students from Delta...
by Jesica Parsley | Apr 4, 2014 | News Slider
“Just Drop It” took home the Theme Category Award Thursday night in the 51st annual Singarama show, Singarama’s On Fire. The cast of the “Drop” theme show includes Delta Sigma, Kappa Chi, Pi Delta, Sigma Iota Delta and friends. Director Aaron Joseph said he was glad to see all the hard work pay off. “I’m so excited right now,” Joseph said. “It’s just been a blessing to see the story that we came up with come to life on stage and win an award for it.” The next show will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Collins Alumni Auditorium with the Music Category Award on the line. Joseph said he thinks winning the award in the first show helps the team’s chances of maintaining success. “I think this win has given our cast momentum going into tomorrow night’s and the next shows, which is huge,” Joseph said. The Staging Category Award will be given away Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Sweepstakes Award will be given away that night at the conclusion of 7:30 show. Carousel photo and gallery credit: Erin Turner To see the full gallery, visit Lumination’s Flickr page. Created with Admarket’s...
