2008 Woodie Awards
What's A Colgate One Night Stand?
Deborah Charney
Issue date: 9/30/05 Section: Arts & Features
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Most Colgate students associate one night stands with a negative connotation, as the topic of conversation during a guys-only poker game or an article in Cosmopolitan. But to those theatrical students here at Colgate, one night stands evoke no thoughts of poker or women's magazines. Colgate thespians think, instead, of a program that invites students to share their theatrical talents with members of an audience at some of their most relaxed and enjoyable theater events of the year. One Night Stands is a program developed by Colgate Student Theater in which everyone has a chance to act, no matter your experience, time commitments or preferred production genre. One Night Stands events are an opportunity to meet new people with common interests, have fun and explore the possibilities of spontaneous acting.
One Night Stands began here at Colgate three years ago through the leadership and creativity of senior Adam Samtur, who now holds the position of General Manager for Student Theater, and Rebecca Spiro '05. They began it as an ongoing project of Student Theater, and it has now earned a place as one of Colgate's most anticipated theatrical events. It was created to allow Colgate thespians to take part in theater on campus, but without the time and experience that is required for participation in one of the three or four annual full theatrical productions. In fact, the time commitment is no more than the one night on which the performance is held. One Night Stands are, as the name may suggest, one-night-only shows with no rehearsals, no large-scale sets and little preparation of any kind. Sophomore Jon Cornfield, who is currently a Shadow board member of the One Night Stands Subcommittee, was once a first-year student who found himself with a schedule packed full of extracurriculars and no outlet for his love of theater and acting.
"Last year, I was involved in two tutoring groups, CUTV and admissions, all the while keeping an on-campus job. I didn't have time to spare for daily play rehearsals," Cornfield said. "Once I heard about One Night Stands, I was able to become a part of the theater community and keep up my acting skills without spending more than one or two days each month." He is exactly the type of student Samtur and Spiro had in mind when they conceived of One Night Stands several years ago.
One Night Stands began here at Colgate three years ago through the leadership and creativity of senior Adam Samtur, who now holds the position of General Manager for Student Theater, and Rebecca Spiro '05. They began it as an ongoing project of Student Theater, and it has now earned a place as one of Colgate's most anticipated theatrical events. It was created to allow Colgate thespians to take part in theater on campus, but without the time and experience that is required for participation in one of the three or four annual full theatrical productions. In fact, the time commitment is no more than the one night on which the performance is held. One Night Stands are, as the name may suggest, one-night-only shows with no rehearsals, no large-scale sets and little preparation of any kind. Sophomore Jon Cornfield, who is currently a Shadow board member of the One Night Stands Subcommittee, was once a first-year student who found himself with a schedule packed full of extracurriculars and no outlet for his love of theater and acting.
"Last year, I was involved in two tutoring groups, CUTV and admissions, all the while keeping an on-campus job. I didn't have time to spare for daily play rehearsals," Cornfield said. "Once I heard about One Night Stands, I was able to become a part of the theater community and keep up my acting skills without spending more than one or two days each month." He is exactly the type of student Samtur and Spiro had in mind when they conceived of One Night Stands several years ago.