Hi all - this is Brad Oxnam (usually posting under "Monologue").

I know of two casts of Alpha Psi Omega that could use help.  The Lambda Nu Cast of the Univ. of Southern Mississippi and the Sigma Chi Cast of William Carey College in Hattiesburg, MS, are in need of assistance.  Hattiesburg was the 3rd hardest hit city in Katrina's path.  We basically got the eye of the storm.  I also know of at least one Delta Psi Omega Cast at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's Jefferson Davis Campus that could use the help.

I am currently unaware if our neighboring univs. (Tulane, UNO, Loyola, etc) have Casts of APO, but if they do, help them as well.

I hope our brothers and sisters in APO/DPO will all contribute to whatever organization you can (Red Cross, FEMA, etc.) to help out those in need.

Thank you all.  God bless us.

Now and Forever!

Hi All -  Just thought I'd give an update to the status of our MS hit Katrina Universities -

The University of Southern Mississippi had a stellar year, in spite of being closed for 2 1/2 weeks due to Katrina.   Their participating production in KC/ACTF, Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell's SCAPIN was held for national consideration after performing well at both the state and local levels.  Their other productions, HAIR, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, WILL POWER, and FEFU AND HER FRIENDS were also well received.  Their buiding was thankfully, only slightly damaged, though repair was slow.  The Gulf Coast Campus is slowing becoming operational again.

William Carey College, now William Carey University, also bounced back fairly well.  Though they lost both their New Orleans seminary and their Gulf Coast campus, the seminary has reopened.  Their theatre department did some very good work with NOT WAVING, TOM SAWYER, and EDWARD ALBEE'S BOX AND QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSE TUNG.  They are also working towards getting a new theatre facility built within the next few years.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Colleges are making a comeback.

Four of the Hurricane Katrina hit schools have participated in the 2006 KC/ACTF state festival:
Southern Miss presented Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage
William Carey University presented Bad Axe

Thank you to any APO/DPO chapters who donated to the relief funds.