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> New places. New faces.
Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St., is performing Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as part of a community-wide celebration of the classic American novel.
"It's one of my absolute favorite stories; I've been enamored with it for a long time," Piet Knetsch, the director, says.
The theatre performance of To Kill a Mockingbird is part of a local reading initiative called Read Across Lawrence, sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library. The monthlong program features special presentations, discussion forums, community film screenings and theatre presentations throughout April, all of which spotlight Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Knetsch says the story's themes of tolerance and friendship are still relevant today, even though it was written 50 years ago. "It's a feel-good story, despite some awful things that happen," he says. "It touches something very deep inside us, and there are never dry eyes."
The empathy and emotion the story evokes should be well suited for the small, intimate setting of the Lawrence Community Theatre.
Tyler Wayne, Overland Park junior, says because the audience is so close to the stage, you feel "like you're right there in the action."
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Performances began April 8 and continue tonight. Thursday-Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday performances start at 2:30 p.m. Reserve tickets by calling 785-843-7369 or by visiting www.theatrelawrence.com.
Photo by Lindsey Deiter Community classic: Lawrence Community Theatre performs To Kill a Mockingbird this month.
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"Our success is undeniable," Johnson said in a speech after the results. "We had a great, great turnout."
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"We did what we wanted to do," Briner said. "We started conversations that wouldn't have happened had we not run."
As the night continued, Renew KU members kept up their resolve.
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CRIME
Students vandalize Learned Hall cause damage to safety supplies
BY ALEX GARRISON agarrison@kansan.com
Several students reported a theft of a fire extinguisher and an erroneous discharge of a safety shower in a lab inside Learned Hall, at
15th and Naismith streets, early Saturday morning. The Public Safety Office report from the incident states that two 20-year-old men from Overland Park were arrested at the scene.
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Learned, Eaton and Spahr Halls are unlocked at almost all times, said Jill Hummels, director of public relations for the School of Engineering.
Public Safety assessed the damage at $45.
"Peeping Tom" shocks showerers
BY ROSHNI OOMMEN roommen@kansan.com
Three times this week, a man walked into a women's residence hall restroom, opened a shower curtain and watched a woman shower. Now the police are searching for that man, according to a press release by the KU Public Safety Office.
At 7:20 p.m. on Monday, the man walked into a women's restroom in Hashinger Hall and watched women
showering. At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday he went into a women's restroom in McCollum Hall and did the same thing. Shortly afterward, at 7:40 a.m., another instance of voyeurism by the same man was reported.
the KU Police are looking at video footage from the residence halls to see if they can find footage of the suspect.
if we do get video of him, it win be released to the public." Bailey said.
The KU Public Safety Office is asking for any information available in finding the man. Its phone number is 785-864-5900.
The police report said that the man entered the dorms by "tailgating," which could either mean that he followed on students' heels into the building or waited around until someone unlocked the door. Captain Schuyler Bailey said
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One more sentenced for KU ticket scandal
Charlette Blubaugh was sentenced for 57 months.
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