Events Calendar

Theatre Wesleyan Presents How the Other Half Loves

Theatre Wesleyan will present How the Other Half Loves, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, Feb.19-24 in the Thad Smotherman Theatre on the Texas Wesleyan campus. This bedroom farce from England’s most prolific playwright centers on two couples who each attempt to cover up extramarital affairs with members of a third couple by holding a series of dinner parties – which are performed simultaneously.

     How the Other Half Loves is directed by theatre professor Brynn Bristol, and features actors Alaina Appleby, Chase Burnett, Dillon Maroney, Whitney Park, Ben Phillips and Cari Watson. Student designers include Chris Hatcher, costume design; Jonathan Burns, props; Eric Briggs, lighting; Cari Watson, sound; and Dillon Maroney, assistant graphic designer. Junior Alfredo Martinez serves as assistant director, sophomore Johnny Gonzales is stage manager, and sophomore Jennye James is assistant technical director.

     While the production does not contain excessive language or nudity, Bristol notes it is perhaps best suited for older audiences and “rates” it PG-13 due to the adult situations.

     How the Other Half Loves opens Tuesday, Feb. 19, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. For reservations or more information, please contact the box office at 817-531-4211 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Feb. 14. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for Wesleyan faculty and staff and $4 for students with I.D.   

     To learn more about Theatre Wesleyan, visit their web site.

Facilities is in the process of upgrading and expanding the parking space database for the historic campus. All faculty and staff members are asked to complete this online survey to better assist us with the upgrade. Please note that if you do not have a current Employee ID or a campus parking permit(s) for the vehicles currently driven to work, please obtain them before filling out the form. Both will be needed. You can obtain your Employee ID from Human Resources and campus parking permits from the Circulation Desk at the Library.

     If you are unable to connect to the survey by clicking here, simply cut and paste this URL into the address line on your web homepage: http://web1.txwes.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1199813581164. Log into the survey using your current login ID and password. If your computer has been migrated and you changed your password, you may need to use your old password before the migration to log into the survey. Please complete the survey by Friday, Feb. 15. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Gray at 817-819-4560.

Joe Brown Directs Driving Miss Daisy

Joe Brown, professor of theatre at Texas Wesleyan, will direct Artisan Center Theater’s production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs from Friday, Feb. 8, to Saturday, March 1.

     Set in mid-20th-century Atlanta, Driving Miss Daisy tells the story of an elderly Jewish matron, Daisy Werthan, and her chauffeur, Hoke Coleburn. At first, Daisy is none too happy about being forced to rely on a black man. But Hoke gradually wins her over, and during the 25-year span of the play the two develop a deep-rooted affection. Driving Miss Daisy is a delicate depiction of racial tensions and of growing old. Playwright Alfred Uhry has created two outsiders who come to a mutual respect based on their independence, strength, and stubborn integrity.

     For more information about tickets and showtimes, visit Artisan Center Theater's web site. Reservations are recommended. Driving Miss Daisy  will be interpreted by deaf and hard of hearing by Tarrant County College Practicum Students on Monday, Feb. 11.

Texas Wesleyan is proud to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign to fight against the No. 1 killer of women and all Americans – heart disease. What can you do to help? Join the fight by participating in Texas Wesleyan's Wear Red Day: Thursday, Feb. 28. Your show of support advances the American Heart Association’s vital outreach and education efforts. For a $5 donation, you get to wear jeans with your red on the 28th, and receive a heart displayed with your name, and a red dress pin, or bracelet. We would like to get a photo of all of our Go Red participants on the steps of the Eunice & James L. Library at 12:15 p.m. on Feb. 28 - if you're wearing red, please stop by!

    To help the health of our own Texas Wesleyan community, Paige Cook in the nurse's office will offer free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. during the month of February (Feb. 5-28).
      Donations may be handed in to Paige Cook (817-531-4948), Krista Hughes in the Provost's Office (817-531-4472, or Judy Pérez in the School of Business (817-531-6500). All donations collected will go toward Texas Wesleyans Heart Walk fundraising goal ($15,000). This year, the Heart Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13. For more information about heart disease, visit the American Heart Association's website.

Four Psychology Faculty Members Publish in The Handbook of 21st Century Psychology 

Four faculty members in the department of psychology published chapters in the two-volume series, The Handbook of 21st Century Psychology, released by Sage Publications in December 2007. Jay Brown, assistant professor of psychology, constructed the chapter on psychology into the 21st century; Dana Gresky, assistant professor of psychology, constructed the chapter on sports psychology; Lisa Hensley, assistant professor of psychology, contributed the chapter on death, dying, and bereavement; and Marcel Kerr, associate professor of psychology, wrote the chapter on psychometrics, the study of measurement. The two-volume reference is edited by William Buskist of Auburn University and Stephen Davis, Wesleyan’s Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology.