tl20011025-000 "Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University The (Jiver 'gild102501r Thursday www.thetowerlight.com State extending scholarships 3 Review questions Towson adjuncts 5 Finding festivities for fright night 11 Tigers get win, tie on road trip 19 Departments News ? Campus briefs 5 Police Blotter 6 Nation 9 A&E. 11 Comics & Comics 12 The High Road 12 In a Theater Near You..12 Sports 19 In This Corner 19 Punt, Pass and Pick 2 I Op/Ed 26 Taking care of 'Business' Towson's first production of 'How to Succeed' opens at the Mainstage Theatre tonight Amanda Malone The Towerlight Can ambition and charm alone lead to success in the cor-porate world? Is it possible to climb to the top relying solely on deception and persuasion? The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, ""How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"" has been answering these questions with farcical wit and vigorous charisma since 1961. Beginning tonight, Towson University's theatre arts depart-ment, in collaboration with the music and dance departments, will present an updated version of this Broadway comedy in the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre. ""How to Succeed..."" chroni-cles the business career of J. Pierrpoint Finch, who makes a dramatic leap from window washer to top executive through an elaborate series of cunning schemes, charismatic lies and charming coincidences. Auditions took place last spring, and the cast of 27 stu-dents began the rigorous rehearsal process over the sum-mer. ""Because the time commit-ment is so great, we had to re-audition certain parts, early in the fall,"" director Diane- Smith- Sadak said. This is Smith-Sadak's first time directing .a musical for Towson, which she said gave her the opportunity to work with an interesting cast. - ""A musical draws a different type of actor,"" Smith-Sadak said. ""We begin with actors who have little musical training and singers who have little acting experience, but this is an excit-ing collaboration."" Junior theater major Christos Marcile, who plays Finch, had no previous vocal training before rehearsals and has never appeared in a Towson musical. Under the direction of musi-cal director Dr. Phillip Collister, however, Marcile said singing has become second nature to him. ""I have found the training very constructive,"" he said. ""I can sing notes I never thought possible in my range."" Marcile recreates the role of Finch, made famous by Matthew Broderick in the 1995 revival. Finch's ticket to success is a self-help book, ""How To Succeed in Business Without See BUSINESS, page 13 School spirit high during Hollywood Homecoming ..,. _.. ,..- . . .. . _ .. , ...., ,t- ,...-- - . ,,�, - _____ �. , ...... ._ Sam Wolf 77w Tow:Hight (From left) Sophomore Matt Au, junior Tiffany Carpenter and senior Shawan Pettie work on the Alpha Nu Omega sandwich board Monday night, one of many now displayed on the Beach. Homecoming will continue today with ""Say What? Karaoke"" at 6 p.m. in VIP's. Today High 72 Low 37 Friday High 58 Low 33 Saturday High 52 Low 31 Sunday High 52 Low 31 "
