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"We weren't really crazy in the traditional 'college kid,
party hearty' way, more of a 'literarily immersed, theatre geek with a weird sense of humor' way. What we're
experiencing right now was pretty much what we probably envisioned, without knowing how easy it might be
using social media. We all pretty much lived together in
Rice, and weird thought process was both encouraged and
instigated by both Mark Kirk and Bruce Woodruff [former
Theatre Department chair]," said Robins.
Remembering the hijinks he would encourage, Kirk
said, "Students would sometimes do silly things such as
glue coins to the floor of the auditorium for Bruce [Woodruff] to discover when he'd walk through the seating after
performances."

"Before we closed up the stage, for
what I assumed would be a decade or
two, given the infrequency of repairs, I
decided to throw in the hand along with
a quick note." -Mark Kirk
Woodruff said that Kirk did not always loop him in on
his shenanigans, but he wouldn't be surprised if Kirk was
behind the creation of the time capsule.
Then, Woodruff won't be surprised to hear that Kirk
was indeed the ringleader of the time capsule and the
creator of the legend of Doug Taip.
"Before we closed up the stage," Kirk said. "For what I
assumed would be a decade or two, given the infrequency of repairs, I decided to throw in the hand along with a
quick note."
The Legend of Doug Taip
Kirk says that the name "Doug Taip" is a spinoff of the
classic theater "George Spelvin" pseudonym that is typically used when someone removes his or her name from a
program either because of a contract dispute or the name
appears too often. For Kirk, it was the latter.
Kirk said, "Since I did some directing and most of the
design work, except when I might have a student to supervise in a project, my name would appear in the program
too many times for my comfort, so I'd use Doug Taip,
which was a pun on duct tape."
Over time, Doug Taip was credited everywhere within
the production programs, often more so than his fellow
students.
Before the letter's discovery, the legend of Doug Taip
had been forgotten and the only reminder of his existence
was a plaque bearing his name in the men's dressing
room, which states "Doug Taip Memorial Bathroom: 'Stick
together folks!'"
It appears the legend of Doug Taip might get a call back
after 24 years of waiting.

Tom Heiman, associate professor of theatre, instructs students
on the use of the new state-of-the-art lighting control board in
Rice Auditorium.

Rice Renovation
Takes Center Stage
Rice Auditorium, home to Baker's theatre and
music performances and built in 1955, hadn't
seen a major renovation in nearly 40 years.
That is until this year, when a $300,000 renovation project funded by private donations
was completed. The auditorium now boasts
new seating, new carpet, and relocated control
rooms with new lighting and sound controls. A
new stage has been installed as well.
"My biggest thrill was seeing the first load
of those noisy, uncomfortable, 60-year-old
seats going to the dumpster," said Tom Heiman, associate professor of theatre. "This is a
place for the whole campus to come together.
Other than the gym, Rice is the only place
on campus that can handle more than 100
people. That includes theatre, band, choir,
jazz, guest lectures, and nationally recognized
entertainers."
"Teaching modern theatre in a space that was
last renovated in the '80s is tough. This renovation gives the theatre and music programs
the performance space that will enhance our
regionally recognized performances. The dust
and displacement for a half a semester is well
worth it."



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