Directing the winning show: Tiger Tunes 2016
January 01, 2020
I first saw Tiger Tunes in 2012 during my senior year of high school, and I immediately
fell in love with it. Then after participating in a show as a freshman, I knew I wanted
to be a director. This year, I had the exciting experience of being a director for
the winning Tiger Tunes show, “Kappa Chi Express.”
Long before the practices even started, our team of directors began to work on the
show. The process was more difficult than I expected but still so much fun. As the
fall semester came, our guys were getting more and more anxious to see what we had
put together for the show.
Kappa Chi has always done well in Tiger Tunes. As directors, we were being held to
that standard, which was stressful at times – but mainly motivating. As practices
began, I was stunned to see how quickly the Kappas were putting the show together
and how eager they were to keep learning. They consistently came to practice ready
to work hard, but excited to have some fun with it as well. Despite the long hours
and busy schedules they never failed to put forth their best for the show. We loved
to watch our friends take our show and make it their own. All our hard work was paying
off!
By the time dress rehearsal came, we knew we were ready for our show to hit the stage;
with each performance our show only got better. As the Homecoming weekend continued,
it was awesome to watch everyone in Tunes have fun and be proud of their own shows
– rightfully so, because Tiger Tunes was full of incredible performances from across
campus!
Looking back, I knew our show was good but I never expected to win. I’ll admit there
were times I was really concerned if we would place or not, but I was continuously
reminded that Tiger Tunes is not about what place you get or who has the “best” show.
It is the opportunity for Ouachita to demonstrate how incredibly talented our students
are while raising scholarship money for students to continue experience these fantastic
parts of our university.
Winning was definitely a highlight, but more importantly, I got to see the guys in
my club build closer relationships while we rallied together with a common goal of
doing the best we could with our show. Tiger Tunes will always hold a special place
in my heart, and I’m so thankful for the memories I came away with.
By Drake Puryear, a senior biology major from Jonesboro, Ark. Drake directed the Kappa Chi show with Tanner Fritsche, a senior choral music education major from Booneville, Ark., and Aaden Jones, a senior musical theatre major from North Little Rock, Ark.
Tiger Tunes 2016 final results included 1st place to Kappa Chi men’s social club “Kappa Express,” 2nd place to EEE women’s social club’s “Toy Soldiers,” 3rd place to Campus Ministries’ “Stars” and 4th place and People’s Choice Award to Tri Chi women’s social club’s “Tumbleweeds.” Mari Bednar was honored with the Shelby Seabaugh Spirit of Tunes Award.
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