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Lebons named top Theatre Arts student
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Olivia Lebons just needed some time out of the spotlight.
Lebons decided against pursuing an acting degree after getting married, moving to San Diego and seeing how much competition acting involves.
Two years later she decided to return to Boise State and concentrate on the technical aspect of theater.
Now Lebons has stepped above the competition.
Richard Klautsch, department chair, named Lebons one of the exceptional students in the Department of Theatre Arts because of her extensive involvement with stage management.
Lebons currently acts as stage manager for several plays and dance shows.
She enjoys stage managing for dance and working with Marla Hansen, theatre arts professor who teaches repertory dance classes for actors, because it is not based on dialogue.
“Dance is very different than plays, ” Lebons said.
“It was way cool! It would be neat to pursue stage managing for dance.”
Currently, she is the stage manager for Dead White Males. She has been putting in nearly 12-hour days between school, homework and rehearsals.
Lebons will not get much of a break. Right after Dead White Males she will be taking on the position of assistant costume designer for Medea. She will be assistant stage manager for Damn Yankees shortly thereafter.
Although the fierce competition of acting turned Lebons off of being in the spotlight, she may rekindle her interests at the end of the year in Summer and Smoke. She would like to audition to round out her year.
“I really miss the theater,” Lebons said.
She has participated in all the acting classes offered in the Department of Theatre Arts, but has never performed in a show put on by Boise State.
However, it was acting that sparked Lebons’ interest in theater. She has acted for Stage Coach Community Theater as well as high school plays.
“I had a knack for costume design,” Lebons said.
Lebons hopes to attend U.R.T.A. (University Residence Theater Association) auditions in Chicago where she can decide on a graduate school, or at least be exposed to several options.
Lebons is currently working on her portfolio.
“You can still totally love theater without being in the light,” Lebons said.
Tammy Sands, The Arbiter