Duke East, Term 1, 2005 Talent Show
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The Duke East, Term 1, ’05 talent show.
- JP Allen and Lauren Thomas: MCs.
Note:Di Wong and Toni Gantz could've been the MCs, but they had planned on auditioning Friday, by which time Lauren and JP had already been chosen. About the middle of the talent show, the MCs who might have been were called up to the stage and applauded.
Acts
- Laura Rowe: "The Maple Leaf Rag" on piano
- Tanya Reeve: "Jurassic Park Theme Song" and Bach's "Minuet" on violin (not, as the MCs cheesily said, "on dinosaurs")
- John Herron: "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban
- The MCs: Top 10 Life Lessons Learned from TiP
- Andrew Madlon, Josh Snider, Aaron Green: "Melvin: the Puppyduck Song”
- Kong Wong, Joan Gass, Amita Vempati: Violin and clarinet improv based around “The Workout” by Larry Minsky
- Evan, Vineeta Kapahi, Claire, Coco Keevan, Andrew Remissong: “The BFFL Dance”
- Ben Long: “Kazoolander,” as he called it...
- Paige Brownlow, Dukky Teran, Whitney Anderson: Umbrella dancing (and they made fun of ADF)
- Tawanah Reeves: “Free Yourself” by Fantasia
- Taylor Kelley and Chris Cohen: “Who’s Got the Snacks” by the Moldy Peaches
- Aaron Green: “Feelings” on piano
- The MCs: The Six TIP Unwritten Commandments (although by that time, they were actually written)
- OSC Leigh-Ann: Dramatic reading of "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani
- Ellen Snell: A capella singing of “Feels Like Home” by Bonnie Rait
- Rick Herron: Cup stacking
- Taylor Paige: “L-O-V-E” by
- Caitlin Halloran, Mary McGilvray, Peggy Nelling (with some help from a few RCs): “Mama I’m a Big Girl Now” from Hairspray
- Pierce Moore, Eleine Sun, Annie: Excerpts from Oedipus Rex
- Jeffery Moro: “Return of the King” on piano
- Mac Herring and Vineeta Kapahi: “Mac and Vinny Take a Bow”
- Jimmy Kylstra (harmonica), Alex Marden (vocals), Bryan Fidali (cardboard box drum): “TIP Blues Improvisation”
- Robbie Winslow: Poetry reading
- TA Jeff: “Home” by Bryan McNight
- Svusch Linkous: Recitations of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" by Lori Moore, "Totally Like Whatever" by Taylor Mali, and "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath
- Kong Wong, Joey Simpson, Firas Abuzaid: “Clarinet Trio”
- RC Steve: “You Had Time” by Ani Difranco (as well as other pieces from other songs, including “Brick” by Ben Folds)
- Staff Skit
- Video, courtesy of the Screenwrtiting Class: “Love Letters”
- Various 4th years: “Doctor Doctor”
- Beau Millet: “Good Riddance” by Green Day, with the “Doctor Doctor” cast sitting on stage and singing along
- 4th year speeches
- Slide Show
Also see-Duke East, Term 2, 2005 Talent Show

