Local student in Baldwin Wallace play

Natalie Weicht of Sewickley was part of the talented cast and crew from Baldwin Wallace University that staged Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F##king Bird” under the direction of Rene Copeland, assistant professor of directing, during the fall 2020 semester. Weicht, a graduate of Quaker Valley Sr. High School majoring in acting (BFA), served as a swing in the production.

Billed as sort of adapted from ‘The Seagull’ by Anton Chekhov, “Stupid F##king Bird” tells the story of an aspiring playwright who aches to make theatre an agent of change, in revolt against the commercialism his famous actress mother revels in.

With health safety protocols of masking and physical distancing in place, the play was performed live for a remote audience.

Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

Chloe Ditka of Sewickley was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Ditka was initiated at the University of Kentucky.

Ditka is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

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