Actors Make Murder Come To Life
February 1992
By Amy Rothrock
Entertainment Editor at the Lincoln-Way High School Newspaper
About a year ago, Mike Oswald and Jason Otway were playing ouija board. They asked if they would ever be in a production together, and Oswald said the board answered "yes." Then they asked it what channel they would be on. According to Otway and Oswald, the ouija board spelled out "Channel 15." If you were watching channel 15 or 10 around Christmas, you might have seen them in the movie that proved those predictions to be true.
Sophomore Mike Foster directed and produced "The Color of Suspicion," a stage play that he decided to make into a movie. It's a murder mystery that Foster said is like "Clue;" everyone is trying to figure out who the murderer is. The movie was filmed on December 7 in the art department of the College of St. Francis. Foster had Ray Clark from channel 10 film the movie, and Bruce Foster, his dad, also helped out. The cast of "The Color of Suspicion" included Nora Petersen, Jenny Pence, Jason Otway, Jenny Venezia, Matt Walley, Mike Oswald, Kellie Holba, Robin Polansky, and Jennie Kalck. Foster said that since they got to see themselves on television around Christmas, it was a Christmas present for the actors and actresses.
Otway said that the difference between acting in a play and a movie is that in a movie, there is no reaction from an audience, which he missed. Oswald added, "Response from an audience gives you an adrenaline rush." Another big difference between plays and this movie was that these actors and actresses didn't have to memorize their lines prior to the day of the filming. They memorized a little, taped it, cut, and then memorized some more.
Foster said, "They goof around, but they're really into it. These guys are the best. They can think on their own. I'm not just telling them what to do."
Some members of the cast plan on acting when they're out of school. Robin Polansky doesn't, however. She said, "I don't think I'll go into acting as a career. It's just fun to step out of yourself and become your character."
Nora Petersen said, "I'd like to be a stage actress, but I don't know if it's realistic."
Kellie Holba said, "I'd like to do acting and theater dancing on the side, but the main thing I want to do is choreography." Jennie Kalck would rather be a director. She said acting is just a hobby for her. Both Matt Walley and Jenny Pence said they would like to continue acting when they get older because they enjoy entertaining.
February 1992
By Amy Rothrock
Entertainment Editor at the Lincoln-Way High School Newspaper
About a year ago, Mike Oswald and Jason Otway were playing ouija board. They asked if they would ever be in a production together, and Oswald said the board answered "yes." Then they asked it what channel they would be on. According to Otway and Oswald, the ouija board spelled out "Channel 15." If you were watching channel 15 or 10 around Christmas, you might have seen them in the movie that proved those predictions to be true.
Sophomore Mike Foster directed and produced "The Color of Suspicion," a stage play that he decided to make into a movie. It's a murder mystery that Foster said is like "Clue;" everyone is trying to figure out who the murderer is. The movie was filmed on December 7 in the art department of the College of St. Francis. Foster had Ray Clark from channel 10 film the movie, and Bruce Foster, his dad, also helped out. The cast of "The Color of Suspicion" included Nora Petersen, Jenny Pence, Jason Otway, Jenny Venezia, Matt Walley, Mike Oswald, Kellie Holba, Robin Polansky, and Jennie Kalck. Foster said that since they got to see themselves on television around Christmas, it was a Christmas present for the actors and actresses.
Otway said that the difference between acting in a play and a movie is that in a movie, there is no reaction from an audience, which he missed. Oswald added, "Response from an audience gives you an adrenaline rush." Another big difference between plays and this movie was that these actors and actresses didn't have to memorize their lines prior to the day of the filming. They memorized a little, taped it, cut, and then memorized some more.
Foster said, "They goof around, but they're really into it. These guys are the best. They can think on their own. I'm not just telling them what to do."
Some members of the cast plan on acting when they're out of school. Robin Polansky doesn't, however. She said, "I don't think I'll go into acting as a career. It's just fun to step out of yourself and become your character."
Nora Petersen said, "I'd like to be a stage actress, but I don't know if it's realistic."
Kellie Holba said, "I'd like to do acting and theater dancing on the side, but the main thing I want to do is choreography." Jennie Kalck would rather be a director. She said acting is just a hobby for her. Both Matt Walley and Jenny Pence said they would like to continue acting when they get older because they enjoy entertaining.
