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Eight years ago John Lewis knew he wanted to act when he saw a national touring company perform 1776. " The play was so overwhelming I didn 't want to leave. I knew I had to act." That'sjust what John did . His senior year in high school he was in four shows straight. When it came time for college John chose PSU " because of financial reasons and to check out the drama and music department. But I decided to keep music as a hobby and major in theater arts." Recently John performed in PSU 's production of Equus which was chosen from several northwest colleges to be performed in national competition in Washington , D.C. in April. " After seeing the other colleges perform at the national competition in Spokane, Washington I don't think PSU has anything to be ashamed of. We learned many of the things taught at the Spokane workshop in our first year of acting class. " But it was interesting and worthwhile to exchange ideas and see where other people are. A good thing about PSU is that it is located in a city exposed to other theaters and actors, so the people here have a realistic approach. They know they won't walk out and be a star." / Photo far left: John is auditioning for a role in Loot, the spring term production at PSU. He later receiv– ed the part of Hal. Bottom photo: John also puts in his hours in the scene shop to fill the requirement for the production class. 63