Members of the UTRGV Multilingual Drama Club-Brownsville include (front row, from left), Kimberly Rosas, club adviser Suzanne Lalonde and Emma Guevara. Second row: Francisco Arredondo, Maria Fernanda Gonzalez, Treasurer Adeline Cornejo, Sarai Madrigal, Felicia Flores, Rita Salazar and Mariana Arredondo. Back row: Ellie Cantu, Marisol Sánchez Cortez, President Rebeca Salomón and Vice President Berenice Sainz. MICHELLE ESPINOZA/THE RIDER
Name: UTRGV Multilingual Drama Club-Brownsville
Purpose: To practice English, Spanish and French while promoting cultural diversity through puppet shows and plays.
President: Rebeca Salomón
Vice President: Berenice Sainz
Treasurer: Adeline Cornejo
Adviser: Suzanne Lalonde, Literatures and Cultural Studies associate professor, and Karen Benavente, Literatures and Cultural Studies visiting associate professor.
Activities: Puppet shows for local elementary schools and plays.
Meetings: 10:40 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Fridays in Main Building Room 1.224
Membership requirements: Must attend all meetings, be enthusiastic, love learning languages, interested in acting and have a 3.2 GPA or higher.
Upcoming plays: “Don Quixote Lost in Translation in Spanish, English and French” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 in the SET-B Lecture Hall. “El Retablo de las Maravillas” by Cervantes at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 in the SET-B Lecture Hall and at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Texas Southmost College Arts Center in Brownsville. General admission is $5 and free for UTRGV students.
For more information, email: suzanne.lalonde@utrgv.edu
–Compiled by Michelle Espinoza
