The Colby Echo

Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment

Media Credit: Dan Nolan Meagan Berg '07

Anyone who attended the play this past weekend-or anyone who has been in Runnals in the past week-has seen the beautiful display for Lucia's Chapters. The stunning work of line and color was done by Meagan Berg '07, a theater and English major who has been one of the greatest influences on the Colby art scene this year and in the past. Her Colby theater repertoire has ranged from acting to directing. She has worked with at least one show each semester at Colby, her most recent play being Wonder of the World, a dazzling production which will be put up later this spring.

Though her talent in art and theatre alone is astonishing and significant, Berg is also a poet, which she says is a reason she is so interested in theater. She is able to merge English abilities and her artistic talents because of how "interdisciplinary" the world of theater is. Intending to be an English major ever since she first arrived at Colby, Berg became a theater major soon after "an inspirational experience working with the director [visiting artist Caroline England] freshman year". She had acted in high school, and had not really thought about continuing her experience as an actress. Her love for the theatre was reignited, however, when she became involved in the department, cementing her ties to Colby Theater. All it took was a taste and she was hooked again.

Wonder of the World, one of two theater department plays that Berg is involved in, is a very unique play. The call board in Runnals describes it using words such as "comedy" and "self-discovery", but Berg has a different take. "It's a collaborative-everyone is responsible for all aspects of production," she says. It makes the play "more whole, in a way...it's being seen not just through my lens." The play is also going to be put on off-campus at the Studio Theater, located near the Opera House.

This year, Berg has been involved not only in the previously mentioned Wonder of the World, but also acting in The Matchbox and directing "This Property is Condemned", part of the Slices of Life event earlier this year. On her future theater plans, she is uncertain: "I'm not entirely sure yet, but there are very few things I dislike in theater." No matter what path she chooses, art is in her blood. She may have tried to abandon it once, but it looks like it's with her for life.

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