EARLY HISTORY OF THE S-40 FACADE

The South Forty Facade is one of five facades which participates in the 
annual Thurtene Carnival.  Thurtene is billed as the largest student run 
carnival in the country and is held in April.  In 1986, the Congress of the 
South Forty made the decision to invest their time and money in establishing 
a facade for the residents of the South Forty.  Previously, facades were 
exclusively Greek undertakings.  

Putting together a quality facade involves essentially two components: 
production and construction.  Construction is responsible for building the 
actual building and stage.  They construct the flats, paint them, and then 
put together a building which can accomodate an audience of approximately 
100. In addition, the construction crew designs and builds the 
three-dimensional work, which technically constitutes the actual "facade".

Production is responsible for all aspects of the musical-comedy which is 
performed inside the structure.  Choosing and/or writing the script, holding 
auditions, rehearsals, choreography, music, and costuming are all components 
of the production.  Lighting and sound fall loosely under the jurisdiction 
of the production crew as well.  Production has a tradition of not demanding 
experience, only enthusiasm.
     
The 1987 S-40 Facade entry, MOVIN' OUT, and was completed despite the 
enormous odds against it.  A decrepit looking structure, the accomplishment 
lay in the fact that nine steering committee members had managed to finish 
the job at all.  Seven students participated in the musical comedy which was 
performed.

The 1988 entry was entitled NIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.  A spoof on Camelot, 
the musical comedy surprised many and won the Thurtene award for the BEST 
PRODUCTION at the carnival.  Not to be outdone, the construction crew 
improved the building's design and appearance enormously from the previous 
year.

The key to the 1988 S-40 Facade's success was people.  The steering 
committee increased to 14 as did the cast.  The most dramatic increase in 
participation, however, came at the sub-committee level.  Residents of the 
South Forty joined the chorus, the contruction and paint crews, and helped 
with costuming, selling tickets, and ushering.

It is safe to say that the S-40 Facade draws upon the greatest number of 
people of any CS40 committee in order to ensure its success.  The project 
has the potential to continue its success in 1989 and beyond and possibly 
win the Burmeister Cup, the award for the best overall facade.