Pop Quiz
with Student of the Month Kelly Hedges
Issue 10 - 02.09.06

Photo by Jared McGuire

BY SARAH LAVALLEE
Staff Writer

Sophomore Kelly Hedges, a theater major from Valley Center, has been chosen as the January Student of the Month. Hedges is President of Phi Theta Kappa, Act One, and a Student Ambassador. As an active participant in Act One, she was cast in the Cowley theater productions The Foreigner and Oliver.

After graduating from Cowley with a theater major, Hedges plans to attend the University of Kansas to earn a degree in film and someday make her own independent films, perhaps writing a few of her own.

An ‘80s movie buff, some of Hedges favorites include Ghostbusters, Dirty Dancing, The Great Outdoors, Back to the Future, Pulp Fiction and all brat-pack movies.

Sophomore Greg Stoskopf enjoys working with Hedges through Act One because of her positive attitude about everything. He said she’s become more outgoing since getting involved. Technical Director Jamison Rhoads agrees with Stoskopf that Hedges “brings leadership and a wonderful attitude to every production she works on.”

Theater Director Scott McLaughlin said. “Cowley has given her the chance to step out into some major roles, to help develop and push her inner confidence. One of the biggest assets for anyone in the entertainment business is the confidence that they can achieve their goals despite the cutthroat nature of the business.”

“Kelly brings leadership and a wonderful attitude to every production she works on,” said Rhoads. “ We are lucky to have her as a student.”

Cowley Press: What has been your best experience at Cowley?
Kelly Hedges: Opening night of The Foreigner. It was my first show, and I can’t recreate the way that made me feel.

CP: What has been the most embarrassing thing to happen to you since attending Cowley?
KH: Speech class. I know what you’re thinking, a theater major afraid of public speaking, but my speeches were HORRIBLE!

CP: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
KH: I see myself with a small film production company with a few films under my belt. I can also see myself married.

CP: What’s your biggest fear?
KH: Failure.

CP: If you met a 10-year-old version of yourself, what advice would you give her?
KH: Believe and have confidence in yourself. Don’t let what you think others are thinking about you keep you from enjoying life.

CP: Why do you like Pulp Fiction?
KH: I love how the three separate stories are all intertwined and connected, and how Tarantino chops up the movie and how he arranges its bloody pieces.

CP: What about ‘80s movies is so appealing to you?
KH: They are “my movies.” I grew up watching them, and I still enjoy them today. I wish I had a time machine made out of a DeLorean.

CP: What makes you unique?
KH: I can only be me, no one else.