Gaslight draws large audiences

By Maria Sullivan
Arts and Entertainment Editor

On March 13-14, the 44th annual Gaslight variety show, presented by the senior class, was held in the Toner Student Center Cafeteria.

Each Gaslight show had a great turnout. According to senior class officer Mandy Haus, over 150 audience members showed up per show. The emcees for the show were seniors Jakub “Kuba” Szymanski and Julie Jergenson. They presented numerous skits, including the De LaSalle rap and their residence assistant tool belts, according to Haus.

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This year’s Gaslight, like every other Gaslight show, showcased a vast variety of song genres and styles. Performances included “Heartless” by Kanye West, a remake of Barenaked Ladies’ “One Week” and an original act by senior Mike Miller entitled “Here in the Dark.”

Many Saint Mary’s University campus groups helped make this event even more successful. The Public Relations/Business club put on their fundraiser “Best Seat in the House” and helped advertise the event. The sisters of Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) sold pop and water during each show and the volunteer mentors worked the concession stand. Eco-Reps also promoted “going green” with their layer challenge, where audience members were supposed to wear as many layers as they could. The audience member with the most layers won a pair of SMU sweatpants.

The senior class officers also had a contract with the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, who took care of lighting and stage set-up and helped performers with their vocals.

“We were very pleased with the support we received as a senior class from the campus organizations and the excitement that the performers and audience brought to the show,” said senior class officer Kaitlin Depuydt. “Gaslight was awesome!”