The 36th Annual Doc Samuel’s Variety Show

The 36th Annual Doc Samuel’s Variety Show took place on Saturday, February 26th at the Biddeford City Theater with over 300 people in attendance. Students, faculty, and staff were involved with every aspect of the show,including performing on stage, being stagehands, and running the technical aspects of the show.

For the first time, the show was directed by, Briana Chu ’11.  Following the tradition, the show was hosted by four seniors, Ahmed Elkady, Lacresha Johnson, Michael Earle, John Connell and one staff member, Lorraine Pecchia ’84, P’10.  The thirteen acts included skits, dancing, a musical theater performance, and singing and ranged from blue grass music with Provost Jacque Carter to Lady Gaga and Johnny Cash with Assistant Dean of Students Mark Nahorney and Assistant Director of Campus Life and Orientation Tim St. John ’07.

Area Coordinator Joel Wentz performed an original song with Dr. Craig Tennehouse from the Mathematics Department and his wife.  The Arts at UNE were highlighted through a sneak peak of the UNE Player’s upcoming musical production of The Wedding Singer and an a capella performance of Guns ‘n Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine” by UNE TABS, the choral group on campus.  There was also an appearance from 2011 UNE Idol, Brittney Foley ’12, as well as a crowd pleasing rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean.” 

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.