A famed playwright, a missing play, a beautiful actress on a mission and a story too good to believe--these elements are behind the School of Theatre and Dance’s newest production, “Not About Nightingales.” The fifth production in the School of...
To be or not to be a five-hour long play? That is the question “Hamlet” asks. This week, the School of Theatre and Dance answers that question with a production of “Hamlet Redux” --a two-hour staging of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of...
The School of Theatre and Dance catalyzes political and personal thought in the upcoming production of “A Bright Room Called Day.” The play will run 7:30 p.m. today until Feb. 10 at the Players Theatre in the Stevens Building. Sunday’s show starts...
The Stage Coach Players of DeKalb will open their new musical comedy Curtains Thursday. "Curtains is about a theater company in 1959, who are showing a preview of their new play when the lead lady is murdered on stage," said director Tim Ball. The mystery...
The school of theatre and dance just had a two-week run of Vaclav Havel's "The Memorandum." As a cast member, I wanted to express my gratitude towards the cast, crew and the amazing audiences that we had. "The Memorandum" is a difficult show filled with...
When I asked director Anthony Perella Jr. how he was going to be delicate about issues of gender, race and class in a play about a homeless African American mother of five, he said he wasn't going to be sensitive. In the Blood, a gritty tragedy by Suzan-Lori...
This December is going to be extra special for Chris Smith. Not because the senior cornerback expects to receive a particular gift under his Christmas tree. Rather, he's going to graduate and earn a college degree, an accomplishment Smith could hardly...
