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Evagelia Economo, theater freshman, and Ronny Medina, theater junior, rehearse for “Ghosts” Oct. 4. Photo by Izziel Latour

‘Ghosts’ opens Oct. 6

Brendan Wynne October 5, 2016

Taking to the main stage with its first full-length production of the season, the theater department presents “Ghosts,” by Henrik Ibsen, set to open Thursday, Oct. 6. Tackling the subjects of outdated...

Sarah Dempsey, theater sophomore, Hope Harwick, theater junior, Dean Hart, theater sophomore, and Joey McGrinn, theater sophomore, listen to notes during rehearsal for Speech and Debate, Sept. 15. Photo by Brendan Wynne

Student production set to open theater season Sept. 22

Brendan Wynne September 19, 2016

Opening its season with the largest student-directed production in 15 years, the theater department once again steps up to its reputation for pushing boundaries and challenging the mind. Stephen Karam's...

Actors and Student listen to Dr. Todd Giles, head of the Arts and Literature Society, at the beginning of the Lysistrata play meet-and-greet on March 5th in the Fain lobby. Photo by Kayla White.

Cast joins 40 for a meet and greet

Rutth Mercado March 8, 2016

Roughly 40 students joined the Arts and Literature Society and the cast of Lysistrata for a behind-the-scenes conversation about this classic Greek comedy performance with a 1950s beachfront twist on March...

Lysistrata convinces the other women of Athens to not give into men and sex until their husbands agree to stay home and stop fighting wars. Lysistrata opens March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and closing night will be March 13 at 2:30 p.m. There will be a Meet, Greet, and Eat with the cast of Lysistrata at 5:30 p.m. March 5, held in the Fain Fine Arts Center Lobby before the 7:30 p.m. show. Photo by Rachel Johnson

50’s beach theme brings lighthearted fun to 2,500-year-old play

Lane Riggs March 2, 2016

The theater department will show the first performance of Lysistrata, a comedy penned by Aristophanes, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre. Cast and crew have been rehearsing since...

Houston Pokorny, playing John Buchanan Jr., and Tessa Rae Dschaak, playing Nellie Ewell, perform a scene together during a dress rehearsal of Summer and Smoke, Nov. 10.  Photo by Gabriella Solis

Summer and Smoke to perform Nov. 12

Rachel Johnson November 11, 2015

  The cast of "Summer and Smoke" will perform a matinee Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. for local high schools. The first public performance will  be Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The last performance will be...

Sarah Chong Harmer, theatre junior, lays on the floor as he does the breathing exercises led by Christie Maturo, assistant theater professor, during a creative exercise meant to have the cast channel their characters and specific emotions during a rehearsal for Summer and Smoke, Oct. 19. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Work begins long before show opens

Mekala Conway October 20, 2015

“Places!” the stage manager calls. All the actors and actresses in the show rush backstage, their hearts pounding from nerves, their hands shaking slightly. The show begins in five minutes, and...

Karen Dabney, theatre director, gives notes to the cast during rehearsal on Sept. 22. Photo by Gabriella Solis.

New theater professor makes directorial debut

Kara McIntyre September 24, 2015

The theater department will take audiences into the world of Dungeons and Dragons with the first fall play: She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. This will be the debut of Karen Dabney’s direction, new...

One-acts plays wrap up

Faith Munoz May 6, 2015

The Festival of Student-Produced One-Act Plays came to an end this past Saturday with the plays “Oedi,” “The Moon Please,” and “Thread Count.” oedi This Rich Orloff play, directed by Disa...

Students produce plays over entire semester

Ethan Metcalf April 29, 2015

Students produce plays over entire semester from MWSU Campus Watch on Vimeo. While most students are studying for finals, theater seniors are preparing for opening night of their student-directed...

Leanne Ottaviano, theater senior, directs the cast of The Vagina Monologues at its first rehearsal as a group Sunday morning, February 1. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Theater students take ‘First Step’ toward change

Serah Welborn February 10, 2015

The student-driven production of "The Vagina Monologues" could be the best valentine given to First Step Inc. this weekend. All proceeds of the $5-per-ticket show will go to the nonprofit that aids...

Leanne Ottaviano, theater acting/directing senior, helps direct the cast as they have their first rehearsal all together for blocking on Sunday morning, Feb. 1, for the play, The Vagina Monologues. Photo by Rachel Johnson

Vagina Monologues: Play promotes social responsibility

Serah Welborn February 3, 2015

The Vagina Monologues run Feb. 13-14. $5 Associate Professor Laura Jefferson and students in the National Honor Theater Society have paired to produce The Vagina Monologues an episodic play written...

Crystal Carter, theater junior, Leonard Loughner, theater sophomore, and Maxwell Norris, theater senior, place a board onto the platform that is being built on the Fain Theater stage Friday afternoon. Friday was the first day for set constuction of August: Osage County, the theater departments first production of the school year. Photo by Lauren Roberts

Delayed stage construction hinders theater rehearsals

Lowell Nash September 16, 2014
While preparing for the first production of the year, a mixed cast of 12 theater students, faculty and professional actors had to work around an unfinished stage while preparing for the opening night of the first play of the year August: Osage County.
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