Makayla Baker Archives

Winsome creatures from Appalachia take the stage in Tony-nominated musical ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’

November 10, 2015Last updated December 7, 2015 by Florence Barrett

Singing and dancing animals in Eastern Mennonite University’s MainStage Theater? A fly fishing frog and toad, an Appalachian Trail-hiking snail and mining moles? A community of critters showing how delightful

‘Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix’ to be performed at Capital Fringe Festival in Washington D.C.

June 29, 2015Last updated July 28, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s fall 2014 production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” was such a rousing hit that the play, which has been called the “Moulin Rouge version,” has been adapted for

Upcoming production of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a richly carnivalesque comedy

November 14, 2014Last updated November 24, 2014 by Randi B. Hagi

The guiding concept behind Eastern Mennonite University’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is “drowning in excess,” says actress Makayla Baker. Fittingly, the performance begins with a shipwreck. Music, choreography,

Updated: NYC Director Brings Rich Background to “Arms and the Man,” April 5-6

March 25, 2013Last updated April 16, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

The lovely leading lady must choose between two men – one viewed as a war hero, though he is foolhardy, and one viewed as a coward, hiding with chocolates on

Play Looks at Plight of Immigrants Seeking the “American Dream”

October 9, 2012Last updated October 26, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

“No Roosters in the Desert,” a play revolving around the plight of four women trekking across the Sonoran desert towards the “American dream,” will open the 2012-13 MainStage season at

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