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‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ Theater Production Runs Through April 17
“Let us dance and dream before night must fall” – Juniors Lauren Zehr (as Christine) and Steve Kniss (as Gerry) relive lost love in the Irish countryside in a scene ... read more about ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ Theater Production Runs Through April 17
March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 22 in Lehman ... read more about March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes
Shakespeare Rounds out the Month of February at EMU
Love finds a way to revise the best- laid plans of Braydon Hoover (King/ Forester), Gabriel Brunk (Berowne), Leah Ott (princess) and Heidi Muller (Rosaline) in Shakespeare’s "Love’s Labor’s Lost" ... read more about Shakespeare Rounds out the Month of February at EMU
Shakespeare Workshop Sets the Stage for February Production
Theater students at EMU are getting a chance to develop their Shakespeare skills, thanks to a partnership between theater faculty and a graduate student and professional director working and studying ... read more about Shakespeare Workshop Sets the Stage for February Production
EMU Presenting Student-Directed ‘Epic’ Play
Theater at EMU is presenting a student-directed play, “ANON(ymous),” by Naomi Iizuka, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5 and 11 and 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Studio ... read more about EMU Presenting Student-Directed ‘Epic’ Play
Studio Theater Named in Honor of Lee E. Eshleman
EMU celebrates the life and work of Lee E. Eshleman, 1963-2007, by naming the University Commons studio theater in his honor. A small gallery at the theater entrance will showcase ... read more about Studio Theater Named in Honor of Lee E. Eshleman
Director’s Journal: Steve Kniss Tackles ‘Anon(ymous)’
Steve Kniss, Weather Vane student newspaper Directing. To me, it is fun. I have had such a great time through only a week and a half of rehearsal. Each night ... read more about Director’s Journal: Steve Kniss Tackles ‘Anon(ymous)’
Internationally Acclaimed Playwright Speaks at EMU
Emily Hertzler, Weather Vane student newspaper No one wanted to see it. The memories were too painful. The script was rejected. The show opened to rough reviews. The playwright was ... read more about Internationally Acclaimed Playwright Speaks at EMU
Grayson’s divine intervention
By Emily Hertzler, Weathervane student newspaper Phil Grayson, adjunct faculty member and resident designer for EMU’s theater department Being at “the right place at the right time” takes patience, luck, ... read more about Grayson’s divine intervention