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Theater major ‘redefines’ the senior project with boundary-breaking costume showcase

April 18, 2017Last updated June 20, 2017 by Randi B. Hagi

Jeremiah Hines’ senior theater project, “Redefine Me,” is breaking the norms: of gender, American culture, costume design, and senior projects themselves. “Redefine Me” is a costume showcase which will be

Comedy rules in spring production of Alfred Hitchcock spoof ‘The 39 Steps’

March 18, 2017Last updated April 26, 2017 by Florence Barrett

Eastern Mennonite University’s Main Stage spring production, “The 39 Steps” is a zany fast-paced Alfred Hitchcock spoof. Other descriptions of the award-winning Broadway show include energetic, chaotic, quirky and packed

‘Distant Witness,’ adapted from journalist Andrew Carvin’s book, immerses audience in Arab Spring

April 1, 2016Last updated February 7, 2017 by Walt Wiltschek

“Distant Witness: Social Media, the Arab Spring, and a Journalism Revolution,” an immersive, multi-media play based on the events of the Arab Spring, will make its full stage debut April

Commissioned theatrical work with live music retells the Gospels in ‘challenging’ and ‘surprising’ ways

January 19, 2016Last updated January 29, 2016 by EMU communications staff

Justin Poole, assistant professor of theater at Eastern Mennonite University, and professional composer and musician Jim Clemens present “The Gospel Project: A Theatrical Journey through the Life of Jesus Christ.” The

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

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