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Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-11-02 00:00:00
Augustana College’s production of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest is perfectly acceptable entertainment, rarely inspired but always watchable. Yet it has the enormous good fortune to feature one performance that shoots way past the acceptable and enters the realm of the extraordinary – David Cocks’ portrayal of the delectably devious John Worthing is the sort of riotously funny and brilliantly executed stunt that makes you more than eager for his next appearance; he’s so elemental to the show’s success that it’s nearly distracting when he’s not on stage. And here’s the kicker: This is freshman Cocks’ first appearance on the Potter Hall stage. The mind boggles at what may be in store for audiences over the next four years.
Read More About A Freshman Talent Provides The Importance For Seeing "Earnest": "The Importance Of Being Earnest" At Augustana College...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-08-24 00:00:00
Chris Jansen, the artistic director of the New Ground Theatre, is a self-described “Junior Theatre kid,” and has the pictures to prove it. She thinks.
Read More About New Ground Gives Junior Theatre A Facelift...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-05-04 00:00:00
Since 1990, I’ve attended more than 25 plays at Augustana College, yet I’ve never seen one that made better use of the Potter Hall stage than The Laramie Project.
Read More About Augustana College’S "Laramie Project" Thrillingly Good...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-04-27 00:00:00
The time: the present invaded by the past. The setting: sanctuaries in the southwest desert. The play: Altar Call. And the playwright: Melissa McBain, who has appropriated one of the country’s most volatile current debates – where the church stands on the subject of homosexuality – as her play’s subject.
Read More About Caught Between Church And Family: Melissa McBain's "Altar Call"...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-03-16 00:00:00
Edward Albee, author of the play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will be visiting the Quad Cities April 8 and 9 for a Quad City Arts Cary Grant Residency. Albee will be presenting two public lectures and a pair of seminars.
Read More About Quad City Arts Welcomes Controversial Absurdist Playwright...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-02-02 00:00:00
Augustana’s production of Storm & Stress (a.k.a. Sturm und Drang) is “an opportunity for local audiences to see a play that they will likely never see anywhere else,” said Jeff Coussens, director of the college’s Theatre Arts Program.
Read More About Shakespeare Without The Poetry...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2004-05-05 00:00:00
I always love seeing the plays at Augustana College for the acting skill, detailed and appropriate set designs, and beautifully constructed costumes and props. The musical Quilters – which finishes a two-week run this weekend – is no exception, with an ensemble of seven vocally talented women, live keyboard and fiddle players, and an elaborate display of at least 30 quilts hand-made by Augustana students and faculty.
Read More About Augustana College's "Quilters" Shows True Colors Of Pioneer Life...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2004-02-25 00:00:00
They said it would be short, and they meant it. Clocking in at just under 45 minutes, last weekend’s production of Augustana College’s annual Short Play Festival was a collaboration of four student producers and featured Tony Kushner’s script East Coast Ode to Howard Jarvis.
Read More About Augustana College’S Short Play Festival Lives Up To Title...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2003-12-10 00:00:00
With bright, rainbow wardrobes and electric intensity, the 12-person Opera @ Augustana ensemble of Godspell resembled a contemporary (and Christian) version of Hair. The vibrant student actors last weekend filled Wallenberg Hall at Augustana College with the spirit of music and tromped about the stage praising God and engaging hundreds of audience members with optimistic songs.
Read More About Opera@Augustana’S "Godspell" Offers Lively Celebration...
Written By: Administrator
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2003-11-26 00:00:00
With The Primitive opening this weekend, New Ground Theatre is doing something it’s never tried before, and director Chris Jansen is very excited. The Primitive “is a charming romantic comedy!” she said.
Read More About New Ground Tries Something New: Romantic Comedy...
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