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The Magic and Pain of Storytelling: New Ground Theatre's "The Drawer Boy" PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jill Walsh   
Tuesday, 01 March 2005 18:00
The Drawer Boy, opening this weekend at New Ground Theatre, is not only an emotional journey through the suppressed memories of two old farmers and a unique observation of the art of storytelling; it also plays an important role in contemporary Canadian theatre history.

 
Shakespeare Without the Poetry PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard   
Tuesday, 01 February 2005 18:00

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.

 
Go, Go, Go – to "Joseph"!: "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jill Walsh   
Tuesday, 18 January 2005 18:00
When I was in seventh grade, my chorus class took a charter bus up to Chicago to see Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. From a row near the back of the theatre, I watched the vibrant speck that was Donnie Osmond belt out the tunes “Close Every Door” and “Joseph’s Coat.” On the return trip home, while the chaperone mothers murmured in fascination over the dark-haired leading man, we chorus students amused ourselves with a Joseph sing-along. The music was just that unforgettable and appealing, even to our usually unimpressionable teenage minds.

 
New Ground’s "QED" Celebrates Feynman’s Genius PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jill Walsh   
Tuesday, 04 January 2005 18:00

“What I cannot create, I do not understand.” – Richard Feynman

New Ground Theatre’s upcoming show, QED, traces the many accomplishments of physicist Dr. Richard Feynman, including his formula for quantum electrodynamics (which gives this play its title) and his participation in the development of the atomic bomb.

 
Ghostlight Theatre Takes on a Movable "Christmas Carol" PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jill Walsh   
Tuesday, 23 November 2004 18:00

Preparing for a show in the location the set pieces are constructed, rehearsals held, and technical adjustments made is the easiest way to ensure the fluidity of all theatrical aspects as performance time approaches.

 
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