College Center Recap - A Look Back at 2012!
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Within days college students will start readying for exams and BroadwayWorld's Student Center will take its winter break. To tie you over until classes start back up in January, we brings you a look back at the college spotlights, features and guest posts of the past fall. Enjoy and we'll see you back here in January! If you want to get involved with the 2013 Student Center, there's lots of opportunities available! We're currently recruiting for high-school, college and faculty contributors, bloggers and more. Click here or contact romi@broadwayworld.com for more information! This week's featured performing arts program is The Music, Theater, and Dance Department at Rhode Island College! Read on to learn about their program and degree offerings! (more...) The Department of Theatre at Millikin University in Decatur, IL, will present the Shakespearean tragedy MACBETH starting December 5 thru 9 at the Albert Taylor Theatre. Watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes peek at the rehearsal period! (more...) The FSU Student Theatre Association presents the world premier of Alexander Sage Oyen’s haunting original musical A Night Like This directed by FSU senior and FSU STA artistic director Blayze Teicher. This production will run from November 30 - December 2 in the Augusta Conradi Studio Theatre. Check out the promo photos below! (more...) This week's featured performing arts program is The Departement of Theatre at Avila University in Kansas City, MO! Read on to learn about the BA and BFA options available as well as their upcoming production season! (more...) Mitchell Hébert, professor of theater at the University of Maryland, co-directed the School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies and National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts’ bilingual production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Helen Hayes Award winner discussed being a part of such a groundbreaking project and seeing it evolve from concept to successful stage production. (more...) The University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies performed their original interpretation of the Shakespearean comedy in collaboration with the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts at UMD in September and Beijing, China in October. Helen Huang, professor of Costume Design at UMD, talks about this groundbreaking production. (more...) This week's featured performing arts program is The Departement of Theatre Arts at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA! Learn about their degree offerings below, and check out photos from last year's production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT starring Isaac Gay in the title role! (more...) Rider Dance Ensemble is a completely student run organization that has been on the rise at Rider University for some six odd years. When current president Kate Mina initially auditioned her freshmen year, there was roughly thirty students in the company; now Mina is the director of over 100 talented young men and women. Rider's upcoming production HOME will play November 17 and 18. (more...) A hysterical ride, Noises Off propels us into a world of absolute chaos and out-of-control laughter. In typical farce fashion, this show’s quickened pace will leave you exhausted at the end of the night. Noises Off is crowd favorite with its many mix-ups and mayhem. While all fun and games for the audience, the show is an incredibly complex and difficult one to stage! (more...) A story of love, lust and loss, The University of Utah's production of 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore tells a scandalous tale fit only for the likes of a Jacobean tragedy. Check out a video preview below! (more...) Go back to a time where “the morals were looser, shows were broader, and the liquor was cheaper” as the Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University proudly presents COLE running opening tomorrow thru November 18 in the Yvonne Theatre on Rider’s campus in Lawrenceville, N.J. Check out the production photos below! (more...) The School of Theatre at Florida State carries on its mission to engage the Tallahassee community with the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) presentation of Kevin Dyer’s The Monster Under the Bed, running November 15-18, 2012. TYA is an annual initiative of the FSU School of Theatre that concentrates on the theatrical “audiences of tomorrow” – our youth. Monster was the play chosen this season to engage students and families alike with its fun-filled, chaotic sense of adventure and heartfelt charm. (more...) Audiences will be captivated at what happens on stage when the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre presents 'The Madwoman of Chaillot' tonight through Nov. 17, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. But equally fascinating and impressive is what goes on behind the scenes of this SFA production of the play written by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux and adapted by Maurice Valency. Read on to get a glimpse into the backstage work! (more...) Today, BroadwayWorld's Student Center is excited to announce that the Department of Theatre & Dance at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, is this week's School in the Spotlight! Read about their programs and check out photos from past productions! (more...) A disturbing yet unforgettable fun evening is sure to be had at the University of Utah's production of Sweeney Todd. A musical about a mass murderer, you don't want to miss this one! (more...) The University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies crossed continents, oceans and 12 time zones with a groundbreaking bi-lingual co-production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream. Created in collaboration with the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, the production was presented at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center September 27-30, 2012. Check out photos below and read an insider's perspective on designing this revolutionary production! (more...) The School of Theatre at Florida State presents The Monster Under the Bed as its annual and very popular offering of Theatre for Young Audiences, Nov. 15-18 in the Fallon Theatre, on the corner of Call and Copeland streets. Check out the production shots below! (more...) The charming tale of a group of eccentrics who attempt to save 1940s Nazi-occupied France from the corruption of corporate executives and big-government politicos will take the stage when Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre present 'The Madwoman of Chaillot,' written by Jean Giraudoux and adapted by Maurice Valency, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 13 through 17, in W.M Turner Auditorium. (more...) This week, BroadwayWorld Student Center shines its spotlight on the Department of Theatre at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama! (more...) Do you know what it takes to make a functional rod puppet? What about a giant batch of fake blood? Senior Emily West knows how to make both those and more as part of her many skills showcased through her set, costume and prop designs as a dedicated member of St. Bonaventure University Theater. And now, Emily plans to pursuer her passion post-grad. (more...) Conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, GODSPELL is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time. Directed by Kenny Gannon, this production of GODSPELL opens tonight, October 31, at the Leggett Theatre in the Main Building with a run scheduled thru November 10. (more...) The Theatre Department at Columbia College in Chicago will present Bertolt Brecht's THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI on November 7-17. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the promo trailer! (more...) Winner of the Theatre World and Drama League awards along with Olivier, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations for his portrayal of Billy Bigelow in the Royal National Theatre/Lincoln Center Theatre production of CAROUSEL, Michael Hayden, also a Tony Award Nominee for JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG, is set to direct SUMMER AND SMOKE at the School of Theatre at Florida State. (more...) Sonoma State University's Dept. of Theatre Arts and Dance presents the fourth annual "Mega Hot Lava New Play Festival." This annual festival features script-in-hand readings of new plays written by Sonoma State University student playwrights. (more...) The School of Theatre, Television and Film at San Diego University presents PETER PAN & WENDY from November 16 thru December 2 at the Don Powell Theatre. Check out the production photos below! (more...) Woody Guthrie’s American Song, the second production in UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Main Stage 2012/13 season, opens November 9 in the Durham Studio Theater on the UC Berkeley campus. (more...) In this week's edition of 'School in the Spotlight', we feature the Performing Arts Department at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania! (more...) Applications are now being accepted for college sophomores, juniors and seniors to coordinate the 2013 Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards. The internship runs December 19 & 20 and January 7 – June 7, 2013. (more...) In this week's 'School in the Spotlight' series, we visit The Performing Arts Department at Pace University in New York where students and faculty chat about the various programs offered! (more...) To divine is to discover. Discover humor, beauty, tragedy and gentle wisdom in Westminster College's THE DIVINERS playing through October 27th. (more...) St. Bonaventure University's Theater Department will revive its biennial one-act festival production this November in a diverse, 6-piece presentation entitled “Knowing and Un-Knowing.” (more...) The School of Theatre at Florida State embarks on a romantic exploration of life, body, and soul in Tennessee Williams’ psychologically stirring drama Summer and Smoke, directed by BFA Acting Assistant Professor Michael Hayden. The production runs from Nov. 2-11 in the Lab Theatre, located on Copeland Street between St. Augustine and Lafayette. (more...) The Fall 2012 semester started off on a high note at William Peace University as Broadway performers Courtney Balan (CRY-BABY, [TITLE OF SHOW]) and Kilty Reidy (THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, IN MY LIFE) recently paid a visit to the school's BFA Musical Theater students and conducted a week-long residency teaching master classes in voice, acting and dance. Check out the photos below! (more...) In this week's 'School in the Spotlight' series, we head to Lynchburg, Virginia, to visit the Department of Theatre Arts at Liberty University! (more...) It's not too many times in your life you watch an imaginary businessman do a line of cocaine off of a child's tea set. But that's just one of the unexpected moments in Ohio University School of Theater's first main stage production of the year, Mr. Marmalade, which runs thru Saturday, October 13 at the The Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater in Kantner Hall. (more...) Fly in numerous highly talented young artists from Stratford, Shaw, Broadway and Hollywood for a special performance showcasing some of the academy’s Alumni and current stars. Now add some Funk to groove by, plus an auction stacked with a treasure of items suited to varied tastes and budgets. Wrap the entire event in an Broadway theatrical cool vibe and you’re beginning to get a taste for The Randolph 20th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser Party on October 15! Check out the promo video below! (more...) The University of Georgia's production of Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS opens tomorrow, October 9, and runs through Sunday, October 14, at the Cellar Theater in the Fine Arts Building. See below for promo shots! (more...) The School of Theatre at Florida State welcomes home one of its extremely successful alums, Kevin Covert. Covert is back in Tallahassee to play a featured role in the school’s upcoming production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and to choreograph the show. (more...) The School of Theatre at Florida State continues to climb up the ladder of success with the musical Broadway smash How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying directed by BFA Music Theatre faculty Tom Ossowski. This production will run from October 19-28 in the Fallon Theatre, on the corner of Call and Copeland streets. (more...) The BroadwayWorld Student Center is a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country making it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. Each week, we feature high-school and college programs in our School in the Spotlight Series. This week we spotlight the Theatre department at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina! (more...) In a world where being gay in high school can be downright scary, a group of diverse students form a Geography Club – really a secret club for kids looking for a safe place to be themselves. (more...) The BroadwayWorld Student Center is a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country making it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. Each week, we feature high-school and college programs in our School in the Spotlight Series. Today, we're excited to spotlight the students and faculty of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas! (more...) The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts is simultaneously celebrating its 20th year, and has renovated the large theatre that is part of the Randolph Centre for the Performing Arts building. The Bathurst Street Theatre, located at 736 Bathurst St., will now be known as the Randolph Theatre, named after the President and Founder of the Academy, George C. Randolph Jr. (more...) Kevin Covert and Amanda Watkins had what Executive Director of the School of Theatre at Florida State University, Cameron Jackson, called a “reunion catch-up,” where the longtime friends and colleagues spoke to students, faculty and staff about their lives since graduating from the School of Theatre. (more...) With its national reputation, the School of Theatre at Florida State premieres its theatrical season with Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Crimes of the Heart directed by MFA Directing candidate Matt Silva. This production will run from October 5-14 in the Lab Theatre, on Copeland Street between St. Augustine and Lafayette Streets. (more...) The BroadwayWorld Student Center is a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country making it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. Each week, we feature high-school and college programs in our School in the Spotlight Series. Today, we're excited to spotlight the students and faculty of Colby College in Waterville, Maine! (more...) “Student Commits Suicide After Shooting Spree Kills 16 Classmates.” Headlines like this are sensationalized in the media every day. In Vernon God Little, meet Vernon, the best friend of a a boy who went on a killing spree. In this dark satire told with surreal humor, 15 year old Vernon deals with the aftermath. (more...) Alumni from the School of Theatre at Florida State University, Justin Bowen (’09) and Leslie Flesner, (’08) are performing in Chaplin the Musical – “the big musical about the little tramp.” (more...) BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Bloomsburg University
The BroadwayWorld Student Center is a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country making it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. Each week, we feature high-school and college programs in our School in the Spotlight Series. Today, we're excited to spotlight the students and faculty of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania! (more...) |
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Rhode Island College
STAGE TUBE: Behind The Scenes of Millikin University's MACBETH
Photo Flash: FSU Student Theatre Association Presents World Premiere of A NIGHT LIKE THIS, 11/30-12/2
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Avila University
STUDENT CENTER: Helen Hayes Winner Mitchell Hebert Discusses Co-Directing Bicultural MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
UMD's Helen Huang Talks Cross Continental Production of MIDSUMMER NIGHT's DREAM
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Regent University
BWW Student Center: Rider University's Dance Ensemble Takes Us HOME, 11/17-18
BWW Student Center: Hats Off to Westminster College's NOISES OFF!
BWW Student Center: University of Utah Tackles 'TIS A PITY SHE'S A WHORE
Photo Flash: Rider University Razzles and Dazzles with COLE, 11/14-18
School of Theatre at FSU Carries on YTA Initiative with MONSTER UNDER THE BED
Photo Flash: Challenging Work Behind Scenes of SFA's THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT; Opens Tonight!
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Rowan University
BWW Student Center Reviews: University of Utah's SWEENEY TODD Chills and Thrills!
Photo Flash: University of Maryland Crosses Continents with Bilingual Co-Production of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Photo Flash: School of Theatre at Florida State Presents THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED; Opens Nov. 15
SFA’s Mainstage Series to Feature THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT, 11/13-11/17
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Auburn University
STUDENT CENTER: St. Bonaventure University Senior Destined for Career in Design
Photo Flash: William Peace University's GODSPELL Opens Tonight!
VIDEO: Columbia College Presents THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI, 11/7-11/17
Michael Hayden
Sonoma State's Department of Theatre Arts & Dance Presents MEGA HOT LAVA NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, 11/15-11/17
Photo Flash: San Diego State University Presents PETER PAN & WENDY, 11/16-12/2
Woody Guthrie
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Cedar Crest College
Pittsburgh CLO
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Pace University
STUDENT CENTER: Westminster College Finds The Divine
STUDENT CENTER: St. Bonaventure University Theater to Revive Biennial One-Act Festival, 11/30-12/2
School of Theatre at Florida State Presents SUMMER AND SMOKE, 11/2-11/11
Courtney Balan
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Liberty University
STUDENT CENTER REVIEWS: Ohio University Tackles Dark Comedy MR. MARMALADE
Student Center: Randolph Academy Set for 20th Anniversary Gala on 10/15; Tickets Still Available!
Photo Flash: University of Georgia's THREE SISTERS Opens Tomorrow, 10/9
Kevin Covert
Photo Flash: School of Theater at FSU Presents HOW TO SUCCEED, 10/19-10/28
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Meredith College
Student Center: University of Utah Takes on Being Gay in High School
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Ouachita Baptist University
Randolph Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary & Launches the Randolph Theatre
Kevin Covert
Photo Flash: School of Theatre at Florida State Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART, 10/5-10/14
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Colby College
Student Center: University of Utah's Latest Production is Ripped From the Headlines
Florida State's School of Theatre Alumni Featured in Broadway's CHAPLIN THE MUSICAL!
