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The School of Theatre at Florida State, known for its nationally reputable program, encourages the creation of art, defies standards and makes bold moves to produce caliber productions. With the upcoming presentation of William Shakespeare's comedic classic Much Ado About Nothing, director Walter Kmiec embraces the spirit of experimentation and sets the production in Southern Florida during the glamorous 1920's. This show will run from March 29 - April 7 in the Lab Theatre, located by the Pensacola Street parking garage

With 5 shows together under their belts, Bonaventure seniors Brett Keegan and Ian Rogers are preparing to share the stage in SBU Theater's production of Robert and Willie Reale's musical A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Keegan, a philosophy major playing Frog, and Rogers, a modern languages major playing Toad, sat down to talk about their favorite parts of the show, future plans and playing best friends onstage.

What I love best about the UMass Amherst Theatre department shows is the originality each brings to the productions. Everything is so different, like nothing you have ever seen before. The production of 'Suitors' was the epitome of originality.

In this week's School in the Spotlight, we feature the Theatre Department of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA! Read about their programs below and scroll down to see photos from the 2012-2013 production season!

Ready to hop into its first musical in more than five years, SBU Theater's production of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD directed by Ed. Simone opens Wednesday evening at the Rigas Family Theater at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Winner of the 2006 National New Play Network Commission Award, RISING WATER takes us to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and into the attic of Camille and Sugar as rushing water fills their pitch-dark house. Trapped amidst a lifetime of possessions and memories, they wait for rescue as a flood of secrets, joys and fears reveal the turbulent ebb and flow of their own relationship. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the production below!

The University of Central Florida presents SPRING AWAKENING by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater. The shows plays March 21 thru 30 on the Theatre's Main Stage. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the cast below!

'We have probably all felt broken and unlovable at some point, just as these characters have, but this show offers a message of hope that we can all take to heart' remarks Carlie Young, who plays Gertrude in Westminster College's production of The Sea Horse opening tomorrow(3/7/13).

This week's featured arts program is the Theatre Arts Department at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania!

Student director Jodye Carroll helms Catawba College's 2013 Spring Production, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. The show runs March 20-23 in the Florence Busby Corriher Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the cast below!l

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage's tale of romance, ambition, and self-discovery, INTIMATE APPAREL. Go behind the scenes with director Melissa Maxwell and actor Mykal Monroe as they discuss the production in the video below.

Wagner College's Stage One Season continues with Alan Ball's 5 WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS. The production will run March 5-10 at Wagner's Stage One Theatre. BroadwayWorld brings you the trailer for the Southern comedy below!

In Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning drama, ALL MY SONS, one of America's greatest playwrights weaves a tragic story about two families torn apart in the aftermath of World War II. Don't miss Liberty University's production starting tonight. Scroll below to see the cast in action!

The Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program present IDENTIFY THEFT - Seven Lives Filtered Through the Ideas of August Strindberg . The show is now on stage thru March 9 at the Cleveland Play House. Scroll below to see the production photos!

Jean Racine's 1677 PHAEDRA grows out of a landscape inspired from Greek mythology and infused with possibilities of the spectacular to become what critics have deemed to be a radically modern tragedy. Directed by Spencer Golub, PHAEDRA opens tonight and runs thru March 10 at the Stuart Theatre. Get a look at the production below!

Picture this: a seventeenth century comedy of manners set in 1920's France. That's what audiences are in for Rider University's Westminster College of the Arts production of the Molière classic, The Misanthrope. Although not a hit first after its publication in 1666, The Misanthrope today is Molière's best known work. The Rider production, under direction of Rider faculty Miriam Mills, is a modernized adaptation written by author Timothy Mooney.

Most college theater students have plenty of opportunities to take the stage at their universities in leading roles, ensemble characters or even behind the scenes. Some Drexel University students, however, have the opportunity to work alongside professional actors as part of the Mandell Professionals in Residence Project (MPiRP).

The SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre present 'Stage Door' now through March 2, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. The production is part of the College of Fine Arts' University Series and the School of Theatre's Mainstage Series.

A paraplegic Vietnam veteran struggles to keep his childhood home in this heart-felt and humorous tale by Lanford Wilson. The protagonist Ken fends off friend and family alike as he tries to come to terms with the changes that have occurred in their lives since college. See CRWU's production of FIFTH OF JULY - now playing thru Sunday, March 3!

The Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program present IDENTIFY THEFT. The show runs thru March 9 at the Cleveland Play House. Check out the teaser video below!

This week's featured arts program is the Drama Department at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York! Learn more about the department below!

The University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance present Georges Feydeau's PARADISE HOTEL now on stage thru March 3. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the production!

'Stop The World - I Want to Get Off!' is the latest offering by the The Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Fredonia. Directed by Tom Loughlin, the show plays March 8 thru 16 at the Barlett Theatre. Watch the video below for a look inside rehearsals!

The Florida State University Student Theatre Association presents Martin McDonagh's dark comedy A Behanding in Spokane directed by FSU sophomore Cory Dunn. This production will run from February 28 - March 3 in the Augusta Conradi Studio Theatre. Scroll below for photos!

The Department of Theatre at Collin College will present CABARET starting Thursday, February 28, at the John Anthony Theatre. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek at a promo shot!