Butler Theater productions
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Shakespeare meets the Gilded Age: A preview of Butler Theater’s “Macbeth”
Multimedia reporter Brooke Capper previews the Butler Theater production of “Macbeth”.
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DnD comes to life: A recap of “She Kills Monsters”
The Butler University theater department recently put on a production of “She Kills Monsters”. Multimedia reporter Frankie Ponzio shares a recap of the production.
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Grab your D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y: Butler Theatre performs a comedic spelling bee musical
Butler Theatre’s most recent Mainstage production is both hilarious and relatable for teenagers and adults. Read on to see what the show means to some of the actors.
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Campuswide corner of the sky: Butler Theatre to perform “Pippin”
Feb. 24 through Feb. 27, the musical “Pippin” will be performed in Shelton Auditorium. This is the department’s first Mainstage production that opened auditions to all majors.
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Learning to be human
Through movement and placement, Butler’s theater department and its chair William Fisher create a performance rife with deception, class tension and mistrust. William Fisher absentmindedly flicks his dark-rimmed glasses behind his desk. “I don’t think theater is plays,’” he says. “Theater exists, and plays are a part of theater.” Since becoming the chair of Butler’s…