The Butler Theatre Department will debut the play “We Are Still Tornadoes” by Lou Harry on August 29 and 30 in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall.
Butler Theatre to perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
The classic comedy, involving mistaken identities, bewildered lovers, and magical fairies, will mark the first performance Butler Theatre has done in Clowes Hall in 17 years.
Butler theatre to perform ‘The Threepenny Opera’
The Threepenny Opera is the first of many musical plays that will be performed as a part of Butler Theatre’s new musical theatre initiative. It will also be the department’s first musical in years.
Alumni Spotlight
MALLORY DUNCAN, ASST. ARTS, ETC. EDITOR Four years at Butler University to prepare for life in the real world. Four years to figure out what to do for the rest of your life. Because after graduation, the show must go on. For two Butler alumni, Michael Burke and Georgeanna Smith, their four years at Butler…
What would YOU do for a role?
In a show’s production, preparation done by actors for their roles tends to glide beneath the radar. When a student is cast for a show at Butler University, that student never knows how dramatically his or her appearance might need to change. The costume shop, for example, may ask cast students to cut, grow out…
Butler Theatre presents Lunar Revolution 2.0
The Butler theatre department is taking the theme of revolution to a whole new level this week with the opening of Lunar Revolution 2.0. Over the past few months, the cast and director William Fisher have been collaborating to create this devised piece based on Schoenberg’s 1912 melodrama, Pierrot Lunaire. Although Fisher said a bulk…
‘Pigeons’ examines alcoholism, relationships
“Hating yourself is a form of egotism.” This is the central paradox of Dan Barden’s new play, “Pigeons,” which began its world premiere performances by the Butler University theatre department during its run last week. Barden is an associate professor in the English department. Barden’s play, his second written for the Butler theatre department, features…
Russian tale brought to life
“The Fool of the World,” a famous Russian folktale originally written for children, will come to life under the direction of senior Thomas Benoist this semester. Benoist was introduced to the script last year while working on another student’s senior project, “Grimm’s Tales.” He chose to direct “Fool” for its youthful qualities. “Theater has helped…
Theatre department to premiere professor’s work
Acting in a play is an exhilarating experience, but shaping the script of the play as it is written is a rare pleasure. It is one which Butler University theatre students are enjoying with the department’s production of “Pigeons.” Dan Barden, an associate English professor, wrote “Pigeons.” The play is set in Greenwich Village, N.Y.,…
JCA presents Lyric Theatre and ‘Bali Dream’
The Jordan College of the Arts is gearing up to present a Lyric Theatre performance and “Bali Dream” at Butler University this weekend. Lyric Theatre is presenting its first performance of the semester. The student singers are participating in a night full of opera scenes. A 27-piece orchestra will back up fun and recognizable scenes…