~ By Courtney Roling Ralphie and the Red Ryder BB gun, rich-chocolate Ovaltine, the leg lamp, Chinese turkey, flagpoles and fire departments, soap poisoning, and more – just some of the favorite references from this beloved holiday classic. A play in two acts by Philip Grecian, A Christmas Story is based upon the classic American […]
Story from the Coloradoan by Madeline Novey What does it take to get children to buy into the idea of eating vegetables, swapping out video games for some time outside and drinking more water? Some jokes coming from the likes of an energetic sleuth, it would seem. Kaiser Permanente has partnered with Colorado State University […]
by Nick Hensley Rape, child abuse, suicide, and abortion are just a few themes in the new Colorado State University theatre production of Spring Awakening. Based on the controversial German play written in 1891 by Frank Wedekind, Spring Awakening pushes the boundaries and stirs discussion about tough issues. It is truly a play you will […]
Colorado State University’s Theatre Program is seeking children to audition for the children’s roles in CSU’s holiday production A CHRISTMAS STORY by Philip Grecian (a stage adaptation based on the motion picture.) Saturday, September 22, 2012 AUDITION INFORMATION: TIME: 1:00-2:30 – All Children currently in the 3rd & 4th Grades 2:30-4:00 – All Children currently […]
Come one, come all! The theatre program at Colorado State University announces a special offer for current CSU students to attend performances. The new Ticket Thursdays initiative allows CSU students to attend any Thursday performance of a theatre production for FREE. “We want to make coming to see theatre a habit,” says Theatre & Dance […]
The story of two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at birth, Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps […]
Students from a new class at Colorado State University – Entrepreneurship in the Arts – were recently selected to receive a $1,000 award to help bring their end-of-term project to fruition. The course is one of the first offerings from the new Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public (LEAP) subject code at CSU. Proposals […]
How to perfect snobbery: The Importance of Being Earnest By Marilyn Bistline “In the opening credits of the movie ‘Wilde,’ the title ‘Leadville, Colorado,’ pops up,” explained Professor of Theatre Eric Prince. “Wilde toured all over America, he was massively famous.” Prince is describing the film “Wilde,” a biopic about Oscar Wilde, one of the […]
Welcome to the spring edition of Points of Pride, news devoted to alumni of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University. Read our current Class Notes submissions, watch videos about the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival hosted by the University Center for the Arts (including scenes from Walt Jones and Company’s […]
By Brian Hanlin The dust has finally settled at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) at Colorado State University, after a busy but successful week hosting the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VII conference February 13 through 17. The week-long event saw more than 1,400 theatre students from nine different states […]
