Saffron Henke directs comedian Megan Gogerty in Lady Macbeth and Her Pal, Megan

New Theatre professor to teach Shakespeare

Join CSU’s new acting professor, Saffron Henke, as she brings new depth to Reading Shakespeare for the Theatre (TH 240). The course, which is also open to non-theatre majors, covers reading and speaking Shakespeare texts—comedies, sonnets, and romances—to develop various approaches for understanding and performing his work to modern audiences. Prerequisite: TH241 Text Analysis; can […]






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CSU Theatre cracks up over One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean

An interview with One Man, Two Guvnors director, Walt Jones A fairly new play, One Man, Two Guvnorsby Richard Bean, premiered in 2011 at London’s National Theatre and starred actor James Corden, who reprised the role of Francis Henshall in 2012 on Broadway. The English comedian had won many awards for the comedic TV show, […]


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Freshman Theatre Project: #MeToo

In the wake of sexual assault allegations being raised in the public eye over the past few years, statements such as these have become a constant in discussions about sexual crimes. As a response to societal misunderstandings about sexual assault and to bring awareness about the issue, a social movement—known through the hashtag of #MeToo—has dominated popular media as more and more people decide to share their stories.

At Colorado State University, freshman theatre majors in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance are exploring the #MeToo movement for their annual Freshman Theatre Project. On Nov. 30, two sections of the freshman theatre seminar—33 students altogether—will showcase the work they’ve done over the course of the semester. In order to do so, the students and faculty director Professor Walt Jones turned to the “joint stock” method of acting.


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CSU Theatre remembers Matthew Shepard with The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman

“I give you life in the memory of one who no longer lives. May you have a long life, and may you thank Matthew every day for it.” —Dennis Shepard 2018 marks 20 years since Matthew Shepard’s death. CSU Theatre is presenting The Laramie Project, the seminal production about the Wyoming student’s murder, from Sept. 28 […]


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CSU Theatre named best undergraduate theatre program in Colorado

OnStageBlog.com recently published their top choice for undergraduate theatre programs by state, naming CSU Theatre as the best theatre program in Colorado. According to the article, criteria consisting of tuition, facilities, academic rigorousness, performing opportunities, career support, location, were used when determining their “picks for the best undergraduate programs in each state of this great […]


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CSU Alum’s Environmental Fiction Unearthed at Bas Bleu

By Nicole Towne, SMTD Publicity Intern Twenty years from tomorrow, a young woman named Estella finds herself pregnant. She lives in an underground bunker with her love interest, Leopold. The current state of the earth above is deemed to be uninhabitable, and the two are surviving off a dwindling number of food pellets. This is […]