Eurydice's captivating dialogue and eerie ambiance will provide an evening of entertainment and inevitable discussion. Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the performance explores themes of memory, love and death. This version tells the story from Eurydice's point of view as she dies and her lover, Orpheus, travels to Hell rescue her. ... [Read More…]
Monks kicks off its spring season
Monks Coffee Shop was filled to the brim with ACU students and Abilene locals Saturday, ready for a free concert by The Light Parade, composed of ACU alumni Alex Howard and Kara Dubose, joined for the show by Panther City Band and Blinded By Bears. A crowd of people gathered outside of the Monks' storefront, grabbing some fresh air as people ... [Read More…]
FilmFest meets to discuss changes
Students attended an interest meeting two weeks ago, to discuss the seventh annual student film competition, FilmFest. Members of the competition board met with potential directors, screenwriters and musicians to discuss changes made to this year's competition, which will challenge participants to tackle the issue of identity. Third year ... [Read More…]
App of the week: Hey Tell
HeyTell is a cross platform app that enables its users to send and receive voice messages. Each message uses the same amount of data as an e-mail. The app enables push notifications, so it can be used just as quickly and easily as text messaging. It works with both 3G and WiFi and requires no registration. Users can choose to share their location ... [Read More…]
Six films to see before Oscar night
The Social Network Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing Most likely to win: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score The Social Network is a riveting film about friendship, betrayal and power that ... [Read More…]
POP! – Seniors set up for art show
Five seniors have been hard at work from the moment they arrived back in Abilene. But their work really began the moment they set foot on campus four years ago. Sara Morris, Will Reid, Annika Ringle, Katherine Seibert and Bonni Wattigney will be showcasing the art they have created over the course of their time at ACU in their senior art show, ... [Read More…]
Singing in the Light: ACU-born band The Light Parade finds success and prepares to tour
It's mid-October. The night air is beginning to cool as people gather in front of the Hunter Welcome Center. The music starts, and the crowd spreading from University Park Apartments to the southern end of Faubus Fountain Lake is all ears. Suddenly, a parade of light begins as fireworks erupt in the night sky and illuminated sound marches off the ... [Read More…]
ACU Opera breaks with Tradition
By Kelsi Williamson and Stacy Acton While the plot may follow a traditional holiday story, this year's ACU opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, is not your traditional opera. A combination of The Nativity Story and A Christmas Carol in lyrical form, Amahl was the first opera written for television in America. The one-act opera aired live on NBC ... [Read More…]
A good (but not great) world-ACU Department of Theatre presents Mother Teresa is Dead
Mother Teresa is Dead. That's one of those thoughts that doesn't normally float through your mind. When it does, you're reminded there is a little less good in the world than when she was alive. In ACU's 2010 Cornerstone Production, Mother Teresa is Dead, we are offered a microcosm view of the fallen world we live in through the production's four ... [Read More…]
The stage is set: Department of theatre students construct performance sets for next week’s play
When the curtain rises on an ACU Department of Theatre production, the audience can't help but notice the striking, intricate sets. They quite literally set the stage for the actors and help audiences quickly pinpoint the exact time and place they are being transported to during the production. But all the audience sees during the show is the ... [Read More…]
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