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‘Aida’ comes together

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By Laura Acuff, Student Reporter Aida, a production about a racially-charged love triangle in Ancient Egypt and this year's Homecoming Musical, opens Friday and will give additional performances Saturday and Sunday. Although Aida was scheduled to be the Homecoming musical two years ago, leading actress Jasmin Richardson, junior musical theatre ... [Read More…]

Theatre Department takes second chance with ‘Aida’

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The Theatre Deparment has proven it is more couragious than to simply walk away from a controversial situation. Two years ago, Adam Hester, chair of the Theatre Department, pulled the Homecoming musical, "Aida," after four months of production because of concerns from the community that a white actress would play the lead role as a Nubian ... [Read More…]

Video: Little Shop of Horrors

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Several ACU students have spent many late nights preparing for ACU Theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors. Lines are practiced and costumes are finalize, as the cast and crew prepare for opening weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu2qq7Tfhsk Video/editing by Cody Veteto ... [Read More…]

Faculty, student actors collaborate on stage

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By Mitch Holt, Copy Editor The Theatre Department combines student and faculty actors in the department's comical fall dinner theatre production, Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon, which opened Aug. 24 after less than a month of rehearsal. The last two shows of the production are Friday and Saturday. Adam Hester, director of the production ... [Read More…]

Dr. Seuss books, characters come to life in ‘Seussical’

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Audience members can return to childhood and arrive in the magical and imaginative world of Dr. Seuss and his beloved characters with the opening of the Homecoming Musical, Seussical. Seussical, created by Tony Award winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, weaves together famous characters and stories from ... [Read More…]

Theatre presents “A Grand Night for Singing” to raise funds for Katrina relief

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By Kelline Linton, Staff Writer The special production of A Grand Night for Singing on Sunday raised about $1,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The total amount collected from the event, not only from the $15 ticket sales, but also from numerous patron donations, totaled $1,333, and after royalties a little less than $1,000 dollars went ... [Read More…]

Theatre puts on one ‘Grand Night’

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By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Thursday was a night of love, food, music and dancing as 10 theatre majors began the year's first production with "A Grand Night for Singing," a dinner theatre celebrating the emotions of love in relationships. The fall dinner theatre, directed and choreographed by Dawne Swearingen, associate professor of ... [Read More…]

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