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THE SECRETARIES
THE SECRETARIES by The Five Lesbian Brothers
Performance Dates: March 12, 13, 14 and 17, 18, 19 2021
Theatre Thesis Festival 2021
Theatre Thesis Festival 2021
April 21, 22, 23 & 24, 2021
Cabaret in the Time of Coronavirus
From November 4–7, the Lewis & Clark Theatre Department, along with the Music Department presented the musical Cabaret. Taking place in socially lively 1930s Berlin, this musical is a sharp political commentary told through provocative characters and musical numbers. Battling circumstance and technology, the performance could be seen both in-person and virtually while following health and safety guidelines.
CABARET (1998 version)
The Theatre Department in collaboration with the Music Department will present the 1998 version of Cabaret! Performances Nov 4, 5, 6 @7:30pm; Nov 7 @ 2:00pm and 7:30pm.
No Admission Charge.
DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA 2020
Performances: STREAMED Recordings of Dance Pieces!
Thursday, December 3 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 4, 5 & 6 @ 12noon & 7:30pm
BAND MEMBERS NEEDED for ‘CABARET’
The L&C Mainstage Production of CABARET seeks BAND MEMBERS!
AUDITIONS: DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA 2020
The Dance Program is looking for interested students to audition for our annual fall semester Dance Extravaganza!
The Christians
October 31-November 9, 2019
TINA PACKER LECTURE
November 5, 2019
Kathakali - A South Indian Dance-Drama from Kerala
Performance - Recital by visiting artists from India
TINA PACKER AT THE DEPARTMENT
Workshops and Lecture by an acclaimed Shakespeare actor, director, and scholar
Professor Emerita’s Acclaimed Play To Premiere in New York
Phyllis Yes has worked as a multimedia artist for years, with materials ranging from jewelry to a hand-painted Porsche. Her first play, Good Morning, Miss America, is based on her own experiences caring for her aging parents. It made its New York premiere on October 2 at Theatre 80 St. Mark’s Place.
Crossing Cultures: Performance in the Age of Globalization - A Symposium
A New Scholars Symposium exploring the issues of cross-cultural performance
One Act Festival
Student Written and Directed One Acts
October 3-5, 2019
Marie Antoinette
March 6-14, 2020
Once Upon a Weekend (Fall 2019)
October 19, 2019
Fall 2019 Theatre Auditions
A list of audition and performance dates for theatre department productions in fall 2019
Theatre “Meet and Greet” - Sept 3, 5pm
Calling all students, both new and returning, interested in theatre and dance: come! meet! learn about! the theatre department faculty and staff.
Once Upon a Weekend (Spring 2020)
One Weekend. Dozens of Artists. Hundreds of Audience Members. Memories for a lifetime...
Theatre Thesis Festival 2020
April 22-25, 2020
Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Ruth Carter Speaks on Campus
Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Carter spoke to a full house on March 20. She made history as the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Black Panther. She regaled the audience with stories from her career and how she approaches telling stories through costume design.
2018 David Savage Award
Associate Professor of Theatre and Department Chair Stephen Weeks was awarded the 2018 David Savage Award.
History Professor Secures Grant to Expand “Inside-Out” Course
Assistant Professor of History Reiko Hillyer has been awarded a grant from the Whiting Foundation to support the expansion of her interdisciplinary project, “Theatre From the Inside-Out: Illuminating Mass Incarceration.” Specifically, the grant will enrich Hillyer’s course Crime and Punishment in U.S. History, which she teaches at the Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland.
Alumnus Hits Academic Article Trifecta
Warren Kluber BA ’12 arrived at Lewis & Clark unsure of what he wanted to study. An English degree, a passion for the power of theatre, and a summer research project studying oral traditions in West Africa clarified his path. Now a PhD candidate at Columbia University, he has published his scholarly insights in three leading academic journals. We caught up with Kluber to learn more.
