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Department of Theatre and Dance receives national accreditation

Reading Time: 3 minutesKORTNEY YOUNG Special to The Leader The Department of Theatre and Dance (TADA) is proud to announce that it has recently received accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). Tom Loughlin, the chair of TADA, as well as other faculty members, have been pursuing this goal for......
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Dance review: Fredonia Dance Ensemble raises the barre

Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor The Fredonia Dance Ensemble outdid themselves this past weekend in Marvel Theatre. Between dynamic genres, scenic features, thought-provoking lighting and outstanding performances, the ensemble delivered an unforgettable production. Many of the pieces performed this year were extremely theatrical in nature, and some were unconventional. This made......
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Musical theatre students prepare to work with Jason Robert Brown Tony-winning composer to hold lecture, master class and recital

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief “When I was little, my oldest sister had all these musical CDs, and I remember the first one was ‘RENT’ and then another one that she got was ‘The Last Five Years,’ and that was when it first came out,” said Alanna Henriquez, a senior......
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Theater review: Spring Awakening

Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor Last weekend, President Virginia Horvath’s backyard was transformed into a traveling theater for the Performing Arts Company’s production of “Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy,” a play written in 1890 by Frank Wedekind. “Spring Awakening” is a play which aims to reveal a certain exercise of power......
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Spring ‘awakens’ at the President House Final PAC production to feature ‘Spring Awakening’

Reading Time: 4 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Editor in Chief The spirit of self-discovery and youthful angst will inhabit President Virginia Horvath’s backyard as the Performing Arts Company presents Frank Wedekind’s classic tragedy, “Spring Awakening.” Directed by senior acting major Cody Jones, with assistance by junior acting major Joanna Shapiro, the classic German play marks......
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Mainstage theater review: “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”

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Reading Time: 3 minutesREBECCA HALE Reverb Editor “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” opened on April 10 in Marvel Theatre, and those who have seen it have been blown away. “Hair” is a theatrical beast that the Department of Theatre and Dance tackled full-force, and the result was a show that was powerful,......
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Singers take the spotlight in SOTA master class

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Reading Time: 3 minutesS. L. FULLER News Editor There’s a vocal technique that baritone David Small got from his wife, which she calls “caboosing.” “A trick for if you ever find yourself tripping over words is to start from the last syllable and … work your way back,” Small told senior Ashley Cappelli......

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