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The good, the bad and the ugly: Brown Bag 2014 discusses impact of technology on the world of the arts

Reading Time: 4 minutesCOURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor Chances are that in just a few years, kids won’t even know what a VHS is. Because of new technological advancements, we’ve been forced into “bigger” and “better” things and left the outdated in the dust; the impact of technology is essentially unavoidable. Film cameras,......
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Opera Scenes 2014 presents something old, something new

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Reading Time: 5 minutesSean Doyle, a theory professor and composer of “The Orphans in Autumn,” rehearses his original opera with cast members. Photo courtesy of Courtnee Cesta / Assistant Reverb Editor COURTNEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor SUNY Fredonia’s Student Opera Theatre Association will present its annual Opera Scenes production this weekend, featuring scenes......
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Interactive Theatre Society to put on murder mystery dinner

Reading Time: 2 minutesREBECCA HALE Staff Writer This weekend, murder will run rampant in the Williams Center. In the Horizon Room, the Interactive Theatre Society will put on “Where There’s a Will,” a student-written and directed murder mystery. Co-written by Rachel Gregg, Sam Ploetz, Tiffany Conners and alumni Shawn Hallet, the event will......
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Mason Hall rundown Spring 2014

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Reading Time: 2 minutesCOURNTEE CESTA Assistant Reverb Editor Students in Mason Hall are being presented with some amazing opportunities this semester and are preparing an outstanding line-up for the spring. Check out what’s in store for Mason this semester! Western New York Chamber Orchestra performs world premiere of Mahler’s “Song of the Earth”......
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‘Sound of Music’ telecast garners huge ratings and mixed reviews

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor The hills are alive with … a former American Idol? As soon as the casting was announced for NBC’s live telecast of “The Sound of Music,” with former American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood in the leading role of Maria, fans of the beloved......
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Poetry Slam to premiere on rape and assault against men

Reading Time: 2 minutesREBECCA HALE Staff Writer On Friday night, students will gather to listen and pour their hearts out in “Breaking the Silence: Spoken Word Against Rape, Sexual Assault, and Violence Against Men,” a student-organized poetry slam. The event was organized by Rebecca Panarello as a part of her Scholar Activism Project.......
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Fairytale took King in the form of an opera

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Reading Time: 3 minutesKRISTEN SHULTIS and MAGGIE GILROY Special to The Leader and Reverb Editor On Friday night, King concert hall erupted with sounds of idle chatter and the warming up of an orchestra. On the stage in front of that orchestra sat a lonely fireplace just waiting for the singers to arrive......
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‘The School for Scandal’ Theater meets Twitter in mainstage play

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Reading Time: 4 minutesJordyn Holka Staff Writer In an age where many members of the cultural elite see social media as a vexing taboo, the Department of Theatre and Dance’s latest production has received a slew of positive electronic reviews, each of which was compiled in a mere 140 characters or less. The......

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