Entre Marta y Lope: A story of love and midlife
By Hannah Kubbins Staff Writer Walking into the Black Box Theater, an older gentleman is seated at a desk, quill in hand and concentrated in thought. Slowly, the audience quiets...
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Student Spotlight: First year student dives deep into music, theatre
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By Ryan Carson Staff Writer Each year, a handful of freshmen gain entry into The Hilltoppers, Denison’s all-male a capella group. There are less than twenty active members at one...
Malvolio Project puts new spin on Shakespeare
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By Chelsea Winebrener, Special to the Denisonian Set 20 years after the events of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, The Malvolio Project, written by playwright-in-residence Betty Shamieh, focuses on the eponymous former...
Students take over for Genital Monologues
by Cecilia Salomone
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By Cecilia Salomone, Arts and Life Editor This year, Denison’s annual performance of the “Monologues,” as they are colloquially known, was a bit different, but no less powerful. In years...
Middletown a triumph for all; especially for frosh Weaver
by Kristof Oltvai
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A small town. A lonely man. A lonely woman. While these three fragments may encapsulate the essence of Will Eno’s “Middletown,” the play is about so much more. Tearing past...
DITA One-Acts gives strong showcase amid iffy beginnings
by Kristof Oltvai
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Saturday night, the stage was set for a solid evening. Crowds pushed latecomers in Burke’s Black Box Theatre to the scaffolds, although President Weinberg managed a center-stage seat. I daresay...
“Shakespeare’s Comedic Couples” enchants Burke Black Box
by Abbe Kaplan
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Putting on a Shakespeare production is often very challenging for a theatre company. Evidently, Denison students aren’t afraid of a challenge, as they took on two. “A Night of Shakespeare’s...
Premiere of HongYi Tian’s “Familiar Strangers” is a hit
by Sam Heyman
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With the world premiere of Familiar Strangers, a play written by recent DU graduate HongYi Tian, the Theatre Department’s mainstage theater season has begun at last. Directed and co-produced by...
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Denison’s first Fall Festival
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By Kevin Ralph Special to the Denisonian The theater department has taken significant steps this year to increase student opportunity to participate in its productions. The most significant of these...
[Pictures] Les Misérables – Singer’s Theatre Workshop & Concert Choir
by Sam Heyman
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Denison’s premier musical theatre ensemble, Singer’s Theatre Workshop, wowed a packed Swasey Chapel audience with its concert performance of “Les Miserables” on Saturday, April 27, showcasing the vocal talents of...