Drama Department
The man among the masks
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The last time his computer contracted a virus, it was in Arabic. He finished his law degree in the Netherlands. He can fashion chair coverings from sheep’s wool. He assigns computer games for homework. And though he may very well be the most interesting man on Franciscan’s campus, one defining characteristic […]
Fine Arts Column: Art should make you feel uncomfortable
PATRICIA VOIGT FINE ARTS COLUMNIST If you have seen any of the plays that have been put on the Anathan theatre stage this semester…you doubtless felt uncomfortable at one point or another. Fine Between the deep, gripping, emotional, and intense main stage of ‘The Elephant Man,’ the craziness of the one act ‘Salome,’ and the […]
Fine Arts Column: Holding the mirror up to nature
PATRICIA VOIGT FINE ARTS COLUMNIST You know what one of the most ironic things is about theatre? It actually exposes the audience way more than it does the actors. Understandably, most seem to believe that when they go to watch any sort of play being performed that it is those on the stage who are […]
Senior-directed one-act to be a must see
RACHEL MILLER STAFF WRITER “It’s a story about love and relationships, but I can’t quite call it a romance or love story,” said senior drama major Caroline McCaughey, in reference to her one-act play, “A Warsaw Melody,” which opens Dec. 2. For all senior drama majors, putting on a one-act show is a rite of […]
Senior drama majors to direct student one act plays
MARGARET BOYLAN STAFF WRITER As the Franciscan University drama department begins the showing of “Twelfth Night,” three senior drama majors continue with the production of their own shows. Senior drama majors Sarah Zapiain, Andrew Kelly and Jessica Andrews are all making progress in the production of their student one acts as part of their senior […]