Department of Theatre – News /news Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /news/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/07/favicon1.ico Department of Theatre – News /news 32 32 Musical adaptation of ‘Little Women’ is not your average Jo of a show /news/musical-adaptation-of-little-women-is-not-your-average-jo-of-a-show/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:38:15 +0000 /news/?p=30504 The relationship between aspiring writer Jo March and her sisters is the emotional crux of both the play and the book upon which it was based.

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]]> On-stage perch for patrons makes ‘The Birds’ an immersive experience /news/on-stage-perch-for-patrons-makes-the-birds-an-immersive-experience/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:55:20 +0000 /news/?p=29596 Both the play and the famous Hitchcock movie draw from a common source, but each adaptation takes the story in a very different direction.

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]]> A Jazz Age reinvention of ‘Gianni Schicchi’ is a zoot-suited hoot /news/a-jazz-age-reinvention-of-gianni-schicchi-is-a-zoot-suited-hoot/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:58:27 +0000 /news/?p=28121 Performers in a new campus production of Puccini’s classic comic opera sang their roles in Italian while a screen above the stage provided the audience with English surtitles.

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]]> Literary analysis leads to personal realizations in ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ /news/literary-analysis-leads-to-personal-realizations-in-john-proctor-is-the-villain/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:18:29 +0000 /news/?p=27877 The Theatre Department’s latest production uses ‘The Crucible’ as a springboard for discussion about the intersection of such issues as sex, power, control, and consent.

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]]> Listening party transports Oz fans over the rainbow /news/listening-party-transports-oz-fans-over-the-rainbow/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000 /news/?p=27692 The cast of “The Wizard of Oz” radio play dressed up as their characters to entertain guests at a listening party for the premiere broadcast.

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]]> Brains, heart, courage: New ‘Wizard of Oz’ radio play has it all /news/brains-heart-courage-new-wizard-of-oz-radio-play-has-it-all/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:35 +0000 /news/?p=27447 The cast will host an in-person listening party in tandem with the show’s debut on campus radio station WMPG.

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]]> Lights, camera…Glickman! /news/lights-cameraglickman/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:20:26 +0000 /news/?p=26724 The Portland Players stoked excitement for its upcoming production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical” with a promotional photo shoot at Glickman Library.

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]]> Theatre students are hyped up to mic up at new recording studio /news/theatre-students-are-hyped-up-to-mic-up-at-new-recording-studio/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:01:32 +0000 /news/?p=25152 The same equipment once used by a famous voice actor is now helping students learn how to create podcasts, audio books, and more.

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]]> ‘The Prom’ doesn’t dance around issues of discrimination /news/the-prom-doesnt-dance-around-issues-of-discrimination/ Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:41:24 +0000 /news/?p=23121 Opening night of “The Prom” at USM marked the first time the show had ever been staged in Maine.

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]]> Media or Martians? Radio play ponders which of them is the real invading army /news/media-or-martians-radio-play-ponders-which-one-is-the-real-invader/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:43:05 +0000 /news/?p=22364 The Theatre Department chose “The War of the Worlds” as its first radio play to be produced at the University’s new recording studio.

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