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Brian Evans, Class of 2007, now in his fourth season with the Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater Company, has won the 2010 SAGE Award in the category of “Outstanding Performer.” The winners were announced at the annual Minnesota SAGE Awards Dinner on September 14 at the Southern Theatre in Minneapolis. With his selection as best…

Movɘ present: Michael Davidson & Christian DeMarais …in THRILL ME The Story of Leopold & Loeb Book, Music, and Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff Henry MacCarthy, Director Samuel Grace, Musical Director Barbara Madsen, Set Design Kristen Weller, Costume Design Patrick McDougle, Sound & Lighting Design This chamber musical drama recounts the chilling true story of the…

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season, highlighting the broad influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare-inspired production, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase and the season finale of Hamlet. The 2010-2011 dance season opens with a performance by the Stuart Pimsler Dance and…

The St. Croix Festival Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Summer Season includes productions of Jean Anouilh’s To Fool the Eye, Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard’s Red, White and Tuna and the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play Proof by playwright David Auburn. Included in the casts are Shane Jensen ’10, Christian DeMarais ’11 and faculty emeritus…

Gustavus Adolphus College senior Erin Belpedio has been selected to have her lighting design display published in the upcoming summer issue of Theatre Design & Technology magazine. Belpedio showcased her lighting display for Falling Awake: A Physical Theatre Project, at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology’s (USITT) national conference Design Expo in Kansas City,…

Playwright Amy Seham, chair of the department and professor of theatre and dance at Gustavus Adolphus College, returns for the seventh time to Minnesota’s Fringe Festival in August with her newest play, FW: RE: Mom Update. Directed by Diane Mountford and featuring a cast of Gustavus alumni, St. Peter and Minneapolis-based actors, FW: RE: Mom…

Four Gustavus Adolphus College alumni are preparing to perform in the production of Choreographer Jeffrey Peterson’s Thinkingaview at this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival Aug. 6-14. Jordan Klitzke ’10, Sarah Jabar ’10, Patrick Jeffrey ’10, and Ashleigh Penrod ’04 are all part of the cast of Thinkingaview which combines music, dance, and cultural commentary. Thinkingaview is…

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season, highlighting the broad influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare-inspired production, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase and the season finale of Hamlet. The 2010-2011 dance season opens with a performance by the Stuart Pimsler Dance and…

Jordan Klitzke ’10 didn’t take a break after graduation and sit around wondering what life holds for him. Instead, the Eden Prairie native moved from graduation in May to rehearsals in June for productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Shakespeare and Company, followed by rehearsals for his Fringe Festival…

The students in T/D199: Arts * Performance in London are blogging about their experience in London at http://cice.blog.gustavus.edu/.