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EMU Theatre premieres ‘Let My Mind Flash with Blades’
January 13, 2013
Based on the therapy sessions of Sigmund Freud and poet Hilda Doolittle, “Let My Mind Flash with Blades” is a “what-if” exploration of the pair’s relationship.
Auditions this week for Arts Center’s ‘Escape from the Labyrinth’
December 30, 2012
Auditions are this week for the Lawrence Arts Center’s upcoming all-ages production of “Escape from the Labyrinth: The Adventures of Thesus and Icarus.”
Play about genocide to be staged at KU
November 25, 2012
“If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide,” by Robert Skloot, will be staged by the Kansas University Theatre with the playwright in the title role.
Familiar sound
Theatre Lawrence production of ‘Sound of Music’ has timeless, universal appeal
November 25, 2012
There is just something about “The Sound of Music” that speaks to young hearts. Maybe it’s the music; maybe it’s the romance; maybe it’s just the charm of the Austrian setting. Whatever it is, it is both undeniable and omnipresent. By John R. Phythyon, Jr.
Phoenix Awards honor 5 artists for talents, efforts helping others
November 4, 2012
Meet this year’s winners of the Phoenix Awards, which recognize outstanding artistic achievement in the Lawrence community. By Sara Shepherd
KU Theatre takes on fairy tales in ‘Into the Woods’
November 4, 2012
Combining the well-known fairy tales of “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and “Little Red Riding Hood” with the story of a baker and his wife, “Into the Woods” is the Kansas University Theatre’s next musical play.
Upstage anyone with these costume ideas from theater pros
October 15, 2012
Envisioning a costume is one thing. Translating it from a mental picture to something you or your child can wear is another.
Racy ‘Threepenny Opera’ comes to Arts Center
October 14, 2012
“Threepenny Opera,” the racy musical that inspired such others as “Cabaret” and “Chicago,” comes to the Lawrence Arts Center stage this week.
Fall theater: New takes on familiar ideas
September 23, 2012
If you’re looking for something different in the way of entertainment this fall, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding it at area theaters.
EMU Theatre to perform improv show
September 14, 2012
EMU is going improv.
Theater’s season starts with ‘9 to 5’
11:36 p.m., September 14, 2012 Updated 10:15 a.m.
Theatre Lawrence will open its 36th season this week with “9 to 5: The Musical,” a comedy based on the 1980 hit movie that featured Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
John Lithgow’s hilarious ‘Stories by Heart’ has deep subtext
September 13, 2012
Telling stories is essentially what actors do, which means John Lithgow has been telling stories virtually all his life.
Theatre Lawrence hosting improv workshop
September 2, 2012
Theatre Lawrence has scheduled a three-part improv workshop.
John Lithgow’s Lied Center performance rescheduled for Sept. 17
August 10, 2012
Star of stage and screen John Lithgow has rescheduled his Lied Center performance. Lithgow will perform his well-received one-man theatrical memoir “Stories by Heart” Monday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Offbeat Occupations: Longevity proves everybody loves a clown
July 30, 2012
If Richard Renner were to craft a resume, under skill summary would be the following: juggling, pantomime, unicycling, rope-walking, stilt-walking and acrobatics.