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How I Learned to Drive – a vehicle toward empowerment https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2013/03/03/how-i-learned-to-drive-a-vehicle-toward-empowerment/

How I Learned to Drive , by Paula Vogel, opens March 8 in the Studio Theater of the new Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Often described as one of the most disturbing love stories in theatre, How I…

How I Learned to Drive – a vehicle toward empowerment Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2013 Ma

Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2015/03/03/steel-magnolias-opens-march-5-in-the-studio-theater/

With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias . The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30…

Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March

“The House of Blue Leaves” asks questions on mental illness https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2015/12/04/house-of-blue-leaves-asks-questions-on-mental-illness/

When Jessi Marlow ‘16 was brainstorming ideas for the season’s featured Alpha Psi Omega production she finally decided that above all, she wanted to direct a show that was both topical and relevant to today’s audiences. She finally settled on a darker comedy that explores…

“The House of Blue Leaves” asks questions on mental illness Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December

Student production disrupts time in new Romeo and Juliet https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2016/12/08/apo-disrupts-time-in-their-new-romeo-and-juliet/

“This is not your grandmother’s Romeo and Juliet ” December 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30pm and December 11 – 2pm Studio Theater, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Director’s Note Romeo and Juliet. Four hundred and nineteen years ago, William Shakespeare penned…

Student production disrupts time in new Romeo and Juliet Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 8, 201

Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2023/02/28/theatre-professor-amanda-sweger-finds-family-in-the-theatre/

Like it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she quickly realized she didn’t like acting or auditioning. So, she spent a…

Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28

The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/03/05/womens-center-stories/

TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and even celebration, its staff, volunteers and community have…

my own voice as an academic professional; it was here I found mentors that helped me become a leader; and it was here that I could relax a little. Over the years I have also used the Center to hold Philosophy seminars. Some of my most successful and fulfilling classes were held in the Women’s Center, and I attribute much of that to the atmosphere it provides. The houses have changed over the years, but not the spirit of the place. Erin McKenna Faculty at PLU since 1992; former Chair of Women’s

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens May 10 https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2013/05/02/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-opens-may-10/

Join six adolescent outsiders who are vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is coming to Pierce County this week. The award-winning musical comedy, performed by Pacific Lutheran University’s Theatre Program will be sure to knock your s-o-c-k-s…

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens May 10 Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / May 2, 2013 May

Students take on the new Karen Hille Phillips Center Mainstage https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2014/03/19/students-take-on-the-new-karen-hille-phillips-center-mainstage/

APO Production, “In the Garden of Live Flowers” opens March 7 In the Garden of Live Flowers: A Fantasia of the Life and Work of Rachel Carson, by Attilio Favorini and Lynne Conner, opens March 7 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,…

Students take on the new Karen Hille Phillips Center Mainstage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 19,

Students revitalize PLU children’s theatre program with production of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2015/02/03/students-revitalize-plu-childrens-theatre-program-with-production-of-charlottes-web/

By Zach Powers & Mandi Brady PLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication Charlotte’s Web, the timeless story about the unbreakable friendship between an affable pig and a courageous spider, will be produced on stage next week at Pacific Lutheran University.…

Students revitalize PLU children’s theatre program with production of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Po

‘Dance 2015’ will be the last performance under Dance Director’s tenure https://www.plu.edu/music-theatre-dance/news/2015/04/01/dance-2015-will-be-the-last-performance-under-dance-directors-tenure/

The annual dance concert, Dance 2015 , once again leaps onto the stage of Eastvold Auditorium on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 at 7:30pm. This year’s concert will be Associate Professor and Dance 2015 Director Maureen McGill’s last show after 35 years. Dance 2015…

‘Dance 2015’ will be the last performance under Dance Director’s tenure Posted by: Mandi LeCom