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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 13, 2017)- “We made a magazine!” Taryn Collis exclaimed to a group of Pacific Lutheran University students and several inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. “It’s impressive,” continued Collis, an actor and educator with Seattle-based Freehold Theatre Lab Studio. “Everybody…

    years, is likely to sing the program’s praises. She’s happy she took the risk of trusting strangers. “To know our work is being published, that’s awesome,” she said. “Sometimes, we aren’t always heard.” Read Previous Local and international film critics lose their marbles — in a good way — over Lute’s live-action short film Read Next For PLU grad, American citizenship is personal COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

  • When asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.” Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have…

    made available regarding certain topics. So, the pandemic served as an example of the inequities in academic discourse. This challenged both Professor Urdangarain and her students to develop new disciplinary research questions and to think critically about representation of minoritized identities in academia. Professor Urdangarain's Literature and Film Course on a Zoom call with Mauricio Coitiño (top left) and Nahia Mauri (bottom right) Dr. Urdangarain believes it important to remain optimistic and

  • 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…

    where six women gather and lead the audience through both good and bad life events of the next three years. Audience members may have seen the film adaption starring Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dolly Parton, which was produced in 1989. “This play is well known and cherished by American audiences, “ Director Lori Lee Wallace says. “I think the challenge of producing this play is breathing fresh life into it in order to give the audience a unique experience.” Staging the play in the Studio Theater

  • PLU students in Professor Amy Young’s strategic communication class have spent the fall semester working with RIP Medical Debt , a nonprofit organization that competes with collections agencies to purchase unpaid medical debt for a fraction of the cost and helps folks run crowdfunding campaigns…

    & advertising, film & media production, and studio art. Read Previous PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Read Next PLU celebrates record-breaking support during this year’s Bjug Day of Giving COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget

  • 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…

    where six women gather and lead the audience through both good and bad life events of the next three years. Audience members may have seen the film adaption starring Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dolly Parton, which was produced in 1989. “This play is well known and cherished by American audiences, “ Director Lori Lee Wallace says. “I think the challenge of producing this play is breathing fresh life into it in order to give the audience a unique experience.” Staging the play in the Studio Theater

  • Gallery exhibition at PLU explores both form and function Artist Reception Meet Deborah Schwartzkopf  and join us for a reception on March 18 at 5pm in the University Gallery.  Light refreshments will be provided. Flowers, Butter and Tea an exhibition by Seattle ceramics artist Deborah…

    Deborah Schwartzkopf on Twitter and Instagram at @DebsPottery Facebook at Ceramistas Seattle  http://www.debspottery.com  http://www.ceramistasseattle.info Read Previous Award Recognizes PLU Speech and Debate Team as one of the Best in the Pacific Northwest Read Next MediaLab receives three major recognitions for “Waste Not” film LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Washington, Idaho

  • Dr. Amy Young, professor of communication, explains at this year’s TEDxTacoma What comes to mind when you think of the word “intellectual”? If you type “intellectuals are” into Google, the top three responses are “stupid,” “useless,” and “annoying.” Dr. Amy Young, professor of communication, argues…

    B.A. in Communication Studies. Upon graduation, she worked for IBM as a Client Representative, managing executive relationships and consulting on technology and business decisions with clients in the public sector in Tennessee.  Read Previous MediaLab receives three major recognitions for “Waste Not” film Read Next Communication faculty publish paper exploring the rhetoric of food LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help

  • by Tom Smith, Associate Professor and Chair, Theatre & Dance When I first began teaching my Auditions class a decade ago, standard professional theatre auditions were held in-person in the theatre that was casting.  Actors wishing to audition for theatres in other states were expected…

    Yeticaster broadcast bundle.  These technologies opened up a full range of possibilities to revise the course and to offer new units designed to make our students more competitive.  This year, the class not only included a unit on best practices for filming auditions, but also offered units on film/television acting and voice acting.  In fact, for part of their final for the course, students used our new equipment to record prepared readings for television auditions. The technology I purchased is not

  • If you’re a fan of romantic comedies and a good tune, She Loves Me is just the thing for you. Pacific Lutheran University’s spring musical opens Friday, May 13 in Eastvold Auditorium in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The musical, set…

    letters. The tale is a familiar one. The musical premiered in 1963 after the 1940 James Stewart-Margaret Sullavan film The Shop Around the Corner and the 1949 Judy Garland-Van Johnson musical version In the Good Old Summertime. It surfaced yet again in 1998 as the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan feature You’ve Got Mail. “The reason this play has been around so long and produced in so many different ways is because it goes back to the grade school playground,” Director Jeff Clapp explains. “Meaning… Why does this

  • PLU Theatre presents an exciting new production, The Shape of Things, opening May 3rd. The story is a twisted tale that explores what people are willing to do for love and what can happen when love takes things too far. The play written by Neil…

    a featured film starring Paul Rudd. The Shape of Things runs May 3, 4, 5 at 7:30 pm and May 5 (student discount performance) and 6 at 2 pm in the Studio Theater of Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online on Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, PLU alumni and students; free – high school students and younger. The Shape of Things follows Adam, a college student who is a little overweight, not very confident, and without much going for