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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… February 28, 2023 Faculty

Louis Hobson ’00 shares experience and advice at PLU workshop https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2013/03/29/louis-hobson-00-shares-experience-and-advice-at-plu-workshop/

,” he said. On taking risks, Hobson stressed that is was better to fail spectacularly, rather than simply turn in mediocre work. “It’s better to attempt to be brilliant and fail, than just accept being mediocre,” he said. Read Previous Alumni Check-in: Angela Tennant ’12 Read Next The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens May 10 LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre

Justin Huertas’ “Semi-Autobiographical” Musical Premieres at the Seattle Repertory Theatre https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2015/04/27/justin-huertas-semi-autobiographical-musical-premieres-at-the-seattle-repertory-theatre/

Broadway to Hollywood and now, PLU, “Into the Woods” hits the Eastvold Stage May 8 LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

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

. PLU’s Theta Pi cast provides students the opportunity to produce theatre through Vpstart Crow, the annual APO Mainstage show, the J-Term One-Act Festival, and PLU’s resident improv team the Clay Crows. Read Previous Rumors promises lots of laughs and memories Read Next One-Act productions featured this J-term LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021

Studio Theater production plays with theatricality and scholarship https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2016/03/03/studio-theater-production-plays-with-theatricality-and-scholarship/

$3 PLU Community, any student ID, and 18 and under Tickets to productions can be purchased at the Concierge Desk in the Anderson University Center and by phone at 253-535-7411. Read Previous One-Act productions featured this J-term Read Next Dancers learn new moves under guest choreographers LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16

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

, they must keep their new and budding romance a secret. In this reimagining of Shakespeare’s most well-known work, the conventions of time and sequence have been manipulated to reposition the original plotlines and dialogue in order to highlight new connections and themes for a modern audience. Read Previous Musical genius hits PLU Theatre in Amadeus Read Next Children’s theatre continues its revival at PLU LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023

Revenge and Pies: Theatre’s Upcoming Sweeney Todd https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2019/03/13/revenge-and-pies-theatres-upcoming-sweeney-todd/

– Collaborations LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

Dance 2019 – Collaborations https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2019/04/11/dance-2019-collaborations/

Double with Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors at Pacific Lutheran University LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

Tips and Tricks for Your Virtual Dance Scholarship Application https://www.plu.edu/theatre-dance/news/2021/01/15/virtual-dance-scholarship/

for a Dance Scholarship Read Previous Zooming in on Theatre Master Classes Read Next Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 February 16, 2021 Hints and Help for Your Virtual Theatre Scholarship Application January 18, 2021

Wang Center Symposium – The Matter of Loneliness https://www.plu.edu/wang-center-symposium/

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