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Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 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 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 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 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon

-Speech Building. However, aside from the original brick exterior, everything is new – from the copper roofline to the miles and miles of conduit buried underneath. Seating in the auditorium ranges around 600 depending on configuration – about half of Eastvold’s former capacity. By removing those extra seats, architects were able to create space for an orchestra pit, and greatly enhance the acoustics and the sightlines, vastly improving what Clapp calls the “audience relationship.” The sound, lighting

-Speech Building. However, aside from the original brick exterior, everything is new – from the copper roofline to the miles and miles of conduit buried underneath. Seating in the auditorium ranges around 600 depending on configuration – about half of Eastvold’s former capacity. By removing those extra seats, architects were able to create space for an orchestra pit, and greatly enhance the acoustics and the sightlines, vastly improving what Clapp calls the “audience relationship.” The sound, lighting

of the School of Arts and Communication. “The new studio theater will enable us to offer additional student-based performance space,” Bennett said. “As a student-based space, more senior capstones, performances, scene and lighting designs, and plays will be produced.” “Because of this space becoming stronger, the students will have a lot more opportunity and they’ll have a home,” Clapp added. “This new space will provide our students with a central campus location,” Bennett said. “This will be a

. However, aside from the original brick exterior, everything is new – from the copper roofline to the miles and miles of conduit buried underneath. Seating in the auditorium ranges around 600 depending on configuration – about half of Eastvold’s former capacity. By removing those extra seats, architects were able to create space for an orchestra pit, and greatly enhance the acoustics and the sightlines, vastly improving what Clapp calls the “audience relationship.” The sound, lighting, rigging, and

. PLU’s production will be set on a 1920s movie studio back lot to highlight the screwball comedy inherent in the text. The production’s Director and Chair of Theatre & Dance, Tom Smith, proclaims, “We have a large cast, a crazy set, and fantastic costumes and lighting. We’re supplementing that with foley—live sound effects—and the result is like watching a movie played out live on stage!” Like all of Shakespeare’s comedic plays, a deeper look at the script allows audiences to find important themes

. PLU’s production will be set on a 1920s movie studio back lot to highlight the screwball comedy inherent in the text. The production’s Director and Chair of Theatre & Dance, Tom Smith, proclaims, “We have a large cast, a crazy set, and fantastic costumes and lighting. We’re supplementing that with foley—live sound effects—and the result is like watching a movie played out live on stage!” Like all of Shakespeare’s comedic plays, a deeper look at the script allows audiences to find important themes

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

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