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create art, transforming audience perspectives on climate change. Where did you grow up, and why did you choose PLU for undergraduate studies? Ruggeri: I grew up in South Florida and wanted to go out of state for college, specifically a liberal arts college offering a theater program with a directing focus. I hoped to find a smaller community and had summer camp friends who had gone to PLU. And PLU gave me a good scholarship! Knapp: I grew up in Bellingham. I loved growing up there but wanted to

environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on climate change. Where did you grow up, and why did you choose PLU for undergraduate studies? Ruggeri: I grew up in South Florida and wanted to go out of state for college, specifically a liberal arts college offering a theater program with a directing focus. I hoped to find a smaller community and had summer camp friends who had gone to PLU. And PLU gave me a good scholarship! Knapp: I

create art, transforming audience perspectives on climate change. Where did you grow up, and why did you choose PLU for undergraduate studies? Ruggeri: I grew up in South Florida and wanted to go out of state for college, specifically a liberal arts college offering a theater program with a directing focus. I hoped to find a smaller community and had summer camp friends who had gone to PLU. And PLU gave me a good scholarship! Knapp: I grew up in Bellingham. I loved growing up there but wanted to

. 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

category after five rounds of auditions and tough competition. In the final round, his performance of Mozart’s “Se Vuol Ballare” left the audience in awe. “I felt so much growth since I started my vocal journey in 2020 with my first voice teacher, Ryan Bede, and then with Holly Boaz in 2021,” he shared. Jack’s success is a testament to the exceptional coaching and world-class music program at PLU. As a vocal performance major, Jack has honed his skills in singing in different languages using the

member of PKD since his college years and has been active in PKD on virtually every level for 40 years, from debate coach and Archivist/Historian to his current role as National Secretary Treasurer. A national council established the Pi Kappa Delta Hall of Fame in 1987, Bartanen happened to be one of those council members. Read Previous Two PLU communication professors win top awards Read Next Interactive debate on drone policy shifts audience opinions LATEST POSTS Pacific Lutheran University

-2012 school year, and may be your last chance to catch your favorite seniors actors before they move on to bigger, better things.  Almost, Maine features a delightful series of vignettes showing 19 residents of Almost. Because of the large cast, it’s a chance for a lot of students to perform, and because it’s an ensemble show with no leads, actors are featured equally. The mini plots are varied and expertly woven and provide a very light, positive play that is able to entertain a wide audience

the family bond, a favorite subject for Shepard and indeed many American playwrights, and in that respect it ranks right up there with The Glass Menagerie and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. But what’s extraordinary about Buried Child is that, like Shepard’s best plays and decidedly unlike most conventional family dramas, it acts on the audience the same way the tensions of the play act on the characters. It becomes the things it is about–emotional violence and the mystery of the family bond.” –DON

September 23, 2009 ‘We were made to move’ By Chris Albert When Professor Colleen Hacker was lecturing on the psychology of marathon running, a student in the audience began to think: “I can do that.” “Being able to share what you love with someone who also loves it is one of life’s greatest joys,” Hacker said. “To me it’s the best part of being a life-long learner.” In her spare time, PLU Professor Colleen Hacker runs marathons. In her spare time, Hacker runs marathons and hikes across

Sawyer (D-29th District) and PLU faculty members Kaitlyn Sill, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Mike Schleeter, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Panelists will share their perspectives on the strongest and weakest parts of the U.S. governmental system as designed under the Constitution—what is working, what is not working, whether it is working as intended—and then take questions from the audience. The event will be Livestreamed at https://www.plu.edu/lutecast/. Read Previous PLU