theater

Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Theater will host a production of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson, the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a trail-blazing 19th century astronomer, who changed the way we understand the heavens and earth through her scientific discoveries while battling a ...

IMPROVment will host its annual Lake Effect Improv Festival this Saturday, March 2, from 9 to 10 p.m. in Maltz Performing Arts Center’s Roe Green Theater, located at 1855 Ansel Road. The event will include improv comedy from the group’s members, Bowling Green University's group "The Plastic Shatn...

The CWRU Footlighters, a student-run musical theater group, will host a production of Legally Blonde: The Musical Nov. 2–4 in Eldred Hall. The show will begin at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3, and at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Tickets are free for students and general admission tickets cost $5.Visit the CWRU Footligh...

Shunté Lofton was first captivated by William Shakespeare’s work when watching Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film, Romeo + Juliet. If you ask her, not many in the theater world share her love of this version of the classic tragedy, yet it’s what started her personal journey in theater. That journey continues...

CWRU Footlighters will host a fall production of Pippin this week. Showings will be held Nov. 3, 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. There will be an additional showing Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. All of the showings will be in Eldred Theater. Follow @cwrufootlighters on Instagram for more information about ticket sales....

Area of Study: Master of Fine Arts in ActingYear: Second year This week, students in Case Western Reserve University's Master of Fine Arts acting program with Cleveland Play House will take to the stage to ponder an age-old question: What happens when we die? Among them will be Joshua Bates, a se...

The Department of Theater will present Blood at the Root, a play written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Lehlabile Davhana. Performances will be held Oct. 7–9 and Oct. 14–16 in the Walter and Jean Kalberer Black Box Theater at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Blood at the Root is based on ...

How does an actor bring a character to life? Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can find out during an ‘open rehearsal,’ as cast members from the original production of Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root share stories about how they worked with the director and playwright ...

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the selection of the 2022-23 Freedman Faculty Fellows. The annual fellowship program supports tenured or tenure-track faculty as well as clinical research faculty and aids these researchers in integrating digital tools...

As International Makeup Day approaches this weekend (Sept. 10), The Daily is spotlighting an introductory makeup course offered through the College of Arts and Sciences. When walking into Angelina Herin’s classroom in the Department of Theater, you can’t be sure what you might find. The students wh...