theater
March 01, 2022
The Department of Theater at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts Acting Program will present the Ohio premiere of Christopher Chen's Passage, an engrossing play that will keep the audience in suspense until the end. Passage is about a friendship between…
February 14, 2022
The Department of Theater will host a production of The Skin of Our Teeth, a play written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Anne McEvoy. Remaining performances will be held Friday, Feb. 18, through Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Walter and Jean Kalberer Black Box Theater at the Maltz Performing Arts…
January 19, 2022
Case Western Reserve University researchers to use acting method, wellness strategies for teens with anxiety issues; supported by National Endowment for the Arts Behavioral research at Case Western Reserve University, which aims to help teens overcome anxiety by blending the power of established…
November 10, 2021
For the first time, actors are taking the stage in the new Roe Green Theatre, part of the Phase II expansion of the university’s Maltz Performing Arts Center. The space, unveiled last month, offers unique opportunities for performing artists at Case Western Reserve University to shape their crafts,…
November 04, 2021
The Department of Theater will present Arcadia, a Tony-, Olivier- and Drama Desk-winning comedy written by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Jerrold Scott, performances will be held Nov. 5–14 and feature faculty member Christopher Bohan as Bernard, alumna Katie O. Solomon as Hannah, double-alum TJ Gainley…
October 19, 2021
Program: MFA Professional Actor Training ProgramYear: Third-year Christopher B. Portley sees himself as a storyteller. It’s what drew him to acting, and, as a member of the Class of 2022 in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Professional Actor Training Program between Cleveland Play House (CPH) and…
October 14, 2021
CWRU receives $5 million gift from Milton and Tamar Maltz to name grand atrium in honor of President Emerita Barbara R. Snyder Roe Green’s glee was practically palpable as she approached the podium Wednesday at the dedication of Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the…
October 13, 2021
Case Western Reserve University’s Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel debuts new wing Almost two years to the day since breaking ground on Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel, Case Western Reserve…
October 07, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts Acting Program will host a production of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Sam White and featuring the graduating Class of 2022. The production will play at The Helen theater in Playhouse Square.…
August 13, 2021
Not sure what to stream this weekend? Consider watching Case Western Reserve University’s own David Vegh on Netflix or Hulu! Vegh, an associate professor in the Department of Theater and a professional actor, recently co-starred in an episode of Netflix’s Manhunt: Deadly Games, a dramatized…