theater

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, ...

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 ...

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 Ca...

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 T...

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 Univer...

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. Perf...

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 account...

Gift makes collection available for public access and education The Karamu House guest book alone is extraordinary, with such signatories as Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, musicians from Duke Ellington's Orchestra and visitors from across the globe. The theatre’s historic regist...

By John Garcia While students' focus might be on the end of spring classes, the fall semester will be here soon enough. Undergraduate registration for the fall semester starts today (April 26); depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the comin...

Members of the community are invited to a production of In the Continuum, which was written by Danai Gurira (who played Okoye in Black Panther) and Nikkole Salter, and made it to Off-Broadway while both women were still in grad school. It tells the parallel stories of two black women, one in Los An...