The College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance will stage A Lie of the Mind by renowned American playwright Sam Shepard. This was a landmark play that the author said he worked and reworked off and on over the…
Classic American Play “Stage Door” | Nov. 17-20
Plucky. It’s a word you don’t hear much now. But in 1934 it might have been a perfect word to describe the determination and wit of the women in the play, “Stage Door.” Pulitzer prize-winning author Edna Ferber teamed up with…
CofC Theatre Parallels Tragic War Incidents From Different Times
The Department of Theatre and Dance at the College of Charleston School of the Arts will stage “Ajax in Iraq,” directed by faculty member Mark Landis. Written by Ellen McLaughlin, the play’s central figure, “A.J.,” is a female member of a forward…
Modern-Style Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“The course of true love never did run smooth,” so says one of the characters in William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play is one of The Bard’s most often produced works, but the Department of Theatre…
CofC Theatre Rocks the Stage With ‘The Who’s Tommy’
Born from the spiritual awakening of Pete Townshend and a joke about a comedy album, “The Who’s Tommy” was conceptualized as the first “rock opera.” The Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of Charleston School of the Arts…
HUSH! Theatre for the Whole Family
A WILD IMAGINATION INFUSES PUBLIC FASCINATION IN COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON THEATRE PRODUCTION ‘HUSH: AN INTERVIEW WITH AMERICA’ The Department of Theatre in the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present James Still’s “Hush: An Interview With America.” This…
“The Beggar’s Opera” Is Not an Opera
The Department of Theatre will present Vaclav Havel’s satire The Beggar’s Opera, November 11 – 16. The former Czech Republic President and political dissident Vaclav Havel borrowed some characters and plot elements from John Gay’s 1728 ballad opera to create…
Theatre’s “Equus” Is Cover Story in PREVIEW
The Department of Theatre’s production of Equus is the cover story of The Post and Courier’s PREVIEW section. If you missed the sneak peek dress rehearsal, there’s still time to get tickets for the show, running until March 2. The…
Theatre Faculty Perform Frost/Nixon at Footlight
Theatre professor Mark Landis and alumnus Jamie Smithson perform in Frost/Nixon, a Footlight Players production Charleston City Paper, October 21, 2009