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Apr 28, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Members of the Arcadia community continue to step up in the fight against COVID-19. With Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and masks as some of the biggest needs, Arcadia students, faculty, staff, and alumni have pulled out their sewing machines and needles to make over 1,000 masks. After the...
Feb 5, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Justin Mitchell ’20 Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts Justin Mitchell ’20 came to Arcadia as a Business Administration major. On his first day of classes, he changed his major to Theater Arts. A shy student at Central High School, Mitchell had dreamed of getting on...
Oct 10, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Oct 10, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
The University continues to expand its academic and extracurricular facilities, with more renovations to the Black Box Theater, esports hub, and Kuch Center. This summer, the Arcadia Foundation awarded a $91,000 grant to the University to renovate the Black Box Theater to support Arcadia’s...
Sep 26, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Jonathan Shandell, associate professor of Theater Arts, was one of eight finalists for the Theatre Library Association’s George Freedley Memorial Award for his recent book, The American Negro Theatre and the Long Civil Rights Era. The American Negro Theatre and the Long Civil Rights Era...
Jul 14, 2019 • Jen Retter
For Theater Arts and Gateway/ACT 101 alumnus Wilfredo “Freddy” Amill ’18, community, justice, and performance are inextricable. This year, Amill toured with Delaware Shakespeare, a professional theater company focused on educational programming for diverse audiences that can explore their...
Apr 17, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Kathryn Petersen, associate professor of Theater Arts, is having her new play Chrysalis featured in Villanova's "Staged Reading" series on April 27 and 28. The play explores the story of 17th century naturalist and illustrator Maria Sybilla Merian and her daughter, Dorothea. After Sibylla Merian...
Mar 18, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
If all the world’s a stage, then the Arcadia University Theater is taking every opportunity to perform in creative spaces around campus– including Grey Towers Castle. For Hedda Gabler, which will run from March 28 to 31, they’re transforming the lobby, Dining Room, and Rose and Mirror rooms into...
Feb 25, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia University Theater presents three diverse productions in the Spring 2019 semester at the Spruance Fine Arts Center Mainstage and Grey Towers Castle. Productions run Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Through March 3, students will...
Feb 19, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Jonathan Shandell, associate professor of Visual and Performing Arts, discussed themes and the artist’s struggle during a reading and signing of his recent book, The American Negro Theatre and the Long Civil Rights Era, on Feb. 13. The American Negro Theatre, a theater in Harlem during the...
Feb 7, 2019 • Patricia Greenwood
Take a dark, mysterious, musical journey into the heart and soul of Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry is transformed into musical numbers. This story of love, personal demons, and self discovery delves into Poe's mind with disturbing yet relatable charm. Buy Tickets
Feb 7, 2019 • Patricia Greenwood
Take a dark, mysterious, musical journey into the heart and soul of Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry is transformed into musical numbers. This story of love, personal demons, and self discovery delves into Poe's mind with disturbing yet relatable charm. Buy Tickets