BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The theater program at St. Bonaventure University, SBU Theater, is presenting “Miracle on South Division Street”, a comedic play, through Saturday. The writer of the play, Tom Dudzick, has ties to Western New York, spending some of his early years in Buffalo. According to Dudzick, the play represents “back in…
Ashley Estabrook and Jesus Martinez dance as flies in one of the plays Photo courtesy of Kelsey Purcell / The Bona Venture BY KELSEY PURCELL, FEATURES EDITOR Madi Wood, a second semester junior media studies major and theater minor, has taken part IN SBU Theater productions from behind the scenes since her freshman year. On…
By Natalie Forster, Staff Writer The National Players is America’s longest-running touring company, centered in Montgomery County, Maryland. Performing for 69 years, this touring season showcased “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Great Gatsby” and, most recently, “Othello.” On Oct. 30, the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts welcomed the National Players in its performance of…
By M.K. Killen News Assignment Editor SBU Theater calls on its past comedy success for its presentation of one-act comedy Festival, opening next week. One Act Festival 7: Latest Hits will feature seven one-act comedies performed in the last 15 years of SBU Theater. “This is our seventh one-act festival. The last one we did…
By Andrea Fernandes Associate Editor Members of SBU Theater are back with another phenomenal play. Characters of “A Decade of Wandering” took the stage in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts this past Wednesday and Thursday night, and will be back Friday and Saturday. It was different for the theater show to be…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor Ed. Simone, Ph.D, filled the Garret Theater with the holiday spirit on Saturday with his one-man show of Charles’ Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol revolves around Ebeneezer Scrooge, a grumpy and greedy old man with a penchant for the phrase “Bah Humbug!” and a hatred of Christmas. Because…
St. Bonaventure University’s Garret Theater will host a performance of “A Christmas Carol” to benefit the Warming House, the nation’s oldest student-run soup kitchen, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. This interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” was adapted and will be performed by Ed. Simone, Ph.D., the director of the theater program. Simone will be…
The SBU Theatre’s spring production hit the Regina A. Quick Center for the arts this week. Student actors took on different roles based on characters from the Brothers Grimm to create their production titled “Story Theatre.” Based on Aesop’s fables and Grimm Brothers tales, the play aims to tell classic tales with a comedic twist. …
By Carrie Penepent Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure’s theater program, presented its production “Dancing at Lughnasa” by Brian Friel in the Garret Theater Oct. 22 through 25. Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator. This play was based on the lives of Friel’s…
By Emily Sullivan Associate Editor William Shakespeare is the most widely performed playwright of all time. Having written around 40 plays, it’s no surprise. This past weekend, the SBU Theater department took a different stance on Shakespeare and turned the beloved classics into something brand new. The play, “42 Shakes: A Work in Progress,” is…
By Asha Matthews Contributing Writer Need something fresh to look forward to this spring? Get ready for this semester’s devised theater project, “42 Shakes: A Work in Progress.” Rebecca Misenheimer, associate professor and theater designer/technical director, along with Ed. Simone, director of the theater program, said they want this production to be a collaborative effort.…
By Emily Sullivan Opinion Editor On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Garret Theater opened its doors to a crowd of people, all waiting to be seated and watch SBU Theater’s performance of “The Walls” by Lisa Dillman. The set, skillfully designed by Becky Misenheimer, associate professor of theater, looked normal enough; a few doorways, a…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer The delight and simplicity of friendship shines through SBU’s theater production of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” SBU’s most recent musical directed and choreographed by Ed. Simone, director of the theater program. “A Year with Frog and Toad,” book and lyrics by Robert Reale and music by Willie…
By MacKenzie Linehan Staff Writer How could you resist an opportunity to have a good chuckle? They say that laughter is the best medicine, after all. “Identity Thief,” starring the hilarious Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”) and Jason Bateman (“Horrible Bosses”), takes you on a high-speed adventure that provides sub-par laughs and great entertainment.…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Students from St. Bonaventure’s theater department participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at Towson University in Towson, Md. last week. The festival is an opportunity for theater students to partake in various workshops and participate in different productions. Multiple students from the theater department were nominated…
By Mary Best Editor-in-Chief Mispronounced by most and adored by seemingly all, “Les Misérables” has been receiving rave reviews and irritating amounts of award buzz. While some claims of it being the greatest movie of all time are a little far-fetched, it proves impressive beyond expectation. “Les Mis” is chock full of fantastic performances. Best…
By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Editor The Garret Theater and Butler Basement workshop are once again a flurry of rehearsals, designing sets and costumes, and creating props. This can only mean one thing— SBU Theater is ready to perform again. As a part of its 10th Anniversary celebration, SBU Theater will perform three plays this…
By Mary Best Managing Editor After a grueling five weeks of rehearsal, SBU Theater is prepared to debut its newest production, “More than Before,” by Kathryn Coughlin this weekend in the Garrett Theater. While the five-week deadline provided some challenges, Ed. Simone, director of the theater program, said the four-person cast worked incredibly hard. “Everyone…
By Mary Best Managing Editor SBU Theater has canceled their winter production of “A Christmas Carol” in lieu of a one-act play festival titled “Knowing and Un-Knowing.” Ed. Simone, director of the theater program, changed the show as a result of the turnout at last week’s auditions for “A Christmas Carol.” “Although we had…
By Mary Best Managing Editor St. Bonaventure’s motto preaches being extraordinary, and SBU Theater is no exception this year. With one production underway and two to go in its unconventional season, things are only looking brighter for the program celebrating its 10th anniversary. Ed. Simone, director of the theater program, expressed his excitement for the…