I have been doing theatre for 13 years and I love it. However, there are certain moments when I realize just how important it is to the community. On April 6 and 13, members and friends of Gannon University’s theatre fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega, performed a show called “Once upon a Forest” in collaboration with […]
The United States Institute of Technical Theatre (USITT) held its annual conference in Wisconsin – land of the cheese! This conference allows students and professionals who are involved with technical theatre to discuss the latest techniques, news, job opportunities and issues. This year two Gannon theatre students attended, and I am happy to say that […]
One of the classes I took last semester was Digital Graphics. The class was taught by MC Gensheimer and was basically an introduction to Photoshop. The class may have ended, but I haven’t quit practicing. I’ve become rather fond of photo manipulation and graphics work. Though I’m still far from the 10,000 hours it takes […]
“The World Goes Round” – that’s a fact. It’s also the name of my last Schuster Theatre show before graduation. It is a musical revue of works by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Kander and Ebb started their creative work in the ‘60s and continued until Ebb’s death in 2004. It includes songs like “All […]
In the month of March, conventional and unconventional spaces alike, from the Schuster Theatre and its scene shop to Zurn 104, are transformed into theaters for the Fringe Fest. We asked directors and actors of the shows what songs they thought best exemplified their productions: Cristen Manion, writer, “Dancing With the Moon”: “Me and the Moon” by […]
What do you do with newspaper, a Dawn soap bottle, thread and wire? You make a puppet. At least, that’s what I’m doing in THEA 397: Puppetry, one of many unique classes offered by the Department of Theatre, Communication and Fine Arts. Here’s my work in progress:
To no one’s surprise, I recently finished a show – “The Children’s Hour” by Lillian Hellman. I played Martha, one of two teachers involved in a scandal at a boarding school in the 1930s. During one of the performances, I said my last spiel and I left the stage in a state of crazy because […]
Erika Krenn talks about what Gannon students will be up to between breaks. [youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYL81KdIbRg&feature=youtu.be”]
By the time you all get to read this, another show at the Schuster Theatre, “The Children’s Hour,” will have come and gone. But its impact will linger on. Warning: Spoilers and thoughtful subject matter just ahead. “The Children’s Hour” takes place at a girl’s boarding school in the 1930s. When one of the girls […]
Theatre is important to me. That’s the easiest, most straightforward way of describing my passion for and love of drama. Usually, I can be found onstage or behind it in some capacity for every show produced at the Schuster Theatre. This semester I have a unique opportunity. Every March, the Schuster presents a “Mini-Fringe” festival, […]
