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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Unique Variety Show Format Creates New Opportunities, Challenges

Serena Runyan December 12, 2013
Find out more about the inspiration behind the upcoming variety show at Harper Joy, "Ukulele!"
My Chernobyl Brings Toxic Wit to Harper Joy

‘My Chernobyl’ Brings ‘Toxic Wit’ to Harper Joy

Emma Dahl April 11, 2013

Harper Joy Theatre's latest production will be Aaron Bushkowsky's "My Chernobyl," a play that Whitman's website describes as "a quirky romance, both touching and hilarious." The plot follows "a naïve...

Stars Behind the Scenes Propel The Tempest

Stars Behind the Scenes Propel ‘The Tempest’

Quin Nelson February 27, 2013
Whitman’s performance of William Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," set to run from Feb. 27 through March 3 at Harper Joy Theatre, is one of high drama, suspense and action. The large cast of characters is able to synthesize all of these aspects, but the play would not be complete without the crew behind the scenes.
Catharsis On and Off the Stage: Tyler Schuh Talks About the One Act Play Festival

Catharsis On and Off the Stage: Tyler Schuh Talks About the One Act Play Festival

Emma Dahl February 7, 2013

Sitting on the couches upstairs in the Reid Campus Center, first-year Tyler Schuh discusses his experience writing for Whitman's One Act Play Festival. Unlike most of the others who submitted plays, Schuh...

Credit: Allie Felt

Snowbound explorations of love delight in ‘Bus Stop’

Clara Bartlett December 8, 2011
Consider this your Greyhound ticket to thoroughly enjoyable procrastination. From Thursday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 11, Harper Joy Theatre presents the romantic comedy “Bus Stop" by William Inge on the Alexander Stage, directed by Visiting Instructor of Theatre Katie Pearl.
Photo Credit: Brandon Fennell

Theater department brings music and spelling to Sherwood

Kate Robinette May 3, 2011
This year, Garret Professor of Dramatic Art Nancy Simon will be directing a musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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