Theatre and Dance Department

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The Luso Bat Signal: An Interview with Elusive Portuguese Playwright Elaine Avila	Playwright Elaine Avila’s grandfather, João Henrique Avila, was one of the first photographers in his village Ribeiras, Pico, in the Azores, Portugal. He came to America for an education. He realized his dream was impossible while he was washing dishes at Santa Clara University. He ended up…	2016-03-07
Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Present ‘How I Learned to Drive’ March 3-12		2016-02-17
�� production of ‘Top Dog/Underdog’ travels to Mexico City	Western Washington University professors Mark Kuntz and Darren McCroom are headed to Mexico City with five students this month to present Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Top Dog/Underdog,” with two-performances on campus, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Western’s Performing Arts Center Mainstage,…	2016-02-04
Ginger's Ballad	It’s been nearly a century since Albert “Ginger” Goodwin was shot and killed in the Cumberland bush on Canada’s Vancouver Island, but thanks to people such as playwright Elaine Avila, the legacy of the workers’ rights activist won’t soon be forgotten. The Ballad of…	2016-02-04
Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Host West African Dance and Drum Performers in February		2016-02-01
Western’s Production of ‘Topdog/Underdog’ to Travel to Mexico City		2016-02-01
Short film on Alzheimer's to return for encore screening		2016-01-26
�� Theatre and Dance to Present ‘The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin’ Feb. 4-13		2016-01-26
Western student wins regional award for his play	What does a husband do when he’s discovered his wife of 18 years has committed a sexual act with another man? The answer for Carmichael is to hire Diggery, a wannabe thug, to kill Carmichael in front of his supposedly cheating wife. However, when Diggery shows up an hour early to this low…	2016-01-20
Artist profile: Laura Engels active at iDiOM Theater	Laura Engels, 26, is a graduate of Sehome High School and of Western Washington University, with a bachelor’s of arts in theater, in 2012. She is one of five directors in iDiOM Theater’s 44th “48-Hour Theater Festival,” which runs 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3.	2016-01-04

The Luso Bat Signal: An Interview with Elusive Portuguese Playwright Elaine Avila

Playwright Elaine Avila’s grandfather, João Henrique Avila, was one of the first photographers in his village Ribeiras, Pico, in the Azores, Portugal. He came to America for an education. He realized his dream was impossible while he was washing dishes at Santa Clara University. He ended up…

2016-03-07

Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Present ‘How I Learned to Drive’ March 3-12

2016-02-17

�� production of ‘Top Dog/Underdog’ travels to Mexico City

Western Washington University professors Mark Kuntz and Darren McCroom are headed to Mexico City with five students this month to present Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Top Dog/Underdog,” with two-performances on campus, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Western’s Performing Arts Center Mainstage,…

2016-02-04

Ginger's Ballad

It’s been nearly a century since Albert “Ginger” Goodwin was shot and killed in the Cumberland bush on Canada’s Vancouver Island, but thanks to people such as playwright Elaine Avila, the legacy of the workers’ rights activist won’t soon be forgotten.

The Ballad of…

2016-02-04

Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Host West African Dance and Drum Performers in February

2016-02-01

Western’s Production of ‘Topdog/Underdog’ to Travel to Mexico City

2016-02-01

Short film on Alzheimer's to return for encore screening

2016-01-26

�� Theatre and Dance to Present ‘The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin’ Feb. 4-13

2016-01-26

Western student wins regional award for his play

What does a husband do when he’s discovered his wife of 18 years has committed a sexual act with another man?

The answer for Carmichael is to hire Diggery, a wannabe thug, to kill Carmichael in front of his supposedly cheating wife. However, when Diggery shows up an hour early to this low…

2016-01-20

Artist profile: Laura Engels active at iDiOM Theater

Laura Engels, 26, is a graduate of Sehome High School and of Western Washington University, with a bachelor’s of arts in theater, in 2012.

She is one of five directors in iDiOM Theater’s 44th “48-Hour Theater Festival,” which runs 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3.

2016-01-04

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