“The Laramie Project” is a raw and emotional theatrical take on a real-life tragedy
Sydney Randall, News Editor
December 17, 2019
In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay college student from Laramie, Wyoming, was murdered by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. The events surrounding the tragedy were later written about in “The Laramie Project.” IU Southeast’s Theater Department hosted a production of Moisés Kaufma...
Ashley Wallace: Acting out in class
Marc Andry, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2019
While traversing the halls of the Knobview and the Ogle Center, if the sounds of laughter, playful yelling and elaborate accents are heard, the classroom of Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Performance Ashley Wallace is the likely source. Wallace began her teaching career at the University...
Natalie Bowman: The Costume Queen of IUS
Marc Andry, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2019
Beneath the Robinson stage, an old storage room is now a fabric wonderland bustling with the activity of sewing machines, tailors and costume designers all thanks to the efforts of costume shop manager Natalie Bowman. Ever since she was a kid, Bowman told herself she did not want to be a teacher, as...
“Noises Off” sounds off with success
Jordan Williams, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2015
This past Sunday, audience members huddled together in the IU Southeast Robinson Theatre and witnessed the delightful melodrama of the production efforts involved in making a play come to life in the campus production of Michael Frayn’s 1982 original, "Noises Off." The play, directed by IU Sout...
God of Carnage: small cast reaches breaking point onstage
March 10, 2014
Jim Hesselman, director of “God of Carnage” and assistant professor of theatre and performance at Indiana University Southeast, introduces the performance with a thought-provoking anecdote within the first couple pages of the play bill: “As far as I know, human beings are the only animals on...
