2014-15 Season Archives - Page 2 of 5

February 2, 2015

Peter Pan Prequel Has Heart and Humor

Peter and the Starcatcher For 12 actors to be able to portray 100 different characters and conjure spectacular locales with low-tech sets and props, it takes enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft, the limitless possibilities of imagination—and a trunkload of pixie dust....

January 29, 2015

Three Stories High Festival Program Notes

In the spirit of a fringe theatre festival, Three Stories High featured The Cardinals by Stan’s Cafe (England), No Place to Go by Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra (New York), and The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer (Australia).

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT Let me explain. We’re always looking for fascinating artists to bring into our community. Each time we’ve thrown the range of possible experiences even wider, you’ve rushed right in and made it a success. We...

January 27, 2015

What is Three Stories High Theatre Festival?

Purdue Convocations director Todd Wetzel recently discussed the Three Stories High Theatre Festival with the Purdue Exponent. Can you describe in your own words what this festival is? Todd Wetzel: This is a deliberate effort to do two things: continue...

January 27, 2015

The Cardinals by Stan’s Cafe trades fire and brimstone for humor and humanity

Three British Catholic Cardinals in crimson robes are on a mission of evangelism — touring with a puppet show of their own making that presents abbreviated, extrapolated readings of The Bible. At least that’s how it starts — in Genesis, of...

January 22, 2015

ETHEL’s Documerica transforms EPA photo project into multimedia feast

The imagery of EPA’s Project Documerica is the inspiration for ETHEL’s Documerica – a string quartet’s modern interpretation of the 1970s photo archive.

About Documerica In 1971, a hundred photographers commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Project Documerica fanned out across the country to capture America’s sometimes fabled, sometimes fraught relationship to its land. The result was an archive of thousands of photographs...

January 13, 2015

Looking into the heart of an all-new Beauty and the Beast

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, now embarked on a lavish and visually re-imagined new tour presented by NETworks, is one of best-loved of all musicals. It’s easy to understand why. Its classic story -- of a beautiful village girl, Belle,...

January 6, 2015

“Ballroom with a Twist” performance at Purdue canceled

Purdue Convocations announced on Tuesday (January 6) the cancellation of the “Ballroom with a Twist” performance. The performance was originally scheduled for February 13 in Elliott Hall of Music. Due to scheduling conflicts, the Purdue date of “Ballroom with a...

December 22, 2014

Lightwire Theater brings new life to a pair of classic tales