Convos Stories

August 27, 2018

The world of “Something Rotten!”

The Renaissance Something Rotten! transports today’s audiences from the seats of a Broadway house across the Atlantic and back through the history book pages to Renaissance England. But what is the Renaissance, and how did it change England in the...

August 20, 2018

Leading the way in performing arts research

What happens when you attend a Purdue Convocations performance? Does it refresh your memory of a novel you read, a favorite lyric, or a historical event? Perhaps you have great discussions about the show with your companions afterward. You know...

August 1, 2018

The unique humor of Broadway’s funniest show

The laugh lines in the Broadway hit Something Rotten! flow from different sources. Some come at the expense of William Shakespeare, the rock star of his day, here played as a world-weary writer who finds being famous so much more...

July 27, 2018

Innovative Performance Fund

The Innovative Performance Fund is an affinity group gathered around a powerful idea to have this work present—here in our community. You can support our work this season with the Pint Crew, and your multi-year support gives us confidence to present...

July 27, 2018

Inspired Giving: Floyd and Patricia Garrott

Floyd and Patricia Garrott are inspired by student experiences. Inspired by the ways live performance can help young people grow, Floyd and Patricia Garrott established an endowment to provide discounted tickets to Purdue students attending performances tied to their course...

July 27, 2018

Inspired Giving: Alan and Gail Beck

Alan and Gail Beck are inspired by innovative performances. Alan and Gail Beck have been staunch supporters of Purdue Convocations for the past 20 years. Their generous donations benefit the Innovative Performance Fund, which brings experimental performances and unique artists...

July 10, 2018

Inspired Giving: Eyal and Gabrielle Barash

Eyal and Gabrielle Barash are inspired by education initiatives. Gabrielle Cramer Barash has been attending Convos performances since she was a little girl. Now she helps bring the gift of live performance to hundreds of children across Lafayette and beyond....

June 19, 2018

Welcome to the 2018-19 Convocations Season!

Join the Friends of Convos and get the best seat in the house! https://issuu.com/convocations/docs/1819_brochure_2e596d02c0a898

May 11, 2018

Convocations to lead “Call of the Wild” literacy/theatre project

Purdue Convocations is leading a nationwide study aimed at understanding the impact a live performance has on a student’s literacy skills. This project will use Jack London’s book and Theatre Heroes’ theatrical production of Call of the Wild.

Purdue Convocations is leading a nationwide study aimed at understanding the impact a live performance has on a student’s literacy skills. This project will use Jack London’s book and Theatre Heroes’ theatrical production of Call of the Wild.

April 2, 2018

Program Notes: Songs of Freedom

Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning drummer, Ulysses Owens Jr., the 1960’s are explored through the work of three prolific artists: Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone. To effectively deliver this vast repertoire, the program features vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, and Joanna Majoko.

Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning drummer, Ulysses Owens Jr., the 1960’s are explored through the work of three prolific artists: Joni Mitchell, Abbey Lincoln, and Nina Simone. To effectively deliver this vast repertoire, the program features vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, and Joanna Majoko.

March 30, 2018

Click your heels three times…The Ruby Slippers

Each pair of ruby slippers is estimated at a value of $1.5 million, making them the most expensive Hollywood memorabilia known. They have been dubbed by some as "The Holy Grail" of all Hollywood nostalgia.  Despite their incredible fame, the...

March 29, 2018

The Phenomenon of The Wizard Of Oz

"For nearly forty years this story has given faithful service to the Young in Heart; and Time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return...