From Moscow to Moscow — The theatre study abroad program spent a month in Moscow, Russia
Russia is a gem on the map for theatrical education in the world.
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The art of playing with fire – Fire juggling theater student to graduate with BFA
David Lenz began juggling fire for a fire dancing troupe when he was 18 years old. Though Lenz began juggling as a hobby when he was young, it wasn”t until […]
No Christmas miracle – UI students work behind the scenes on “A Christmas Carol” Production
Putting on a theater production is no Christmas miracle. “I think that the biggest misconception, the best misconception, is that it appears effortless,” said “A Christmas Carol” Director David Lee-Painter. […]
Growth and goodwill
The University of Idaho Theater Department first performed Charles Dickens” “A Christmas Carol” three years ago, and the play has been an annual event since. Daniel Lee-Painter, who has directed […]
Theatrics and antics – The 24-hour Theater Festival prompts creativity in the course of a day
Unbeknownst to the average observer, the University of Idaho campus is full of students with hidden talents. Talents which UI senior and Theater Arts major Lauren Walters said are often […]
UI student Zana Previti brings monsters to Moscow with a staged reading of her original play, “The Gorgons”
If Zana Previti is looking to Medusa and the Gorgons for inspiration, she must be looking with a mirror. Allusions to Greek mythology play a central role in the University […]
UI theater students and alumni perform about love and loss
Love, loss and tragedy in a box is the story of “Vigils,” the play produced by University of Idaho students and alumni and performed at the Prichard Art Gallery last […]
Foss finds home in Moscow
UI Theater professor nominated for five Jeff Awards University of Idaho Theater Arts professor Matt Foss is unable to attend the 42nd annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards ceremony in Chicago, for […]
Seeking Shakespeare
UI students modernize Shakespeare’s ‘Cymbeline’ The posters are everywhere. Long hair draped over one shoulder, a cardboard crown and a smile hidden behind a finger mustache. Park Williams thinks it’s […]
The one that stuck
Through trial and error, directing He has tried many roles. He’s been a soccer star, a political satirist, an olfactory professional and a poet. It was all interesting, until it […]