Year: 2011
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Hillstrom Museum Opens New Season September 12
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The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College will open three concurrent exhibitions on Monday, Sept. 12. The new exhibitions include A Collector’s Passion for Dürer’s Secrets: the MAGJEKL Collection, “Comfort Me, Said He,” Recent Work by Kristen Lowe, and FOCUS IN/ON: Guy Pène du Bois’ Connoisseurs. An opening reception for these exhibits will…
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Gustavus’ Anderson Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
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As the year-long Sesquicentennial Celebration begins at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Department of Theatre/Dance announces its 80th season of performances for 2011-2012. The season includes On Ego in conjunction with the College’s annual Nobel Conference; the Sondheim musical Assassins; two dance concerts featuring works by guest choreographers, faculty and students; two senior honors projects and…
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Home Free Benefit Concert Sunday
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The award-winning a cappella sensation, Home Free, returns to Gustavus’ Jussi Björling Recital Hall for a special fund-raising concert Sunday, August 28. The concert, a benefit sponsored by First Lutheran Church of St. Peter, begins at 3:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets for the benefit are available at the church and will…
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Benjamin Kolis ’12 in “The Butler Did It”
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“The butler did it!” is one of the most famous (or infamous) lines in the theatre. The “who-done-it” or mystery genre in the theatre is one of the most popular. For the cast, it’s fun to play with the audience. For the audience, it needs to pay attention. In July, Benjamin Kolis ’12 was on…
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Chloe Radcliffe ’12 In The Spotlight
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Last spring, if you asked Gustavus student Chloe Radcliffe how she had enough time to be a full-time member of the College’s nationally ranked forensics team, play the lead female role in the Theatre and Dance’s Department’s production of Hamlet, grade for the Math Department, participate in the Crossroads Program, and complete all of her…
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Gustavus Choreographer Jeffrey Peterson Sets Show for Fringe Festival
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Gustavus adjunct instructor of theatre/dance and choreographer Jeffrey Peterson returns to the Minnesota Fringe Festival as he teams up with Christopher Watson to produce How Do You See It? The performance, a split-bill dance concert which offers a smorgasbord of personal dances for the discerning adult viewer, ranges from witty to poignant to poetic. Performances…
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Seham’s Outrageous Fortune Opens at Fringe Festival
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Outrageous Fortune, a new play by Gustavus Professor of Theatre & Dance Amy Seham, will be premiered at the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival under the direction of Evan Hilsabeck ’10. Inspired by Anderson Theatre’s recent production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Outrageous Fortune opens Friday, August 5 with five performances during the Festival at the Augsburg…
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Gustie Team of Leitzman & Shumaker Produce “The Fantasticks”
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Gusties Karla Leitzman ’13 and Kari (Moody) Shumaker ’97 team up as director and music director to produce the Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones’ musical The Fantasticks for the Paynesville (MN) Community Theatre, August 3 – 7, at the Paynesville High School Auditorium. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on August 3, 4 & 6 and…
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Evan Taylor ’12 & Russell Heeter ’11 Win 48 Hour Film Honors
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For Evan Taylor ’12 and Russell Heeter ’11, all that was needed was “a character, a plot, a line of dialogue, a genre” and two days to write, set, costume, film, edit and produce a video that earned the Best Student Director award and a nomination for Best Musical Score at this year’s 48-Hour Film…
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Gustavus Summer Speech Institute Scheduled for July 24-30
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As the Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team continues to assert itself as a top 10 program in the country, the success and popularity of the College’s Summer Speech Institute continues to grow. This year’s speech institute, running from July 24-30, will have a record number of participants (141) from eight different states, making it the…