Category: Theatre & Dance

Tane Danger ’07 is passionate about civil discourse and is passionate about humor. It’s why he founded the LineUs Improv Comedy Troupe at Gustavus and it’s why he co-founded The Theater of Public Policy after earning his degree in communication studies. The success of the latter venture is one reason why Danger has been named…

Hannah Enright and Autumn Ike, both junior Gustavus theatre majors, seized a rare opportunity while studying abroad their fall semesters. Guided by their passion for theatre and dance, these Gustavus students managed to identify an outlet to satisfy their hunger for art: performance while abroad. Experience the passion, excitement, horrors and frustrations of performance abroad…

A new television show that debuted this week on FX to strong ratings and is receiving positive reviews from entertainment critics has a Gustavus alumnus on its cast. Peter Breitmayer, a veteran actor and a member of the class of 1987, will have a recurring role on the new show Fargo as Lieutenant Schmidt. The…

What do you get when you put fairies, love and a magic, all-powerful flower together? Chaos. That, and the thrilling and epic story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, put on the grassy stage of the Linnaeus Arboretum by theatre professor Henry MacCarthy. This workshop version of Shakespeare’s classic story of love and unintended consequences features…

For the spring of 2014, the Gustavus Dance Company will perform Grace, a collaboration of elegantly crafted movement and artistic innovations, which embody the essence of grace. Taking the stage of the Anderson Theater once again, the company will present thought-provoking dances on May 2 and 3at 8:00 p.m. and May 4 at 2:00 p.m.…

The Department of Theatre & Dance is pleased to announce three performances of the children’s play The World of the Brothers Grimm, a collection of short plays based on the Grimm Fairy Tales. The play, directed by Kaitlyn McElrath ’14, is an adaptation by Carolyn Lane and will be performed in The Dive in the…

The Theatre and Dance Department at Gustavus Adolphus College is proud to present the senior honors project Mendacity, devised and directed by theatre honors majors Comfort Dolo and Rob Ward. Mendacity will be performed in the Black Box theatre April 25 and 26 at 8:00 p.m. and April 27 at 2:00 p.m. Mendacity traps you…

The Theatre and Dance Department at Gustavus Adolphus College is proud to present Hair, the American tribal love-rock musical with book and lyrics by James Rando and Gerome Ragni with music by Galt MacDermot. Directed by Amy Seham, Hair will be performed in the Anderson Theatre Feburary 21, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8:00 p.m.…