Category: Theatre & Dance

Robert O. Berdahl, a 1990 alumnus of Gustavus Adolphus College is currently starring in the Guthrie Theatre production of The 39 Steps. Combining a spy thriller with farcical comedy and ingenious theatrical invention, The 39 Steps is an engaging, fast-paced whodunit that celebrates the magic of theater. Closely following the storyline of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935…

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre and Dance opens the 2010-11 season with the Joe Calarco adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, Shakespeare’s R&J. This adaptation of the classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, is directed by Henry MacCarthy with performances October 28, 29, and 30 at 8:00 p.m. and October 31…

Scott Novotny, the national comedian most frequently referred to as the new Robin Williams, returns to Gustavus as part of the College’s Homecoming weekend festivities. Novotny, the comedian, actor, writer and teacher brings his “laugh out loud” act filled with family friendly characters, jokes, dancing, props, improvisation and physical comedy to the Björling Recital Hall…

Thrill Me: The Story of Leopold and Loeb, a musical directed by Gustavus Adolphus College Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance Henry MacCarthy will be performed at the Lowry Lab Theater in St. Paul beginning Thursday, Sept. 16. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Sept. 16, 17, and 18 as well as a 3 p.m.…

Brian Evans, Class of 2007, now in his fourth season with the Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater Company, has won the 2010 SAGE Award in the category of “Outstanding Performer.” The winners were announced at the annual Minnesota SAGE Awards Dinner on September 14 at the Southern Theatre in Minneapolis.

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) will perform four works from its nationally-acclaimed repertory on Saturday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Anderson Theatre, St. Peter. SPDT’s presentation is the inaugural event for the 2010-2011 Gustavus Artist Series and will feature the Anderson Theatre return…

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season, highlighting the broad influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare-inspired production, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase and the season finale of Hamlet. The 2010-2011 dance season opens with a performance by the Stuart Pimsler Dance and…

St. Croix Festival Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Summer Season includes productions of Jean Anouilh’s To Fool the Eye, Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard’s Red, White and Tuna and concludes with the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play Proof by David Auburn. Included in the casts are Shane Jensen ’10, Christian DeMarais ’11 and faculty emeritus…

Gustavus Adolphus College senior Erin Belpedio has been selected to have her lighting design display published in the upcoming summer issue of Theatre Design & Technology magazine. Belpedio showcased her lighting display for Falling Awake: A Physical Theatre Project, at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology’s (USITT) national conference Design Expo in Kansas City,…

Playwright Amy Seham, chair of the department and professor of theatre and dance at Gustavus Adolphus College, returns for the seventh time to Minnesota’s Fringe Festival in August with her newest play, FW: RE: Mom Update. Directed by Diane Mountford and featuring a cast of Gustavus alumni, St. Peter and Minneapolis-based actors, Seham brings her…