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Department News
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The Dumb Waiter featured as MFA Project
MFA candidate Francis Matheu directs Harold Pinter’s “The Dumb Waiter” for his spring studio project.
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Talking about the Women of Shakespeare
Janelle Jenstad, a professor in the Department of English, shares her insights on the women of William Shakespeare’s plays and speaks to the significance of seeing them come together on stage.
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Students navigate their first year in person at the Phoenix
First- and second-year students who spent much of last year online talk to the Phoenix Fire about their in-person experiences this year.
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Learning about T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land
Dr. Magdalena Kay, a professor in the Department of English offers her insight to T.S. Eliot’s landmark modernest poem and what she’s looking forward to seeing in the staged performance.
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The Waste Land and adapting poetry to movement
Prof. Conrad Alexandrowicz speaks about creating movement-based work for the stage out of the landmark poem The Waste Land.
Phoenix Fire Podcasts
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Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Nine
Discussing Shakespeare’s Women with Dept. of English Shakespeare expert Nancy Wright.
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Friday Preshow Lectures: The Waste Land
Audio recording of our Friday preshow lecture for “The Waste Land” with director/choreographer Conrad Alexandrowicz.
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Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Eight
Discussing the mysteries of The Waste Land with Dr. Ross from the Dept. of English.
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Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Seven
Friday Afternoons at the Phoenix Fire: Episode Seven:
Valentine’s Special
Past Guest Artists & Events
Staging Equality: Journey to Mapu
Staging Equality: "Journey to Mapu"Staging Equality is a collaborative and creative research project that explores ways in which theatre engages with issues of race, diversity, and inclusion.STAGED READING: Journey to Mapu by Lina de Guevara Saturday, September 25 at...
Orion Lecture Series: Drew Hayden Taylor
The Orion Lecture Series in Fine ArtsCanoeing Down the River of Contemporary Storytelling... Thursday, April 1 at 12:30pm Free Zoom Lecture Drew Hayden Taylor Playwright, Novelist, Filmmaker, Journalist Drew Hayden Taylor is an award-winning playwright,...
Orion Lecture Series: Gary Farmer
The Orion Lecture Series in Fine ArtsGary Farmer & Kaylayla Raine in Resident Alien for the SyFy Network.Gary Farmer and Michael Armstrong in Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre's production of The Drawer Boy.My Life as a Baby Clown Tuesday, March 23 at 12:30pm Free...