Category: Theatre
Concordia Theater ties modern-day issues into historic “Cabaret”
“Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome!” The opening lines of “Cabaret,” Concordia’s fall musical, invite the audience into the dark underworld of a Berlin nightclub in 1930. On Thursday, Nov. 8, the Concordia theatre department will perform “Cabaret,” a musical created by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff. The show is set at the Kit Kat…
Concordia Theatre’s final production of season showcases six student directors
Concordia Theatre’s final production of the year will take on topics such as the power of language, existential crises, and the complexities of romance—all at the hands of six student directors. “All in the Timing” is an energetic collection of six one-act plays, all tied together through their unique portrayals of time. This production is…
A tale of two ‘Tartuffes’: Concordia and NDSU to perform same play this month
In the same political climate, during the same month, and at almost the same spot on the map, Concordia College and North Dakota State University have chosen the same centuries-old show to perform this February. “Tartuffe,” first performed in 1664, is a classic French comedy with an overarching theme of religious hypocrisy. Dr. David Wintersteen,…
Tony Award nominee guest directs ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
In the Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre, the world of Moorhead fades away and is transformed into the small Russian village of Anatevka in 1905, where a man named Tevye and his five daughters live. Unassuming at first, it sets the stage for traditions to be challenged and lives to be changed. Concordia Theatre will present…
Concordia Theatre brings unlikely characters together with ‘Wittenberg’
Concordia Theatre’s first mainstage production of the year reforms the way history is told through a comical interpretation of the lives of Martin Luther, Doctor John Faustus, and Prince Hamlet. “Wittenberg,” written by David Davalos, tells the story of these three unrelated historical and fictional figures meeting for the first time at a university in…
Concordia Theatre Season Finale: “‘Chess:’ In Concert”
After a theatre season filled with drama and laughter, the Concordia Theater Department is back with their 8th and final production of the year: “‘CHESS:’ In Concert.” “CHESS: In Concert” was first performed in London in 1986 as a rock opera to tell a story of the Cold War through the lens of a Chess…
Supermoto in MSP
Fargo-Moorhead feature film Supermoto, starring Concordia alum and faculty, will be world premiered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival on April 15 and 16 at St. Anthony Main Theatre. Supermoto follows the story of Ruby, a woman who wakes up alone in a motel room. Her abusive boyfriend has left her, leaving her with…
‘The Secret in the Wings’
Fairtytales with adult themes show not all stories have happy endings The opening of Concordia theater’s sixth main stage production of the year, “The Secret in the Wings,” is just around the corner. Similar to the other productions, audiences will get to experience impressive acting, set designs, props, lighting, and costumes. However, one thing audiences…
Concordia Theater takes on a classic Neil Simon play
In less than a week, Concordia’s theater season will continue, taking the audience on a journey through family struggles and self discovery. Neil Simon’s award winning script “Brighton Beach Memoirs” has some big shoes to fill, but this seven member cast is ready to take on the task. Set in Brooklyn, New York in 1937…