Concordia College – As Concordia’s theater program kicks off November with the popular musical “Les Misérables,” cooperation between the theater and music departments becomes the key to putting on the best show possible. Though Karen Hamilton, the musical’s vocal director, said the bridge between the theater and music departments has been building for four years,…
Among her numerous accolades as a runner, scuba diver, and certified barbecue judge, Professor Sally Story is also the director for Concordia’s upcoming musical, “Les Misérables.” Story, Concordia theatre department’s newest member, says that she has felt very welcomed into the Concordia community as she has been getting to know students and faculty members. She…
Concordia 2012 alumnus Christopher Damlo has been named assistant director of the Tin Roof Theatre’s upcoming production of Abby Man’s “The Judgment at Nuremberg.” The play is based upon the trials held in Nuremberg, Germany in the late 1940s. Damlo explains that on trial were the Nazi war criminals; namely political and governmental officials who…
Seniors to experience last main stage performance with Concordia Theatre It is the Elizabethan era and the governor Leonata throws a masked ball. Noblemen, soldiers and friends of Lenoata mingle, while a man by the name of Don Jon plans to break apart the engaged Hero, the daughter of Leonata, and Claudio, Leonata’s friend. At…
Director explores new training methods for actors in upcoming play Marching in single line across the stage with knees bent and arms held out, nine students stay straight-faced and focused on their movements. Some might even be sweating. This is not a typical play rehearsal. Actors from the play “The Long Christmas Ride Home,” by…
Theatre art professor Jen Thomas insists she did not come here planning to revitalize the theatre department; she has simply tried to do her part. Nonetheless, Thomas has made a lasting mark on theatre at Concordia during her tenure here, both onstage and off. A number of changes have occurred in the theatre department since…
Using plungers to fight for their right to pee for free, the lower class of “Urinetown” raises important social questions in Concordia’s upcoming musical production. “Urinetown,” which opens Nov. 14 and runs through Nov. 24, offers a musical commentary on the issues of sustainability and the conflict between what is right and wrong in society….
Improv has arrived at Concordia. Students of all majors can now join an on-campus, student-led improv group. Junior theatre major Anna Larranaga, founder of the group, led their first meeting last Tuesday. “Concordia didn’t have an improv group,” Larranaga said. “It was odd because it seems like a stereotypical college group.” Short for improvisation, improv…
This week a classic English play is taking the stage at Concordia. Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” follows Englishmen Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, both of who lead double lives as men named “Ernest” in an effort to court women seeking a man with this name. As other characters slowly realize their real…
Students, faculty & alum prepare for momentous season Concordia students and faculty have played important roles in the Fargo-Moorhead Opera for years, and this one is no exception, with the opera gearing up for a momentous season. Cobbers are involved in the opera on nearly every level, from performing to directing to working the box…