REVIEW: ‘The Boys Next Door’ opens hearts, minds, and doors

“The Boys Next Door” was, in the words of the show’s main character, “either the saddest place I have ever been, or the happiest.” Associate professor of Theatre Jeffrey Clapp...

“Into the Woods” closes theater season

BROOKE THAMES A&E Writer The Pacific Lutheran University Theatre Department will wave goodbye to the 2014-2015 school year May 8 with its rendition of the acclaimed Broadway musical “Into the Woods.”   “Into...

PLU Education Sets the Stage

By Eddie McCoven, Guest Writer ACT 1 Theatre Productions is currently putting on performances of “The Last Five Years.” What’s unique about this production is not just the giddy music that...

Bringing the 80s back to PLU

BROOKE THAMES A&E Writer Steel Magnolias Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theatre (Black Box) 7:30 p.m. March 6, 7, 13 and 14 2 p.m. March 15 This week, the Pacific Lutheran University theatre department debuts its...

Preview: ‘Baby’ brings new life to theatre season

Joel Thomas, Guest Writer Pacific Lutheran University starts the 2014-2015 theatre season by questioning reality. “The Play About the Baby,” written by playwright Edward Albee, (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” and...

DANCE 2015: Diverse steps, stories

BROOKE THAMES A&E Writer DANCE 2015 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10 Saturday, April 11 Karen Hille Phillips Center $8 General admission $3 Students UPDATE, APRIL 11, 2015: A previous version of this story mistakenly reported the dates of the Dance 2015...

SLIDESHOW: Vpstart Crow presents ‘Proof’

Check out these photos from the Vpstart Crow production, Proof.

Charlotte saves the children

By Erin Flom, Guest Writer In the 1970s, Pacific Lutheran University had a prominent children’s theater. Senior Mitchell Helton is hoping to bring it back this year with a production...

NOMT 2014: Student-produced musical revue brightens three nights

Michael Diambri, A&E Writer Pacific Lutheran University’s Night of Musical Theatre (NOMT) is a student-run and -produced program that gives students opportunities to show off theatre skills they’ve developed. Under the...