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Rowan Lab Theatre presented "Perfect Arrangement" Nov. 11-13. - Photo / Elliot Colahan

Rowan Lab Theatre presents “Perfect Arrangement” for the fall season

Joshua Ayers November 16, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of attending the first showing of Rowan Lab Theatre’s limited run of “Perfect Arrangement” by American playwright, Topher Payne. Senior theater major, Elliot Colahan,...

Rowan hosts over 25 clubs centered around expanding student's artistic abilities. / Graphic via Julia Quennessen

Getting Involved is Easy With 25+ Art-Centered Clubs

Bryant Lopez September 20, 2022

The fall semester has officially started and students have flocked to club fairs and introductory meetings, looking to find a club that fits them. Clubs are a great opportunity to build connections, create...

Top row: Juptej Singh (Male Greek Chorus), Alec Lacher (Assistant Stage Manager), Bella DeNapoli  (Stage Manager). Middle row: Mattie Millet (Female Greek Chorus), Marisa Pelikan (Director), Nathan Fitch (Peck). Bottom row: Rachel Kumor (Teenage Greek Chorus), Julia Rose Majerscak (Li’l Bit). / Staff Writer Chelsea Valcourt

Rowan Lab Theatre to Host “How I Learned To Drive”

Chelsea Valcourt April 12, 2022

I recently had the privilege of attending a rehearsal for Rowan Lab Theatre’s newest show, “How I Learned to Drive” by Paula Vogel. The show is directed by Marisa Pelikan and stage-managed by Bella...

Promotional poster for "The Dumb Waiter" premiering March 3. / Graphic created by Hannah Scarpelli

PREVIEW: Rowan Lab Theater’s “The Dumb Waiter” Uses a Limited Cast in One-Act Show

Chelsea Valcourt February 22, 2022

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a rehearsal for Rowan Lab Theatre’s newest production of “The Dumb Waiter” by British playwright Harold Pinter. The very limited cast includes the two...

The Rowan Lab Theatre is putting on a virtual production of "No Exit" this weekend. Despite the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast is excited to do their performance. - Photo via the Rowan Lab Theatre Instagram

Act II, Scene II: “No Exit” – The Rowan Lab Theatre Play That Transitioned Online

Chelsea Valcourt October 28, 2020

On Oct. 26, I had the pleasure to sit in on a rehearsal of "No Exit" written by French playwright Jean-Paul Sartre and performed by the Rowan Lab Theatre. "No Exit" tells the...

Sophomore writing arts major Dina Folgia with the rest of "The Boys" perform a choreographed number to "Gaims" by KAMAU on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in Bunce Hall. -Staff Photo/Scott Buzby

Rowan Lab Theatre’s ‘It’s Happening at Home’ tackles big issues with power and poignancy

Scott Buzby February 11, 2018

Rowan’s Lab Theatre is known for addressing hard issues through their performances like violence, abuse, sexual assault and harassment. However, very rarely do we see all of those topics in one play...

Rowan Lab Theatre's production of "Waiting for Godot." From left to right: Sam Tracton as Estragon, Kate Wilburn as Lucky, Matthew Zupancic as Pozzo, and John Hager as Vladimir. -Photo courtesy of Kylie Westerbeck

REVIEW: Rowan Lab Theatre’s ‘Waiting for Godot’ explores inherent absurdity of life

Joseph Gramigna October 10, 2017

The cyclical nature of time. The meaninglessness of humans’ daily existence. The inability to clearly recall one’s past. These are just of few of the themes expressed in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting...

From left: Mikayah Mott, Beatrice Alonna and Nicole Cummings perform the final monologue during "For Colored Girls" at Rowan University on April 20. (Staff Photo/Ashleigh Albert)

REVIEW: ‘For Colored Girls’ weaves together the story of women of color in a magnificent way

Ashleigh Albert April 24, 2017

Hard hitting, compelling, intricate and complicated are just some adjectives that still can’t encapsulate the spectacular production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow...

REVIEW: Rowan Lab Theater’s “One Night” tackles tough issues (Spoilers)

Ashleigh Albert February 20, 2017

As Rowan’s Lab Theatre shows regularly do, “One Night” expertly tackled social issues in a creative, atypical way this past weekend. In the Studio Theatre in Bunce Hall, Rowan’s dark, small black...

Review: Rowan Lab Theatre’s “Glam, Glitz, and Naughty Bitz”

Kylie Westerbeck November 16, 2016

Bon Jovi, glitter and glam, oh my!   On Nov. 12, the production of “Glam, Glitz, and Naughty Bitz: A Glam Rock Musicale” made its world premiere in the Lab Theatre at Rowan University.  The production...

Review: “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds”

Kylie Westerbeck October 10, 2016

The Studio Theatre in Bunce Hall at Rowan was host to Paul Zindel's award-winning play, “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," for a short stint beginning last Thursday. The production...

Rowan's new play "Figures" reexamines female body image

Rowan’s new play “Figures” reexamines female body image

Ashleigh Albert February 17, 2016

The Rowan Lab Theatre program presented "Schoolgirl Figure" by Wendy MacLeod the weekend of Feb. 11. Katherine Kiessling, director of "Schoolgirl Figure" and senior theatre arts and dance dual major, adapted...

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