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“And once you stop comparing yourself to others, and you start taking inspiration from others.”
 - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

A sit-down with the faces behind “The Tempest”

Dylan Francis, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

Shakespeare's text could be difficult to understand for someone unfamiliar with his terminology. For Danih-Lael Alexandre and Ilana Leshowitz, who performed “The Tempest” at Rowan University, it became...

"Canavan and Valenzuela’s performance of “Goodbye Love” toward the end of Act II was a particular highlight. Always emotional, this rendition was particularly gut-wrenching." - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Rowan Theater Department’s “Rent” brings intense passion to the stage

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

The Rowan Theater Department’s spring mainstage musical for 2024 was the 1993 Broadway classic “Rent.” The rock musical is inspired by the opera “La Boheme,” and centers around a group of eight...

Cast members of "Lavender Life" bring the cabaret setting to life. -Courtesy of Kylie Westerbeck

“Lavender Life” a stunning representation of LGBTQ+ women in 1930s

Ashleigh Albert November 15, 2017

For a show that solely takes place in a 1930s speakeasy, Rowan Lab Theatre's "Lavender Life" greatly exceeded expectations, portraying a vibrant, youthful tale of American LGBTQ+ women at the time. Running...

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...

Rowan Theatre’s “Danse Macabre” portrays society’s deepest fears

Dylan Maslowski November 28, 2016

Rowan Department of Theatre and Dance's latest venture “Danse Macabre” is coming to Tohill Theatre Dec. 8, and the cast and crew are hard at work bringing this bold dance production to life. Rejecting...

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...

Rowan’s Improv Club makes comedy out of madness

Ricardo Oropeza October 25, 2016

In the dungeon-like basement of Bunce Hall lies a small black room where Ian Rubin and his crew of improvisers wooed a small crowd with their improvisational Halloween Comedy Showcase. The Rowan University...

REVIEW: Rowan’s “Dracula” brings haunting novel to life onstage

Ashleigh Albert October 23, 2016

Keeping with the department's "Season of Horror" theme as well as the Halloween season, one could only expect gore, vampires, death and heartbreak from the Rowan Theatre production of "Dracula." Running...

PROFile of a Vampire: “Dracula’s” Robert Mora

Dylan Maslowski October 19, 2016

On a dark and stormy night, not too far from now, a tale of darkness and blood will engulf the Tohill Theatre. Emerging from the shadows comes Rowan Theatre Department’s “Dracula,” a stage adaptation...

“For Colored Girls…” shares stories of womanhood in encore show

Ellie Leick October 19, 2016

Directed by Rowan alumnus Leroy "Lee" Harris, a production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf” appeared in Pfleeger Hall on Saturday night. Open to students...

What to expect from Rowan’s encore of “For Colored Girls…”

Ellie Leick October 12, 2016

On Saturday, Oct. 15, The Multicultural Center and L. Arnold Productions will present an encore performance of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” in Pfleeger Concert...

Rowan Theater’s “Dracula” has big plans for the fall season

Dylan Maslowski September 19, 2016

Casting a haunting shadow over the Tohill Theatre comes Rowan University’s mainstage theater production “Dracula” this fall. Kicking off their “Season of Horror” on Oct. 20, the cast and crew...

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