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"Director Melanie Stewart explains the play as being very “meta” which in theater has to do with the creation of a production and the “bones” behind a dramatic show." -Contributor / Gillian Kenney

Rowan’s “Monster: A Frankenstein Play” turns Tohill Theater into a realm of experimentation

Madison Miller February 28, 2024

Rowan students who came out to see “Monster: A Frankenstein Play” at the Tohill Theater, which ran over the weekend from Feb. 22-25, may have been expecting to see a unique take on the classic tale....

"Auditions were held in Bozorth Hall room 118. West was looking to cast five different parts for the film. These roles include the older brother Angelo and his younger sister Leonetta, who are at the heart of the story." - Photo via Adobe Stock

Rowan Cinema Workshop kicks off spring productions with auditions for “Stella Cadente”

Sean Walker January 31, 2024

This past weekend, on Jan. 27 and 28, Rowan Cinema Workshop held auditions for the first of their four upcoming spring productions, Stella Cadente. The film is set to start shooting on Feb. 18 and wrap...

Students join actress Ashley Park as she shares her experiences working on Broadway. - Staff Writer / Stephanie Green

Broadway Star Ashley Park Talks “Mean Girls,” Auditions and Burnout

Stephanie Green March 23, 2021

Rowan University students learned about the adventures of being a Broadway star in a virtual Q&A session with actress Ashley Park, hosted by the Student University Programmers last Friday, March 19. Park...

"Hair" showed from April 5-13 in the Tohill Theatre. - Image by Rowan University Dept of Music and Dance

Rowan theatre performers let their ‘Hair’ down for production of classic ’60s musical

Dylann Cohn-Emery April 17, 2019

For most of the first act, my jaw was open. I couldn’t stop looking to the people I came with to see if they saw what I was seeing. After the first few songs, I understood why there was a warning in...

Samuel Beckett's works, including "Breath" and "Company," were performed by the Rowan Department of Theatre and Dance. - Photo courtesy of ribbonfarm

Department of Theatre and Dance gives ‘Breath’ to Samuel Beckett’s classics

Sanjana Kondapalli October 31, 2018

From Oct. 26 to 28, the Rowan Department of Theater & Dance presented "Breath: A Festival of Samuel Beckett Shorts and Prose." This play includes eight smaller pieces by Samuel Beckett, all weaved...

Seth Jackson poses with promotional material of his play, "The Blurred Perspectives." - Photo courtesy of Vanessa Vause and Matthew Vesely

Lab Theatre presents “The Blurred Perspectives”: Seth Jackson’s semiautobiographical journey to understanding himself

Tara Lonsdorf October 10, 2018

"I call it an adult version of 'Inside Out.'" That's how senior theater major Seth Jackson describes "The Blurred Perspectives," the play most recently performed by Rowan Lab Theatre group on Oct. 4,...

Cast members of Rowan Theatre Department's MainStage production "The Cradle Will Rock" perform. -Courtesy of Kylie Westerbeck

REVIEW: ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ explores classism and labor struggles

Laura Kincaid April 11, 2018

This past weekend, Tohill theater was transported back to the labor movement of the 1930’s in the musical "The Cradle Will Rock," presented by the Rowan University’s Department of Theatre & Dance...

Theatre and Dance Department students dance in a dress rehearsal, preparing for their upcoming performance of  "Making Trouble" at Tohill Theatre at Bunce Hall. -Amanda Palma/Assistant Photo Editor

Rowan’s Theatre and Dance department is “Making Trouble”

Kevin Howard December 5, 2015

The Department of Theatre & Dance will be performing “Making Trouble: Dance of The Future” this weekend at Tohill Theatre. Based on the 1903 manifesto ‘The Dance of the Future’ by Isadora...

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