Happy Friday everyone, BLACKS & PHATS, by Kevin Renn, and directed by Janai Lashon, opened last night and runs through Sunday.  Spread the word!  If you are not working on this show, then you want to come see it.  And everyone, spread the word, the company is doing fabulous work in this entertaining and thought […]

Doesn’t Week 7 always feel like that “hump week” of the term? It’s past the midpoint but still so. far. from. the end? Well fear not my chickadees because I have some news to put into your Daytimer (does anyone use one of those still?) that’s going to fill up your Week 8. Earlier today […]

Howdy!  It’s your friendly neighborhood Dr. Quincy Thomas, here to spill that tea on all the goings on in the Theatre Arts Department and the Festival Playhouse. Hey y’all, want to be a vital part of the Playhouse process? There’s still time to fill an ushering spot for the upcoming performances of Blacks + Phats. […]

Heavy snowfall just in time for Winter Break? Sounds about right. What are you planning to do with your snowy weekend? Do y’all still sled down the quad on caf trays? Well, the Theatre Department never rests. We are gearing up for tech week and the performance for Acting Shakespeare in the Dungeon Theatre February 9-12 at […]

Good evening everyone here and at sea, first the news…Actually it’s been a quiet week and not quite the middle of the term so I have very little to say…The two shows seem to be doing well as far as the rehearsal reports tell me, more information on them will come next week I suspect.Although […]

Hello everyone! THURSDAY, this week, January 27:  SOPHOMORES who are considering Theatre as a major or minor, please come to an information session with Ren (and possibly other theatre faculty who are able to make it, and possibly DSA Rebecca Chan) at 4:10 in Balch Playhouse Lobby. Sadly, I cannot feed you outright, but hopefully […]

Week 2—Jan. 14 Newsletter  1.     The Conviction of Lady Lorraine opens tonight! Reserve your (free) ticket here: https://festivalplayhouse.kzoo.edu/   And check out this story about our special guest artists Dwandra Lampkin and Dee Dee Batteast.  2.     Congratulations to the cast of Blacks + Phats: Ashani Jewell ’23, Milan Levy ’23, and McKenna Wasmer ’25. We are still looking for two Black actors to complete the […]

Welcome back to campus, and thank you for being part of the Festival Playhouse family! Here’s the news this week:  Auditions and callbacks continue for Blacks + Phats tonight, 6:30, Playhouse! Enter through the Playhouse Lobby (near Dow). No experience is necessary. Just show up for 20-30 minutes, meet our Guest Artist Director Janai Lashon, and […]