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Counting down from 24

Carolyn Tiry
March 13, 2012

[Gallery not found] It’s an exercise in letting go. So said sophomore Alex Brandt of the 24-Hour Project. Last year, he stuck around to watch the actors and director rehearse the play he had written, cringing when they got something wrong. But the final product, he said, was perfect. “I’ve grown... Read more »

Q&A with F. Reed Brown, director of “Into the Woods”

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Carolyn Tiry
February 28, 2012

Submitted photo Editor in Chief Carolyn Tiry sat down with professor of theater arts F. Reed Brown, who directed UW-Eau Claire’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” They discussed the musical’s thematic relevance to current events, obstacles to getting the... Read more »

Life’s a cabaret

Emily Albrent
January 27, 2012

As the lights lowered, the audience became still with anticipation. Out walked a man with a microphone in hand, along with a dancer poised gracefully to begin. Not a whisper could be heard as the orchestra started to play and the man began to sing. A rendition of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” reverberated... Read more »

Don’t sleep on it!

Martha Landry
December 8, 2011

Claire wakes up and doesn’t remember who she is or where she is caused by a rare form of psychological amnesia.  When Claire’s day is just beginning, she is thrown into a confusing journey of humor and violence and is forced to decide for herself who she can and can’t trust. Director of “Fuddy... Read more »

Mapping out a production

Haley Zblewski
May 5, 2011

The changes in culture and language that have occurred over the past 120 years sounds like something you’d learn in a history class, not the theater. But the latest play being put on by the UW-Eau Claire theater department will be proving that this is not just the stuff of history class. “On the... Read more »

You only have 24 hours!

Eric Christenson
March 9, 2011

The 24 Hour Project is an arts project put on by the UWEC Players where artists from many genres do a piece of work in 24 hours and present them all during a performance. At the helm of the project is Senior Siri Brobst, the president of the Players. Below is an interview with her about the project and... Read more »

In review: Because of Poppy Weisz

David Taintor
February 4, 2010

Just who, exactly, is Poppy Weisz? Well, if you’ve been following her Twitter feed, she’s a New York City socialite turned activist who enjoys drinking martinis at noon and jet setting – to Minneapolis, of all places – for extravagant shopping excursions. “Because of Poppy... Read more »