Theatre student stars in Danville play
(July 8th, 2008)
Asbury College senior Luke Baldridge has been cast in the lead role of Pioneer Playhouse’s production of “Death by Darkness” by Elizabeth Orndorff. Read More »
Shakespeare Abridged performances postponed until April
(February 15th, 2008)
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the final performances of "Shakespeare Abridged" for Feb. 29 and March 1 have been postponed until April 24-25. Read More »
Godspell Scores Record Attendance
(October 17th, 2007)
Asbury Theatre and Cinema Performance Program's production of Godspell sells out to record crowds. Nearly 900 people filed into Doddridge-Holland Theatre for the fall production of TCP's Godspell. The previous attendance record of 600 for the 2005 production of David Mamets version of The Cherry Orchard was shattered. A great start for the one year old Theatre and Cinema Performance major and brand new Musical Theatre emphasis. Read More »
Shakespeare in Hollywood
(April 30th, 2007)
TC/P’s production of SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD has been recommended to be performed at the KCACTF Region IV Festival in February 2007. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide which has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. In January and February of each year, regional festivals showcase the finest of each region's entered productions and offer a variety of activities, including workshops, symposia, and regional-level award programs. Four to six of the best and most diverse regional festival productions to be showcased in the spring at the annual noncompetitive national festival at the Kennedy Center, all expenses paid. Read More »
Death Takes a Holiday
(April 30th, 2007)
DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY February 22,23,24 March 1,2,3 Death Takes a Holiday, made popular in the movie, Meet Joe Black, is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which he falls in love with a beautiful girl and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The play stimulates discussion and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy of the problems of love and death. Read More »
