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Performing Arts

Updated Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 12:59 AM

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Updated November 19, 2009 4:00 AM

'All-Star' Cast

Students will get the chance to see what happens when rock-infused chamber music is combined with medieval vocals on an American folk composition.

So 'Spectacular'

With years of dancing experience behind her, Traci Reszetylo stood in line at Radio City Music Hall with 500 other girls eight years ago to audition to be one of the traditional Rockettes.


Updated November 12, 2009 4:00 AM

HOME SWEET HOME

NRT is setting out this weekend to show the audience that two simultaneous plays are better than one.


Updated November 5, 2009 4:00 AM

Mythological story to be retold from new perspective

Clytemnestra may have been an adulterous murderer, but the Martha Graham Dance Company's spin on the mythological figure's tale reveals a softer side to the queen.

New play provides familiar story

A familiar storyline -- man and woman meet, man and woman hate each other, man and woman fall in love through anonymous letters -- will be performed in Golden Age musical form starting tonight.


Updated October 29, 2009 4:00 AM

NRT's take on 'Dracula' will remain true to tale

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School of Theatre to bring history to haunted house

Almost every aspect of this year's haunted house includes Penn State history, down to the theme of "We are... Dead."


Updated October 22, 2009 4:00 AM

Dylan-inspired show to bridge past and present

Is anybody young enough anymore for rebellion and idealism? That's a central question at The Next Stage's production of Willy Holtzman's Something You Did, debuting at the State Theatre starting Friday.

Musicians to bring diverse flair to Eisenhower show

Brazil's Orquestra de São Paulo will provide students a chance to expand their horizons with its diverse group of musicians and song selection.

GET 'GOONIE'

As Trent She practiced aiming for Luke Miller's groin with a set of fake teeth attached to a slinky at last week's NRT rehearsal, outbursts of laughter rang through the room.


Updated October 15, 2009 4:00 AM

Savvy Strings

If the musicians of the Emerson String Quartet were to hold all of their Grammys -- well, they'd have no free hands to play their instruments.

NRT adapts fiction novel

Murder, time travel and a trip to the rainforest -- that about sums up this weekend's No Refund Theatre show.

Solo violinist to play Winterfest

A family that plays together stays together, but this weekend, Clara Lyon will be performing on her own in Centre County.


Updated October 8, 2009 4:00 AM

INTO THE WILD

No Refund Theatre (NRT) will tell Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew this weekend with one major twist -- it will take place in the 19th-century American Wild West.


Updated October 1, 2009 4:00 AM

Staging the scene

Though the message in this week's NRT show may resonate with the audience long after the curtain call, the set will be gone as quickly as it was set up.

'Crayon' to feature video infused show

Beth Miller may be a college student, but she still sees the importance of forgetting the monotony of daily life to remember childhood.

Thankful Tribute

Gregory Hines may have died five years ago, but his legacy will "tap on" through the feet of talented dancers.


Updated September 10, 2009 4:00 AM

MAKING THE STAGE

Some plays don't require a big stage, fancy lighting or many actors.

Four comedies to kick off NRT semester

This weekend's No Refund Theatre show will provide the


Updated August 6, 2009 4:00 AM

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