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Jim Daniels, director of WMU Theatre Dept.’s production of “As You Like It,” stopped by the Nonchalant Café Hour this week to discuss Shakespeare’s play. In a NCH Web Extra Daniels describes the show as “hilariously funny” and “stunningly designed.” Watch the video below.
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Entries Tagged as ‘Theatre’
February 19, 2010
WMU’s As You Like It “Hilariously Funny, Stunningly Designed”
January 30, 2010
WMU Theatre Department’s Eurydice Explores Sarah Ruhl’s Retelling in the Intimate York Space
Shake off your preconceived ideas about the Greek myths you learned about in grade school. WMU Theatre Department is presenting Sarah Ruhl’s unique retelling of Eurydice that will make you laugh and see the Underworld from a whole new perspective.
Director of Eurydice, Mark Liermann, spoke to the Nonchalant Café Hour about the production and about working in the [...]
January 20, 2010
Crawlspace Theatre Productions Brings 2nd Annual Kalamazoo Improv Festival
Crawlspace Artistic Director Dann Sytsma stopped by the Nonchalant Café Hour recently to chat about the 2nd Annual Kalamazoo Improv Festival which will feature several of the Windy City’s top improv performers including Whiskey Rebellion and the Crawlspace Theatre Productions Sketch review among a host of other activities Jan 21-23.
November 4, 2009
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Bonds Ladies Over Hate of Bride…and dress
Western Michigan University Theatre Dept. opened Five Women Wearing the Same Dress written by Alan Ball Friday. The play features five women forced to don bridesmaids gowns that appear to be chosen only for the sheer purpose of making the bride look better.
Despite all odds and a touch of comedic writing, the five ladies form a bond. [...]
September 18, 2009
Kinetic Affect to Release New Live Recording
Kinetic Affect, fresh from a voyage to the West Coast for a spot on America’s Got Talent, will release their latest recording Friday Sept. 18, at the Fire in Kalamazoo.
One half of the duo, Gabriel Giron, stopped by the Nonchalant Café Hour to discuss the release and making of live recording and the spoken-word group’s latest projects including [...]
September 15, 2009
Evil Dead the Musical Kalamazoo Premier is a Gore Fest!
The Whole Art Theatre in downtown Kalamazoo is set to premier Evil Dead: the Musical. Opening Friday at the Epic Center, Evil Dead is a bloody gore fest according to lead actor Adam Carter who plays Ash Williams.
Based on Sam Raimi’s cult classic films of the 1980’s, Evil Dead is about five hormonal college students [...]
July 17, 2009
Red Light Winter director Brock Yordy shares vision for theatre
Brock Yordy, director of the Kalamazoo premier of playwright Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter, stopped by the NCH today.
Yordy discusses his intimate staging of the provocative play where the audience may just be close enough to see the actor’s tear. But that’s how Yordy envisions modern theatre, with real emotions, genuine gritty characters, and real language that could [...]
