It may be the one thing every child hopes for – to have the tables turn and give direction to their parent. Hesston College sophomore JD Hershberger (Hesston, Kan.) is getting the opportunity with his first theatre directing gig in the one-act play “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You,” in which his mother, […]
Hesston College will present the Christmas-themed one-act opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” for two performances during the college’s Thanksgiving Weekend celebration. The opera will be in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary on the Hesston College campus at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 28 and 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30. Students from the college’s music and […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department will present five performances of the fall drama “Twelve Angry Jurors,” directed by Laura Kraybill, Oct. 3 to 6 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. “Twelve Angry Jurors,” by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman Sergel, tells the story of a jury considering the fate of […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department has announced its season lineup for the 2013-14 academic year, including drama, comedy and opera, under the direction of theatre faculty member Laura Kraybill. The lineup includes Twelve Angry Jurors Oct. 3 to 6, Amahl and the Night Visitors Nov. 28 and 30, student-directed one-acts Nov. 29, Tartuffe Feb. 26 […]
A classic Broadway show will make a renewed appearance with the Hesston College theatre department’s spring musical production “She Loves Me” Feb. 22, 24, 28 and March 1 to 3. The musical, which first appeared on Broadway in 1963, is one of several adaptations of the play “Parfumerie” by the Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo – […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department will present the stories of immigrant experiences through the decades and the world in the fall drama, JoAnne Akalaitis’ “Green Card,” directed by Laura Kraybill. The show, which explores America as an immigrant and refugee society, will have five performances over two weeks – at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 10, […]
No hippies or 1970s glam rockers appear in William Shakespeare’s original script of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but the Hesston College Theatre Department’s interpretation of the timeless play infuses the Elizabethan setting with a little bit of the disco era. The cast of Hesston College students and faculty members will present Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A […]
Students in Hesston College’s Music Theatre Workshop class will present an evening of showtunes and musical scenes at 7:30 p.m. March 1 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. The performance is free and open to the public. The evening program will feature scenes from “Rent,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Fiddler on the […]
Wayne Bryan, producing artistic director of Music Theatre of Wichita, shares tips about headshots with students in Hesston College’s Music Theatre Workshop class Feb. 9. Bryan was the guest presenter in the Music Theatre Workshop class and Voice Masterclass. He offered audition tips and went through mock auditions with students in the Music Theatre Workshop […]
The Hesston College Theatre Department will present its first production of the academic year, “The Boys Next Door,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 3 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. “The Boys Next Door,” by Tom Griffin, tells the story of four […]
The Hesston College theatre department will present the Tony Award-winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and 19 and Feb. 25 and 26 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre. The musical comedy chronicles the experience of six quirky middle schoolers competing in a regional spelling bee run by two […]
by Rachel Schlegel Laura Kraybill may be new to Kansas and new to Hesston College, but she is no stranger to the complexities of the stage. Kraybill arrived in Hesston from Boston in mid-August to be the new theatre director as well as teach speech communication courses. Kraybill has always loved acting and has been […]
