'The Shield' Comes to Wesleyan March 5-8
VWU Professor of Theatre Travis Malone directs the war-time comedy in the Goode Center this month
Advancing a theatrical production’s setting by a couple thousand years is quite an undertaking, yet practically routine for Virginia Wesleyan University’s adventurous Department of Theatre. The department’s spring mainstage production will present the war-time comedy "The Shield" by Greek playwright Menander (342-291bce) from March 5-8 in the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Dr. Travis Malone (pictured), Professor of Theatre and Dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities, directs, and has collaborated with classics and history major Cecilia Ward '21 to re-imagine the work for a contemporary audience.
“Menander’s script basics and the physical comedy remain," Malone says, "but some of the topics that were standard in his day are touchy subjects in today’s culture and a challenge to deal with in a comedic sense. Part of re-imagining the play was to modernize the topics for a collegiate audience."
Catch this daring new adaptation March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. or March 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5-10 at at
vwu.tix.com or cash at the door. Showings are free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m.; March 8 at 2:00 p.m.
The VWU Theatre Department's spring production based on Menander's ancient Greek comedy, adapted for modern stage by Dr. Travis Malone.
When a soldier's broken shield is found in battle, all presume the worst. Greedy relatives lay claim to the soldier's estate, and with lovers separated and fortunes taken, it falls to the soldier's servant to set everything right .The servant's brilliant plan and a surprise reunion help the survivors discover laughter, love, and hope in the aftermath of war, revealed in this daring new adaptation. Tickets are $5-10 at at
vwu.tix.com or cash at the door. Free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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Student Spotlight: Cecilia Ward '21
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As with many VWU students, Cecilia Ward is enjoying an impressive experience outside her classics and history double major. She is dramaturg for the theatre department’s upcoming production and has worked alongside Dr. Travis Malone, the play’s director and Dean of the Susan S. Goode School of the Arts and Humanities. Their task has been to complete "The Shield," an unfinished work by Greek playwright Menander (342-291bce).
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March 20
Meng Su, Classical Guitar
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m.
“Seemingly effortless and stunningly polished.” (NY Concert Review)
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March 31
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" presented by the American Shakespeare Center
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
The delightfully entertaining comedy portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, former queen of the Amazons, in an exploration of forced love. Shakespeare drew on Chaucer’s “Knight’s Tale” from Canterbury Tales, and the ideas of 16th-century marriage culture for his most delightful and popular play. Tickets are $10-20 at
vwu.tix.com or by cash at the door. Free to the VWU community by emailing
goodecenter@vwu.edu.
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April 3
JukeVox
Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
Join the Wesleyan Vox Vera for a fun evening of popular songs from all eras, including songs by Chicago and OK Go, songs made popular by The King's Singers and The Real Group, as well as classics like "I Wish You Love" and "My Funny Valentine." Dr. Bryson Mortensen, conductor. Free and open to the public.
April 6
Rhythm in Blue: The United States Air Force Jazz Band
Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
A high-energy evening of great jazz, with both seasoned standards and new works. Free and open to the public.
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Public Art on View
During this year's January Term, a group of students plunged into Professor John Rudel's "Public Art" course and created a massive mural in the Batten Student Center to highlight some recognizable campus features. Throughout the three-week academic term students examined the idea of public art with its specific requirements based on location and space, the idea of input from multiple sources required by a collaborative art project, and how all these unite to expand the realm of creative thinking.
Student artists included: Kamau Cooley, Kaniah Elkerson, Aiyana Freeney, Jordan McCowan, Nicholas Price, Divinity Richardson, Hope Rubrecht, Finnian Stewart, Tyler Strong, Carley Tantlinger, Melissa Ward, Steffanie Ward, and Henry West (Professor John Rudel also pictured far left).
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