Arts & Entertainment
“You’re Outta Here: The Story of Adam and Eve
April 24th, 2013
By Craig Heckman and Courtney Walton
With the big finale approaching in less than two weeks’ time, Professor Fee’s Medieval Drama (ENG 312) class looks forward to their play, “You’re Outta Here: The Story of Adam and Eve” with excitement and anticipation. Consisting of three parts translated from Middle English and reinterpreted by several members of the class, the production provides ...
RATCo: Rocking the Movement
March 25th, 2013
By Amelia Grabowski
There are some moments in your life where you feel that all the world is a stage, and you’ve stumbled on set into the role of a lifetime.
That is how I felt as I danced around the church-turned-performance-center in Selma, Alabama with the Random Acts of Theater Company (RATCo), sashaying under outstretched arms, bending and snapping to ...
The (Vital) Importance of Being Earnest
February 28th, 2013
By Emily Francisco
This past Valentine’s Day weekend was bustling with activity on campus, but the most exciting event was the Theatre Department’s premiere production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Performed at the Majestic Theatre rather than the Kline stage, the show earned a lot of laughs with its classically clever plotline.
Considered Oscar Wilde’s finest comedy, The Importance of Being ...
Hidden Feminist Artworks on Display in Judy Chicago: The Birth Project
January 31st, 2013
By Emily Francisco
Since the early 1990s, Gettysburg College has been in possession of three art pieces by the renowned artist Judy Chicago. A gift intended to serve as a campus resource in understanding feminist art, until now the works have remained relatively unseen by students, faculty, and staff, with one tucked in a Schmucker classroom and two hidden in Weidensall. ...
The Good Times Are Killing Me in Kline Theatre
January 31st, 2013
By Emily Francisco
Gettysburg College Department of Theatre Arts kicked off its Mainstage season this past weekend with The Good Times are Killing Me, a play adaptation of the novel by Lynda Barry. A show chronicling the social and political changes of the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of children, the performance was an immediate success.
Typically, the Theatre Arts Department ...
The Casual Vacancy: Rowling’s Latest Hit or Miss?
November 1st, 2012
By Emily Francisco
J. K. Rowling’s newest book, The Casual Vacancy, hit shelves last month on September 27. Mixed reviews have since been circulating the Internet as fans continue to find disappointment in her first adult novel outside the Harry Potter franchise.
Reviewer Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times harshly proclaims, “It’s as though writing about the real world inhibited Ms. ...
SMuT’s First Production Addresses Hardships through Song
September 20th, 2012
By Liz Williams
Last week, Gettysburg Student Musical Theater (Gburg SMuT) kicked off their 2012-2013 performance season with a production of Songs for a New World. The musical was directed by John Grimsley ’15 and featured current students Kate Forton ’14, John Grimsley ’15, Kelly Hagerty ’14, Wes Jackson ’14, and Rachel Lovelidge ’13.
Songs for a New World is comprised of ...
Musselman Library’s Newest Exhibits
September 13th, 2012
By Emily Francisco
Musselman Library is proud to present a number of new and fascinating exhibits this semester, featuring objects such as Civil War weaponry, Lincoln bookends, and prints of the Battle of Gettysburg. The most noteworthy exhibits this fall, though, are the ones that correspond with the upcoming Presidential Election. Displaying artifacts from the Election of 1860 (“The Race for ...
Move Over, Citizen Kane: A New Top Dog is in Town
September 13th, 2012
By George Erlandson
This weekend I treated myself to the best movie ever: Expendables 2. Now I know what you’re thinking: “Wow, George has just lost all credibility as a movie critic.” No. Shut up. This movie is fantastic, as long as you know what you’re in for.
For those who are not familiar with this franchise, I can give you a ...
The Hunger Games Finally Hits Theaters
April 20th, 2012
By Emily Francisco
Anxiety and excitement plague the minds of every fantasy or sci-fi fan whose favorite novel awaits adaptation into a film. The most recent fanbase to watch its series get a Hollywood makeover is none other than The Hunger Games.
The first in an epic trilogy, The Hunger Games is set in a dystopian version of North America called Panem. ...
