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By Emily Francisco

The Student Musical Theatre Troupe on campus, more commonly known as “SMuT,” premiered its first performance of the season this past weekend. Party Worth Crashing, a song cycle of music by Brian Lowdermilk and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, was a fun collection of songs that dealt with the woes of youth, life lessons, ...

By Alex McComas

The Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra, directed by Norman K. Nunamaker and made up of various community members, faculty and students of Sunderman Conservatory, performed Sunday the 12th with guest soloist Jessica Gondwe at the Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel. The program consisted of selections from Mozart, Brahms, Respighi, Beethoven, numerous operas, and pieces ...

By Candise Henson

The Gettysburg Dance Ensemble—a student-run, freestyle dancing club—held its spring performances this past Friday and Sunday, March 26th and 28th. The program, entitled “Move It!,” included dancing styles of hip hop, contemporary, jazz, salsa, swing/blues, and several others. The club’s president, Jen Giambrone, opened the show with quick words of gratitude to the contributors, and then it ...

By Audra Foster

As with any Shakespeare play, the real challenge lies in appealing to an audience that no longer instantly comprehends the complexities and nuances of an archaic language. Add appealing to the attention span of a generation raised on video games and violent television and it seems nearly impossible that any play written by Shakespeare could ever be well ...

By Xavier Harding

Xavier Harding: So how long have you been with Gettysburg’s theatre department?

Susan Russell: I’ve been here for 12 years

X: What plays have you directed in the past, with Gettysburg or without?

S: Well I’ve directed the merchant of Venice here which was the last Shakespeare that I did and I’ve directed about 30 plays in all. My favorite is ...

By Audra Foster

If you thought the SATs were bad the first time, imagine having to relive them, this time accompanied by song and dance. I have a healthy respect for student productions because I know the sweat and tears that go into them, but even leaving wiggle room for inexperienced actors and directors, Standardized Testing: The Musical failed to impress ...

By Alex McComas

The Fortenbaugh Lecture, long since a tradition in the town and college of Gettysburg, was this year preceded by a special composition of Gettysburg College’s own Professor John “Buzz” Jones. “For The People”, an oratorio on the life and interests of Abraham Lincoln as well as a musical glimpse of the political dynamics during the civil war, was ...

By Audra Foster

If you get a kick out of seeing your professors dance around on a stage, or if you just like to listen to hilarious and awesome original music, then it’s time to shiver your timbers for the Gettysburg Pirate Orchestra, the self-proclaimed “Geishas of Rock and Roll.”

Actually, the Gettysburg Pirate Orchestra is a misleading title for this band ...

By Kyle Lawson

“Edward S. Curtis: Photogravures from The North American Indian” will be on display in the Schmucker Art Gallery until December 5th. In a break from past years this will be the only main show for the fall semester. A small enclosed space created over the summer will feature rotating exhibits featuring art from the College collections and ...

By Morgan Marzella

Matt Santry… Does this name ring a bell to anyone? If it does, great! You’ll get to hear him play at Springfest this year along with a couple of other artists. If the name does not ring a bell, you, I, and everyone else in our position are in for another Springfest of unknown artists playing for the ...