Jekyll & Hyde: A showcase of ‘two-faced’ talent

Smoke filled the auditorium as dim red light was cast on towering set pieces, creating eerie shadows and excitable whispers from the crowd. As the narrator finished his introduction, the audience gasped, as an ensemble of 25 characters rushed to center stage, to erupt in intense song and dance. Western Carolina University has seen many […]

Quilters, woman’s history told through musical theatre

Western Carolina School of Stage and Screen debuts their Fall 2022 – 2023 mainstage performance season with Quilters! The musical production ran from Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 on the Western Carolina University campus in Niggli Theatre located in the Bardo Arts Center.    It continued on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 9 […]

‘Romeo and Juliet’ a new twist on an old tragedy

The School of Stage and Screen’s is opening the season with a love treat – LGBTQ friendly production of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ The opening performance is tonight, Feb. 17, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the University auditorium. The three following productions will be Friday, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb. 19, from 7:30 to […]

Heathers: The Musical, a unique experience

Story co-written/ produced with Chloe Ettinger“What’s your damage, Heather?” A popular line from an even more popular movie and musical about murder, suicide, teenage angst, and finding yourself. Heathers: The Musical is the first show put on by the School of Stage of Screen since the COVID-19 pandemic where the actors were unmasked in an […]

The Mousetrap opens the Main Stage season

Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be opening their production season with Agatha Christie’s classic, The Mousetrap, at the end of September. The production will run from Sept. 26 to 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. in WCU’s Hoey Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now in the WCU […]

WCU Stage and Screen opens the season with “Resident Alien”

“What does it mean to be a family?” This is the question that Katya Stanislavskaya, the writer and the musical director of the show “Resident Alien,” wants the audience to reflect on. The musical will run from Thursday, Sept. 22, through Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Hoey Auditorium. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and […]