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McDaniel College Theatre Presents: The Good Soul of Szechuan

September 23, 2011 2 Comments

“The Good Soul of Szechuan” is the first show to hit the boards of the McDaniel stage, and I, being a theatre kid myself, am excited to experience the show. I would hope that the McDaniel and Westminster community would be just as interested as I am, and coming up are some reasons why.   ...

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Dinner with the President

December 3, 2010 No Comments

Zachary Brown Staff Reporter Reading through the campus announcements on Nov. 4, I came across the heading, “Dinner with the PREZ!” I couldn’t resist reading through the explanation, so I discovered that President Roger Casey and his wife, Robyn Allers, were hosting a dinner party for the first 20 students to reply to the announcement, ...

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Blood Wedding a Bewitchingly Performed Dark Drama

March 21, 2010 No Comments

Samantha Lambert Staff Reporter Walking onto the strange and unsettling set of Blood Wedding seemed to be the proverbial hors d’oeuvre before the main course, the dramatic theatrical entrée. Blood Wedding is a great play of dramatic events in rural Spain written by the Spanish dramatist, Federico Lorca. The play takes place during a usually ...

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Ready to Take the Stage…Again

December 1, 2009 No Comments

‘Youn Robinhood’ Pantomime to Join Playbill for McDaniel Theatre Lisa Vasapollo Staff Reporter As if The Rocky Horror Show wasn’t good enough, the McDaniel theatre is well rested and has begun rehearsing for this year’s pantomime, Young Robin Hood. For those of you who are unsure of what a pantomime is, it comes to us ...

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Bless My Soul: Transvestites Galore in ‘Rocky’ Show

October 25, 2009 No Comments

Samantha Lambert Staff Reporter Props Bag. Check. Disco Ball. Check Fishnet. Check. Virgins. Check. Let the games begin! McDaniel’s twist on Rocky Horror was not only a success at the box office, but it was also a success in audience pleasing (wink). The show almost sold out Friday night; other nights drew large crowds as ...

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“Call Backs”: a Rocky Horror Review

October 25, 2009 No Comments

Lisa Starr Contributor The fall theatre production at McDaniel College was The Rocky Horror Show. The show is filled with shocking twists and unexpected personalities. McDaniel put the play on for four nights, with a double feature on Friday night. My friends were all excited about the chance to partake in their first play here ...

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Vaginas FTW!!

  “You can’t love vaginas, if you don’t like hair!” shouted Sophomore Emily Sanders, performing the piece “Hair“ at...

Ground Broken for New Stadium

With the call of “let’s dig in,” College President Dr. Roger Casey led a group of students, coaches, and...

Students, Faculty Not Seeing Eye to Eye over Stenciling Projects

After 15 years of training camp here at McDaniel College, the Baltimore Ravens decided it would be best for...

Why McDaniel Techies Rock

Most of the hard work that goes into making every McDaniel theatre production passes by without acknowledgement.  Although many...

The Big Deal Behind Protect IP and SOPA

Depending on where one goes on the Internet, people generally find two narratives about this bill.  One of which...

Five Quirky Facts about the Men’s Tennis Team

Bet you didn’t know these facts about the men’s tennis team! 1. The team has a nickname for head...