While it is not as common for William Jewell College students to live off campus, there are still many commuter students working and learning among us. Bryar Buhlig, junior digital media and communications major, has traveled to and from Jewell each weekday this school year and feels the “benefits far…
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A review of “The Shape of Things”
“The Shape of Things,” a 2001 play by Neil LaBute, played in Brown Theater Feb. 16 and 17. Senior theatre and psychology major Brioni Garvin directed and starred in the show for her senior capstone performance, a project in which senior theatre majors demonstrate their comprehensive theatrical education at Jewell…
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“Scotland Road” Leads to Success
Last weekend Zoe Spangler, senior theatre and applied critical thought and inquiry (ACT-In) major, put on her senior show in Peters Theatre. An adaptation of Jeffrey Hatcher’s 1992 play “Scotland Road,” this show features a silent young woman (Hannah Fuhlhage, sophomore theatre major) who was found floating on an iceberg.…
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Meet the Departments: Communication and Theatre
Gina Lane, Ph.D. Professor of communication and Chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre Dr. Lane received her doctorate in communication studies from the University of Kansas. She is formerly the director of debate and coached the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence champions in 2007, among other accomplishments during…
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Jewell theater department welcomes new artist in residence
Dr. Chris McCoy, assistant professor of theatre and stage director, is a fresh yet familiar face to the campus of William Jewell College (WJC). McCoy started his undergraduate career at Jewell in 1993, but he transferred to the University of Kansas in 1995 to complete a degree in secondary English and…
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Artists-in-Residence at William Jewell College
Natasha Martin and Jay Carter, the two artists-in-residence at William Jewell College, reflect on their experience at the College and remaining active in their fields of performance. Carter, who teaches voice lessons and conducts Schola Cantorum, stated that being an artist-in-residence is like “living in two worlds at the same…
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Current students, alumnus intern in New York theater over winter break
In January, five William Jewell students and one alumnus traveled to New York City as part of a project created by Natasha Lee Martin, the College’s artist in residence and Dr. Joshua Hoops, communications professor. The project was a solo show written by Martin, who also performed in the production, titled…
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