ARMSTRONG State University is ready to pay tribute to the Bard. This year marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. To honor his incredible legacy, Armstrong has planned a […]
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Let’s make a Neil
Students in Armstrong Atlantic State University’s performing arts department are about to get a lesson in real–world theater. For the Masquers’ Summer of Simon series, they’re doing three beloved Neil […]
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‘Like it’ or not
“All the world’s a stage,” says the character Jaques in Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It, “and all the men and women merely players.” Immortal lines from an immortal Elizabethan […]
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Curtain time
Six months after the latest round of funereal predictions for Savannah’s theater community, things are alive, well – and delightfully vigorous. Two new shows debut this week – one a […]
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What’s Next: AASU theater, Pretty Things
Novelist Julie Otsuka’s acclaimed When the Emperor Was Divine has been adapted for the stage by Peter Mellen of Armstrong Atlantic State University, and the college’s Masquers theater troupe is […]
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‘Hedda Gabler’ on the prowl
Hedda Gabler is a scamp, a camp and a bit of a tramp. In Henrik Ibsen’s classic psychological drama Hedda Gabler, she’s all this and more – ruthless, scheming, predatory. […]
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Theater – The other odd couple
Playwright Jon Klein has written more than 20 plays, but is best known for a quirky, Southern-fried comedy called T-Bone N Weasel. This story about two best friends with larcenous […]
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Theater: Masquers do Marmalade
Lucy must be quite a handful. At the age of four, she has a scary imaginary friend – one who snorts cocaine and is a workaholic who is addicted to […]
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Theater: Trying to answer the age-old question
It’s a question that elicits many different answers every time it’s asked: What is art? Art, a comedy that will be presented by the Armstrong Atlantic State University Masquers, tackles […]
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Two acts, 45 phone calls
Belles is a play that tells the story of the six Walker sisters, who grew up in Memphis. Over the years, they have moved away and now all six are […]
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Showdown
Talk about sibling rivalry. True West is a play written by Sam Shepard about two brothers who are definitely at odds with each other. These two have had fraternal differences […]
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Comedy to die for
It’s not only the Masquers’ summer season that comes to a close with the end of their next play, Arsenic and Old Lace. One of the most intriguing experiments in […]