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production poster for This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl does Nothing

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

By Finnegan Kruckemeyer

directed by Brook Davis

September 16, 22, & 23 at 7:30 pm
September 17 & 24 at 11:00 am
September 18 & 25 at 2:00 pm

Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center

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aWAKEn: International Scenic Design Competition
The Wake Forest University Department of Theatre & Dance will host an international theatre design competition called aWAKEn, which invites performance designers from around the […]
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Aug 15

It is with absolute joy that we present the aWAKEn project's selected designer and a representation of her design submission.
Please congratulate Héba Elkomy of Egypt for presenting a compelling design that will be adapted for our production of Silent Sky that will open next Spring.

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Aug 13

Who’s excited for the the 2022-23 WFU Theatre and Dance season??!

We are eager to get back on stage and bring you some wonderful theatre & dance productions. We hope you’ll join us! Season tickets are available at theatre.wfu.edu 🎭

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May 25

Congratulations to Lynn Book, Teaching Professor of the Theatre, on her retirement after 17 years at the university. Join us in wishing her well on her next adventure!

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May 23

During her spring 2022 leave, Dr Cindy Gendrich directed Up and Away, a sensorily rich play for neurodiverse audiences at the Rose Theatre in Omaha, NE (artistic director Matt Gutschick, ‘08) The play focused on the fictional Fogg Family Balloon Society’s 1000th balloon ride, and involved close audience interaction and sensory play, as well as music, dance, puppets, and a charming scene set in the clouds (on fluffy white blankets). Parents of kids with ASD often have trouble finding theatre productions right for their kids, but Up and Away gave each child one-on-one attention from an actor, in a sensorily rich, yet sensitive environment that made them feel welcomed and safe.

To prepare for the play, Cindy spent about a year doing autism research, and brought on board neuroscience/theatre double major Cameron Michels (‘23) to help. They read, discussed, watched tv shows and videos, and applied what they learned to ideas for the production. Nicole McNamara Quatrocchi ('04) also Zoomed with Cindy and Cameron, and encouraged her awesome son Stevie to share his ideas. And Dr. Matt Zakreski (‘08), who is now a child psychiatrist specializing in work with gifted kids and kids with ASD, Zoomed with Cindy and her cast, as did Trusty Sidekick, the originators of Up and Away. Members of the company, as well as Dr. Zakreski, were able to see the final product in April. It appears to have been a success, since Dr. Matt called it, “the best theatre experience of his life,” and the kids had a blast.

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May 19

Christina Soriano and Brook Davis from the Department of Theatre & Dance collaborated with Alan Brown from the Department of Education for the Theatre in Education class this semester. Wake Forest students used theatre and dance to teach 100 fourth graders at Brunson Elementary School in Winston-Salem. Students learned about local heroes: Maya Angelou, Larry Leon Hamlin, Annie Kennedy, Sam "The Dot Man" McMillan, and Ruth Revels. They presented examples of their learning at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Pictured here are Wake Forest students and faculty in front of Brunson Elementary

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May 12

Next week, the Class of 2022 will walk across the stage to receive their hard-earned degrees. Here's a look the seniors from our department. 💛🖤🎓 GO DEACS! https://express.adobe.com/page/SRtLfNFaJr97u/

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May 5

This past Saturday, for the first time since spring 2019, we were able to host our Department of Theatre and Dance Banquet in collaboration with @aaplayers 🎉🎊 So many wonderful faces and chipotle-full smiles were seen as we recognized everyone for their hard-work, perseverance, and commitment to theatre and dance. Our community sure is a special one. Break all the legs as you finish your finals and let’s get ready to cry and cheer our graduates on on May 16th 🎓

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Apr 27

Thank you to all who supported, worked on, and loved the Student Choreographed Spring Dance Concert! We are beyond proud of our students for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to dance, our department, and each other! Such an incredible way to end off our 2021-2022 season 💛 (photography credits: @kfoxphotographer)

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Apr 21

Merde! Dancers, Happy Opening Night and enjoy all of the love that the Wake Forest Community is about to shower you with 💛 Click the link in our bio to buy your tickets now!

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Apr 19

BACK STORY 🎭
By Various Authors
Spring 2023 | Directed by Michael Kamtman

Back Story is a two-character play written in 19 scenes by 18 playwrights. Back Story illuminates various episodes in the young lives of Ainsley and Ethan Belcher. When Ethan is born in the worst blizzard of the century, his 2-year-old sister, Ainsley, nearly sacrifices a toe trying to clear a path for the baby's arrival. That initial gesture of devotion blossoms into a tale of sibling loyalty, rivalry and love that spans two decades. Inspired by Joan Ackermann's narrative Back Story, each of the 18 playwrights in this collective creation puts a distinctive spin on Ainsley's and Ethan's amusing and poignant struggles with life, each other, and the phantom dad who left them for the wilds of Alaska.

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Apr 18

SPRING STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHIC CONCERT 💃
April 20th - 23rd | Directed By Chris Martin

The Spring Student Choreographic Concert will feature selected work by student choreographers under the direction of dance faculty. The Spring Concert gives WFU students the opportunity to present their choreography across a range of dance styles.

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Apr 16

SILENT SKY 🔭
By Lauren Gunderson
March 31 - April 9th | Directed By Cindy Gendrich
The true story of 19th-century astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, Silent Sky explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth. This show is also hosting the aWAKEn international scenic design competition. Check out more info at awaken2023.com
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Apr 16

THREE SISTERS 🏠
By Anton Chekhov
February 3rd - 12th | Directed by Sharon Andrews
Three sisters – Olga, an unwed schoolteacher; Masha, a pianist in an unhappy marriage and Irina, an idealist with plans for a vibrant future – live together with their brother Andrei. In the past, the family lived well-to-do in Moscow, but moved to a provincial town with their father, who had been a military general before his death a year prior. The girls dream of moving back to the city, and more aristocratic lives. Surrounded by soldiers from a nearby artillery post with whom the family has grown close, they watch their lives play out in ways they’d never imagined. A hearty, cathartic story about the moments we allow to pass, and how they shape the future.

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Apr 15

With the marley rolled out, lights hung and focused, costumed fitted, and tech on the horizon that must mean the Student Choreographed Concert Spring 2022 opens in less than a week! Get your tickets 🎟 at the link in our bio!! We hope to see you Thursday April 21 through Saturday April 23rd at 7:30pm and Sunday April 24th at 2:00pm

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Apr 14

FALL FACULTY & GUEST ARTIST DANCE CONCERT 🩰
November 17-20 | Directed by Nina Lucas-Rice
The Fall Faculty & Guest Artist Concert will feature modern, jazz, contemporary and classical ballet choreography by our dance faculty and renowned guest choreographers, under the direction of Nina Lucas.

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Apr 14

JULIUS CAESAR 🔪🩸
By William Shakespeare
October 28 - November 6 | Directed by Mark Cohen
Jealous conspirators convince Caesar's friend Brutus to join their assassination plot against Caesar. To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and fights them in a battle. Brutus and his friend Cassius lose and kill themselves, leaving Antony to rule in Rome.
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Apr 14

First up in our 2022-23 season….
THIS GIRL LAUGHS, THIS GIRL CRIES, THIS GIRL DOES NOTHING🌲 By Finegan Kruckmeyer
September 16-25 | Directed By Brook Davis
This is a wonderfully sweet theatre for young audiences play, with the enchanting vibes of a fairytale!
Three sisters are left in a forest by a woodcutter father and forced to find their own way in the world. From this fairytale beginning, three resolutions are made -- one sister walks one way to find purpose, one the other to find adventure, and the third stays right where she is, to create a home. Years later, having circled a globe and fought vikings, toppled lighthouses, tamed wilds and achieved greatness, the three meet again, as women.
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Apr 14

We are super excited to present……
THE 2022-23 SEASON!!
There is lots of great theatre in store for next year and we hope you’ll join us! Keep following our page to learn a bit more about each show in the next few days. There’s something for everybody. From our youngest theatre lovers, to our classic Shakespeare lovers, to our dance lovers, it is sure to be a delightful season.
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Apr 11

Today is the 2022-23 Season Reveal!! Come to the Ring Theatre right after AAP (around 4:30) to hear what shows we’re going to be doing! We can’t wait!!
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Apr 11

🎶Thank you, Madam, please call again, do call again!🎶 HAPPY CLOSING TO THE CAST, CREW, AND ORCHESTRA OF 💌SHE LOVES ME💌 and a huge thank you to everyone who came to see the show! We sure hope you enjoyed it. May the memories of Maraczek’s live on forever💕
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