Historical discovery at MESDA
Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.
Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.
Sharon Andrews and her colleagues in the theatre and dance department would like to make the University Theatre the community’s theatre. Andrews, who is directing the "The Grapes of Wrath” on the Mainstage Theatre, has included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty and staff in the production and related events.
If you visited the Mainstage Theatre during one of the many rehearsals for Grapes of Wrath, you would have found senior Suzanne Spicer with her big book — making sure lighting cues, prop usage, costume changes and the entrances and exits of all the performers have been meticulously noted for every act and scene.
Props are often vital to a play’s storyline — such as the upcoming “Grapes of Wrath" — but no one ever really thinks about them until the gun doesn’t fire at the right time. “We tend to not pay much attention to props until they’re not working,” said Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre JK Curry, who has edited a recent book on props.
Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air”) will discuss filmmaking and his career at the fourth annual Reynolda Film Festival.
Celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the 'Year of the Rabbit' with several events on campus, including a traditional Lion Dance performance and a dumpling-making class.
The Department of Music offers concerts and recitals throughout the spring season. Take a look at the schedule and listen to some samples from a variety of sources.
In Abraham Inc., Klezmer, funk and hip-hop come together in a surprising musical collaboration. Associate Professor of English Dean Franco talks about why this Secrest Artists Series performance defies cultural boundaries.