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The Laramie Project follows the aftermath of Matthew Shepards, a gay college student, murder. Photo provided by R. Wayne Shields-Hogue.

‘The Laramie Project’ stresses importance of community acceptance

Gray Hawkins, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

This past weekend, the department of global languages and theatre arts presented “The Laramie Project,”  a true story of LGBTQ+ history, small-town...

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Brad Rodgers (Frankenstein), Campbell Childers (Elizabeth) and Spencer Ray (The Creature) perform Mary Shelley’s classic, “Frankenstein.”

Classic horror play shows the human behind the monster

April 21, 2016

Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor When Spencer Ray saw his name up for the part of The Creature in Mary Shelley’s acclaimed romantic-horror...

Theatre department targets younger audience

Theatre department targets younger audience

October 23, 2015

Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer “Anansi the Spider” just ended its stay here at Murray on Oct. 16. Lissa Graham-Schneider, stage director,...

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From left to right, Maddie Brasher-Evans, Emily Pape and J. Davis took up the roles of Claire, Catherine and Hal, respectively.

Proof play proves positive

September 25, 2015

Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer “Proof,” a play written by David Auburn, just finished its stay here at Murray State.  A deeply...

Theater deems propriety overrated

April 18, 2013

When propriety gets in the way and truth is increasingly hard to discern, “She Stoops to Conquer” tells the story as secret relationships collide...

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