Mason School of Theater and Mason Players take on the film-adapted musical BY MAGGIE ROTH, CULTURE EDITOR Mason’s Theater Department cut loose this Halloween weekend with their production of the famous jukebox musical “Footloose.” The production ran from Thursday, Oct….
Mason Players hold premiere showcasing six plays written, directed and performed by Mason students and alumni BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER Mason Players celebrated their members’ hard work by showcasing six of their plays, both online and at a red…
This story was originally published in the April 20 issue of Fourth Estate. Asher Ackman, staff writer For the ninth year in a row, Mason will be hosting its annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. For those of you who might not…
Ian Brinksman, staff writer Upon learning the Mason Players’ current season would be named the “Season of Innovation,” School of Theater Performance faculty member and show director Mary Lechter knew she had the perfect play. “I’ve been a big fan…
Cynthia Jessup, staff writer It is a tale of horror and lost love. Last weekend, the Aquila Theater brought Emily Bronte’s work, “Wuthering Heights,” to Mason’s Center for the Arts. This adaption focused on the relationship between Heathcliff and Cathy….
Two very different plays with one common thread: love. From Wednesday through Sunday, the plays “The Blue Room” and “Almost, Maine” will alternate performances in the Mason Fringe. Ken Elston’s, director of the School of Theatre, wrote that the Mason…