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Theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet” starts Oct. 27

The Washington State University Theatre Program will present William Shakespeare’s timeless classic “Romeo and Juliet” Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 3-5.The cast features a number of WSU students and two from the University of Idaho.All performances are at 8 p.m. in Daggy Hall’s Jones Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and $5 for […]

Beasley Coliseum welcomes Step Afrika! USA

The traveling dance group Step Afrika! USA will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 at Washington State University’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Admission is free.Step Afrika! performs each year for tens of thousands of people on stages in North America, Europe and South Africa. It is the first professional company dedicated to […]

Bill Cosby performance rescheduled for later date

Due to circumstances beyond Beasley Coliseum’s control, it has become necessary to reschedule Bill Cosby, who was originally performing on Oct. 15, for Dad’s Weekend 2006, which will be held Nov. 4, 2006.If ticket holders want to keep their Cosby tickets, they will be honored on Dad’s Weekend 2006. If they purchased their tickets at […]

Jazz Big Band, VOJAZZ to perform

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, a concert featuring the award-winning Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will be presented at 8:00 pm in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU Campus. The concert will be free of charge.The concert will open with VOJAZZ performing under the direction of new WSU faculty member […]

Students’ college success impacted by parent education

A new study published by the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Education Department, shows that students whose parents did not attend college perform worse in college and are less likely to receive a bachelor’s degree (24 percent) but more likely to receive an associate degree or certificate. Students whose parents took […]

Squonk Opera brings show to WSU April 20

Washington State University will present Squonk Opera on April 20 when it performs its off-Broadway show “Bigsmörgåsbørdwünderwerk” at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.“Bigsmörgåsbørdwünkerwerk” is a performance of musical mayhem broadly based on the themes of food, eating and being eaten. This off-Broadway hit, created and performed by the Pittsburgh-based experimental theatre and music group Squonk Opera, […]

‘The Little Mermaid’ comes to Beasley April 2

Washington State University will bring American Family Theater’s “The Little Mermaid” to Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum at 7 p.m. April 2 as part of the 2004-2005 Children’s Series.Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children 13 and under. Tickets are available at all TicketsWest outlets, including Beasley Coliseum, Cougar Depot, University of Idaho North […]

‘Grease’ performance coming; tickets on sale

Tickets for a one-night performance of the off-Broadway musical “Grease,” which will be held at Washington State University’s Beasley Coliseum, are now on sale. The performance is set for 8 p.m. on April 29.One of Broadway’s longest-running musicals, “Grease” is a nostalgic look at growing up in the 1950s. It is the story of Danny […]

Whoville musicians have nothing on these guys

Think of drummers as athletes. Then think of musical instruments as sculpture. BIG sculpture. Sculpture crafted from discarded pipes, springs and shell casings. Taken together, you’re thinking of Scrap Arts Music, a Vancouver, B.C., based contemporary music ensemble. Scrap Arts Music will perform for free, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Bryan Hall Theatre, sponsored […]

‘Dance Carnival,’ Dec. 5-6

Washington State University School of Music and Theatre present its fall dance concert at 8 p.m. on December 5 and 6 in Daggy Hall’s Jones Theatre. The event will feature members of the WSU’s Elite Dance Company along with the jazz and modern dance classes. They will perform works by dance instructor Phyllis Gooden-Young. Along […]