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Revenge tragedy opens at Jones Theatre

PULLMAN – WSU Department of Theatre actors are putting the final touches on William Shakespeare’s first tragedy “Titus Andronicus.” The play will take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 25-27 and Oct 31 to Nov. 3 at Jones Theater in Daggy Hall. On Wednesday, Oct. 31, audience members who attend in costume will receive special Halloween […]

Portland ensemble presents “Merry Wives of Windsor”

VANCOUVER — The Portland Actors Ensemble will offer two performances of Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Washington State University Vancouver’s Amphitheater, at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26 and 27. Admission is free.The group will offer a workshop for young actors at 2 p.m. for children between first and eighth grades. Several […]

Inquiry trumps lecture

Lecturing, for generations of professors, has been the traditional method for transmitting information in the college classroom. But, within the academy, there is a creeping awareness that it might matter less what the professor transmits than what the students actually receive.Numerous studies have shown that many students leave college without knowing how to continue learning. […]