Fine and Performing Arts

Symphony scribe

Wright State lecturer Dennis Loranger turns program prose for Dayton Philharmonic into art form

Wright State music historian Dennis Loranger likely knows more about the music and the composer than anyone else. Continue reading

Sol LeWitt lecture and gallery opening set for March 12

A geometrical wall drawing by artist Sol LeWitt was re-installed in the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries. Continue reading

Wright State alumna elected to Huber Heights Performing Arts Hall of Fame

Tina McPhearson ’80 has taught high school theater, directed plays and musicals, worked and volunteered for numerous arts organizations. Continue reading

Wright State graduate was production designer on Oscar-winner ‘Moonlight’

Hannah Beachler was also the production designer of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade,” which won a 2017 Art Directors Guild Award for excellence in production design and art direction. Continue reading

First string

Wright State guitar instructor and graduate Jim McCutcheon wins Governor’s Award for arts education

Jim McCutcheon teaches classical guitar at Wright State, where he earned degrees in guitar performance and music education. Continue reading

Broadway stars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley to give workshop at Wright State

Wright State’s Musical Theatre Initiative and Human Race Theatre will sponsor the master class on Feb. 24. Continue reading

An artistic reality

Senior art major Bethany Faile uses photography and painting to interpret the world around her. Continue reading

Wright State grad Hannah Beachler sets the stage in Hollywood

Hannah Beachler ’05 will discuss her work as a production designer following a screening of “Moonlight” on Feb. 19 at The Neon in downtown Dayton. Continue reading

Artist with acclaimed dance company Complexions at Wright State to audition students, prepare for Spring Dance Concert

The Wright State Dance program will host residencies with Clifford Williams and Dwight Rhoden of the Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company during the spring semester. Continue reading

Students to perform in School of Music’s Concerto-Aria Night

The University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra will present the 42nd annual Concerto-Aria Night concert on Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. in Schuster Hall. Continue reading