Fine and Performing Arts

Wright State presents controversial ‘Children’s Hour’

Excerpt Lies encircling an all-girls boarding school fuels the engrossing events within Lillian Hellman’s controversial, rarely produced 1934 drama “The Children’s Hour,” which will be presented by Wright State University beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Festival Playhouse of the … Continue reading

Wright State Theatre presents controversial drama ‘The Children’s Hour’

Wright State Theatre’s production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” runs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 12 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading

Wright State professor giving inmates a voice through film

A Wright State University professor is giving a group of five women inmates a voice. The project is called Pens to Pictures, and its creator, Chinonye Chukwu, assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State, says the stories are hard to … Continue reading

Wright State to pay tribute to Modern Art with dazzling array of drawing, percussion and dance events

“MODERN: Reimagining the New. A window into the making of the Modern Art movement” takes place at Wright State from Jan. 19 and through Sept. 28. Continue reading

On the march

Wright State alum Kyle Young '05 helps make Indiana marching band national champion

Kyle Young has taught music and direct band programs at Fairborn High School, Mason City School District and Carmel High School in Indiana. Continue reading

ArtsFair 2016 makes an impact on families

The College of Liberal Arts hosted ArtsFair on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the newly renovated and expanded Creative Arts Center. Continue reading

Inside job

Wright State’s Chinonye Chukwu launches pioneering film project with incarcerated women

Watch films written by incarcerated women as part of the “Pens to Pictures” project in the Creative Arts Center at noon on Dec 4. Continue reading

Collaborative dance

A collaboration between Wright State University and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company is exposing the country to both dance programs. Continue reading

Painting the town

Wright State art major Katelyn Puthoff produces historical mural for her native Minster

Katelyn Puthoff’s mural depicts a farming scene, Minster’s original log cabin Catholic church and a street scene from the early 1900s. Continue reading

Award-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson to speak at Wright State

“Literature, Religion, Peace: A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson” will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 21 in the Stein Galleries. Continue reading