Fine and Performing Arts

Wright State dance students to premiere choreography work

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

“Emerging Choreographers 2015” concert will feature new choreographic works by five seniors and 13 juniors in the Wright State dance program on Feb. 14-15. Continue reading →

Wright State Theatre presents Jane Austen’s classic ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State University Theatre’s production of “Pride and Prejudice” opens Jan. 29 and runs through Feb. 8 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading →

Broadway star Leslie Uggams delivers inspiring message to Wright State students

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

Wright State performing arts students received coaching and encouragement from Broadway star Leslie Uggams during her inspiring visit to campus. Continue reading →

Leslie Uggams performs in concert, conducts master classes at Wright State this week

Excerpt Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams will share her insights and talents with students of the Wright State University Musical Theatre Program today and tomorrow, January 22-23 in Dayton, Ohio. Uggams will become the first major … Continue reading →

Middle East, wartime China, musical instruments focus of Wright State authors honored for publications

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Sarah Olsen

The College of Liberal Arts will recognize faculty members who published books and albums in 2014. Continue reading →

Leslie Uggams Q&A

Excerpt “Leslie Uggams embodies so much of what Wright State University’s theater department values,” said Joe Deer, WSU musical theater professor and director of the Musical Theatre Initiative who appeared with Uggams in “Anything Goes.” “Leslie is an incredible entertainer, … Continue reading →

Stein Galleries to feature paintings by Brian Chu, Shiao-Ping Wang and George Rose

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

Concurrent exhibitions of paintings open in the Stein Galleries in the Creative Arts Center on Jan. 13. Continue reading →

Take 5 with Tess Cortes

Excerpt “Materialize,” opening at Purdue Galleries Jan. 15, is a fascinating exploration into 3-D and digital printing. Tess Cortes, the gallery coordinator at Wright State University, is helping to bring this show to Lafayette. She talked to the Journal & Courier … Continue reading →

Broadway star Leslie Uggams to visit Wright State musical theatre program

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Bob Mihalek

Actress and singer Leslie Uggams will work with Wright State students and perform in concert as a visiting artist of the university’s Musical Theatre Initiative. Continue reading →

Dare to Defy prepares compelling ‘Last Five Years’

Excerpt Wright State University senior musical theater majors Ian Benjamin and Kelsey Pohl star in Dare to Defy Productions’ staging of Jason Robert Brown’s humorous, romantic and heartbreaking 2002 musical “The Last Five Years,” scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, and … Continue reading →