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Opening an original: “Matchstick Girl”

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter February 23, 2023

An all-new musical, “Matchstick Girl,” is coming to Weber State University, premiering on Feb. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Browning Center. The musical will have more showings starting on March 1-4. “Matchstick...

Abigail Philpott performs “First You Dream” at the Weber State University musical production Crushing the Curve: Behind the Curtain while wearing a mask due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. (Abdulrahman Almohammadi / The Signpost) Photo credit: Abdulrahman Almohammadi

‘Crushing the Curve: A New World’ showcases camaraderie amongst performers

Ally Nelson March 17, 2021

Gracefully sitting underneath a lone bulb of light, Abigail Philpott performed “First You Dream” from the musical Steel Pier. She sang about “remarkable times” of dreaming and flying...

Performing during a pandemic

Performing during a pandemic

Ben Ferney January 11, 2021

Weber State University students in the performing arts department have experienced a drastically different year while continuing their studies during the pandemic. According to the CDC, singing and...

Professor and director Jim Christian is retiring after 27 years. (Source: Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities)

Jim Christian to put on one final show before retiring

Ashley Bigbie March 23, 2016

Jim Christian grew up watching Gilligan’s Island, a 1960s sitcom. He recalls it as a story about seven castaways consisting of six fools and one professor. Christian made a connection with the professor...

'Damn Yankees,' the musical for sports fans and thespians

February 17, 2015

Usually, students hear a baseball cracking against a bat and referees shouting outside on the baseball diamond, not inside the Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts. However, students will...

'Plain Princess' makes world premiere at WSU

October 10, 2013

  Jim Christian's musical "The Plain Princess" had its world premiere last Friday in the Allred Theater. Based off of the children's book by Phyllis McGinley, the production carries the children's...

Costume department preps for upcoming shows

September 15, 2011

Imagine the responsibility of handling different weapons, learning new dialects, and developing an innovative skill set every day. That’s what costume major and assistant stage manager Shelby Page does...

Comedy improv troupe puts on "Lyin' King"

September 10, 2011

Earlier this month, Off the Wall Comedy Improv performed its musical parody Lyin’ King, which is the fourth show in its series of improvisational musicals called Fraudway. Lyin’ King follows the classic...

Cinderella comes to life at Terrace Plaza Playhouse

July 11, 2011

Aspiring little princesses packed into the Terrace Plaza Playhouse on July 8 to watch their dreams come to life during the theater’s summer show, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The show has...

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