Campus Moviefest Winners

Campus Moviefest which has been hosted on campus for the last week, came to a close with the viewing of 16 of the 5-minute short films.
Here is a link to the details concerning this opportunity.
http://campusmoviefest.com/festivals/286-longwood-university

The Department of Communication Studies and Theatre showed some excellent work.

The winner for Best Comedy was a movie called Procrastination.  It was directed/led by Communication Studies major Brandon Gardiner with Communication Studies majors Jake Smith & Ben Maitland doing the bulk of the camera work.  Go ahead and watch it here...I know you'll enjoy it as it plays to all of our professorial stereotypes regarding student work.
http://www.campusmoviefest.com/movies/10756-procrastination

The Best Picture winner was She Likes Me For My Brains. The piece was conceived/written and directed by Katie Bennett, Junior BFA Theatre Technology student and Holly Hackworth, Junior Communication Studies major. The performers were Maggie Williams and Zach Sneed, makeup by Holly Hackworth and Emily Stern. Watch the piece here.
http://www.campusmoviefest.com/movies/10682-she-likes-me-for-my-brains#.TqlSC0xyqtk.facebook

Offer a huge congratulations to these innovative and creative filmmakers.

Hollywood is in their futures.

WJLA ABC7 and News Channel 8 Internship

Michelle Moodhe, senior mass media student (in the blue shirt) with Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom from The Harry Potter movies)

In her latest internship journal entry, Michelle Moodhe shares an exciting day on the job, "For the Arch Campbell Show (entertainment show) this week, the obvious theme was Harry Potter.  The movie was to premiere this week and there was an exclusive private premier of the movie and one of the actors of the movie was to attend.  I and two other interns were allowed to come.  The event was at a movie theater in Georgetown, and to get near the red carpet you needed a press pass.  When I arrived to the event I found Arch and we were able to watch him film stand ups and prepare for his interview with actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom).  It was very thrilling because many of the honored guests to screen the movie were congressman, senators, and even ambassadors.  It was full of very powerful people as well as famous ABC NEWs anchor/former CNN chief correspondent Christiane Amanpour.  It was all very surreal to see all of these people. DC is a great market to be in when it comes to news, because sometimes national news is the same as local news because we live so close to the capital. Eventually Matthew entered the theater so many people cheered; I was on photo duty, taking pictures so we could post them to the website and Arch’s Facebook.  I got to watch Arch interview Mr. Lewis and I took notes on his interviewing process.  In the entertainment business interviews are definitely more light-hearted, and you have more room to play with your questions.  Right as Mr. Lewis was about to leave, I went up to  him and told him I was with channel ABC 7 and asked if he could take a picture with all the interns.  He was flattered and let us on the red carpet and we all got a picture with him.  It was a lot of fun!!"

Juno and the Paycock

By Sean O’Casey

Sept. 29-30, Oct. 1-2 & Oct. 6-9 

Set in the working class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, Juno and the Paycock is a story of the poverty-stricken Boyle family’s survival during the Irish Civil War period. Their journey takes us to the extremes of a fantasy world and harsh reality with uninvited tragedy that is piqued through comedy. Rays of hope appear, it seems, only to be extinguished by the heaviness of dire circumstances. Captain Boyle’s boisterous outlook has been fueled and clouded by constant trips to the pub, and the children’s desperate plights are punctuated with doom. It’s no wonder that the Paycock bemoans, “Th' whole worl's in a terrible state o' chassis." In a less-than-perfect world, his wife, Juno, shows us through her resilience and determination that life moves on. 

Join us for our 3rd Mainstage season in the new state-of-the-art Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

Godspell

 By Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak  

 Nov. 10-13 & 17-20

Godspell—one of the longest running off-Broadway musicals since May 1971—offers a musical series of well-known parables based on the Gospel of Mathew and depicts the last days of Jesus. What is sure to be an outstanding production in Longwood’s Mainstage Theatre, this rock opera will be interspersed with modern music (pop, folk-rock, gospel and even vaudeville) set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns along with non-traditional musical instruments. The players portray various philosophers throughout the ages, along with John the Baptist, the Disciples, the Pharisees, Lazarus, the Good Samaritan, God and, of course, Jesus. This life-lesson presentation has been noted as something more —“a religious experience, a demonstration of joy, and a celebration of the family of man.” 

Join us for our 3rd Mainstage season in the new state-of-the-art Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

2011-2012 LAB Theatre season

The LAB Theatre is designed as a student studio space for exploration of the theatre craft in all aspects through production realization. These productions are fully student driven. The directors, the designers, the performers and the management team are all students. This is an excellent opportunity to see student research and scholarship while enjoying a wonderful evening at the theatre.

An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein

November 30 & December 1,2 & 4

An Internship with The Theater Offensive

Rebecca Egeland, senior theatre major (in the white shirt) marches in The Boston Pride Parade

Rebecca Egeland explains her internship opportunity, "I am interning for The Theater Offensive, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered theater company based in Boston, MA. Each year, the summer interns at The Theater Offensive work together to organize a float for The Boston Pride Parade. This year the parade was held on June 8th, in the pouring rain. Despite the rain, thousands of people lined the streets of Boston, to celebrate and show their support for the LGBT community in Boston. It was an inspiring thing to see as I marched along side my fellow TTO members, handing out lollipops, holding banners, and dancing through the streets of Boston."

The Rocky Horror Show

 By Richard O’Brien

Feb. 23-26 & March 1-4

Plan to join us for an action-packed adventure that takes place at an Annual Transylvanian Convention that will spin you into a world of very strange and eccentric people (including Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a self-proclaimed “sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania” who brings to life Rocky Horror). On a cold and rainy night, a stranded young couple seeks help at an eerie castle, but is clueless to the chaos they are walking into. This sci-fi production features aptly named characters subjected to torment, jealous rage, mutations, and even murder. Amidst laboratory experiments, including a search for the secret to life itself, the show is weirdly enlivened by tap dancing and a live cabaret show. This play, a comedic portrayal of gay and transgender culture and a review of sexual quirks, is recommended for mature audiences. A midnight showing may be offered. 

Join us for our 3rd Mainstage season in the new state-of-the-art Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

Steel Magnolias

By Robert Harling

April 12-15 & 19-22

Steel Magnolias, an American comedy-drama, opens in rural Louisiana with Truvy, the sassy beauty salon owner, getting her hair done by the eager new assistant, Annelle. The looking-glass view of small-town life, interwoven as it often is, draws us into the day-to-day exchanges of six women who grow, love, laugh, and cry as they share life’s experiences. At Truvy’s Beauty Salon we’ll eavesdrop on beauty shop gossip only shared by the closest of friends, then move with them through the years as they adjust to fulfilled dreams and dashed hopes, new life and end of life, mellowing attitudes and firm resolve. Let’s discover together if it is possible to be as delicate as magnolias, but as tough as steel. This 1987 play by Robert Harling was inspired by the playwright’s experience after the death of his sister.

Join us for our 3rd Mainstage season in the new state-of-the-art Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

Longwood radio station again receives statewide award for sports coverage

Longwood University campus radio station WMLU (91.3 FM) has for the second consecutive year received the Virginia Association of Broadcasters' first place award for Outstanding Sports Coverage for a non-commercial/public radio station.

Read more