Tag Archives: Entertainment

Theatre Students Emphasize “Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously” During Fall Callbacks

Since Labor Day, feelings have been aflutter across the Department of Theatre and Dance (although, I suppose, when are they not?). Acting and musical theatre majors camped out at the Noel Fine Arts Center in their pajamas awaiting the call-back list. Posted around 11:30 p.m., this list indicates who will move into the secondary process of casting and what they ... Read More »

A Night Dedicated for Student Playwrights

Current Voices, a night where students can gather to for a night of reading new works by students, is happening Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Noel Fine Arts Center. A new initiative from Players, Current Voices is an event of reading selected student pieces for an audience to hear new work from their fellow artistic students. The ... Read More »

A Strange, Magical Fairy Tale from Paris Hits UWSP’s Theatre Season

Superpowers, romance, helping others, and a little magic is what the UWSP Theatre and Dance Department next production, “Amour” has in store. The musical runs April 5-7 and April 10-13 in the Studio Theatre of the Noel Fine Arts Center. In “Amour,” a timid, shy, office clerk named Marcel Dusoleil, living in Paris in the 1950s, develops this superhuman ability ... Read More »

Mission IMPROVable: Spies Steal the Stage in Improv Show

Imagine you’re doing laundry but the basket is a unicorn, the clothes are cheeseburgers and the machine is made out of squirrels. That’s just one of the scenarios the award-winning comedy group “Mission IMPROVable” underwent at the Encore at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on April 27. The Improv group consisted of four members who referred to themselves as “agents” ... Read More »

Review: Tinder Triumph

I’m sure a couple of you reading this have downloaded Tinder at least once in your life, but have you ever actually gone on a date with someone you matched with? I was extremely skeptical of Tinder and I disagreed with everyone that said they had met their “soulmate” on Tinder. Then, at a staff meeting, I suggested that one of the ... Read More »

Road to the Oscars: Academy Award Nominations Announced

The 90th Academy Awards ceremony is approaching, and film enthusiasts across the world have their eyes on Hollywood as the most critically acclaimed actors and projects from 2017 compete for recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Guillermo del-Toro’s triumphant return to fantasy drama, “The Shape of Water,” accrued the most award nominations, 13 in total. The second ... Read More »

Mike Paramore Talks Relationships and “Embracing Weirdness”

Comedian Mike Paramore performed for a packed house in the Encore room of the Dreyfus University Center on the night of Dec. 1. He irreverently delivered his take on relationships, the differences between men and women and embracing weirdness. Paramore took to the stage around 8:45 p.m., after a spirited and well-received warm-up from two University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student ... Read More »

Local Business Offers Indoor Entertainment Year Round

Putt-N-Play, an indoor mini golf facility, opened on Oct. 4 to provide food and entertainment for the colder months. The Northwoods themed, family-friendly business, founded by Will and Aloha Seitz, offers putting holes for golfers of all ages and abilities to play. It features 18 holes total, three of which are glow in the dark. The business also has an ... Read More »

In Support of Student Artists: Arts Bash

The College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) hosted their annual fundraising event, Arts Bash, on Saturday. The evening festivities held in the Noel Fine Arts Center included an art sale, student performances, demonstrations as well as food and drink provided by local sponsors. The purpose of the event is to create scholarship funds for students within the Department of ... Read More »

Chinese Lantern Festival Soars with Talent

Tradition and live entertainment were highlights of the Chinese Culture Club’s annual Chinese Lantern Festival on Saturday, March 28. The evening started with the Chinese Club Adviser, Chunyu Miao, who gave a brief introduction about what the club stands for and how attendants could contribute to the community. Yuchen Zhu, club president, served the audience with some immigration puns to ... Read More »