Jim Lortz
Noémi Ban, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp who became an outspoken advocate and educator on the horrors of the Holocaust and the enduring power of love and tolerance, died on Friday, June 7 at the age of 96.
Ban had been a frequent speaker at Western since the mid…
James Lortz, an acting professor at Western Washington University, travels to Binghamton each summer to direct the production.
"Ellis won't be Dancing Today" returns to the Pickford Film Center for an encore screening at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, as part of "Dances for the Camera."
It was originally created as a live performance piece by Kuntz and Company for the …
What’s a multi-venue theatre to do? Running a space takes time and energy, not to mention costs. So how do you keep patrons coming back while keeping your costs down?
ACT Theatre in Seattle has no fewer than four venues; they can even program up to five events in a single evening if they…
A fabulously fun international award-winning musical based on the adored movie, "Legally Blonde: The Musical" follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.
The action-packed musical explodes on the stage with…
The Western Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance presents the cult-favorite “The Baker’s Wife” penned by stage and screen musical heavy-weight Stephen Schwartz of Disney soundtrack fame. The book and lyrics are by Joseph Stein, best known for his perennial hit…
The Commercial Street Theatre Project at 1302 Commercial St. in downtown Bellingham will hold an open house from 6 to 10 p.m. during the Friday Art Walk June 7.
The project, led in part by Western Washington University faculty members Pam Kuntz (Dance) and Mark Kuntz (Theatre), is a group…
Dennis Bennett wrote to tell me that his daughter, Julie Reiber, a Sehome High School and Western Washington University alumnus who has starred on Broadway and traveled the world to sing, returns home to share songs from her debut album, "Love Travels," at 7 p.m. March 29 at Firehouse…
Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre Arts and the WWU Opera Studio will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta “Pirates of Penzance” on March 4-6 and 11-13 in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theater.
Co-directed by WWU associate…
Noémi Ban, a local resident and Holocaust survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, will share her story at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Arntzen Hall 100 at Western Washington University.
Because space is limited, reservations for Ban’s hour-long talk are mandatory…