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Ginger's Ballad

It’s been nearly a century since Albert “Ginger” Goodwin was shot and killed in the Cumberland bush on Canada’s Vancouver Island, but thanks to people such as playwright Elaine Avila, the legacy of the workers’ rights activist won’t soon be forgotten.

The Ballad of…

2016-02-04
Western’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Host West African Dance and Drum Performers in February 2016-02-01
Western’s Production of ‘Topdog/Underdog’ to Travel to Mexico City 2016-02-01
Short film on Alzheimer's to return for encore screening 2016-01-26
WWU Theatre and Dance to Present ‘The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin’ Feb. 4-13 2016-01-26
Western student wins regional award for his play

What does a husband do when he’s discovered his wife of 18 years has committed a sexual act with another man?

The answer for Carmichael is to hire Diggery, a wannabe thug, to kill Carmichael in front of his supposedly cheating wife. However, when Diggery shows up an hour early to this low…

2016-01-20
Artist profile: Laura Engels active at iDiOM Theater

Laura Engels, 26, is a graduate of Sehome High School and of Western Washington University, with a bachelor’s of arts in theater, in 2012.

She is one of five directors in iDiOM Theater’s 44th “48-Hour Theater Festival,” which runs 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3.

2016-01-04
WWU Showcases Play Exploring Gay Marriage Oct. 22-31 2015-10-08
Dance: WWU presents ‘Movement Graffiti: Dance Theatre’

Nolan Dennet, a dance professor at Western Washington University, invited choreographers Nolan Hoppe-Leonard, Tara Reiter, Eli Madsen and Cassandra Howle to work with the “Movement Graffiti: Dance Theater” production. They turned to subjects as diverse as the internal wishes of another and…

2015-07-27
Artfully Edmonds: Les Miserables at Driftwood, ECA kids dance camp, Saturday night music

The slogan “Art Feeds the Soul” seems the perfect backdrop for an interview with Morgan Heetbrink, director of the Driftwood Players’ Summer Teen Ensemble hit “Les Miserables” which enjoys its run this weekend.

Morgan granted Artfully Edmonds time last week as her cast hit the boards in…

2015-07-23
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