“Home” is a deceivingly small word that encompasses a big collection of big ideas. What is home? When are you there? What does it mean to be there? These are some of the questions WCU Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Allison Thorp, has assigned the university’s two biggest choral ensembles […]
Enjoy the punk-rock version of Hamlet in God Save Gertrude
October 4, 2017 by
Western Carolina’s School of Stage and Screen’s next Mainstage production, God Save Gertrude, will open Oct. 5 through Oct. 8 in the Bardo Art Center. God Save Gertrude is written by Deborah Stein and is a punk-rock spin-off of Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet set in post-revolutionary Russia. Gertrude, an ex-punk-rock rebel turned Queen, deals with difficult […]
Dear WCU: students share stories only they can tell
September 28, 2017 by
A picture is worth a thousand words. WCU students Leena Boakye, Chloe Joyce and Jahniece Graham proved just that by using Dear World’s distinct message-on-skin portraits to share the stories only they could tell during the Dear WCU two-day event. Just like every other participant, Boakye, Joyce and Graham followed Dear World’s process to uncover deeper […]
Mountain Heritage Day remembers Steve Sutton
September 26, 2017 by
Having performed everywhere from local front porches to the Grand Ole Opry, Steve Sutton, a bluegrass marvel, had an unparalleled impact on the evolvement of Appalachian music. This year’s 43rd Mountain Heritage Day will remember Sutton and his contribution to the music scene with a special presentation on the Blue Ridge stage at 1 p.m. […]
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
September 20, 2017 by
In times of panic, people are judgmental of what they don’t understand. Amidst the AIDS crisis of the mid-1980s, New Yorkers tried to deal with the uncertainties of life and death, eternal damnation and salvation and the affairs of the heart. That’s what WCU’s School of Stage and Screen will show us with its season […]
Dear WCU – share your story with the world
September 19, 2017 by
“If you had one story to share with the world, what would you say?” This is the question that launches each Dear World event, an interactive experience that explores stories of struggle, of hope and of brighter days. The team of Dear World will start Dear WCU’s open shoot at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. […]
