Raleigh HightowerLifestyle Editorrhightower@murraystate.edu After an unusual dream, a 140-page script and five years of editing, local physician Chris Poor brings his horror play, “The Yellow Sign,” to a live audience. Poor has been a resident of Murray for 25 years and works in the Emergency Department of the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Outside of the hospital, Read More
Cady Stribling Features Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu These two Murray State students would be lying if they said they didn’t enjoy performing in the production of “The Commedia Pinocchio” this past weekend with the Playhouse in the Park. “The Commedia Pinocchio” is an adapted story of Pinocchio performed in commedia dell’arte, a unique style of theater from Read More
Breckyn McKinney Contributing Writer bmckinney14@murraystate.edu Tickets are selling quickly as the Playhouse in the Park plans to showcase its production of the musical “Mamma Mia!” on Nov. 1. Students and local citizens alike are invited to come watch as a local theater puts on its second to last production of the year. “Mamma Mia!,” which Read More
Story by Claire Smith, Staff writer Graphic by Sara Howell/The News Campus organizations are a way for students to come together and enjoy shared interests. One of these is Sock and Buskin, a theater group on campus. The theater group was founded in 1926 and is the oldest student organization on campus. The group was Read More
By Emily Williams, Assistant Features Editor Theater students at Murray State are speaking out against the stereotypes and belittling that comes with being a theater major and are pursuing their passion, nonetheless. Brooke McCord, senior from Puryear, Tennessee, is a theater major and said it is a huge time commitment. She said this is especially true Read More
Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor When Spencer Ray saw his name up for the part of The Creature in Mary Shelley’s acclaimed romantic-horror classic “Frankenstein,” he was dumbfounded. He was sure his towering height of 6 feet 10 inches was the reason he got the part of the monster, especially considering he isn’t even a theater Read More
Story by Taylor Inman, Contributing writer Tennessee Williams’ famed classic, “The Glass Menagerie,” will make its Murray State debut, telling the memories of Tom Wingfield’s last attempt to satisfy his mother’s expectations before leaving to pursue his dream. Murray State’s upcoming production is directed by Lissa Graham-Schiender, who has directed over 40 plays in her time Read More
