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“The Boys Next Door” opens Oct. 16 Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 PLU’s School of Arts and Communication and the Department of Communication & Theatre present The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin, directed by Jeff Clapp. The production opens in Eastvold Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on October 16, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30pm and October 26 at 2pm. This touching, funny play focuses on the lives of four disabled men in a communal

Rumors promises lots of laughs and memories Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 7, 2015 October 7, 2015 PLU’s 2015-16 Theatre season kicks off with a mystery and lots of laughs in Rumors, written by Neil Simon and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Jeff Clapp. The play is bound to stir up memories for some Theatre alumni; the comedy is dedicated to the late Bill Becvar who taught at PLU for 35 years and produced the play himself in 1998. The show runs on October 15 (student preview), 16

artists such as Bobby Shew, Marvin Stamm, Marc Johnson, Ed Soph and others. Deacon-Joyner currently arranges big band charts for Jeff Coffin, saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and the Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, published by UNC Press. He is arranger, vocalist and pianist for In Full Swing, a Dallas-based jazz vocal group that appears with symphony pops orchestras across the United States. August 4 – David Deacon-Joyner David Deacon-Joyner is professor and director of jazz studies at PLU. He is

others. Admission is free. Read Previous Three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin joins the PLU Jazz Ensemble on stage Read Next Richard D. Moe Organ Recital Series LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed

tools to perfectly reproduce sound effects which was quite a lot of fun for Hanne. The stakes were raised from a typical film production because in audio-only scenarios like this radio play, there are no visuals to help with audience enjoyment or comprehension. Peyton Noreen '23Peyton, who survived this year partly thanks to the always interesting, never boring meals at Cross Cultures, co-directed Twisted Tales of Poe with faculty member Jeff Clapp. A theatre major, this was their first time

is more important than musical ability,” Jeff Clapp, director, remarks. “Sondheim is musically and physically demanding of the actors. Having a show like this, done here at PLU will be different, because we have some of the best singers and performers in the state. If nothing else, this production will definitely outshine the movie because of the amazing voices involved.” Unlike golden age musicals, where long scenes of dialogue follow musical numbers, the plot of Into the Woods is driven within

sound effects which was quite a lot of fun for Hanne. The stakes were raised from a typical film production because in audio-only scenarios like this radio play, there are no visuals to help with audience enjoyment or comprehension. Peyton Noreen '23Peyton, who survived this year partly thanks to the always interesting, never boring meals at Cross Cultures, co-directed Twisted Tales of Poe with faculty member Jeff Clapp. A theatre major, this was their first time directing a full-length play and

is more important than musical ability,” Jeff Clapp, director, remarks. “Sondheim is musically and physically demanding of the actors. Having a show like this, done here at PLU will be different, because we have some of the best singers and performers in the state. If nothing else, this production will definitely outshine the movie because of the amazing voices involved.” Unlike golden age musicals, where long scenes of dialogue follow musical numbers, the plot of Into the Woods is driven within

sound effects which was quite a lot of fun for Hanne. The stakes were raised from a typical film production because in audio-only scenarios like this radio play, there are no visuals to help with audience enjoyment or comprehension. Peyton Noreen '23Peyton, who survived this year partly thanks to the always interesting, never boring meals at Cross Cultures, co-directed Twisted Tales of Poe with faculty member Jeff Clapp. A theatre major, this was their first time directing a full-length play and

midwinter night’s dream. In the small town of Parkland, Washington theatre students are preparing to close their theatre season with the production of Almost, Maine, and residents of PLU will find themselves falling in love with PLU theatre all over again. Almost, Maine, directed by Jeff Clapp, shows on Eastvold’s Mainstage May 11, 12, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m. and May 20 at 2 p.m.  Student Preview is May 10 and students can watch for $2. This is the closing production for PLU’s Theatre season for the 2011