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Students celebrate 21 years of MyGen concerts
By Hannah Marella | November 14On Oct. 29, students and faculty alike gathered together to celebrate MyGen’s 21st birthday party.
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Katrine Melika discusses impacts of Egyptian, Kenyan cultures
By Hannah Marella | October 25One day, 6-year-old Katrine Melika wondered why her classmates couldn’t understand the Arabic word she used. “Nobody knew what I was saying,” freshman Katrine Melika said. “I was like why does no one know what I'm talking about?”
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Band from ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Release Original Songs
By Hannah Marella | October 13Taylor Theatre’s production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” closed its doors months ago, but the music that was weaved throughout the story is being revived. This revival is happening in the form of the band recording an album of music they played during pre-show, intermission and set changes.
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Heart & Soul provides space for poetry writing and appreciation
By Hannah Marella | September 28It can be difficult when away from family and familiarity to find a sense of home. Junior Mikaila (Rain) Taylor has found that sense of home in the Heart & Soul poetry club. Started just a year ago, the club has already provided a space to write and appreciate poetry for Taylor and many others on campus.
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An inside look at how Taylor Theatre actors prepare for 'The Birds'
By Hannah Marella | September 17“Actors, by and large, are looking for authentic embodiment of characters so that storytelling is alive, and has potential to, move beyond the stage and into the awareness of the audience,” said Tracy Manning, Theatre Department Co-Chair and Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts. For each Taylor Theatre production she directs, Manning selects an acting methodology for the actors to apply during the rehearsal process. In the case of the upcoming production of Conor Mcpherson’s "The Birds", she chose the active analysis method, which was developed by Konstantin Stanislavski, a prominent figure in the history of theatre.
