With 2022’s Black History Month behind us, we can look back and see that Jacksonville University did its part in uplifting Black voices due in no small part to the Black History Month Concert and Art Gallery and their organizer, …
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JU Theatre Resets Romeo and Juliet in St. Augustine (With Pirates)
Feuding families, plundering pirates and 16th century St. Augustine come together beginning Oct. 31 on Jacksonville University’s Swisher Theater stage in a re-imagined retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Not long ago, Director and Linda Barry Stein College of …
Read More »“The Nanny’s” Charles Shaughnessy on campus Thursday for Theatre Q&A
Charles Shaughnessy (bio here), best known for starring in the CBS show “The Nanny” opposite Fran Drescher, will conduct a Q&A Guest Artist session on careers in the Theatre and other aspects of the profession, at 5 p.m. …
Read More »Tony Award-winning musical “Drowsy Chaperone” April 3-6 at JU
The Tony Award-winning play The Drowsy Chaperone April 3-6 at Jacksonville University is a clever tribute to the “Great American Musical” tradition — with a sarcastic twist sure to delight anyone who appreciates Broadway shows.
The production by the JU …
Read More »Although both are freshmen, JU ‘Eurydice’ leads Sydney Deal, Matt Robertson have long history together on stage
By Kevin Hogencamp
Jacksonville University freshmen theatre majors Sydney Deal and Matt Robertson are new to JU, but not each other. Close friends, they were in productions together in Sarasota, Fla., where they attended high school together.
Now they are …
Read More »Jacksonville University Theater’s ‘Eurydice’ begins this weekend; director Deborah Jordan to appear on First Coast Connect on Thursday, Oct. 24
JU assistant theater Prof. Deborah Jordan will be a guest on WJCT-FM 89.9 radio’s public affairs show, “First Coast Connect,” on Thursday, Oct. 24, to tout the upcoming JU production of “Eurydice.”
“First Coast Connect” begins at 9 a.m. To …
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