Fall Theatre Auditions
The University of Idaho Theatre Arts Department will host their fall season auditions from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Hartung Theater.
The department will be presenting Drowning Ophelia by Rachel Luann Strayer, This Random World by Steven Dietz and Little Women, based on the book, by Allan Knee with music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein.
According to the Department website, all students are welcome to audition. Participants are asked to prepare a one-minute long contemporary monologue, a 16 to 32 bars long musical theater piece, a resume and a headshot. An accompanist will be provided for the musical theater portion of the audition.
More information and sign-ups for a three- minute audition slot are available at the Univer- sity of Idaho Theatre Arts Department website.
Screen on the Green
Screen on the Green series continues this week, with “Captain Marvel” on Saturday and “The Hustle” on Friday, Aug. 30. Starting at 8:45 p.m. and running until 11 p.m.
Hosted by the Department of Student Involvement, Screen on the Green invites students, faculty and community members alike to view films on the Theophilus Tower Lawn, according to the DSI website. Complimentary popcorn is available, but participants may bring their own snacks as well.
“Captain Marvel” features a “warrior who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrull,” according to the DSI website.
While, “The Hustle” follows Josephine Chesterfield and Penny Rust, two cunning women who “join forces for the ultimate score — a young and naïve tech billionaire in the South of France.”
For more information and details, visit the University of Idaho Department of Student Involvement website.
GlowRage Paint U Paint Party
To kick off the start of the school year, stu- dents are invited to dance at the GlowRage Paint U Paint Party at 8 p.m. Monday on the Theophilus Tower Lawn.
Students are invited to dance as “gallons of colorful, neon glow paint” rains on the crowd during the high-energy welcome party, said the event website.
Co-hosted by Vandal Entertainment, the Residence Hall Association and Fraternity and Sorority life.
“The Pillowman” at Kenworthy Perform- ing Arts Centre
This weekend, Moscow Art Theatre (Too) will present “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre.
The play follows writer Katurian, arrested “under suspicion of a series of child murders in an unnamed totalitarian state” as detectives Tupolski and Ariel question him about “a number of his stories that seem to mirror circumstances of the murders,” according to the Moscow Chamber of Commerce website.
Claiming The dark comedy was “recognized with the Lawrence Olivier Award for best new play, two Tony Awards for production, a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for best foreign play and Drama Desk Awards both in acting and production categories.”
“The Pillowman” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $10.
For more information, visit the Moscow Art Theatre (Too) Facebook page.
Smithsonian Museum on Main Street: “Crossroads: Change in Rural America”
A Smithsonian exhbit is coming to main street, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” will open at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce on Friday at the Main Street exhibit.
The Idaho Humanities Council and the Latah County Historical Society cooperated with the museum to present “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” which explores “how rural American communities changed in the 20th century,” according to Moscow Chamber of Commerce website.
“Crossroads,” as part of Museum on Main Street, serves as “a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host insti- tutions,” according to the Moscow of Chamber website.
The opening reception takes place from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday at Friendship Square. The exhibition will be available to the public at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce until Oct. 4.
For more information, visit the Moscow Chamber of Commerce website.
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