The shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, unarmed black men, had an effect for students in a particular first year seminar class at Webster University. The first year seminar is titled “Black Lives Matter.”
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis was founded in 1966 and has changed names, stages, directors and ways of performing as it honors its fiftieth season.
After 10 years away, Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts alumnus Ben Roseberry will be visiting St. Louis. But, it is not just a regular visit. He will be performing on the Fabulous Fox Theatre stage as a cast member of the first US national tour of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.
It was a four-peat for the Webster University Chamber Singers when they performed with Josh Groban at the Starlite Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. This performance marked their fourth with the singer.
Audiences watched during Shakespeare Festival’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the fairy Puck disappeared and reappeared at different parts of the stage in little time. It was something that would be impossible for only one actor. That is because Puck was not played by one actor, but Conservatory of Theatre Arts alumni and identical twins Ryan and Austin Jacobs.
At a school assembly where parents shared stories about losing children to heroin, Webster University junior David Malone got the idea that would lead to his future independent film, The Dark Days.
Professor Scott Jensen came to Webster University 20 years ago with the goal of helping the forensics and debate program grow. This year, he will be walking away as director of the program and handing it to his wife, Gina Jensen.
Actress Emily VanCamp is best known for her small-screen work on ABC’s Scandal. Today, she dons battle gear and kicks butt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Captain America: Civil War has the great action and spectacle one can expect from Marvel, but what really makes it work is that the characters are developed and the story never loses focus.
Webster University senior Devin Yuji Spencer, Jr. of Japan has jumped between his home country and the United States many times for his schooling. While in the U.S., Spencer came to Webster and, in his last semester, received the Global Citizen Award at the annual Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.
Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman and Tyler Hoechlin travel back in time for the latest Richard Linklater film, Everybody Wants Some!!
College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Danielle MacCartney said women’s studies has been a part of Webster University since its inception. Women and Gender Studies became a formal program a few years ago and held its informational open house Thursday, March 31.
Webster University graduate student Audriana Smith was having trouble finding a job she was passionate about after her undergraduate studies in broadcasting. Smith, a devout Christian, prayed that God would help her find her way.
Webster Modern dance major Melanie Harvengt created a performance called “The Living Space” for her capstone course. Now, she is preparing to take that performance to Kranzberg Arts Center.
Saint Louis Symphony Associate Concertmaster and violinist Heidi Harris said a performer has to learn to be one with their body. Harris is teaching a master class at Webster University teaching yoga to help students enhance performance.
