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poster located just outside of the Fine Arts complex promoting the play

Ada and the Engine is a calculated success

Steven Osburn, Junior Reporter November 13, 2019

  Ada and the Engine was being performed at the Branding Iron Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex from Nov. 14-16 starting at 7:30 pm and on Nov. 17 at 2:30 pm. The story is...

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“The Drowsy Chaperone” gives laughs and music

“The Drowsy Chaperone” gives laughs and music

Dallas Harbour April 29, 2015

Amberly Hildebrant also contributed to this article   In recent weeks, the Branding Iron Theatre hosted the final WT student theatrical play for the semester, “The Drowsy Chaperone”....

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Richard Hannay (left), played by Brandon Dawson, pleads silence from Margaret (right), played by Rachel Townsen during evening prayers with Crofter (center), played by Dakota Brown.

Theatre department presents ‘The 39 Steps’ play

Josh Collins September 10, 2014

An ordinary man convicted of murder in the first degree stomps through the misty Scottish moors in the midnight hour. Having not slept in days, his only motivation is his knowledge that he has the...

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Entertainment. Art by Chris Brockman.

Theater opens show

Cheyenne Black February 25, 2014

  WTAMU’s first production of the spring semester, “The Government Inspector,” started on Feb. 21 at the Branding Iron Theatre. Each semester, the theatre switches off between comedy...

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The cast gathers after the show for a group photo.

WT’s Into The Woods

Laci McGee November 19, 2013

Into the Woods is a musical that intertwines many fairy tales.  Those tales are that of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and a tale about a baker and his wife.  The first...

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“Omigod You Guys”, the girls of Delta Nu cheer on Elle Woods. Photo courtesy of Shawn D. Irish, Assistant Professor of Theatre.

This Week in Photos: WTAMU opens Legally Blonde The Musical

Shawn D. Irish April 23, 2013

Check out these awesome pics of WTAMU's performance of "Legally Blonde". Photos are courtesy of Shawn D. Irish, Assistant Professor of Theatre.

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Cast of Legally Blonde rehearses “Blod in the Water”. Photo by Kati Watson.

WT Theater becomes “Legally Blonde”

Megan Moore April 16, 2013

Thirty-nine cast members, six rehearsals a week, and a number of dance moves later, the cast of WTAMU’s Legally Blonde the Musical are ready for their debut performance on Thursday, April 18. The...

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Entertainment Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

WTAMU participates in theater festival

CJ Berryman March 19, 2013

The WTAMU theatre department participated in the regional Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival held in Shreveport, La., from Feb. 26 to March 2. The region consists of Texas, Oklahoma,...

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WT student joins cast on ALT mainstage

Robin Mosier October 2, 2012

The curtain pulled back and history was made at the Amarillo Little Theatre Friday Sept. 20 as ALT kicked off opening night of their 85th anniversary Mainstage season with the epic musical Les Miserables. ...

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Photo Courtesy of the College of Fine Arts and Humanities.

“The Elephant Man” debuts

Phoebe Sinclair October 2, 2012

The WTAMU Department of Theatre presents “The Elephant Man,” directed by Royal Brantley. It will début at the Happy State Bank Theater on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The play is about a surgeon who rescues...

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This Week in Photos: A Midsummer Nights Dream

This Week in Photos: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Alex Montoya February 7, 2012

Check out this week's pics of the A Midsummer Night's Dream performance!

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A Midsummers Nights Dream, performed at the Branding Iron Theater. Photo courtesy of the WTAMU web site.

WTAMU presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Monica Gambert January 31, 2012

The WTAMU theatre department will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”  The play opens its doors from Feb. 9-11 and Feb. 15-18 in the Branding Iron Theatre. Reilly Downes, a senior Musical...

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