The Hillsdale College Big Band performed at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival this past weekend for the first time in 20 years. Last Saturday, the group traveled to Elmhurst, Illinois, where they played with several other colleges. Director of Jazz Studies Chris McCourry, the band director, said Hillsdale was on par with other schools that performed at the festival, including...
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The Oscars in review
The 88th Academy Awards was full of surprises and some truly cringeworthy moments. “Spotlight” won best picture, which was a shock to all, but perhaps the most startling event of the night was comedian Chris Rock’s opening monologue. After the academy did not recognize a single actor of color for the second year in a row, many were curious as...
‘War be damned:’ Tower Players produce ‘Mother Courage and her Children’
A woman drenched in blood staggers into view, screaming about her blown-off arm. A soldier assaults a young girl, permanently scarring her face with a dark red gash. Bodies lie strewn across the stage as a fife and drum chorus plays cheerily in the background. Jarring war scenes and bloody deaths confront the audience of the Tower Players’ production of...
Casts announced for student one-act plays
A thought-provoking juxtaposition of tragedy and humor awaits those who attend the student-directed one act plays later this semester. The performances, currently in the beginning stages of production and set to hit the Quilhot Black Box Theatre April 7, are the final projects for the students in Professor of Theatre George Angell’s yearlong, 400-level theatre class. Junior Dani Morey is...
