<p>The Center for Performance Studies at the School of Drama is happy to announce that La Donna L Forsgren, a performance scholar from the University of Notre Dame, will share her new research about blackness and the musical stage on April 30, from 2 to 4 pm. Her talk is titled:  "'Outrageous American Home Truths': Blackgirl Wit, Imagination, and Folklore in Contemporary Musical Theatre."</p>

<p><span>This winter, the Cornish College of the Arts Theater and Performance Production Departments, Seattle University Theatre, and the University of Washington School of Drama have come together for a cross-town theatrical collaboration the likes of which Seattle has never seen.

<p>Based on the true story of Italian rail worker and anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody in 1969, Nobel Prize-winner Dario Fo’s <em>Accidental Death of an Anarchist</em> is one of the greatest—and most controversial—farces ever composed. In a world of commonplace deception and organized corruption, a “maniac” invades a police station interrogation room and hilariously manipulates the police into a truth-inducing hysteria.

<p><span>Please join us for a special post-show Q&amp;A with director Andrew Coopman and cast members Diana Trotter, Gretchen Hahn, and Antonio Mitchell.</span><strong> Sunday May 9, 2021 at 4:30 PM PDT<span> </span></strong><span>after the closing night performance. <strong><a href="https://www.uwdramalabs.com/rosmersholm-qa">Please RSVP here</a></strong></span><strong>.</strong></p>

<p>Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our planned undergraduate production of Darrah Cloud’s <strong><em>The Stick Wife</em></strong> because we did not have enough students audition to fill the cast. Although we are disappointed, we know that you join us in supporting our students in prioritizing their health and wellbeing during this difficult year. </p>

<p>For our final Coffee &amp; Concepts of the 2020-2021 academic year, Dr. Rashida Shaw McMahon from <span>Wesleyan College in Connecticut will present a talk entitled "Meditations on Captive Performances of Denmark’s Colonial Children circa 1905," on <strong>Friday, May 7 from 2 - 4 PM</strong>. This talk, which will be presented via Zoom, is free and open to all. </p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tickets can be purchased over the phone starting at 12:30 PM. <span>Please call 206-543-4880.</span></strong></p>
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<p>Directed by: Carol Roscoe<br />Written by: Darby Sherwood (Undergraduate Drama major)</p>
<h2 style="font-size: 18px;">Synopsis</h2>
<p><em>Mrs. Lenin </em>tells the story of infamous leader Vladimir Lenin through the eyes of his oft-ignored wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. The action takes place during Lenin's week-long train journey back to Russia after years of exile at the start of the Russian Revolution.</p>
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<p><span>Unfortunately, </span>due to a number of COVID-related delays and setbacks, we have had to cancel <em><strong>Stranded</strong></em>. Fortunately, enough of the process was able to happen for our students to realize valuable learning outcomes, despite not yielding a product that can be shared publicly.</p>

<p><strong>IMPORTANT INFORMATION: </strong></p>
<p>Please read <a href="/news/2021/11/01/importance-being-earnest-know-you-go" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Importance of Being Earnest</em>: Know Before You Go</a> for important information regarding your performance. Strobe lighting is used for this production. </p>