Emilie Gonzalez | PantherNOW Staff When was the last time that you saw a play that had more than one twist? Intimate Apparel, a play put on by FIU’s Department of Theatre, had three twists within a two hour time frame. The Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center hosted the show Apr. 4 – […]
Emilie Gonzalez | PantherNOW Staff Are you ready to travel back in time? The FIU Department of Theatre makes it possible for you to do so from Apr. 4- Apr. 13 at The Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center. The play goes back in time to New York in 1905 and follows Esther, an […]
Gabriela Danger | Assistant Entertainment Director For its next production, FIU Theatre is taking on “Uncle Vanya”, an 1897 Russian play written by Anton Chekhov with many poignant questions about life’s meaning, told through the interactions of a group of equally miserable characters. The four act play deals with themes of loneliness, regret, aimlessness, passion; […]
Dennisse Diaz | Contributing Writer Vincent Connor, a dynamic figure in the world of musical theater, has established himself as both a dedicated educator and a passionate musical theater coordinator. Originally from Orlando, Florida, his journey in the arts started early, and over time, he discovered that musical theater was not just a passion but […]
Gabriela Danger | Assistant Entertainment Director Even a place like a high school English classroom can be full of twists and turns. Or so that’s what you’ll learn when watching “John Proctor is the Villain”, a play by Kimberly Belflower being put on by FIU Theatre tonight. The play follows a group of high school […]
Duvasana Bisoondial | Staff Writer While many end their educational journey after their undergraduate years, the curtains have not closed on Laura Banguero. After recently graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance in May 2024, 24-year-old Banguero reflected on her past work at FIU that shaped her experience in the performing arts […]
Gabriela Danger | Assistant Entertainment Director With fall semester beginning again, FIU Theatre has announced its major productions for its 2024-2025 season, its 51st one. The first production they will be putting on is “John Proctor is the Villain”, a play by Kimberly Bellflower. It outlines the lives of a group of teenage girls in […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director The Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts fires up the Spring semester with their Feb. production: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Based on a musical by David Yazbek which draws inspiration from the 1988 Spanish movie this FIU adaptation marks the first […]
Nicole Rodil | Contributing Writer FIU Theatre is breaking the barriers of distance and communication with a unique form of acting. For two consecutive weeks, professor Micheal Yawney and seven students from FIU Theatre embarked on a special theatrical project. Through FIU’s Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), the seven students were joined virtually by five […]
Nicole Rodil | Contributing Writer FIU Theatre returns to the stage with a production that will rock everyone’s world. From Feb. 17 – 26, FIU Theatre will be performing Airness, the relatively new play written by Chelsea Marcantel and directed by FIU’s new theatre professor Justin Packard. When Nina enters an air guitar competition for […]
Nicole Rodil | Contributing Writer In this new and refreshing rendition of the classic play “The Green Bird”, FIU theater delves into the world of storytelling with a unique and colorful perspective. No matter how unconventional or dysfunctional a fairy tale might be, each character needs their “ happily ever after” by the final curtain […]
Priscilla Pozo | Contributing Writer When Russia declared war on Ukraine in February 2022, FIU Professor Phillip Church knew that he had to do something to bring awareness to the situation. By June 2022, Church had put together a project that combined Ukrainian and South Floridian artists in a production called “Tribute to Ukraine.” The […]
