Sophia Noya | Staff Writer There’s still much to do in the days leading up to this Friday’s premiere of Much Ado About Nothing, FIU Theatre’s first show of the 2025-26 season. One of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, the play follows the romance of Hero and Claudio, as well as the growing relationship between […]
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; […]
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 […]
Kelly Ho | Contributing Writer Celebrating its eighth anniversary, the FIU Summer Theatre Club takes this opportunity to reflect on the journey it has undertaken since its inception in 2017. Through theatre classes, field trips, and dance performances, students have the opportunity to flourish, learn, and create with the support system of the theatre staff. […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director Performed from April 4 through April 15, FIU Theatre presents their last production of the semester Clybourne Park, a tale of racial tension and struggle. Taking place in Chicago, the two act play written by Bruce Norris showcases a fictional continuation of the play “A Raisin in the Sun” […]
Priscilla Pozo and Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Directors The student organization Alpha Psi Omega prides itself on offering a community to theatrically inspired students. APO, or the National Theatre Honor Society, was originally founded in the 1920s in a Virginian college, only to go nationwide as a means to promote dramatic productions in education. […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director Marking the end of the 2023 season, the Theatre department presents the Shakespearean drama Pericles with an avant-garde twist. The Jacobean play, believed to have been written in 1608, is considered not to have solely been Shakespeare’s work. The Royal Shakespeare Company mentioned that Shakespeare probably wrote the last […]
Heidi Cuevas | Assistant Opinion Director No matter where you are in college, it’s never too late to take advantage of the opportunities FIU offers, particularly for CARTA students. Whenever I mention that I’m an English major I’m met with the same question – what are you going to do with that? It’s difficult to […]
