‘Comedy of Errors’ is a refreshing perspective on Shakespeare
William Becker, Staff Writer
February 24, 2020
“Comedy of Errors” is the third production of the 2019-2020 mainstage season at UNC Wilmington. The theatre department previously blew audiences away with the surreal “Darkness” and took us back to the early 20th century with “Diana of Dobsons.” Both plays were wonderful in their acting, ...
Words can’t capture the essence of UNCW’s “Darkness”
William Becker, Staff Writer
November 22, 2019
UNC Wilmington’s 2019-2020 season of mainstage productions was kicked off in early October with “Diana of Dobson’s,” a play about feminism in the early 1900s that was as captivating as it was quirky. Their second play of the season is a drastically different beast. “Darkness: The Enemy Inside” feels lik...
Kenan Auditorium shows women-written documentary play “SEVEN”
Cierra Noffke, Staff Writer
October 18, 2019
The theatrical documentary "SEVEN," presented on Oct. 16 at the Sarah Kenan Auditorium, is an artistic venture written by seven individual writers, each one a powerhouse of innovative vision. The play was created through the Vital Voices Global Partnership and has been performed in 22 states. It is...
UNCW’s “Diana of Dobson’s”: “outstanding”
William Becker, Staff Writer
October 7, 2019
"Diana of Dobson’s" just finished its final weekend at UNC Wilmington. With a complete student cast, the play, which originated in 1908, is a definite oddity. It has a plot that feels like something of a modern romantic comedy, but is at its heart, is a truly feminist work that criticizes double stan...