Fine Arts CTX THeatre Presents
All in the Timing A Series of Short Comedic Plays
Clockwise from top left: Sarah Hardister, Susan Pacey, Katelyn Norman, Meredith Brooks, Rachel Hunt, Amanda Herrera, Michael Vybiral, James Burke (guest actor), Christina Boudreaux, Hannah Baslee, and TJ Lockwood
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he Concordia University Texas Theatre Program opened a production of All in the Timing on March 29 in the Black Box Theatre. Additional performances were held Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31. A cast of ten students and guest artist James Burke performed playwright David Ives’ collection of one-acts under the direction of Dr. Lisa Neely, who directed the sold out performances of The Miracle Worker and The Importance of Being
Earnest at Concordia. This season’s last performance was sold out, with seats added to accommodate more audience members. All in the Timing is a compilation of six witty and satiric short plays written by Ives between 1987 and 1993. Exploring topics ranging from romance to fine art, Ives uses wordplay, intellect, and even chimpanzees, in what Time Magazine hailed as “Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put
the play back in playwright.” All in the Timing was an evening of pure entertainment as the cast brought to life Ives’ clever and hilarious composition. 12 01 11
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The Concordia 10University Texas cast 03 featured students Hannah Baslee, Christina Boudreaux, Meredith 09 04 Brooks, Sarah Hardister, Amanda 8 Herrera, Rachel 0Hunt, TJ Lockwood, 05 07 Pacey, Katelyn Norman, Susan 06 and Michael Vybiral. 60
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Spring Concert The Concordia University Choir performs at Bethany Lutheran Church.
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n Sunday, April 1, at Bethany Lutheran Church the combined Concordia University Choir and Concordia Singers performed Requiem, by Maurice Durufle, and “Dona nobis pacem”, by Ralph Vaughan Williams. These singers presented works filled with dramatic intensity and sublime peace along with a full orchestra and guest soloists. Both works were written around the context of the terrible world wars in the early
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20th century, and both display an intensely personal and communal pathos of human emotion, from the terror of war and violence to the rest of peace eternal. From Durufle’s beautifully haunting chant-based melodies to Vaughan Williams’ strident cries and stark portrayal of violence, both works are some of the most beloved in the modern choral canon.