arts & entertainment
an element of distinction for ecu the ecu/loessin playhouse and the ecu/loessin summer theatre The School of Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina University, has artistic and producing responsibilities for the ECU/Loessin Playhouse and the ECU/Loessin Summer Theatre. Each is recognized as an element of distinction for the University. The purpose of the School of Theatre and Dance is to provide a professionally oriented program of study and training within the liberal arts concept. The Unit seeks to maintain a competent and productive faculty, and to support excellence in teaching, encourage creative activity and maintain professional-quality production work in its performance venues. The School of Theatre and Dance strives to give students professional training in theatre and dance and to offer professional quality theatrical production for the ECU community and eastern North Carolina. The mission of the ECU/Loessin Summer Theatre is to provide the citizens of eastern North Carolina with the highest quality productions of the world’s musical, comic, and dramatic repertory at affordable prices to encourage broad, diverse, and non-elitist audience participation.
Edgar Loessin, with John Sneeden and Mavis Ray, founded the Department of Drama and Speech (now the School of Theatre and Dance) in 1963. He served as department chair until retirement in 1990. During this time he created the Playhouse as an educational theatre and the Summer Theatre as a professional company. He was responsible for East Carolina’s emergence as a major force in the university and professional theatre in the region. In 2001, ECU paid tribute to his achievements and honored his contributions in naming these two theatrical producing entities for him.
upcoming events include: The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Oct. 1st-6th Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. This absorbing drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is a gripping historical play and timely parable of our contemporary society. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie— and it’s here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Nov. 19-24th Book by Lawrence Kasha & David Landay
Music by Gene de Paul & Joel Hirschhorn Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. “Goin’ courting” has never been as much fun as in this rip-roaring stage version of the popular MGM movie. Millie is a young bride living in the 1850s Oregon wilderness whose plan to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her own marriage backfires when the brothers, in their zeal, kidnap six ladies from a neighboring town to be their brides. Bursting with rambunctious energy, its boisterous fun and romance harkens back to the glory days of the movie musical. Dance 2010, Jan. 28th - Feb. 2, 2010 Original choreography by ECU School of Theatre and Dance faculty and Guest Artist (tba). Loved by patrons for its exciting and eclectic mix of dance styles and genres, this annual dance concert will not disappoint. For dance aficionados and novices to the world of dance, this perennial event offers ballet, modern, jazz, and tap-dance styles. Quick moving, colorful, and full of the unexpected. For additional information or to purchase tickets visit ecuarts.com or call 1.800.ECU. ARTS (1.800.328.2787).
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