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(from left to right) Theatre freshman with a focus in performance Savannah Sanders (Marjorie), interdisciplinary studies junior Phillip Moran (Jon), theatre senior Kasey Canas (Tess) and biology freshman Jacob McManus (Walter) act out a living room scene from Marjorie Prime in the Studio Theater located in LSU's Music and Dramatic Arts building on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2017.

LSU Lab Theatre’s ‘Marjorie Prime’ explores loss, memory in age of artificial intelligence

By Katie Gagliano | @katie_gagliano September 28, 2017

The University’s Lab Theatre explores loss, pain and the limits of artificial intelligence in its latest production, "Marjorie Prime.""Marjorie Prime," running through Sunday, follows 85-year-old...

Pete Rizzo playing Atticus Finch talks to Scout, Jem and Dill during Theatre Baton Rouge's performance of To Kill A Mockingbird on Sept. 21, 2017. Theatre Baton Rouge will run the show from Sept. 22 through Oct. 8, 2017.

Theatre Baton Rouge’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ brings classic novel to stage

By Corrine Pritchett | @corrineellen September 26, 2017

Theatre Baton Rouge presents Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptation of the beloved Harper Lee Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." Lee’s story...

Architectural sketches of what the Raising Canes River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts should look like in 2019, after it undergoes $18.1 million in renovations. The updates include an elevated lobby entrance, the implementation of an outdoor terrace area and a redesigned seating area in the theatre. 

River Center theatre to undergo $18.1 million renovation project

By Corrine Pritchett | @corrineellen September 20, 2017

The Raising Cane's River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts will receive its first update in 40 years with an $18.1 million renovation project.The River Center partnered with Post Architects in...

Participants of "Baton Rouge SLAM! An Obituary for Summer 2016" rehearse at the Hopkins Black Box Theater on Sept. 9, 2017.

HopKins Black Box show uses slam poetry to spark dialogue on Baton Rouge social issues

By Kaylee Poche | @kaylee_poche September 12, 2017

Last summer the Baton Rouge community faced flooding, the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling and the murders of three of its police officers, Deputy Brad Garafola, Officer Matthew Gerald and...

Students rehearse for “You Menstrual Me” on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Coates Hall.

HopKins Black Box Theater attempts to tackle stigma surrounding periods

By Kaylee Poche | @pochecanyousee April 20, 2017

In the 21st century, it’s not too often one sees a show about a vaudeville circus act, but it’s even more rare for one to see a show about menstrual cycles. Viewers of “You Menstrual...

Theater sophomore Casey Wortham (left) and Theater junior Skye Bocage (right) rehearse for “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” theater on Friday, March 17, 2017, in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.

Undergraduate Theatre Alliance to present 30 plays in 60 minutes

By Kaylee Poche | @pochecanyousee March 23, 2017

Most are familiar with speed-walking and speed-talking, but audiences of “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” will be able to walk away saying they’re also familiar with “speed...

Comedian Nicole Byer of MTV's "Girl Code" will perform at the Student Union Theater on March 15 at 7 p.m.

Comedian Nicole Byer to appear at Union Theater

By Ariana Scott | @arianacscott March 14, 2017

MTV’s Nicole Byer, known for her role on the hit series “Girl Code,” will be performing at the Student Union Theater on March 15 at 7 p.m. The show will be an hour long with no intermission,...

"The Drowsy Chaperone," presented by Theatre Baton Rouge, runs from March 10-26. 

University students and alumni star in Theatre Baton Rouge’s “The Drowsy Chaperone”

By Abbie Shull | @abbieLJ March 14, 2017

On March 10, Theatre Baton Rouge began its run of the Tony Award winning musical comedy extravaganza “The Drowsy Chaperone.” “The Drowsy Chaperone” is a musical within a play, narrated...

The LSU School of Theatre's "Love and Information" will begin performances in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 through Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017.

“Love and Information” is compelling, has no narrative plotline

By Abbie Shull | @abbielj February 14, 2017

The LSU Department of Theatre begins its spring season with Caryl Churchill’s “Love and Information.” Churchill’s play is odd because it doesn’t follow a linear story. There...

The cast of "Hairspray: the Broadway Musical" are seen rehearsing their choreography. 

Rev Ranks: University’s production of “Hairspray” relatable, heartfelt

By Rachel Rathle | @rachelrathle February 13, 2017

The LSU Musical Theatre Club performed “Hairspray” this past weekend, with the intent to touch the hearts of the audience, with social hurdles that are arguably as relevant today as they were...

The cast of "Hairspray: the Broadway Musical" rehearses its choreography. 

University’s production of “Hairspray” touches on many social issues

By Rachel Rathle | @rachelrathle February 7, 2017

The University’s Musical Theatre Club will be showing “Hairspray: the Broadway Musical” on Feb. 10-12 in the Union Theater. John Michael Moore, the director, also directed last year’s...

"A Few Good Men," featuring several University students, will run at Theatre Baton Rouge until Feb. 5. 

Theatre Baton Rouge’s “A Few Good Men” features several University students

By Abbie Shull | @abbielj January 28, 2017

Theatre Baton Rouge starts the new year with the riveting drama “A Few Good Men.” “A Few Good Men,” written by Aaron Sorkin, tells the story of two Marines on trial for complicity...