Connor Padilla, Emily Freeman and Eytan Deray in Once Upon a Mattress at Florida Atlantic University. (Photo by Viviana Puga) By Dale King Those adventurous and sometimes crazy student actors at Florida Atlantic University have spent a lot of time this year taking theatrical journeys into centuries past. They plumbed the psyche of 17th-century English playwright … [Read more...]
FAU closes season with gritty ‘Lear’
By Dale King Student actors from the Department of Theatre and Dance at Florida Atlantic University wrap up their 2015-2016 performance season this weekend with performances of what many consider to be William Shakespeare’s greatest play, King Lear. The show opened last week to a sellout crowd at the Studio One Theater on the Boca Raton campus. Based on a Celtic folk … [Read more...]