Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s School of the Arts presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, making use of the Noorda courtyard for the first time. A must see show For the debut of the outdoor theater alone this show is a must-see. With the efforts of these actors though, if you haven’t seen UVU’s Twelfth Night, you are going to want […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Before the spring of 2019, students performed, worked and rehearsed in any space they could find in the crowded Gunther Technology building. Actors pushed aside desks in empty classrooms to rehearse scenes; dancers gave performances in small studio spaces; and musicians had to load their instruments onto a truck and transport them across campus for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For years, the performing arts majors at UVU have performed, worked and rehearsed in any space they could find in the crowded Gunther Technology building. Actors pushed aside desks in empty classrooms to rehearse scenes, dancers gave performances in small studio spaces and musicians had to load their instruments onto a truck and transport them […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Loss is part of life. Perhaps that’s why the story of the Greek poet Orpheus, descending into the depths of the Underworld to retrieve his bride from the world of the dead, hits home for so many people. The theater department brings the story of Eurydice (pronounced yoo-RID-uh-see) to the Noorda Theater with the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One magical princess, one young mine laborer and one army of menacing goblins: the scene is set for a work that influenced J.R.R. Tolkien to write about the battle for Middle Earth and for C.S. Lewis to write about the imaginary world of Narnia. In partnership with Resonance Story Theater, the Noorda Theater will be […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The sounds of children – ranging in age from preschool to high school – echoed in the halls of the Gunther Trades building on June 6. The kids prance like cats, buzz like wasps and explore aspects of theater like historical acting styles and set production. The second annual Noorda Theater Summer Camp runs from […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “We’re going places!” exclaimed James Arrington, chair of the Theatrical Arts department, at the Sept. 11 ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Noorda Theatre. Made possible by a generous gift from Tye Noorda, the state-of-the-art facility is more than just a performance theater. It will also provide a variety of resources for education, community development, […]