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Olivia DeMartini ’25 and Gavin Kuebler ’25 perform in “On the Verge.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMANTHA MOTTOLO ’24

SJU Theatre Company performs spring play “On the Verge”

Hannah Madeya March 28, 2023

Four students will be exploring the stage this spring as the SJU Theatre Company performs “On the Verge” in Bluett Theater.  Inspired by real life female explorers, this 1986 play written...

Hot Box Dancers Heavenly Perez ’24 and Juliet Gentilucci ’24 getting ready
for a performance of “Guys and Dolls.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJU THEATRE COMPANY

SJU Theatre Company performs classic romantic comedy musical 

Hannah Pajtis February 14, 2023

The SJU Theatre Company will perform its spring musical “Guys and Dolls” this week in Bluett Theatre on the Hawk Hill campus.   Featuring music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book...

The cast of “Sunday in the Park with George” recreates the real Georges Seurat painting that inspired the show. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA KELLY

SJU Theatre Company’s fall musical paints image of art and love

Ally Engelbert November 9, 2022

Art isn’t easy. But the SJU Theatre Company makes it look like a breeze in their fall musical, a powerful production of “Sunday in the Park with George.” “Sunday in the Park with George,”...

Jacqueline Ward ’23 on stage in “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF MELISSA KELLY

SJU Theatre Company Performs “Love, Loss and What I Wore”

Natalie Brislin March 2, 2022

The SJU Theatre Company’s winter show, “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” is currently in its second week in Bluett Theater.  The show, written by Nora and Delia Ephron and based on the book...

Staging was coordinated to mazimize distance between actors. PHOTOS: MELISSA KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY

In case you missed it: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

The Hawk Staff March 30, 2021

 On March 26 and 27, the SJU Theatre Company presented live, outdoor drive-in performances of “Jesus Christ Superstar” to sold-out audiences in the parking lot of Claver House. “Jesus Christ Superstar,”...

The SJU Theater Company practices for its upcoming performances.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

SJU Theatre Company stages outdoor performance of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

Kevin Gill March 23, 2021

While Broadway and other theaters have remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show must go on at St. Joe’s. “Jesus Christ Superstar,” a rock opera detailing Jesus’s final days, will...

"Fun Home" followed the early life of Alison Bechdel. PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY

‘Fun Home’ sparks conversations about identity

Annie Meko December 10, 2019

The SJU Theatre Company presented the musical production of “Fun Home,” adapted from the 2006 graphic memoir of the same name by cartoonist Alison Bechdel. There were four performances from Dec. 6...

(From left to right) Brett Tillotson ’19 as LeFou with ensemble members Kerri Greco ’21, Kaleb Fair ’22 and Julianna Julia ’21. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Beauty and the Beast welcomes new faces on stage

Cara Smith February 19, 2019

The SJU Theatre Company opened its production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” this past weekend, marking the company’s first ever Disney show and largest SJU theatre production in almost a decade. The...

Robert Gentilucci ’21 as Dr. Madden and Catherine Ogden as Diana (Photo courtesy of SJU Theatre Company).

Normalizing mental health

Cara Smith October 23, 2018

St. Joe's musical shines light on mental health The SJU Theatre Company put on a production of The Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Next to Normal,” a rock-based show about a mother and her struggle...

Jenn Tague ’20 and Brendan McGill ’20  turn their eyes to revenge in “Sweeney Todd” (Photo by Megan Hennessy '18).

A bloody good time

Emily Graham October 24, 2017

SJU Theatre Company presents “Sweeney Todd” The SJU Theatre Company is in preparation for its upcoming fall production of the musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The musical...

Culture Shock: A Q&A with the leads of SJU Theatre Company’s ‘Carousel’

Rose Weldon October 18, 2016

This weekend, starting on Thursday, Oct. 20, is the first series of performances for the SJU Theatre Company’s fall musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” The star-crossed romance of carousel...

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