Some Girls

Posted on 15 April, 2010

By Beth Hoag During this evenings performance of Some Girls at Stephens College, I will be trying out a new mobile method of sharing my thoughts about the performance. I will turn my blackberry off during the performance (that is just good theater etiquette) but I will update this post during both intermission and after [...]

Information about True/False Film Festival from Intersection

Posted on 28 February, 2010

David Wilson, co-director of the True/False Festival and Joanna Hearne, Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of Missouri joined Intersection in the studio on Monday February 22nd to talk about the 2010 True False Film Festival. Intersection airs every Monday live online from 12-1pm. Intersection is a live online community talk [...]

“The Tightrope” from True/False Film Festival

Posted on 28 February, 2010

By Lisa Appleton When I think of a tightrope, I think of balance and this movie was anything but balanced. Director Nuria Ibanez gives the viewer a look into the life of a traveling family circus in Mexico that is struggling to make ends meet. The family is passionate about their craft, but no one [...]

Kicking off True/False with Cowboys in India

Posted on 26 February, 2010

by Gwen Ragno Any journalist or documentarian can tell you that sometimes, the hard-hitting investigative story that you are looking for just doesn’t pan out. Simon Chambers spent a year in rural India trying to make a documentary about the evils of a British mining company, Vendanta, and its effects on the local communities. He [...]

First Timers Thoughts on the Vagina Monologues

Posted on 21 February, 2010

By Beth Hoag I had always heard of the Vagina Monologues, but I thought it would be something that would make me so uncomfortable witnessing. Thinking about addressing things, which are unspeakable to many, made me uncomfortable enough. Nevertheless, I found myself in a huge line waiting to get into Jesse Auditorium to see this [...]

Much To Say About Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on 20 February, 2010

By Beth Hoag From the moment you step into the Playhouse Theater at Stephens College, you are transported directly into Shakespeare’s time. From the lavishly decorated sets, to the before show entertainment provided by minstrels (who will turn out later to be the character Dogberry and his band) Much Ado About Nothing embraces you with [...]

Community Theater Tackles “Rent”

Posted on 13 February, 2010

By Beth Hoag Upon entering the Columbia Entertainment Company, you almost think you could have been transported to the original Rent stage. Missing a few of the platforms due to size of the acting space, the set looked very similar to the original performance. This was the case for most of the evening. Many of [...]

Thinking Outside of the Box- The Mineola Twins

Posted on 12 February, 2010

By Beth Hoag Having previously seen one of Paula Vogel’s other works, “How I Learned to Drive” I was very interested in seeing her work, “The Mineola Twins” at the Corner Playhouse on the University of Missouri Campus. “How I Learned to Drive” proved to be a shocking commentary on molestation played out through an [...]

True/False weekend is almost here!

Posted on 08 February, 2010

The 7th annual True/False film festival takes place this year Thursday Feb. 25th through Sunday Feb. 28th. True/False is a film festival that occurs every February and features documentaries. The films show at various venues around Columbia, but if you miss a show you want to see, don’t fret. The films are all played at [...]

“Invictus”, Rugby and Learning to be the Captain of your Soul

Posted on 14 December, 2009

by Erin Riley “Invictus” (meaning “unconquered”), directed by Clint Eastwood, is an empowering and breathtaking film about a subject that is still difficult to discuss in a public forum – racism. The film opens in 1990 with the release of the newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) from his 27-year stint living [...]