By Michelle Bless Gerald Dolter, the founder of Moonlight Musicals and professor of voice at Texas Tech University, said he wanted to give his students the opportunity to gain on-stage experience in live theatre. His fellow professor of voice, Karl Dent, had the same intention. “As a teacher, you have an inborn goal of helping […]
Moonlight Academy: Creating opportunity to create performers
November 4, 2019 by
By: Michelle Bless Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series of stories about Lubbock’s Moonlight Musicals. In 2015, Moonlight Musicals started an after-school program dedicated to teaching children in the Lubbock community the triple-threat theater craft of singing, acting, and dancing. Frank Rendon gained control of the project as the director of […]
The World’s a Stage: Moonlight Musicals Preps Actors for Future
October 28, 2019 by
By Michelle Bless Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series of stories about Lubbock’s Moonlight Musicals. Since its first show premiered in 2006, Moonlight Musicals has provided Texas Tech University students with opportunities to build their resumes and gain experience in live theater. Rose Duncan, the choir director of Frenship Middle […]
From Dirt to Drama: Moonlight Musicals Gain Traction with Local Audiences
October 21, 2019 by
By Michelle Bless Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series of stories about Lubbock’s Moonlight Musicals. In April 2005, Texas Tech Professor of Voice Gerald Dolter heard the City of Lubbock was building an amphitheater in Mackenzie Park. After years of performing and teaching in Germany followed by years of summers spent […]
BurkTech Players Prepare for Upcoming Performance
March 21, 2017 by
By Megan Reyna As Morgan Brundett anxiously watched her fellow company members rehearse the opening scene of her play, a theatre major in the crowd reassured her, saying “part of theater is being uncomfortable.” Brundett is a transition student at the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research and the first BurkTech Player on the […]
The Illusion: Review
November 22, 2013 by
Originally when I heard about this play, I was skeptical. I knew magic and a wizard was involved – and that was about it. At first I literally thought I was about to see a 17th Century version of Harry Potter. To my surprise, that was not the story line at all. The opening scene […]
Are You Going To The Fall Dance Festival?
November 12, 2013 by
Texas Tech University’s Department of Theatre & Dance proudly presents the second annual Fall Dance Festival Nov. 13 – 16. All performances begin at 8 p.m. in the newly renovated Creative Movement Studio Theatre located at the southwest corner of Akron and Glenna Goodacre Avenues. The Fall Dance Festival features original dance works by Texas Tech […]
The Prophet Darla Set To Debut
October 24, 2013 by
Next week, the Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting a dark new comedy about faith, desire and the nature of goodness. “The Prophet Darla” is about an ordinary woman trying to make ends meet when she receives an unexpected visit from a prominent individual in history who sends her on a […]
