Friday, September 29, 2023
Clark’s drama department is producing its first virtual play “The Churning Skies,” which premiers on April 10. Seven Clark performers, stage management, a costume designer and professor Gene Biby have collaborated virtually to put together the show online. “The Churning Skies” is based on radio shows in the 1940s, where […]
In a theater production it’s up to everyone to create harmony for a better show. The actors, director and producer are working together to bring Clark’s fall play, “A View From The Bridge,” to life this November. The story takes place in post-World War II New York and follows Eddie […]
A drama student since Winter 2015, Derek Sytsma can see the future. Or, four years of it at least. So can 10 of his fellow thespians as they enter stage right, yank open the red-velvet curtain and reenact the theater club on campus. The new club was approved by student […]
Love, sexuality and bigotry are themes displayed in Clark’s newest theater production, “Stop Kiss,” which opened May 12. The upcoming drama, written by Diana Son, tells the story of Callie and Sara who meet and unexpectedly fall in love with each other. When their first kiss results in a random […]
His official title is Clark’s Program Director of the Drama Department and drama professor. His resume is stocked with degrees in speech education and theatre history rising up to a Ph.D. in theatre arts. Countless experiences from various universities, and as of 2014, Gene Biby is now a tenured faculty […]
The theater is nearly empty as the actors prepare for their scene. The room is so quiet that backstage whispers can be heard from the seats. “Act two scene one,” shouts Director Mark Owsley from his fourth-row seat. “Go.” The actors get into character and rehearse their scene. Owsley watches […]
Clark’s theater department presents its production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” on Nov. 11-12 and Nov. 17-19. The play, directed by Mark Owsley, is about bickering siblings Vanya and Sonia whose movie-star sister Masha makes a surprise visit with her boyfriend Spike. The play, written by Christopher […]
Clark’s theater department is searching for volunteer ushers for its Fall production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” that runs Nov. 11-12 and Nov. 17-19. Four ushers are needed for each night according to Theatre Program Director Gene Biby. All shows start at 7:30 and volunteers can see […]
Recent Grad Directs Concert Choir With Passion & Personality The sound of a choir singing spills into the hallway of Beacock Music Hall from the closed door of room 104. Inside, students harmonize with the accompanist while a man in a white button-down shirt sways his hands back and forth […]
As the members of the Clark College Chorale sing, their voices ring with an impeccable precision, hitting exactly the right notes to complement each other. The sound fills the cramped music room with passion and exaction, a coordinated effort to create a whole sound that is greater than the sum […]
