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  1. Mar 29, 2013

    'Major Barbara' to open April 18 at RU

    RU theatre department stages George Bernard Shaw's 'Major Barbara,' which will open on April 18 in the Pridemore Playhouse located in Porterfield Hall.

  2. Oct 29, 2012

    Meet the Actors: Reckless

    Reckless will be onstage October 31 - November 3 at 8pm and November 3 - 4 at 2pm in the Hawes Studio Theatre. Tickets are are free and available now at the Porterfield Box Office (540-831-5289).

  3. Oct 29, 2012

    Student-directed Play No ‘Reckless’ Affair

    In rehearsal since mid-September, the student-directed production of Craig Lucas’ play Reckless opens this week at Radford University. The two-act play comprised of 28 different scenes will be performed in the Hawes Studio Theatre, located in Porterfield Hall.

  4. Oct 19, 2012

    "Spinning Into Butter" Discussions Explore Diversity at RU

    Radford University’s Department of Theatre and Cinema recently presented several performances of Spinning Into Butter in the Pridemore Playhouse.  In line with the Scholar-Citizen initiative, events were held following the October 5th and 11th performances to get the audience talking about issues addressed in the play.

  5. Oct 15, 2012

    Fall Dance Fest: Spotlight on the Dancers

    Four dancers featured in this year's Fall Dance Fest take time to explain the significance of dance in their lives. All dance majors, they answer questions about choosing Radford University and what dancing has done for them in their personal lives.

News from University Relations

  1. Apr 5, 2012

    RU Presents "Hansel and Gretel" with a New Twist

    The Radford University Opera Workshop and Department of Dance will present the children's opera "Hansel and Gretel" in free public performances Wednesday, April 11, at 8 p.m. and Thursday, April 12, at 11 a.m. at the Bondurant Auditorium in Preston Hall

  2. Apr 2, 2012

    Radford University Archives Receive Two Major Collections

    A sizable collection of Appalachian literature and documents on the historical role of the sacred on stage and screen are among two significant gifts this year to Radford University's McConnell Library.

  3. Mar 29, 2012

    Thursday Night Music Delight In Dance and Guitar at RU

    Two events on campus Thursday will showcase the talents of Radford University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

  4. Mar 13, 2012

    'A Funny Thing Happened …' on Its Way to Radford

    Fifty years since its Broadway debut, Stephen Sondheim’s musical tour de farce "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" brings its lovers, liars and lunacy to the Radford University campus on March 22.

  5. Mar 1, 2012

    Alum Is No Cowardly Lion - Except in the Movies

    In the new film "Dorothy and the Witches of Oz," Radford University alumnus and Glade Hill native Barry J. Ratcliffe '85 portrays Bryan, the Cowardly Lion. There's no bear in this sequel to the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz,” but if there were, Ratcliffe would be the perfect fit for that role, too.

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