Entries tagged with ‘theatre’

Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

Can you name this Gustie? Graduating in 1979, he is now an acclaimed theatre performer. A. Kevin Kling

Tuesday Trivia

Can you name this Gustie? Graduating in 1979, he is now an acclaimed theatre performer. Is it: A. Kevin Kling B. David Esbjornson C. Peter Krause D. Steve Zahn   The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts

What was a favorite theater or dance performance you saw during your time at Gustavus? (Include the year you saw or performed in it!)

Blast from the Past

Here are students performing the opera The Bartered Bride in 1951.  

Blast from the Past

Before he was playing Adam Braverman on NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ or Nate Fisher on HBO’s ‘Six Feet Under,’ Peter Krause ’87 was auditioning for roles at Gustavus. The Weekly captured him auditioning for a role in a 1985 Gustavus Theatre and Dance production of Antigone.

Factoid Friday!

The first three-act play performed at Gustavus was called As the Clock Strikes it was performed at St. Peter High School on December 4th, 1935. The proceeds from the production were used to purchase equipment for the Little Theater. The Little Theater was a 360-seat theatre that was the predecessor to the Anderson Theatre in […]

View from the Hill

Pictured are students participating in an acting class in the Evelyn and Evan Anderson Theatre.