Santa Fe University of Art and Design Performing Arts Department senior Donna Bella Litton talks about her time at SFUAD and future plans.

Performing Arts lead faculty Cristina Duarte talks about her path to SFUAD and commitment to teaching.

Red Light Winter opens Nov. 17 at SFUAD. Jackalope talks to its cast.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design senior Performing Arts major Audrey Clark is pursuing her BFA in Acting and exploring directing.

Performing Arts Department senior Triston Pullen’s senior thesis show, Red Light Winter, goes up Nov. 17 and 18 in the Greer Garson lobby.

Theater major Michaela Murray talks about life in school and her plans for after graduation.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design Performing Arts senior Triston Pullen discusses his current projects on the stage and on the page and future plans.

The time after high school is one of change, whether that’s good or bad. This is Our Youth, a play by Kenneth Lonergan released in 1996, addresses this transitional age. SFUAD’s Performing Arts Department recently brought it to the campus.

The David Ives Short Plays opens Friday, Feb. 24 at SFUAD.

  On a cold January afternoon, Nikoa Salas, sophomore theater major from Vermont, rushes out of Fogelson Library after a quick visit. In an attempt to get to class on time, simultaneously he must also fight the bitter winter air.

Twelfth Night opens at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18, 19, 2 p.m. on Nov. 20, as well as 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 and 3 at SFUAD’s Greer Garson Theatre.

After spending his fall semester working as a production intern on the musical Sweet Charity, SFUAD student Triston P. Pullen is announcing his next major project—a stage adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book It Ends With Us.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design Performing Arts Department senior Annie Haynes is one of those, thriving in lighting’s blend of technical prowess and creativity

The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later both circle the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. Director William Wesbrooks discusses the shows, opening this week at SFUAD.

Senior acting major Mira Weidman Faculty performed in the emotional reading of the Stanford University Rape Case: The Victim’s Letter In Full. Weidman, who had been working to memorize the 23-page statement statement and perform it in a monologue format, took a seat in front of three separate audiences on Sunday, Oct. 2 and spelled out what it means to be a victim of sexual assault without a voice against her assaulter.

the complications of the female experience in the age of technology and with one another, audiences should attend Girls Like That for the dedicated actresses’ process and topical subject matter.

Girls Like That opens at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 and 29, 2 p.m. on Oct. 30, and 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 and 5. The play explores themes of pack mentality, female competition and double standards.

Stage managers say while their jobs are behind the scenes, they wouldn’t have it any other way.

Students Adam Troyer, Dillon Haymond and Rome Arrey memorize lines for “Polaroid Stories,” a drama written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by Brian Gillespie, the upcoming production in the Theatre Department. Make sure to go see it February 26-28 and March...

There’s nothing like the experience of watching a performance at the Greer Garson Theatre. Luckily, this fast paced school provides plenty of entertainment. Very Still and Hard to See, a short play by Steve Yockey, directed by Gail Springer, is the next main stage show coming to SFUAD. While recounting the history of a cursed hotel, this play follows the unfortunate guests who stay there. They are tortured by possessive ghosts while trying to maintain the ever-growing hole in the hotel floor. These encounters make the audience question what’s real and acknowledge that sometimes terrible things happen for a reason. “I was immediately drawn to the psycho symbolic aspects of the writing, and couldn’t wrap my imagination around a play in which most of the important ‘character’ is never seen or even named,” Springer says. As these characters fall prey to their own natural instincts, they’re forced to bring their survival instincts into play, while the unnamed and unseen character takes the role of the super ego. Come out and enjoy the hard work of talented performers Kinsey Sarian, Jared Vazquez, Scott Shettig, Natalie Fox, Andi Star, Courtney Taylor, Garrick Sigl, and Liam O’Brien. The show will takes place in the Greer Garson Theater at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 4-5; and at 2 p.m., Sundays, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6....

Rita McGhee has worked in costume design for 25 years and was nominated for an Emmy in 2015 for her work on the hit television series, Empire. She recently visited SFUAD with her daughter Troi Speaks, a prospective Creative Writing student.

The premiere of Wild Talk by Jane Martin is sure to leave you in awe. The 50th season opener for the Greer Garson is directed by SFUAD’s own Jon Jury and will run 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 16-17 and 2 p.m. on Sundays Oct. 18 and 25. “I love it. It’s been a lot of hard work, but it’ll be well worth it,” says actress Madeline Garcia. “This one really packs a punch.” Wild Talk features 10 women performing monologues about outrageous life experiences. Tristine Henderson’s character, for example, deals with having a close relationship with her own death. Jackalope Magazine was fortunate enough to be able to sit in on a rehearsal and the results were nothing short of tremendous. Before rehearsal started, the actors warmed up their voices holding hands as a united group. These women had such a fluent connection to each other as well has having superior stand alone skills. These women have a powerful passion for acting and it is clear to see. Observing the crew while they watched monologue after monologue, you could see how invested they were in the performances. There was non-stop laughter and maybe even a tear or two. “These rehearsals have been unlike any other play I’ve been in,” says Joey Beth Gilbert. “We’ve been getting a lot of one-on-one time with Mr. Jury and it’s been an awesome experience.” This play packs in everything from Donna Bella Litton’s character having dramatic teenage meltdown to Rachel Wagner’s character drinking a beer at the foot of a loved one’s grave. The actors have been working day after day since the first week of school to produce an emotional performance that you won’t want to miss. Other actors include: Sarah Spickard, Alexis Lacey, Megan Kelly,...

SFUAD’s Performing Arts Department presents a show by new students.