Current Department News… Highlights from ATHE 2020 featuring our very own Dr. Hank Willenbrink 29 Mar 2021 Summer 2020, Dr. Willenbrink gave a panel discussion on Playwriting and Aesthetics and Why don't we talk about How beautiful our plays are anymore? Click here to read the article.…
Current Department News… Dr. Hank Willenbrink Featured on the Impolite Conversation Podcast 8 Mar 2019March 8, 2019 Recently, Hank Willenbrink, Ph.D., associate professor of English and theatre at the University of Scranton, was a special guest on the Impolite Conversation podcast. The podcast can be found on…
Alumni News… “An Evening With Eliza” 22 Oct 2018 The 2018-19 Initiative Artist in Residence 7 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2018 The Royal Theatre (room 108) in the McDade Center. Eliza Bent is a playwright and performer based in…
Creative Writing… Esprit Deadline Quickly Approaching 17 Oct 2018October 17, 2018 October 26, 2018 is the deadline for submission to the Fall 2018 edition of Esprit. The publication is accepting submissions in poetry, prose, and visual art; all of which will be…
Acting/Performance… Fall 2018 University of Scranton Players’ Shows 19 Sep 2018September 26, 2018 For the fall of 2018 The University of Scranton Players are presenting two productions: The Laramie Project and The Beyoncé. The Laramie Project was originally written by Moisés Kaufman & The…
Creative Writing… Esprit Reading 7 Jun 2018 On May 10, 2018, in the Royal Theatre at 8pm, students, faculty, family, and friends gathered to hear the reading of this semester's edition of the Esprit magazine. a literary…
Current Department News… Sigma Tau Delta Elects New Officers for the 2018-2019 AY 7 Jun 2018 After our 2018 induction, Mu Omicron chapter members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, elected officers for the next academic year. Cara Charles (President), David Rakauskas (Vice-President), Emily…
Creative Writing… Dr. Willenbrink Selected as First U.S. Representative to Catalan Playwriting Gathering 24 Jul 2017August 15, 2017 This July, Dr. Hank Willenbrink was invited to participate in the 12th annual Obrador International (International Workshop) at Sala Beckett (Barcelona, Spain). One of the most important independent theatres in…
Faculty News… Prof. Willenbrink Reflects on Teaching “What is A Nation” Works in Our Moment 2 May 2017May 18, 2017 Theatre Professor Hank Willenbrink is teaching one of our Special Jesuit Liberal Arts classes this year, and he's made it his own by reflecting on what constitutes our nation. …
Acting/Performance… New Directors’ Workshop 3 May 2016 The New Directors' Workshop will perform in the McDade Building, Studio Theatre, on May 12-14. There will be eight 10-minute plays directed by students from Prof. O'Steen's THTR 311/Directing I…
