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Adult
actors spell t-w-e-e-n in Towle's ‘Bee'
By Tim Shellberg, The Times, February 26, 2010
Adult thespians playing preteens isn't as easy as it may seem to
many in the eyes of Jeff Casey, director of Hammond's Towle Theater's
production of the musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee."
Dance
performance explores the African-American experience
The
Times, January 24, 2010
South Shore Dance Alliance will perform Nubian Odyssey, a contemporary
dance exploration of the African-American experience, past, present
and future, at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 at the Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman
Ave.
The concert
will also feature international tap artist Jumaane Taylor and performance
artist Daviné Stewart.
Merry
Ship of Fools glides into Hammond
By Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, January 17, 2010, post-trib.com
W hile at Purdue University, Benji Milanowski hurled humor as part
of the Ship of Fools comedy troupe that is anchored on campus. Nowadays,
the Valparaiso resident is in medicine.
"I'm a school nurse in the Kouts school system," the 26-year-old
Milanowski said.
There's
more than just plays at the T( )owle
By Marge Kullerstrand, The Times, January 17, 2010
The Towle Theater recently hosted its 2010 preview and the evening
was about much more than the four plays that will be the mainstay of
the season.
Managing
Director Jeff Casey is excited about the number of season ticket holders
that have already signed up.
Chesterton
native to showcase songs at Towle
By Tim Shellberg, The Times, October 2, 2009
Chesterton-reared songwriter, performer and actor Adam Wagner admits
to suffering bouts of small town blues growing up.
But those
bouts, he said, helped to shape him as an artist.
Music
showcase finds success and support
By Tom Lounges, The Times, October 2, 2009
Thunderclap Record Studio and Towle Theater team up Oct. 9 for the fourth
and latest installment of their popular ongoing "Local Music Showcase"
series, which this time focuses on singer/songwriters, rather than bands.
Performing
will be Dana Lynn and John Prestipino of the group Lynxwail (formerly
Veda), Mark Mybeck (of Nomad Planets), Mark Adrian (of The Liars), Kelly
Campos, and Collin Magdziarz.
'Floyd
Collins' a musical with a message
By Tim Shellberg, The Times, July 3, 2009
Director John D. Glover points to the lyrics in "Floyd Collins,"
opening Thursday at Towle Community Theater, for the moral of the story.
"There's
a couple numbers in the show that talk about 'where a man belongs,'"
he said.
A
stage for songwriters-Hammond theater welcomes young, gifted singer/composers.
By Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, June 5, 2009, post-trib.com
For an 18-year-old singer/songwriter, Lindsay Jurek has taken a
big stride or two. In a Nashville mode, she's opened for Chris Cagle
and the Wreckers, the latter of whom feature Michelle Branch and Jessica
Harp.
Jurek served
as a warm-up for both of those country acts at Ohio State University.
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