The Gold Victory cast performs in the song "Leave it Behind". Photo by Jasmyne Ray. It’s a bright sunny day in 1950’s New Orleans, Louisiana when Marilee Montelimar comes to town to settle the estate…
Director of ‘Pill Hill’ gives insights into production
By Carter Bibb Corrected on Oct. 6 at 9:56 a.m. to reflect that "Pill Hill" features six main characters, not seven as a pervious version of this article stated, has two acts, not three as…
‘Rent’: Poetically pathetic
By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production “Rent” reeks. Inside UM’s Sue Meadows Black Box theater, seats are crammed together as the room is packed to the brim with dark corridors, busy alleyways, abandoned apartments…
UM Theatre takes on beloved musical ‘Rent’
By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content Montevallo’s Theatre Department is bringing famed musical “Rent” to its stages this month—with eight individual showings occurring over two weeks at the Michael and Sue Meadows Black Box…
An immaculate house of cards in ‘Tartuffe’
By Gabriel Talley, Podcast producer “Tartuffe” is the Montevallo Theatre Department at the peak of its own powers, successfully modernizing a near 400-year-old play with a bevy of outstanding production choices. The major story beats…
Shared creation shapes UM Theatre’s ‘Tartuffe’
By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content Collaboration and creativity are central tenants to Montevallo Theatre’s newest production, “Tartuffe.” The show, directed by Montevallo theatre professor and head of actor training Marcus Lane, is an…
Not much punk in “Punk Rock Girl!”
By Carter James When I first heard that UM Theatre was putting on a show titled “Punk Rock Girl!,” I was curious to see what a punk jukebox musical would be like. Unfortunately, there wasn’t…
UM Theatre Department unleashes their inner punk with…
By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content Montevallo’s Theatre Department is bringing “Punk Rock Girl!” to the stage, marking the show’s first performance outside of its original run at the Argyle Theatre in New York. …