“Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don’t dare express themselves as we did.” – Sophie Scholl. Emma Ramsey as Old Sophie. Photos courtesy of Phoebe Countryman. Antigone in Munich will be performed in the University Theatre Blackbox on Friday, September 13th and Saturday, the 14th at 7:30, and Sunday, the 15th, at 2:30. This play is entirely student-produced. It is the second of its kind at Lipscomb University, following the incredible production of I and You in 2023. When asked why director Sofia Hernandez Morales chose this specific play, her answer consisted of the themes…

The recent demolition process of Stokes, a former public school used by The Lipscomb Department of Theatre (LDoT), has led to an exciting development for the department. Stokes, which served as a space for the set and prop shop for LDoT for over a decade, was decidedly closed by Metro Nashville Public Schools in the beginning of June 2024. This closure was long overdue, but LDoT did not know how to proceed without their resident shop. At the end of June, the University notified the theatre department that they would move into the on-campus steam plant effective immediately. Thus began the plans for “The Steam Plant Dream Plant,” as Professor…

The Second Theatre Company’s production of Macbeth, taking place Sept. 6-8, has a few notable features. First, it is an entirely student-run, student-produced show. Second, the majority of rehearsals took place over Zoom. Third, it takes place in the Flatt Amphitheater, which typically stays unused the majority of the year. These aspects raise several questions about the creative process, so the Emma Stanard, director of Macbeth and a producer of 2TC, answered some of those questions for us. What is 2TC?“Second Theatre Company is an entirely student run and led theatre company. We are primarily comprised of Lipscomb students, although we are not affiliated with the university or the [theatre]…