By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications SAN DIEGO – Nothing about Jenna Pilant’s life is ordinary. When the 35-year-old renovated her master bedroom, she went with purple carpet, orange and blue doors and a lime green bookcase. For Christmas, her rainbow tree was decorated with disco ball ornaments, and she dressed her dogs in dragon costumes that matched her sparkly blue dress and cape on Halloween. She’s not afraid to wear polka dot rompers, knee-high, gold … [Read more...] about Colorful career: UNK grad finds happiness as designer, social media personality
Janice Fronczak
University Theatre at UNK teams with Broadway professionals to present ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Patricia Birch is an award-winning dancer, choreographer and director who has worked with some pretty big names over the past 50-plus years. “Grease,” “Grease 2,” “Big” and “The First Wives Club” are among her film credits, she’s directed and choreographed videos for music greats such as Cyndi Lauper and The Rolling Stones and her television work includes “The Electric Company,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Saturday Night … [Read more...] about University Theatre at UNK teams with Broadway professionals to present ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’
‘Vintage: A Golden-Era Radio Show’ opens Wednesday
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Audiences will step back in time to a 1940’s radio station in “Vintage: A Golden-Era Radio Show,” a play written by UNK theatre professor Janice Fronczak and cast. The University Theatre at Kearney will present “Vintage: A Golden-Era Radio Show” Wednesday through Sunday (Feb. 18-22) at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The play is an original work written by show director Fronczak and her cast. Two published scripts … [Read more...] about ‘Vintage: A Golden-Era Radio Show’ opens Wednesday
Operetta ‘Die Fledermaus’ opens Thursday at UNK theatre
KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney will present “Die Fledermaus” Dec. 4-6 at the Miriam Drake Theatre at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “Die Fledermaus,” composed by Johann Strauss II, is a fast-moving operetta that is based on one friend playing a huge practical joke on another.Falke is humiliated by being left on a park bench dressed in a bat costume overnight by his friend Eisenstein. Falke plots his revenge on Eisenstein at a huge gala where he is … [Read more...] about Operetta ‘Die Fledermaus’ opens Thursday at UNK theatre
UNK Theatre presents ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’
Source: Susan Deiger, 308.865.8406, deigerski@unk.edu Writer: Adrianna Tarin, 308.865.8529, unknews3@unk.edu KEARNEY – “Don’t Dress for Dinner” has more twists than a corkscrew, according to Janice Fronczak, production director and University of Nebraska at Kearney theatre professor. The University Theatre at Kearney presents the play Wednesday through Sunday (Oct. 9-13). Performances are in the Miriam Drake Theatre at the UNK Fine Arts Building at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday … [Read more...] about UNK Theatre presents ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’
