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The World Is Not Silent's Dramaturg Khanthida Mounivong sat down with actor Long Nguyen to discuss what being in this show means to him. Here's what he had to say!

Theatre offers a window into another world, allowing the audience to act as witnesses to otherwise inaccessible stories. But some plays welcome us not just as passive viewers, but as participants in the subjective experience of a particular character. This unique genre of theatre is known as the memory play.

In the enchanting world of literature, few works are as profound as Charlotte Brontë's classic, Jane Eyre. While the novel's narrative brilliance and compelling characters have captivated readers for generations, a closer look at Brontë's personal life will reveal how her own experiences impacted Jane's story.

Performed in English, Vietnamese, American Sign Language (ASL), and Vietnamese Sign Language (VSL), The World is Not Silent is a multilingual play that explores how language simultaneously divides and unites us.

A heroine for today, the character Jane Eyre is one of the most compelling in the history of the English novel.

I've always been interested in space and astronomy and remember stargazing as a kid in Nebraska.

Most of the food being used in The Nerd is the real deal. This show takes place in the 80’s, and the food needed for the production is commonplace, like bean salad or Chex mix. Since the actors are eating a lot of food in the show, we prefer to use the real thing as opposed to a prop stand in.

We spoke with Associate Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner about Directing The Nerd. Here is what he had to say!

For National Bartenders Day, we spoke with Travis Matthews, our Food & Beverage Manager on his process of creating specialty cocktails for our productions.

A raucous bunch of characters comes alive in Larry Shue's The Nerd. From the amiable architect to the mysterious titular 'nerd,’ the characters tell a tale of humor, absurdity, and the complexities of human relationships.