University Players

Win tickets to University Players comedy-drama

University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see Beth Henley’s comedy-drama, Crimes of the Heart. The play's run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.

Contest winner earns tickets to stage thriller

Biology master’s student Kara-Anne Ward won yesterday’s DailyNews trivia contest and earned two tickets to see the University Players world-premiere production of Chameleon, by drama professor William Pinnell.

Ward’s name was drawn from all entrants who correctly responded that chameleon’s change colour in response to light, temperature, and mood; Santa Fe, New Mexico is the highest US state capital; and the one-act drama The Bounty was Pinnell’s first play.

Chameleon quiz a chance to win play tickets

University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see the thriller Chameleon by UWindsor drama professor William Pinnell. The play's run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.

Curtain rises on Chameleon

The University Players production of Chameleon opened Thursday at Essex Hall Theatre.

The play –  written, directed and designed by drama professor William Pinnell – is a thriller set in a souvenir emporium in the fictional town of Indian Cliffs, New Mexico.

University Players presents world premiere thriller

University Players continues its 53nd season with Chameleon, a new play written, directed, and designed by School of Dramatic Art faculty member William Pinnell. The play runs October 20 to 23 and 26 to 30 at Essex Hall Theatre.

“This is another first for University Players,” says Lionel Walsh, director of the School of Dramatic Art. “In our 53-year history, this is the first time that we have produced a play written by one of our faculty members.  This makes our production of Chameleon both unique and exciting.”

A democratic society must make space for the humanities, says philosopher

Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have rightly been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens, says philosopher Martha Nussbaum. But recently, she argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry both in the United States and abroad.