. . . Some Wendell History . . .

 

. . . Brief Timeline. . .

 

- 1996 : The Fantasticks -

- 1997 : Night Must Fall -

- 1998 : On the Verge -

- 1999 : The Heidi Chronicles -

- 2000 : Rosencrantz and Guilenstern are Dead -

- 2000 : Twelve Dreams -

 

- Spring 2001 : Chapter Two -

 

 

- Fall 2001 : Lebensraum -

 

- 2002 : Love's Fire

 

- Fall 2002 : Trust -

 

- Spring 2003 : On the Verge -

 

- Fall 2003 : Vital Signs -

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. . . In the Chronicle . . .

• Beyond the Verge of Typical Theater : by Kim Roller February 06, 2003 . "Wendell Theatre Group continues to expand with this quirky British script-turned-Southern. How aptly titled Wendell Theatre Group's On the Verge is. "

• Campus sees first play in spanish : by Denise Dunning February 14, 1995. " 'Los Soles Truncos,' performed this past weekend, became the first play in Spanish to be produced at Duke. The play was put on by the Wendell Theater Group, a student-run theater company. "

• Drama director's staffing decisions draw criticism : by Michael Robbins April 27, 1993 . "This article is the second in a two-part series about the Duke Drama program. "

• 'Fantasticks' offers unique view of life, love : by Kristin Butters February 16, 1996. " On Valentine's Day the Wendell Theater, a recently resurrected student-run drama company, presented "The Fantasticks," an amusing musical drama directed by Trinity sophomore Matt Bailer, in a sold out opening night performance. "

• First all-Spanish play at University premieres tonight : February 10, 1995. From staff reports . "The curtain is going up tonight on the first all-Spanish play to be performed at the University. "

• From Rent to the Bard, the choice is yours your own adventure--we dare ya : by Meghan Valerio  July 31, 2002 . "Gender-bending intrigue, solve-it-yourself mysteries and settings ranging Victorian Africa to "a non-geographical location"--Duke's fall theatrical lineup promises a host of opportunities for comedy, tragedy and everything in between. "

• It Could Happen : by Cary Hughes September 28, 2001. "Wendell Theatre Group's production of Lebensraum - German for living space - is set in near-future Germany. The set is very functional with ramps, scaffolding and lots of coat hangers for the abundant number of costumes on stage.... Judging by a dress rehearsal, it seems Lebensraum will be a rare treat to Duke theater. The show is serious yet funny, and combined with exceptional direction and highly talented actors, this production should have little trouble finding success. "

• Love Letters : by Adam Winer April 02, 1999. "Theater doesn't always require a theater. Dorm commons rooms- sometimes those are good enough. So a couple of times a week, Chris Schuessler and Jessica Maas, performing with the Wendell Theater company, schlep a pair of tables, a couple of candles, a spare decanter and other various props into commons room and perform Love Letters, A. R. Gurney's short play..."

• Riddell's vision questioned in developing drama program : by Michael Robbins April 26, 1993 . "This is the first article in a two-day series about the Duke Drama program. Tomorrow's article will focus on the departure of professors and students from the program at the end of this academic year. "

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead : by Norbert Schürer April 21, 2000. " 'Who would have thought we were so important,' one of the actors remarks at the end of Wendell Theatre's new production of Tom Stoppard's play Rosen-crantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. "

• Student theater group fosters creativity : by Amanda Exley February 22, 1994. "The study of directing begins in the classroom, but the practice of it begins in performance. 'You have to learn by trying it,' says Trinity senior Rob Milazzo about directing. Milazzo and Trinity senior Evan Mueller recognized the importance of performance and founded The Wendell Theater Group in the spring of 1992 to provide an opportunity for students to direct and act. It is a student run organization for the production of contemporary plays. The group is based upon the principle that students need more opportunities to participate in works that cater to their interests. The students of The Wendell Theater Group propose their own plays ..."

• Students explore options : by Michael Robbins April 27, 1993. "In response to not having their needs met by the drama program, some students are beginning to explore other outlets for their acting interests. For the past two years, the Wendell Theater Group, created by Trinity juniors Rob Milazzo and Evan Mueller, has given students a chance to direct their own plays and be involved in their own productions from start to finish."

• Wendell Fires Up Theater : by Victoria Kaplan March 28, 2002 . "Seven plays inspired by seven Shakespearean sonnets, written by seven eminent playwrights, directed by seven student directors, and performed by seven-times-two (that's 14) students actors. The entirely student-run Wendell Theatre Group continues to experiment with creative approaches to performance with its production of Love's Fire..."

• Wendell impresses with student's plays : by Adrian Fielder December 07, 1993. "The Wendell Theater Group showed that love is an emotion that knows no boundaries. Neither societal constraints nor chronic illness can chain this enormous, intractable beast of an emotion...The two plays presented by the Wendell Theater Group this weekend, "Springtime" and "A Poster of the Cosmos," both directed by Trinity senior Robert Milazzo, attempted to approach this most universal of subjects. Whereas many artistic renderings of homosexual love treat it like some disease, some psychological abnormality existing only in emotionally depraved individuals, both of these pieces dealt with the theme honestly and candidly; they portrayed homosexuality for what it is--a pure human emotion. " "It took the Wendell Theater Group, a student-run theater group, to tackle such an enormous task. Milazzo and Evan Mueller, another Trinity senior, started it in 1992 because they were disillusioned with the existing forms of theatrical expression on campus. "

• Wendell Theater explores pretense, suspense in new drama : by Norbert Schurer February 21, 1997. "No drama, perhaps, is more difficult to perform compellingly than one about acting. Last night at Branson Theater, the Wendell Theater Group succeeded in doing just that in their two-and-a-half-hour production of Emlyn Williams' 'Night Must Fall.' "