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App State Theatre and Dance Presents the Play, “Orlando" — Sarah Ruhl’s Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Novel Opens Oct. 29
Oct 15, 2025

“The longest and most charming love letter in literature.”

by Keith Martin
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Appalachian State University Professor Richard Elaver Receives Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Advance AI Design Research in Belgium
Oct 8, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Richard Elaver, a Professor of Industrial Design at Appalachian State University, has been honored with a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the Spring 2026 academic semester. The recognition was granted by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship...

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Theatre and Dance partners with Cre8tive Drama to offer summer day camps for children
May 17, 2016

Cre8tive Drama and the Department of Theatre and Dance at the Appalachian State University are partnering to offer a week-long summer Cre8tive...

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Appalachian State students again take home top honors at SOURCE Awards
May 16, 2016

Appalachian State University students Elizabeth Hundley, Megan Everhart and Kaitlyn Hutchens have been named SOURCE Awards winners for their...

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Ready to lead: Appalachian students commissioned as military officers
May 13, 2016

Thirteen cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants at a ceremony held May 13 on campus. The students are members of Appalachian State...

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Phyllis Kloda named dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts
May 12, 2016

Phyllis Kloda has been named dean of Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts after a national search. She begins...

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Looking Glass Gallery presents “Unrequited Contemplation”
May 10, 2016

The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “Unrequited Contemplation,” an...

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Appalachian hosts Summer Theatre Education Program June 16–17
May 10, 2016

BOONE—The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will host “Directing for Theatre” on June 1617 as the...

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Appalachian alumnus David Furr nominated for Tony Award
May 9, 2016

David Furr, a 1994 graduate of Appalachian State University, is a 2016 Tony Award nominee for his performance in “Noises Off,” a...

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Registration is open for summer Craft Enrichment classes
May 9, 2016

Registration is open for the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University. The program offers a variety of...

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University PRSSA receives Pacesetter Recognition for work with the Western Youth Network
May 5, 2016

Boone—Last month, the Appalachian State University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) teamed up with the Western Youth Network...

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Students share the stage with dozens of statewide theatres in collaborative “Shakespeare Marathon: 38 Plays in Five Days”
May 3, 2016

Twenty current students and recent graduates of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University participated in two different...