Students of the Theatre Arts 351 class premiered their directing capabilities in “Theatre On-Stage: New Directions in Directing” May 17-25 in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret and Dailey Theatre.

What started as a typical light-hearted comedy turned out to be a show covering different social issues, from anti-semitism to feminism to the struggle of class within a wealthy Venetian society, as the Dailey Theater premiered William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.”

Campus and community arts events for the week of May 3, 2013.

William Shakespeare will take center stage at Dailey Theatre tonight as the theater department presents “The Merchant of Venice.”

Campus and community arts events for the week of April 26, 2013.

Campus and community arts events for the week of April 19, 2013.

Campus and community arts events for the week of April 12, 2013.

The whimsical and romantic ways of Florence swept the Dailey Theatre last weekend as audiences were entranced by the flirtatious “Mirandolina.”

Campus and community arts events for the week of March 8, 2013.

Campus and community arts events for the week of March 1, 2013.