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Friday, December 5, 2025

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"Deadpool:" Go See it! Once or… Twice!

Deadpool offers the same superhero story, but with a twist– a new type of Hero! Or Anti-Hero, which gives us enough to stay interested. Deadpool stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson a former mercenary diagnosed with terminal cancer who becomes Deadpool after an experiment gives him healing powers. He ...


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LCVA hosts Valentine’s Day art festival

Love was in the air on Saturday when The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts hosted a Valentine’s Day Art festival featuring arts and crafts workshops for children of all ages. The workshops included making Valentine’s Day cards and animal-themed Valentine’s Day puns, such as “Will you bee my ...



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Faculty Spotlight: Bruce Speas

Bruce Speas sat in Longwood’s small black box theatre surrounded by signs of construction. The floor was completely covered with large wooden platforms that, no doubt, were destined to become part of an ornate set. In the distance, the sound of not-so-faint drilling could be heard underneath the sound ...


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Waterworks Players bring “Luau at Acorn Acres” to Farmville

Last Friday, January 29, at 7:00 p.m. Richmond’s Bifocal Players brought their hilarious and fun show to the Waterworks Players in Farmville, Va. Titled “Luau at Acorn Acres,” the small theatre production written by Richmond playwright Margie Langston centers around Acorn Acres, a senior living ...




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Theatrical classic set to hit the Waterworks Players stage

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is one of those stories that touches everyone’s life in one way or another. Whether you read it in a high school class, performed in it or just went to the theatre to watch it, there is no arguing that it is an American classic. With its iconic characters and ...


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Cœur de Pirate, bilingual music isn’t always bad

In American society, pieces of art that are foreign are tossed aside or ignored because, as a mainly English speaking society, we tend to gravitate towards works in English. This causes an unfortunate circumstance for foreign musicians because if they don’t conform to English standards, then they ...


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Longwood music department’s faculty recital

This past Friday night, Longwood’s music department put on a faculty recital, drawing a small crowd to Wygal auditorium. Dr. Christopher Swanson, associate professor of music at Longwood opened the recital with a few remarks before performing, showcasing his abilities as a tenor vocalist alongside ...


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Red Door 104: Keeping art prevalent in Farmville

You may have noticed the art-filled and incredibly beautiful new building on North Main Street this summer when returning back to school or just taking a casual stroll down the historic streets of Farmville, Va. Inside that building is a space for creativity, imagination and, most importantly, art, ...


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Sharing the spotlight with Rodney Williams

Rodney Williams is a self-proclaimed egomaniac. If you walk into his office it wouldn’t be hard to quickly jump to that conclusion. With awards covering almost every open space and photos of performances covering all the walls in his small office, it’s easy to see that Williams is more than proud ...


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Review: The Last Witch Hunter

“By iron, by fire.” These words are what Kaulder (Vin Diesel) says as he and a group of warriors are fighting the Witch Queen (Julie Engelbrecht) who is responsible for cursing the human race with a terrible plague. With the Witch Queen’s last breath she curses Kaulder with immortality, doomed ...


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Longwood theatre review: “The Real Inspector Hound”

Moon, played by Stuart Nicholson, watched the audience file in from his own private critic’s box. He silently took everyone in, occasionally peering down at his playbill. When the lights finally went down, the real Nicholson was joined by the fictional Birdboot, played by Elton Bradley. The set was ...


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Netflix and Chill with Netflix’s “Master of None”

Many of you may have heard of notable comedian and actor Aziz Ansari from the popular show “Parks and Recreation.” Ansari was a stand out character playing the “wannabee-cool” government parks worker, Tom Haverford. But now, after being a supporting cast member for years on the hit television ...


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What’s in my cup? Whatever floats your boat

This week’s drink is a way to help clear out your left over candy collection. It is best served cold and works as a great dessert drink. Adapted from thedrunkenmoogle.com, this drink has been modified to allow different flavor varieties. Whatever Floats Your Boat Spirited Ingredients: 1-3 oz. bourbon 1 ...


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A moment in time

Jarman Auditorium came to life this past Thursday evening with stunning vocal performances by Longwood’s Camerata Singers and Chamber Singers. Together the Camerata and Chamber Singers form the Longwood Advanced Singers group. Opening the concert was the all-female Chamber Singers, singing a powerful ...


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The Chariot challenges the line between unique and unlikable

Many times, music is tossed to the side because of its inability to follow the standards of popular music. While having a unique sound can be helpful in the search for success, many artists fall behind in this search due to the fine line between unique and too different. From Douglasville, Georgia emerged ...


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When the average person goes to see a live theatre performance they don't think much about what goes on in order to produce what they are watching. That's normal and it’s the whole point. If you as an audience member have time to think too much about lighting, design or rehearsal hours then the performers ...


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Student trumpet player Tyler Gage rocks his junior recital

On Friday October 30, Longwood University junior Tyler Gage held his junior recital in Wygal Auditorium. Gage, a music performance major within the Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences’ music department, is a trumpet player who during the recital was assisted by two faculty accompanists, Carole ...


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Longwood Hosts “Southside Sings!”

On Friday, October 23, Longwood hosted “Southside Sings” in Jarman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The concert was an All Choirs Concert with special performances from Longwood Honors Choirs and Longwood’s a cappella choirs. The concert opened with the SSA Honors Choir and was accompanied by Teri Kidd. ...