Shakespeare Comedy With a Fresh Twist
By Sean Santiago, contributing writer

Director Wolf Sherrill is happy with his first JMU production. He has every reason to be. “Twelfth Night” incorporates innovative design techniques that engage the audience with the world onstage. The actors delve into their roles with visible enjoyment and the audience laughs appreciatively at almost every joke. Sherrill’s version of the classic play takes place on a Caribbean island somewhere between the Florida Keys and Cuba, in 1937. The director is quick to establish his disinterest in the politics of the time, citing his motivation for the setting as his desire for a time period that was modern, but not too modern. More...

Stand-Up to Lighten Up
By Sarah Mead, contributing writer

For students looking for some comedic relief amid the stress of the impending exam week, comedian Jim Breuer will be coming to campus for a stand-up performance, which should help take the edge off all those papers and projects looming ahead. More...

Local Band Earning a Name, Realizing Potential
By Whitten Maher, The Breeze

Twenty-four hours before their first concert, Lee Stashenko and Mike Williams decided on their band’s name: Esthetics. Both JMU students, Williams is a music industry minor and Stashenko plans to be in that minor soon. Stashenko wears flip-flops. Williams sports Air Jordans. Musically, though, they’re on the same page, and they’re bringing a fresh fusion of hip-hop and alternative to the Madison music scene. More...