Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Madison Weikle, assistant editor William Shakespeare wrote in King Henry VI Part II, “Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.” I have experienced the destructive forces of ignorance first hand. I let myself blindly walk through the halls of PVCC, dropping classes. The Forum changed it all […]
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Athena Alving, staff writer On the evening of Nov. 12 in the Blackbox Theatre, tensions rose as the audience eagerly awaited the performance of Much Ado about Nothing to begin. Written by William Shakespeare, the play tells the tale of Prince Don Pedro and his brother Don John, who are returning from war to the […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer This semester at PVCC, the skilled and dedicated local actors and play directors are bringing to life William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing. “The interesting thing about the two plays is how they contrast each other. A violent drama and a silly comedy. A very, light and colored show […]
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Ben Cozic, staff writer There have been many writers that have changed the way we look at writing and storytelling, but there has not been one that can compare to William Shakespeare. His multiple plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, have been passed down for generations as some of […]
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Believed to have been written and first performed over 400 years ago, The Tempest is playing at PVCC on March 31, April 1 and 2. The cast of 18 includes students from PVCC and members of the local community who will be performing an inspired take on Shakespeare’s classic. Adjunct Coordinator of Theatre Productions and […]
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How did William Shakespeare take care of his teeth? A crowd of interested onlookers at Charlottesville’s Barnes & Noble bookstore attended the Virginia Festival of the Book event: Natural Health Remedies and the Science Behind Them. Attendee Lydia Fetcho, a 20-year resident of Charlottesville, wanted to find out what herbal remedies might have been used […]
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