FIYou: Michael Yawney

FIYou - Michael Yawney

Name: Michael Yawney Hometown: Bethlehem, Pa. Job Title/Department: Assistant Professor, Theatre Department. Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I teach playwriting, directing and theater history. In addition, I direct theater productions at FIU such as The Ruby Sunrise, which opens on Jan. 20. I also oversee a yearly [...]

FIU Theatre kicks-off spring with ‘The Ruby Sunrise’ Jan. 20

Daniel Nieves and Sarai Heria co-star in "The Ruby Sunrise" as Tad Rose and Lulu Miles.

“There is truth and then there is television…”. The Ruby Sunrise is the first FIU Theatre production of the spring 2011 semester. Directed by Michael Yawney, this is a play about how reality gets rewritten by the media. It shows the audience a fictional historical event – a young woman creates a [...]

FIU Theatre presents ‘Blithe Spirit’

FIU Theatre students Fernando Lamberty as Charles and Maribel Martinez as Ruth

An FIU Theatre production of British playwright Noel Coward’s ghostly comedy Blithe Spirit, directed by professor Michael Yawney, will be presented at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Main Stage at Modesto A. Maidique Campus Nov. 5-15. Blithe Spirit tells the story of novelist Charles Condomine as he accidentally summons the [...]

Peek into FIU Theatre’s 2009-’10 Season

Sonia image

Known for its controversial selections and fresh remakes, FIU Theatre will kick off the 2009-’10 season with a dramatic production of “Sonia Flew” Sept. 24-Oct. 4 in the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC). Named one of top theatre programs by the Kennedy Center American College [...]