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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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
