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Staging “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a nearly 500-year-old play, for a modern audience has its challenges, especially without changing the original dialogue. The University of Montana’s School of Theatre and

The schools production of Shakespeares comedy boasts more than 20 cast members, video projections and a customized stage.

Wet brain syndrome, a form of dementia that primarily affects long-term alcoholics, prevents a person from communicating effectively. This and other forms of addiction are explored in excerpts from plays

Swords in hand, Mark Plonsky and Rikky Johnson lunged at each other in slow motion. Gathered around the pair in the ROTC gym, University of Montana students watched as Johnson

Mark Plonsky, 48, stood in front of his cast of 12 at rehearsal in the University’s Masquer Theater, dressed in a wool cap and camo-patterned cargo pants. There was less