This week, our Meet the Team spotlight shines on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Cheerleading Squad. We talked with Coach Jill Spearman Macklin about this year’s squad, how the members are involved in community service and some exciting goals for next year!
Click HERE to hear WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart talk with Coach Macklin.
Every week, The Morning Thing co-hosts share a Fave 5. This week, the co-hosts are sharing their favorite things that happened this week!
Today, The Morning Thing featured a conversation with MVNU’s President, Dr. Henry Spaulding. Our November Presidential Update features a discussion about campus events, a recent building purchase, what the President is thankful for and goals for 2018.
Click HERE to listen to the conversation with WNZR’s Daria Swisher and Dr. Henry Spaulding, MVNU’s President.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s theatre program, MVNU Theatre, presents “The Matchmaker” written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Keely Heyl. Wilder is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning plays “Our Town” and “The Skin of Our Teeth.” In this comedic play that inspired the musical “Hello, Dolly!,” a wealthy merchant hires a matchmaker to help him find a wife. Hilarity ensues as she becomes entangled in mischief with two of the merchant’s clerks, several ladies, and a pair of waiters at the finest restaurant in town.
WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart (who is in the play) talked with several cast members about “The Matchmaker”. Click HERE to hear their conversations.
Director Keely Heyl approaches “The Matchmaker” with innovative staging that couches the original story within a secondary story. About the production, Heyl states, “It’s going to be a delightful adventure from start to finish. If you have seen the play or ‘Hello, Dolly!,’ leave what you know at home. This will not be the same. While we are not the first cast to do a production this way, I think I can say we are the first ones to do THIS play this way. Your cheeks will be sore from smiling. There is a lot of darkness in this world, we aim to turn a few lights on and have a great time.” Heyl, a 2013 graduate of Cedarville University with a B.A. in Theatre, has extensive experience working with various theatres in the central Ohio area.
Performances will be on Friday, November 3; Saturday, November 4; Friday, November 10; and Saturday, November 11. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in Thorne Performance Hall inside the R.R. Hodges Chapel on the campus of MVNU. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for anyone under 18 or those with military ID. The performance on Saturday, November 4 will be super-titled in Spanish. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at theatre.mvnu.edu, by phone at 740-397-9000 ext. 1620, or at the box office beginning one hour prior to show time. Seating opens approximately 30 minutes prior to show time.
“The Matchmaker” is the first production of MVNU Theatre’s 2017-18 season. Season tickets and flex passes are available now and feature benefits such as 15 percent single-ticket pricing and coupons for complimentary concessions. For more information, visit theatre.mvnu.edu, email theatre@mvnu.edu, or call the MVNU Theatre box office at 740-397-9000 ext. 1620. Follow MVNU Theatre on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with the latest program news and events.
NOTE: This show is Rated PG. It contains mild language and depicts lifestyles not endorsed by MVNU. The intention of this production is to give young actors an opportunity to apply their advanced training to a professional-level production that tackles more challenging subject matter through a highly artistic medium.
For this week’s “Meet the Team” feature, we shine the spotlight on the MVNU Men’s Basketball Team. WNZR’s Dan Monnin sat down with Head Coach Jared Ronai to talk about the upcoming season.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to see this season’s schedule.
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For our Meet the Team Monday feature, we shine the spotlight on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Women’s Basketball Team.
WNZR’s Dan Monnin talked with Head Coach, Amanda Short about this year’s team and the season opener coming up this weekend.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
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WNZR’s Meet the Team feature shines the spotlight on the Cross Country teams from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. WNZR’s Dan Monnin talked with head coach, Chip Wilson. Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to see the season’s schedule for the Men’s Cross Country team.
Click HERE to see the season’t schedule for the Women’s Cross Country team.
For this week’s “Meet the Team” feature, we shine the spotlight on the MVNU Women’s and Men’s Tennis Teams.
WNZR’s Abigail Fairless talked with Coach Daniel Doan about the newest sport at MVNU. They talked about the new tennis facilities, his goals for this season and the new MVNUnited emphasis for MVNU Athletics.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to see the schedule for MVNU Men’s Tennis.
Click HERE to see the schedule for MVNU Women’s Tennis.
GO Cougars! MVNUnited!
All week long, we have been talking about the upcoming productions from MTVarts.
“How I Became A Pirate” will hit the Memorial Theater stage this weekend: Friday 9/15 at 7:30pm and Saturday 9/16 at 2pm and 7:30pm.
“Lion King Junior” will take the stage next weekend: Friday 9/22 at 7:30pm, Saturday 9/23 at 7:30pm and Sunday 9/24 at 2pm.
Click HERE for ticket information.
In honor of these productions, our Morning Thing crew (plus Joe Rinehart from the Afternoon Drive) shared their favorite theater experiences.
(Picture is of Eddie Dilts and Rachel Rinehart in MVNU’s Production of “Don’t Take My Penny”)
For this week’s Meet the Team feature, The Morning Thing talked with MVNU Women’s Soccer Coach, Daniel Sieffert. He talked about the goals for this season, the coaching staff and how athletics impacts players for life after graduation.
Click HERE to listen to a conversation with Coach Sieffert and WNZR’s Jenna Potts.
Rise and Shine 