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Niagara University will be well-represented onstage as the curtain rises on Buffalo’s fall theatre season.

Below is a list of performances (announced as of Sept. 14) featuring NU Theatre students and alumni:

The Drowsy Chaperone (Sept. 10-Oct. 12, MusicalFare Theatre)

• Diane DiBernardo-Blenk, ’89
• Renee Landrigan, ’13
• Alan Trinca, ’13

All Quiet on the Western Front (Sept. 19-Oct. 12, New Phoenix Theatre)

• Nick Lama, ’11

Hello Again (Sept.  11-Oct. 4, American Repertory Theater of WNY)

• Candice Kogut, ’08
• Marc Sacco, ’00
• Carolyn Lansom, ’09
• Michael Wachowiak, ’12

Gidion’s Knot (Sept.  19-Oct. 4, Buffalo Laboratory Theatre)

• Josie DiVincenzo, adjunct professor

Seussical (Sept.  20-Oct. 12, Allendale Theatre, Produced by Theatre of Youth)

• Celine Keefe, ’13

Lulu (Sept. 18-Oct. 12, Torn Space Theatre)

• J. Tighe, ’15
• Adapted by Katie Mallinson, ’05 (also an adjunct faculty member)

The Liar (Sept. 19-Oct.12, Irish Classical Theatre Company)

• Adriano Gatto, ’06
• Kevin Craig, ’08
• Andrea Gollhardt, ’12
• Joe Liolos, ’11
• Set design by NU faculty member David Dwyer
• Hair/makeup design by Susan Drozd, ’02

“My heart is filled with pride over the success of so many Niagara University Theatre alumni, faculty and even a current student involved in such a significant number of ‘Curtain Up’ productions,” remarked Dr. Sharon Watkinson, theatre department chair. “Indeed, this is a testament to the fact that ‘a life in the theatre’ is not only a possibility, but also a reality in the greater Buffalo community.”

“Curtain Up!,” the annual celebration of the opening of the Buffalo theatre season presented by the Theatre District Association of Western New York, will be held Friday, Sept. 19, 2014.

Niagara University Theatre, of course, is also presenting a full season of productions on campus, the schedule of which can be viewed at http://theatre.niagara.edu.