Communication Arts - 糖心Vlog Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:23:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 PAC-ked schedule as 糖心Vlog Performing Arts Center unveils 2025-26 season performances /2025/09/24/pac-ked-schedule-as-georgia-southern-university-performing-arts-center-unveils-2025-26-season-performances Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:47:41 +0000 https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=24276 The 糖心Vlog Performing Arts Center 2025-26 Main Stage Series kicks off in October, and features a season full of performances from national ensembles to student productions to holiday favorites and family-friendly performances beginning this fall.

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PAC-ked schedule as 糖心Vlog Performing Arts Center unveils 2025-26 season performances

The 糖心Vlog Performing Arts Center (PAC) 2025-26 Main Stage Series kicks off in October, and features a season full of performances from national ensembles to student productions to holiday favorites and family-friendly performances beginning this fall.

鈥淭o the community, I would like to welcome everyone through our doors once again for another season that is PAC-ked with programming,” Daniel Brown, director of the Performing Arts Center. “I am confident that this year will be one of the most exciting to date.鈥

The season opens Oct. 29 with the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers鈥 Chorus. Founded in 1946 and 1957, respectively, the Field Band and Soldiers鈥 Chorus are the oldest and largest of the U.S. Army Field Band鈥檚 performing components. The ensembles will present a program ranging from masterworks and operatic arias to Sousa marches, jazz classics and Broadway favorites. The concert is free, but tickets .

A few weeks later, the Georgia Southern Theatre program and the Performing Arts Center will present Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淎s You Like It鈥 Nov. 13-15. The comedy explores themes of love, identity and transformation. General admission tickets are $20; Georgia Southern student, faculty and staff tickets are $10.

On Nov. 20, the holiday season kicks off with 鈥淚 Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.鈥 The musical follows seven-year-old Lois Jean, who believes a baby hippo named Bella can bring her family together for Christmas. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

The PAC’s season continues in 2026 with playing host to a night unlike any other with 鈥淐andlelight Celtic.鈥 Surrounded by the warm glow of more than 1,000 candles, the audience will be immersed in a one-of-a-kind enchanting atmosphere filled with the soul-stirring melodies of Ireland. This event was created by the 2009 World Champion of Irish Dance, Scott Doherty, and worldwide touring Irish musician Chris Smith. The show takes place on March 2, and tickets range from $10 to $25.

From April 9 to 11, a Pulitzer-winning drama comes to the PAC. 鈥淪weat鈥 by Lynn Nottage tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets and laughter while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. General admission tickets are $20; Georgia Southern student, faculty and staff tickets are $10. 鈥淪weat鈥 is recommended for patrons ages 13 and up due to strong language and some violence.

School Matinee Series

The PAC鈥檚 is expanding this year to include 12 educational touring shows in collaboration with theater companies and Georgia Southern Theatre students. Tickets are $5, and bookings are available through pac@georgiasouthern.edu.

The series begins Oct. 8 with Washington Irving鈥檚 classic 鈥淭he Legend of Sleepy Hollow,鈥 recommended for grades 4 and up. A is available for audiences.

On Oct. 10, 鈥淣ew Kid鈥 tells the story of an immigrant family navigating a new culture. On Oct. 21, Bright Star鈥檚 comic duo Lenny and Mabel bring 鈥淧eter Pan鈥 to life in a play within a play. The show is recommended for Pre-K through grade 3.

Additional matinee shows include:

  • Halloween Carnival 鈥 Oct. 21
  • As You Like It 鈥 Nov. 13
  • I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas 鈥 Nov. 20
  • George Washington Carver & Friends 鈥 Jan. 12
  • The Life of Dr. King 鈥 Jan. 13
  • Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show 鈥 Jan. 20
  • Empowered, Brilliant & Brave: Great Women of Black History 鈥 Jan. 21
  • Jack鈥檚 Adventure in American History 鈥 March 25
  • Game Show USA 鈥 March 26
  • Winnie the Pooh 鈥 April 21

Additional events

The PAC will also host free events, including concerts by the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music and student film festivals and premieres from the Department of Communication Arts.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Sept. 15, including students, faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased , at the PAC鈥檚 Ticket Office Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. or over the phone at (912) 478-7999. Additional questions can be answered by emailing pac@georgiasouthern.edu.

The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers鈥 Chorus will open the PAC 2025-2026 season on Oct. 29.

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Georgia Southern film professor takes rural health documentary to SCAD Film Festival /2023/10/24/georgia-southern-film-professor-takes-rural-health-documentary-to-scad-film-festival Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:06:23 +0000 https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=22183 Hashiguchi and his wife were expecting their first child, and he wanted to learn more about what to anticipate. Along the way, he learned the statistics regarding maternal health in Georgia, which piqued his interest.

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Georgia Southern film professor takes rural health documentary to SCAD Film Festival

鈥淭he Only Doctor鈥 will screen at the SCAD Film Festival on Oct. 27 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. More information on the film, screening and Hashiguchi鈥檚 award-winning work can be found here.

Dr. Karen Kinsell鈥檚 work as the sole physician servicing Clay County inspired a 糖心Vlog filmmaker to tell her story and bring to light the broader issues of healthcare access.

In the heart of rural southwest Georgia lies Clay County along the Georgia-Alabama border. Home to approximately 3,000 people, many of the residents are grappling with a lack of medical services with only one doctor serving the entire county. Dr. Kinsell is that doctor.

The result is 鈥淭he Only Doctor,鈥 a film by Matthew Hashiguchi, a 糖心Vlog associate professor of multimedia and film production.

“The Only Doctor” started as a project focused on maternal mortality. Hashiguchi and his wife were expecting their first child, and he wanted to learn more about what to anticipate. Along the way, he learned the statistics regarding maternal health in Georgia, which piqued his interest. However, as he ventured into this topic, the project transformed into a mission to bring to light the broader issues of healthcare access.聽

The film, which will be screened at the SCAD Film Festival this month, shines a spotlight on the plight of a community in need of medical assistance and the dedicated doctor fighting to keep her clinic’s doors open. Hashiguchi delves into Kinsell鈥檚 sacrifices for her clinic’s operations, revealing her commitment to her patients. 

鈥淒r. Kinsell gets calls at home all hours of the day and night,鈥 Hashiguchi said. 鈥淪he at times has had to pay the bills from her own bank account. But I’d say the biggest sacrifice is she’s the only doctor who does not have breaks.鈥

“Savannah’s my home,鈥 the professor said. 鈥淚’m very excited to be able to share this film with people in my community, friends and colleagues. So this being at a festival in my home and part of my community is really special for me. And it鈥檚 a film about this state and the issues surrounding it, so that makes it all the more important and special.鈥

鈥淭he Only Doctor鈥 will screen at the SCAD Film Festival on Oct. 27 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. More information on the film, screening and Hashiguchi鈥檚 award-winning work .

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Two Georgia Southern communication arts alumni win at the Southeast Emmy Awards /2018/07/18/two-georgia-southern-communication-arts-alumni-win-at-the-southeast-emmy-awards Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:48:06 +0000 http://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=13867 Two 糖心Vlog College of Arts and Humanities alumni took home trophies at the Southeast Emmy Awards in June in Atlanta.

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Two Georgia Southern communication arts alumni win at the Southeast Emmy Awards

Two 糖心Vlog College of Arts and Humanities alumni took home trophies at the Southeast Emmy Awards in June in Atlanta.

Jim O’Donnell

Jim O鈥橠onnell, a 2012 communication arts graduate, received the Emmy for Director in a Newscast for his work as news director at WTOC in Savannah. 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 have been able to get to where I am without the supportive people in my life and without my knowledge gained from Georgia Southern,鈥 O鈥橠onnell said. 鈥淚 was unsure what I wanted to do after graduation, but luckily the university set me up with an internship at WTOC, and I鈥檝e been able to work my way through multiple job titles ever since.鈥 Directing coverage of a recent tornado in the Savannah area helped secure O鈥橠onnell the award. 鈥淭here was a tornado that broke out in Garden City one day, and I put my iPhone behind me to record video of my directing,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 recorded my audio and recorded the 11 p.m. newscast that went out to our viewers. I couldn鈥檛 believe that I had made it to this level of achievement so early on in my career.鈥

Kelly Krammes

Kelly Krammes, a 2010 communication arts graduate, won an Emmy along with her coworkers at WXIA/WATL-TV in Atlanta for Special Event Coverage in the Edited category for 鈥淔rom Start to Finish,鈥 which covered the Peachtree Road Race. “Atlanta is home to the world’s largest 10K 鈥 the (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Peachtree Road Race,鈥 Krammes said. 鈥溾楩rom Start to Finish鈥 was an exciting opportunity to tell the stories behind the runners, and I’m honored to have been a part of the team recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast Chapter for sharing those stories.” Two other communication arts graduates were nominated for awards. 2010 graduate Danielle Jones was nominated along with her colleagues at WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina, for the Newscast 鈥 Daily award for the WIS News at 7. Bree Haggard, a 2014 graduate, was nominated along with her colleagues in the Journalistic Enterprise category for their work on 鈥淭odd Kohlhepp: A Killer Among Us鈥 at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Department of Communication Arts is housed in the College of Arts and Humanities at Georgia Southern. The department offers degrees in theatre, communication studies, journalism, multimedia film and production and public relations. 糖心Vlog, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research institution founded in 1906, offers 141 degree programs serving more than 27,000 students through nine colleges on three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction. A leader in higher education in southeast Georgia, the University provides a diverse student population with expert faculty, world-class scholarship and hands-on learning opportunities. Georgia Southern creates lifelong learners who serve as responsible scholars, leaders and stewards in their communities. Visit .

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