Jamar Green '12 and Onyx Jackson-Preston '15 will serve as summer interns with KS Stevens Productions, an entertainment company owned by playwright and producer KS Stevens '94. While interning with Stevens, the students will assist with the company's newest production, titled "BIG EXCELLENT 20TH REUNION," an Off-Broadway musical comedy targeted for the LGBTQA community.
"Jamar and Onyx were profe... More >>
Delivering a captivating and ultimately disturbing exploration of the individual's ability to control his or her destiny, "Hedda Gabler" will open for a three-night engagement on Thursday, April 12 in Bartlett Theatre.
Directed by Professor of Education Pat Collins, the cast is comprised of Alexander Beyer '13 of Tubingen, Germany, Tyler Hatton-Bullock '14 of Putney, Vt., Jake Deitrich '14 of Hav... More >>
The "game" is on as servants attempt to depict masters, masters attempt to depict servants, and everyone falls in love with the (seemingly) wrong person in "The Game of Love and Chance," which will open for a three-night engagement on Thursday, Feb. 16 in Bartlett Theatre.
Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch, the cast is comprised of Jarrid Blades '12, Eric Hambury '13, Amy Van... More >>
Whenever Mark Neveldine '95 had the chance to get behind a camera or in the director's seat, he took it. At family reunions, he volunteered to shoot footage; in high school he directed plays such as "Brigadoon." Even then, Neveldine knew he wanted to do it all - act, write, direct.
"I kept pushing until something clicked," he explained. Today, Neveldine is a successful director, writer and produc... More >>
With the new academic year, Hobart and William Smith Colleges continue to expand the breadth and depth of the course offerings and the diversity of the faculty. Joining the Colleges this year are several new faces in the theatre and music departments, helping students explore dramatic literature, music of the film world and the culture of hip-hop.
Charity Lofthouse joined the Colleges as an instr... More >>
With Campaign for the Colleges in its final months, and an end date set for May 31, 2012, the Campaign's three major priorities-strengthening the Colleges' endowment, increasing Annual Fund support and addressing facilities needs- continue to receive unprecedented support from the HWS community.
"The momentum we're experiencing is exceptional and record breaking," says President Mark D. Gearan. "... More >>
On Thursday, Oct. 27, weirdness, grotesquerie, pathos and humor in Tennessee Williams' "Dragon Country" took over the Bartlett Theatre stage for a three-night run. Directed by Professor of Theatre Robert Gross, the play commemorates the centenary year of one of America's greatest playwrights, Tennessee Williams, the author of "The Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Cat on a Hot Ti... More >>
All the world's a stage for Kelly Burke '05, an actress whose success has extended beyond HWS and into the vibrant life of theatre in London. Last month, Burke was on stage at the Finborough Theatre's production of "Blue Surge," a show by playwright Rebecca Gilman.
The show, which marked its U.K. debut, centers on Curt, a cop in a small, Midwestern American town, who is facing pressure from local... More >>
Professor of Education Pat Collins was honored - and surprised - last night when the Geneva Community Center's Black Box Theater was renamed The Pat Collins Black Box Theater. The announcement was first made during a reception preceding the opening of "YOUTH!" a musical revue featuring songs, skits and dances from each of the past 25 years of Geneva Youth Theater shows; Collins was among the prod... More >>
When Acting Dean of William Smith Susanne McNally agreed to help a friend with a summer theatrical production three years ago, she had no way of knowing that a simple favor would become an annual, beloved summer commitment. Now, as she works on this summer's production of Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "La Cenerentola," she is helping to bring the fairytale favorite "Cinderella" to new life.
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