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"Wonderful Town" follows two sisters who move from Ohio to New York City to pursue their artistic dreams. The play runs Oct. 31 through Nov. 11.

Leonard Bernstein musical comedy travels to Main Stage

By Kara Bowen, Staff Writer • October 24, 2017
"I think this is one of those musicals and one of those pieces of art in general that anyone can go in and escape from their own lives"
Paula Poundstone has been a stand-up comedian for the past 38 years. She is a panelist on NPR’s “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!” Poundstone will perform at the State Theater on Oct. 27.

Q&A: Paula Poundstone discusses quirky comedy career

By Matthew Radulski, Senior Writer • October 23, 2017
"I finally realized that the funniest stuff I said was the stuff I said accidentally, I decided that is where the heart of the whole thing is."
“Menashe” is an intimate drama about life in a Hasidic Brooklyn community. The film centers around Menashe (Menashe Lustig) as he tries to regain custody of his son, Rieven, (Ruben Niborski) and push the boundries of his faith.

Review: Brooklyn-based drama goes against convention

By Taylor Millican, Contributing Writer • September 25, 2017
The audience will inevitably find itself rooting for Menashe and his son as they struggle to secure an emotional relationship.
Students write messages in Sharpie across a giant beach ball inside the Campus Center on April 11. The beach ball was a part of Freedom Week, an event put on by IC Young Americans for Liberty to advocate for free speech.

Ithaca College students seek to preserve free speech

By Jonah Swiatek, Staff Writer • April 19, 2016
“Make tuition free.” “Bernie 2k16.” “I’m late for class to write on a ball.” These are a few of the many messages scrawled in Sharpie across a giant beach ball inside the Campus Center on April 11.
Students gathered for Active Minds’ largest discussion of the year, focusing on mental illness in comedy. Approximately 30 students attended the event March 24 in Williams Hall hosted by Active Minds, a student organization focused on spreading awareness of mental health.

Ithaca College group hosts event exploring mental health

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer • March 27, 2016
“I think, even though we’ve come a long way, even in places like Ithaca College, where we’re very liberal and we are very open-minded to a lot of ideas, mental illness is still considered taboo, and there’s still a large stigma surrounding it that prevents people from being open to talking about it,” he said. “I think if we get the conversation going, it might spread.”
Members of IC Stand Up, who are also members of IC Comedy Club, the Acahti Players and IC Sketch Club, performed July 24 at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC.

Ithaca College’s comedy clubs unite for professional success

By Mary Ford, Life & Culture Editor • August 26, 2015
A strong community of collegiate comedians has developed at Ithaca College.
Members of IC Stand Up, who are also members of IC Comedy Club, the Acahti Players and IC Sketch Club, performed July 24 at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC.

Ithaca’s comedy community comes to NYC

By Mary Ford, Life & Culture Editor • July 6, 2015
IC's comedians take the stage at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City.

Comedian Jonathan Burns performs at IC

By Stephen Adams • February 4, 2015
Comedian Jonathan Burns, who has been featured on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, performed at Ithaca College Feb. 3

Students struggle to fund musical-comedy thesis film

By Josh Vitchkoski, Contributing Writer • October 8, 2014
"The Art of Adjustment," a thesis film co-produced and directed by seniors Nick Stern and Jake Witterschein, is a musical comedy about a man who was sent to prison.

The State Theatre of Ithaca to feature comedian Kathleen Madigan

By Alana Herlands, Contributing Writer • September 24, 2014
Comedian Kathleen Madigan will be performing at the State Theatre of Ithaca on Sept. 27. Contributing Writer Alana Herlands spoke with Madigan about her career.
Seniors Eric Flyte, Shelley Attadgie and junior Rachel Ozols play King Ouf, Laoula and Lazuli, respectively, in the Main Stage Theater production of "L'etoile." In the opera, Laoula and Lazuli are lovers.

Quirky French operetta hits Main Stage Theater

By Alyvia Covert, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2014
The Ithaca College Main Stage Theater production of "L'etoile" comically explores the topics of love and faith.
Mayor Svante Myrick hosts the student organized event "Stand Up (Comedy) for Hunger" at Cornell University on December 8, 2013.

Video: Stand Up for Hunger

By Deanna Romanoff • December 11, 2013

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