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Junior Courtney Long practices at rehearsal for “Sister Act” on Sept. 14. Long became interested in theater in high school when she was casted in “Aida.”

Q&A: Junior student actor strives toward career in theater

By Noah Pincus December 11, 2019

Ithaca College is known for its respected Department of Theatre Arts, and the students who participate in its shows are known to be extremely dedicated to their craft. One of these students is junior Courtney...

Sophomores Kellik Dawson, playing the role of Dani, and Erin Lockett, playing the role of Lala, rehearse a scene from the show K-I-S-S-I-N-G. The show will run from Feb. 23 to March 3.

Play written by alum finds a spot on stage at the college

By Adriana Darcy, Contributing Writer February 21, 2018
“As a playwright, I aim to have anti-racist and feminist conversations in the theater that fuel collective responsibility and enthusiasm,” Lenelle Moϊse '02 said.
Marcin Mesa ’10, who plays Maks, sits with actress Kate MacCluggage, who plays Darja, at a bus stop in the play Ironbound. The cast and creative team for the play involve three Ithaca College alumni, two professors and a current student.

Local play provides insight into life as an immigrant

By Kara Bowen, Assistant Life and Culture Editor January 24, 2018
The cast and creative team of the play "Ironbound," written Martyna Majok, involve three Ithaca College alumni, two professors and a current student.
Senior Sandra Sackey plays Oya in the play In the Red and Brown Water, which will be showing Dec. 5–10 in the Clarke Theater in Dillingham.

Latest IC Main Stage play puts black women centerstage

By Kate Nalepinski, Senior Writer December 7, 2017
The play "In the Red and Brown Water" draws from Yoruba religion to tell a black woman's coming of age story.
From left, director Wendy Dann and actor Karl Gregory work on a scene in “Every Brilliant Thing.” The play encourages audience participation and addresses themes of mental illness.

Interactive play addresses themes of depression and suicide

By Kara Bowen, Staff Writer November 1, 2017
Every character besides the narrator is played by a member of the audience. Some stay in their seats ... while others are brought onto the stage.
“As the semesters went by, it just got less and less open, and people started saying things that weren’t okay, and I began to realize the underlying cause of that was because I was a woman of color,” freshman Erin Lockett said.

Theater students face racial microaggressions in department

By Sophia Adamucci, Assistant News Editor April 26, 2017
Catherine Weidner, professor and chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, said that overall, ALANA students represent 26 percent of the Department of Theatre Arts.
Fitness instructor takes alternative approach to teaching

Fitness instructor takes alternative approach to teaching

By Danielle Allentuck, Sports Editor March 1, 2017
Derek Hessing, a former Marine, created the Inner Strength fitness class this semester. It meets twice a week.
Sophomore Jacob Kerzner and senior Nick Kelliher pose as Sesto and Emperor Tito, respectfully. The duo will perform in “La Clemenza di Tito” on Feb. 24 and 28, and March 2 and 4.

‘La Clemenza di Tito’ restaged with a modern political twist

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor February 22, 2017
To change up the opera classic, stage director Jennifer Williams, said she decided to restage the opera in what she calls an alternative present.
Jeremiah Porter (left) and Jeremy Swift (right) intricately dance in costume during a rehearsal for Birds of East Africa, a play addressing friendship, grief and strength, at the Kitchen Theatre until Feb. 12.

Professor’s ‘Birds of East Africa’ swoops into Kitchen Theatre

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer February 8, 2017
The Kitchen Theatre Company is presenting a play written by Wendy Dann ’93, Ithaca College associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts.
Dancers from Hysterical Creatures rehearse the original play by Lindsay Gilmour, assistant professor in the theater department, the evening of Nov. 14.

IC student dancers to express themselves in ‘Winter Bodies’

By Lisbeth Perez, Staff Writer November 30, 2016
On Dec. 1, the Dillingham Center will present “Winter Bodies,” a ballet dance concert choreographed by professors in the department, until Dec. 4.
Performing Arts for Social Change (PASC), a theatrical group at the college made up of students and Ithaca community members, hosted a workshop Sept. 5 in Studio 3 of Dillingham Center to teach acting techniques and exercises based on the Augusto Boal’s book.

Theatrical arts group at IC uses acting to target oppression

By Cecilia Morales, Senior Writer September 7, 2016
Performing Arts for Social Change (PASC), a theatrical group at the college made up of students and Ithaca community members, hosted a workshop Sept. 5 in Studio 3 of Dillingham Center to teach acting techniques and exercises based on the Brazilian writer Augusto Boal’s book, “Theatre of the Oppressed.”
Students perform in the Department of Theatre Arts production A Chorus Line, which showed in November of 2015. The department recently conducted a survey for students on diversity issues, and one topic that appeared in responses was colorblind casting.

Theater arts department discusses diversity with students

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer April 19, 2016
The Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College has hosted several meetings to discuss issues regarding diversity within the department.
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