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Senior Jonah Bobo worked with a friend from his hometown, playwright Chloe Hayat, to create an original musical, “The Star of Lennox.” The story is inspired by historical events and is set to premeire in May 2019.

Senior composes and plans original musical

By Matilde Bechet • February 27, 2019

Though a musical seems grandiose and monumental under the pageantry of performance and bright stage lights, every production begins with just an idea. For senior Jonah Bobo, the idea for him to write his...

From left, seniors Robin Mazer and Jonah Bobo perform at the Wheels for Women Benefit Cabaret. Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, founded the charity seven years ago.

Cabaret benefits survivors of abuse in India

By James Baratta • February 6, 2019

On Feb. 2, Wheels for Women performed in Clark Theatre for its 8th Annual Benefit Cabaret. Kathleen Mulligan, associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, founded the Wheels for Women charity...

From left, Usman Ali Ishaq, Sara Gutierrez and Jahmar Ortiz onstage during "A Bicycle Country."

Student-run play ‘A Bicycle Country’ tells immigration story

By Maia Noah, Contributing Writer • October 2, 2018
“We don't have to erase aspects of who we are, but rather are given an opportunity for our identities to bloom and flourish in the rehearsals.”
Senior Rebecca Guderian, one of the actresses who plays Cendrillon, and senior Marshall Pokrentowski, one of the performers who plays Pandolfe, rehearse a scene from the opera "Cendrillon."

Main Stage combines music with magic in fairy tale opera

By Kate Nalepinski, Senior Writer • February 21, 2018
Guest Stage Director Eric Pearson said the "Cendrillon" opera has undertones that shatter the stigma of the definition of “nuclear family.”
From left, seniors Will Thames and Jake Nusbaum play alternate versions of Prior Walter. Prior is a gay man with AIDS who sees visions of ghosts and angels.

‘Angels in America’ soars to Ithaca College main stage

By Kate Nalepinski, Senior Writer • September 14, 2017
While the play takes place in the ’80s, Wilde said the themes and characters within “Angels in America” are still as relevant as ever.
Minita Gandhi performed her one-women play “Muthaland” April 29 in the Clark Theatre of the Dillingham Center. The play profiles some of the most intense moments of her life.

Minita Gandhi adapts her experiences for the stage

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer • May 3, 2017
Gandhi plays multiple roles in “Muthaland,” including that of her assaulter, differentiating between characters by using changes in mannerisms.
From left, senior Jacob Shipley, junior Keely Bochicchio-Sipos, junior Tyler Sapp and junior Andrea D’Arco star in “The Rover,” which will be performed for the Main Stage Theater April 27, 28, 29 and 30. The comedy, written by Aphra Behn in 1677, has been restaged by director Greg Bostwick, theater arts professor, to take place at the end of World War II during Mardi Gras.

Main Stage Theater concludes semester with ‘The Rover’

By Jake Leary, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • April 26, 2017
“The Rover” is the final main stage production from the Ithaca College theater department for the 2016–17 season.
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.
Kelly Fairbrother '15 performs at the Wheels 4 Women charity event in 2015. This year will carry the tradition to raise funds and raise awareness for domestic violence in India.

Q&A: Cabaret group combats domestic violence in India

By Mary Ford, Managing Editor • January 25, 2017
Managing Editor Mary Ford spoke with Katheen Mulligan, associate professor of voice and speech, to discuss her involvement in Wheels 4 Women.
Storyboard P, Brooklyn-based street dancer who is known for channeling his emotional state and improvisation through flex, a form of dance, will be the keynote performer for the MLK week celebration at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center.

Influential street dancer glides onto campus for MLK Week

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • January 25, 2017
At 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26, Storyboard P will perform in the Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center as the keynote performer for MLK week.
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.
The cast of "Aliens with Extraordinary Skills" yells at Nadia, one of the main characters, who is played by senior Kalyn Altmeyer, during a rehearsal Oct. 31. The show will run from Nov. 4 to 12 in the Dillingham Center.

‘Aliens with Extraordinary Skills’ play to be performed at IC

By Colin Barrett, Staff Writer • November 2, 2016
“Aliens with Extraordinary Skills,” which will be performed at Ithaca College from Nov. 4 to 12 in the Earl McCarroll Studio in Dillingham Center.
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