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Senior Emma Commisso writes about how MTD students can make the field of opera even more exciting through collaboration.

Commentary: Opera is an exciting art form for all performers

By Emma Commisso • January 24, 2024
Opera challenges its performers to constantly connect to the music and discover what each measure means to their character. Performers of many different skill sets are up for this challenge and could revitalize the opera industry. 
'The Brown Girl Chronicles' - Performers of Color (Part 2) | WoW Virtual Cabaret

‘The Brown Girl Chronicles’ – Performers of Color (Part 2) | WoW Virtual Cabaret

By The Ithacan, Sobeida Rosa • November 19, 2020

The Ithacan · 'The Brown Girl Chronicles' - Performers of Color (Part 2) | WoW Virtual Cabaret In this episode, host Sobeida Rosa sits down with two performers of color from Walking on Water Productions’...

'Re:Mixing' - "Elements of my DNA" with Mike Haaf

‘Re:Mixing’ – “Elements of my DNA” with Mike Haaf

By The Ithacan, Arleigh Rodgers • November 17, 2020

The Ithacan · 'Re:Mixing' - "Elements of my DNA" with Mike Haaf In this week’s episode, host Arleigh Rodgers spoke with Mike Haaf from the Ithaca College Department of Chemistry. His 10-song playlist,...

Mariah Lyttle ’19 performs with her fellow cast members as Celie in the tour revival of the winning broadway show “The Color Purple.” The tour started in October 2019 and runs until May 2020.

Q&A: Alum takes the stage with “The Color Purple” tour

By Gabrielle Topping • February 19, 2020

In the national tour of “The Color Purple,” a Tony Award-winning musical, Mariah Lyttle ’19 plays Celie, the show’s protagonist. She has been working across North America with the show since October...

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...

From left, junior Amber Ward, sophomores Courtney Long and Jaden Boyd and junior Sushma Saha rehearse a number for "Little Shop of Horrors."

Students perform classic musical in Bool’s Flower Shop

By Alex Hartzog, Staff Writer • April 3, 2019

Ithaca’s historic Bool’s Flower Shop will be the stage for a site-specific production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” complete with the fresh scents of blooming roses and fertilizer. In this kind...

Cast members of "Interstate" stand onstage during a musical number. "Interstate" is about two queer Asian American artists, Adrian and Dash, as they form a band and tour the United States.

Student awarded for lead musical role tackling identity

By Kara Bowen, Life and Culture Editor • August 28, 2018
“. . . It blew me away because for the first time I felt like there’s a role written for me, and I’ve never really felt that before,” Saha said.
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