Ithaca College’s fall semester Main Stage Theater lineup explores the theme of breaking convention with “Everybody,” “Sister Act,” “Hedda Gabler” and “The Antigone Project.” Contributing writer Linnea Carchedi spoke with members of the shows’ creative teams to discuss the productions.
Kathleen Mulligan, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, is in rehearsals for “The Belle of Amherst,” a one-woman play she will perform in Beirut later this fall.
Comedic writing, combined with relatable content, adds a lighthearted tone to ICTV’s first musical TV show, “Subject to Change,” which will tackle issues relevant to the daily lives of college students.
The Melodramatics Theatre Company will produce “Pippin” with a combined Ithaca College and Cornell University cast and crew Nov. 6–8.
“Safety,” an original play by the Ithaca Civic Ensemble about community-police relations, will be performed at Ithaca College at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Textor 101.
IC Greens, Ithaca College’s green party organization, will host a 24 hour-theater festival in which students will write and direct six different plays in 24 hours. The plays will be performed at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Hill Center, room 104.
Ithaca College’s Main Stage Theater will perform “The Crucible,” written by Arthur Miller, April 22–27 at Hoerner Theatre.
On April 24–27, Ithaca will host its first fringe festival, featuring five different acts. Fringe festivals usually deliver unconventional performances.
IC Greens, Ithaca College’s Green Party, is producing a production of “The Laramie Project” and “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” the story of a gay college student named Matthew Shepard who was tied to a fence and beaten to death because of his sexuality on April 24–27.
From March 7–9, the Readers’ Theatre will stage a performance of Neil LaBute’s “In A Forest, Dark And Deep,” directed by Cynthia Henderson, associate professor of theater arts at Ithaca College.
Watch and learn about Lunchbox League, the 30-year tradition that brings staff and students together for pick-up basketball games during lunchtime.
“Internal Struggle,” a sketch comedy about interning which was written and directed by senior Talia Koren, will premiere Dec. 5.
