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Business Insider announced Jan. 19 that the Ithaca Regal theater will be closing its doors. The closure is just one of 39 across the country after Cineworld, Regals parent company, declared bankruptcy.

Regal Cinema calls it wraps at Shops at Ithaca Mall

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor February 8, 2023
It was announced Jan. 19 by Business Insider that the Ithaca Regal theater will soon be shutting its doors.
A group of students rehearse for Ithaca College’s production of “The Pirates of  Penzance” on Jan 30. The show opens Feb. 22 and runs until March 1.

Dillingham prepares for Spring 2023 main stage shows

By Kinsey Burr February 1, 2023
Ithaca College’s Center for Theatre and Dance has been preparing for the quartet of shows being performed in the Spring 2023 season for the past eleven months.
From left, junior Jenny Rose and Aaliyah Warrington ’21 rehearse for Warringtons original play, Pas De Trois, or The Dancing Witch Play. The play runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17.

Q&A: Alum bewitches Dillingham with original play

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor November 8, 2022
The premiere of Aaliyah Warrington’s ’21 play, “Pas De Trois, or The Dancing Witch Play,” occurs Nov. 11 in the Earl McCarroll Studio, and runs until Nov. 17.
From left, sophomores Zoe Williams, Hannah Goodrich and senior Shosh Cohen look at coloring pages during Theatre Lab in IC Square, a series of events intended for the campus community.

Theater club hosts events to engage campus community

By Lily Lipka, Contributing Writer October 26, 2022
A calm settled over IC Square as students quietly chatted over their fall-themed coloring pages on Oct. 24 at “Theatre Lab in IC Square."
From left, co-presidents sophomore Jasmine Williams, junior Achille Vann Rica and sophomore Sydney Wilson, secretary of Black Artists United, meet in the library to discuss the club.

New theater clubs push diversity into the spotlight

By Jess Williams, Contributing Writer September 21, 2022
Two new theater organizations, Black Artists United and Harmony Theatre Collective, are focusing on creating people of color-exclusive spaces for artists at Ithaca College.
After 11 of the shows cast members were infected with COVID-19, the on-campus production of Fun Home worked hard to perform one last show.

IC Theater presents ‘Fun Home’ musical

By Jadyn Davis, Jadyn Davis April 21, 2022
After 11 of the show's cast members were infected with COVID-19, the on-campus production of "Fun Home" worked hard to perform one last show.
The Ithaca College Showchoir Association invited Broadway star Grey Henson to join a virtual conference for an open Q&A with the IC community Dec. 2 at the Whalen Center for Music.

Broadway star invited to speak with IC Showchoir

By Mike Ross December 8, 2021
Students met in the James J. Whalen Center for Music, Room 2105 for approximately one hour of conversation with Broadway star Grey Henson.

IC Creatives: Emily Jimenez 

March 16, 2021

Artist and theater student Emily Jimenez shares their illustrations and love of acting.

From left, Mikaela Izquierdo as Jessie, Melissa Miller as Lina and Erica Steinhagen as Adrienne rehearse for the Kitchen Theatre production Cry It Out.

Female-focused story takes the local stage in play

By Julia DiGeronimo February 6, 2020
From left, Mikaela Izquierdo as Jessie, Melissa Miller as Lina and Erica Steinhagen as Adrienne rehearse for "Cry It Out."
Junior Courtney Long writes notes in her score during a rehearsal for Sister Act. The Main Stage Theater shows all have themes of breaking convention and offer promising scores and storylines.

Main Stage Theater prepares for Fall 2019 season

By Linnea Carchedi, Contributing Writer September 17, 2019

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...

Kathleen Mulligan, professor in the Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts, has worked on many projects over the years, using her experience and knowledge with theater to show women around the world the power that their own voices hold.

Q&A: Professor invited to star in one-woman play in Lebanon

By Brontë Cook September 4, 2019

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. While she’s there, she will...

Commentary: Asian-Americans lack visibility in entertainment industry

Commentary: Asian-Americans lack visibility in entertainment industry

By Christine Hwang September 3, 2019
AAPIs were the only minority group that saw a decrease in representation during the 2015–2016 season on New York City stages, as reported by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition.
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