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From left, Abel McSurely-Bradshaw plays Katurian and Dan Kiely plays Michal in “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh. They are performing the play at the Risley Theatre at Cornell University through the end of March.

New multimedia production house creates home for creativity

By Avery Alexander • March 19, 2019

The artistic city of Ithaca has a new multimedia production house, House of Ithaqua (HOI). The company stands out for its creepy storytelling, and it dabbles in film as well as theater. HOI introduced...

Senior Monica Ramich plays the maid, Laetitia, in “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti wrote the show in 1939 for radio.

IC Theatre Arts performs two one-act operas

By Olivia Riggio, Life & Culture Editor • February 28, 2019

A wealthy woman and her maid take in a handsome beggar and go to absurd and hilarious lengths to compete for his love. A fraudulent medium abuses her mute foster son and eventually slips into insanity...

Mickie Quinn plays the character Cherry Bomb La Cerise Noire, a performance hosted by the Cherry Artspace that is inspired by old-school vaudeville acts.

Cherry Artspace pays homage to vaudeville performances

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer • November 13, 2018
Comedians, ventriloquists, singers and acrobats all nestled into the comfortable chaos of vaudeville performances, which first emerged in the 1850s.
From left, sophomore Joshua Isaac, freshman Nick Ryan, and sophomore Lucas Hickman act in “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut that was held at the college in Fall 2017. Isaac is one of the founders of the new theater group on campus, Theatrists Theatrics.

Students create nontraditional theater group on campus

By Kara Bowen, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • January 23, 2018
“We’d talked to a lot of people who’d like to see shows . . . spotlighting a different kind of musical or aspect of pop culture,” sophomore Joshua Isaac said.
Junior Kevin Wynn, pictured above, was studying theater technology and design at the University at Buffalo before he transferred to Ithaca College to pursue what he calls a more secure future.

Commentary: Sometimes selling out is needed for security

By Kevin Wynn • November 29, 2017
After a serious amount of contemplation, I decided to give up on my dream and sell out.
From left, sophomore Joshua Isaac, freshman Nick Ryan, and sophomore Lucas Hickman act in “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut that was held at the college in Fall 2017. Isaac is one of the founders of the new theater group on campus, Theatrists Theatrics.

WATCH: Student production of ‘South Park’ movie premieres in Whalen

By Aidan Lentz, Staff Writer • November 1, 2017
"I’ve always been developing a vision for how you would do this. I never knew if I was able to pull it off.”
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.
Wonderful Town follows two sisters who move from Ohio to New York City to pursue their artistic dreams. The play runs Oct. 31 through Nov. 11.

Leonard Bernstein musical comedy travels to Main Stage

By Kara Bowen, Staff Writer • October 24, 2017
"I think this is one of those musicals and one of those pieces of art in general that anyone can go in and escape from their own lives"
Former student Emily Bautista, to the left in a solid blue dress, and the current cast of Miss Saigon during opening night curtain call. The play takes place during the Vietnam War era.

Q&A: Former theater student makes her debut on Broadway

By Olivia Riggio, Staff Writer • October 11, 2017
I was kind of planning on transitioning to communications. When I got “Saigon,” that’s when I left school and that’s what got me back into theater.
Cynthia Henderson, professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, began working at Ithaca College in 2000, and she became the first African-American woman to earn tenure at the college in 2007.

Ithaca professor leads social justice workshops at Juilliard

By Colin Tessier, Staff Writer • September 26, 2017
“The point of those exercises is to teach you what your gut reaction is, so you can learn what your inherent biases are and point them out.”
Editorial: Local theater initiatives deserve more recognition

Editorial: Local theater initiatives deserve more recognition

September 13, 2017
Theater is a representation of the world around us. It displays our cultural anxieties, fears and pressing issues.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood will be performed at the Hanger Theatre from Sept. 15–17. The play is based off of an unfinished Charles Dickens novel, and features 28 Ithaca college students and alumni. Audiences are used to complete one of several different outcomes for the plays ending.

Murder mystery play allows for audience participation

By Noa Covell, Contributing Writer • September 12, 2017
“Throughout the show, even before the ending, the audience has a chance to interact with the actors,”
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