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Center, participant Louis Gershon and Civic Ensembles Sarah Chalmers rehearse for the companys upcoming production as part of the Civic Ensembles ReEntry Theatre Program. Gershon wrote one of the plays for the show, Bahrain Blues.

Former inmates create plays through Civic Ensemble program

By Celisa Calacal, Life & Culture Editor March 23, 2016
Civic Ensemble's ReEntry Theatre Program gives those who were recently incarcerated the opportunity to create their own plays.
Performers form a human centipede during rehearsals for “Semele,”  MainStage Theatre’s first show of the semester, directed by R.B. Schlather.

Ithaca College takes on opera in “Semele”

By Alexandria Kemp, Contributing Writer February 17, 2016
Ithaca College's School of Music and MainStage Theatre will be presenting the first show of the semester, "Semele," a baroque opera by G.F. Handel.
Courtesy of the Kitchen Theatre Company

New Kitchen Theatre play directed by Ithaca College professor

By Silas White, Contributing Writer September 22, 2015
The play was directed by Wendy Dann, associate professor of theatre arts at Ithaca College.
Ithaca College to take part in Yiddish Theater Festival

Ithaca College to take part in Yiddish Theater Festival

By Sydney O'Shaughnessy, Staff Writer September 8, 2015
“The Essence: A Yiddish Theatre Dim Sum” is created to comedically introduce a non-Jewish audience to Yiddish culture.
Ithaca College students and members of the Ithaca community came together to write and produce “Trust,” a play about police-community interactions, to be performed at 4 p.m. May 9 in the Clark Theatre in Dillingham Center.

Controversial police interactions explored in new play

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer April 29, 2015
Ithaca College students and faculty have come together with citizens from the city of Ithaca to take controversial discussions about police-community interactions and convert them into a play.
Senior Sean Pollock stands with the many props that have been used by the Macabre Theatre Ensemble over the last four years.

Senior Sean Pollock brings obscure theater to Ithaca College

By Angela Poffenbaugh, Contributing Writer April 15, 2015
As the founder of the Macabre Theatre Ensemble, Senior Sean Pollock has blood, gore and more onto the Ithaca College theater scene.
On left, Stage Director David Lefkowich works with students from the colleges opera workshop class to bring professor of music Dana Wilsons opera to life.

Systemic racism takes center stage in new opera

By Mary Ford, Assistant Life & Culture Editor April 1, 2015
Using music and motion, Ithaca College opera workshop class will expose the largely unknown story of one of America’s Founding Fathers.
Running to Places is an Ithaca-based theater group that showcases local youth in all areas of live performance.

Running to Places Theatre Company attracts young talent

By Sydney Hill, Contributing Writer March 25, 2015
Running to Places is an Ithaca-based theater group showcasing local youth in all areas of live performance.
From left, Lesley Gurule, James Leaming and Carmen Roman play Wren, Moss and Avis in “A Body Of Water” directed by Michele Minnick.

Kitchen Theatre play delves into reliability of memory

By Celisa Calacal, Contributing Writer February 24, 2015
Lee Blessing's "A Body of Water," a play exploring the constraints memory has on identity, is being performed at the Kitchen Theatre from Feb. 18 through March 8.
Ithaca Colleges Mainstage Theater prepares for fall season

Ithaca College’s Mainstage Theater prepares for fall season

By Allie Hartley, Contributing Writer October 1, 2014
The Ithacan takes a look at Mainstage Theater's fall season of productions.
The cast of “Safety,” an original play by the Ithaca Civic Ensemble about community-police relations, during a  rehearsal. The partly non-fiction play will be performed at Ithaca College at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Textor 101.

Ithaca Civic Ensemble to bring controversial play to Ithaca College campus

By Erin McClory, Contributing Writer September 24, 2014
"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.
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Ithaca College Greens to produce six plays within 24 hour span

By Kalia Kornegay, Contributing Writer September 10, 2014
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.
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