skidmore theater living newsletter

Rebel Director: Ian Belton’s Nomadic Journey

BY: CAITY COOK ’18 Late afternoon in the JKB: Actors are running lines, electrics crew members are calling to each other from the catwalks in the Mainstage, and “wet paint” signs adorn doors everywhere. When I finally spot Ian Belton, he’s emerging from a huddle with his stage management team. Sporting a black t-shirt and jeans, ruffled […]

Faculty Spotlight: Sue Kessler

Theater Manager Sue Kessler talks to Staff Writer Zoe Dartley ’16 about her journey from being a Skidmore student to founding Brooklyn’s “Bushwick Starr,” and how she’s been drawn back to the Skidmore Theater.

Video Interview with “Macbeth” Puppet Designer Jessica Lorence ’08

Macbeth, directed by Holly L. Derr, runs through December 6th. Purchase tickets here: http://tiny.cc/8wwu5x Check out Jess’s puppet theater company, Little Did Productions, HERE. Filmed and Edited by Aaron Ardisson ’16 Produced by The Skidmore Theater Living Newsletter

OBIE Award-Winning Actor John Douglas Thompson Gives Talk, Master Class in JKB

A Place In This World By: ZACHARY COHN ’16 The familiar red curtain of the JKB thrust stage theater descends behind two chairs and a blazing ghost light as the Friday company meeting begins. Professor Opitz, chair of the department, delivers an introduction. A crowd of murmurs dissipates as a man steps forward, commanding attention. […]

Second City’s Rachael Mason Teaches Improv Comedy Workshop

Living on the Pulse of Satire By: GABE COHN ’16 Rachael Mason—Head of Advanced Improvisation at Chicago’s Second City—stands in the JKB design studio with the faces of twenty-one students peering back at her, her curly brown hair, purple glasses, and a blue sweatshirt perfectly complementing her confident devil-may-care attitude. On the front of her sweatshirt […]

Video Interview with “Hecuba” Director Ian Belton

Hecuba director Ian Belton talks to STLN reporter Shea Leavis ’17 about mixing ancient Greece and the modern world on the JKB Mainstage. Hecuba opens in the JKB on April 8th, with performances running through April 17th. For ticketing information, click here: http://tinyurl.com/j7l5yj5 Filmed by Gabe Cohn ’16 and Aaron Ardisson ’16 Edited by Aaron Ardisson […]

Faculty Spotlight: Jared Klein

By: Mira Klein ’18 *This article originally appeared in print in The Skidmore Theater Newsletter. It has been transcribed from its original format*   He does not see me standing in the corner. Focused on hanging lights, it is not until eventually decide to clear my throat that Jared Klein looks at his watch: “Lunch time already?” […]

Video Interview With “Our Town” Director Phil Soltanoff

Faculty Spotlight: Yvonne Perry

By: Rachel Karp ’18 *This article originally appeared in print in The Skidmore Theater Newsletter. It has been transcribed from its original format*   Yvonne Perry, whose course “Acting for the Camera” offers theater students a look at the world of screen acting, grew up in a small town in upstate New York. While applying to colleges, she […]

Faculty Spotlight: Gautam Dasgupta

By: Zachary Cohn ’16 *This article originally appeared in print in The Skidmore Theater Newsletter. It has been transcribed from its original format* Professor Gautam Dasgupta (affectionately referred to as “Gautam” among students) has a reputation as one of the Skidmore Theater Department’s eminent minds. A leading scholar and theater critic, his knowledge of the arts […]