skidmore theater living newsletter
SpringFest Weekend Two: Wrap-Up
Weekend two of the 2021 SpringFest is over and done! Check out what went down in this collection of write-ups by STLN’s team of Staff Writers.
SpringFest Weekend One: Wrap-Up
Weekend one of the 2021 SpringFest is over and done! Check out what went down in this collection of write-ups by STLN’s team of Staff Writers.
Skidmore Theater “First-Timers”: How the 2021 JKB SpringFest is providing new opportunities in and around the Theater Department
Opening night of the 2021 SpringFest is one month away! To celebrate, we sat down with six Skidmore Theater “First-Timers” to hear about their experiences so far.
Playwright’s Lab #3: Brecht In An Ending World; How By Design Takes Epic Drama Into its Own Hands
Madeline Munding ’22 explores the Brechtian influences on “By Design,” our third and final Playwright’s Lab of the semester.
Studio Lab #3: The Thanksgiving Play
Staff writer Maggie McGuire ’24 covers “The Thanksgiving Play,” directed by Hannah Gross ’21, and explains how the play uses ironic humor to point out real issues in both the theater world and in the way the story of Thanksgiving is taught to children.
Studio Lab #2: “The Danube”
Emily Zeller ’22 recounts the run of “The Danube,” directed by Hanna Yurfest ’21, and the innovative way in which connection was created through lights and shadows.
Playwright’s Lab #2: “The Fascists of the Future” by Catie LeCours ’22
STLN’s coverage of the Playwright’s Lab “The Fascists of the Future” by Catie LeCours ’22 highlights the magic of site-specific theater and the fun of [communist] tea parties.
Studio Lab #1: “I Talk to the Flowers”
Madeline Munding ’22 takes us on a journey into the minds of important female authors in her recap of the first studio lab of the semester: “I Talk to Flowers.”
Playwright’s Lab #1: “Everything Everywhere” by Zachary Troyanovsky ’21
Check out Emily Zeller ’22’s coverage of the first Playwright’s Lab of the season, “Everything, Everywhere,” an exploration into memory and growing up by Zachary Troyanovsky ’21.
New Works Lab Fall 2020: Our Trip to San Marino
Check out Maggie McGuire ’24’s coverage of the Fall 2020 New Works Lab “Our Trip to San Marino,” a jam-packed road trip comedy written and directed by Joe Newman-Getzler ’21.
Sweat Zoom Reading
A bit of insight into Skidmore Artist-in-Residence John Michael DiResta’s Zoom reading of “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage.
Summer Spotlights 2020
The fourth installment of STLN’s Summer Spotlights is here and this time, there’s a twist! How did Skidmore students continue to create art and persevere during the largely virtual COVID summer? Find out here through their own personal accounts.
Spring ’20 Mainstage: Radium Girls
“Radium Girls” is a dramatization of a tragic historical event. Meg Gray ’22 examines how this play captures what happens when labor rights, scientific breakthroughs, and patriarchal institutions collide.
Studio Lab #1: The Gulf
In our first of three student-directed Studio Labs this semester, Hannah Gross ’21 looks at a failing relationship written by Audrey Cefaly. Staff writer Carrie Baker ’20 examines the eroticism and power dynamics represented on stage.
Glow Time: Researching and Creating the World of Radium Girls
Joe Newman-Getzler walks us through the dramaturgy and historical research that has gone into the Spring Mainstage, “Radium Girls” directed by Rebecca Marzalek-Kelly.
Dancing and Devising: A Look Back on Fall Semester 2019
Skidmore students have many opportunities to experience new ways of thinking about theater thanks to visiting artists that come to campus every semester and hold workshops that allow students to collaborate and expand their understanding of art. As we look ahead to the exciting experiences this semester holds, let us also look back on previous […]
Fall Study Abroad Spotlights
With the beginning of a new semester, some familiar faces have returned to campus after participating in study abroad programs. In this article, we hear from three students who each had different, but equally rewarding experiences.
A Sociological Perspective on Theater
Sociology major Esther Hibbs talks about how her main field of study has informed her work in the Skidmore Theater Deparment as a hair designer, House Manager, and dramaturge.
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