skidmore theater living newsletter
We Used To Wear Bonnets & Get High All The Time
Filmed and edited by Hanna Yurfest ’21 and Dante Haughton ’19 Sound by Sophia Ward ’22
Femininity, Family, and Ensemble in We Used To Wear Bonnets & Get High All The Time
By Megan Muratore When I walked into the mainstage for a run of We Used To Wear Bonnets & Get High All The Time, the actors had just finished warming up and were on a quick break before starting the show. The room was full of energy and a sense of community among the actors. […]
Studio Lab #2: “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.”
Emily Byrne covers the second studio lab of the semester, Alice Birch’s “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.”, directed by Zoe Lesser.
Choreographing the Mainstage with Bianca Thompson ’19
Read about the rehearsal process of “We Used to Wear Bonnets and Get High All the Time” as told by cast member and choreographer Bianca Thompson ’19.
Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
STLN Co-Editor Philip Merrick ’19 interviews new professor of theater history and theory, Lisa Jackson-Schebetta about what led up to her coming to Skidmore.
5 Questions for “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.” Director Zoe Lesser
STLN staff writer Natalie Lifson ’21 chats with Zoe Lesser ’19, director of our second lab of the semester, Alice Birch’s Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
Fall 2018 New Works Lab: “For Sale”
Joe Newman-Getzler ’21 covers the internet escapades of our Fall 2018 New Works Lab, “For Sale.”
FOR SALE
Check out our fall new works lab FOR SALE directed and conceptualized by Graham Cook ’19 Filmed and edited by Dante Haughton ’19 and Hanna Yurfest ’21
Fall 2018 Black Box: “33 Variations”
STLN co-editor Kallan Dana ’19 takes us into the two timelines of the Fall 2018 Black Box Production, “33 Variations.”
Alumnus Designer: Andy Nice
A short interview with 33 Variations scenic designer Andy Nice ’11. Welcome back Andy!
Orchestrating Multiple Disciplines: Interdepartmental Collaboration in “33 Variations”
Staff writer Nina Slowinski ’19 covers the interdisciplinary collaboration behind this semester’s black box production, 33 Variations.
Studio Lab #1: “Devotees in the Garden of Love”
Staff writer Emily Byrne ’22 covers Skidmore Theater’s first studio lab of the semester, Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Devotees in the Garden of Love,” directed by Grant Landau-Williams ’19.
5 Questions for “Devotees in the Garden of Love” Director Grant Landau-Williams
STLN staff writer Olivia Bagg ’19 sits down with Grant Landau-Williams ’19, the director of Susan-Lori Parks’s Devotees in the Garden of Love, to learn a little bit about our first lab of the semester.
Visit from Tectonic: An Inside Look Into the Devising Process of 33 Variations
Spencer Evett ’21 shares his experience from a workshop with Grant Varjas, a teaching artist with the Tectonic Theater Company, with a video by Hanna Yurfest ’21 and Dante Haughton ’19.
See Beyond Profiles: Jamin Garcia and Nina Slowinski
Read the accounts of our 2018 SEE-Beyond award winners, Jamin Garcia ’20 and Nina Slowinski ’19.
Summer Spotlights
It’s the start of a new semester, and JKB students are coming back after eventful summers. Read here for the personal accounts of what two actors and one stage manager did with their time away from campus!
Recent Alumni Spotlights: Rigel Harris ‘16, Brandon Bogle ‘16, and Shea Leavis ‘17
STLN Co-Editor-in-Chief catches up with three recent JKB alums on their experiences since graduating.
STLN STAFF 2022-2023
Editor-in-Chief: Kiersten Simpson ’27
Founding Editor: Gabe Cohn ’16