skidmore theater living newsletter
STUDIO LAB #1: HIPPOS OF THE EASTERN ENCLOSURE
A review of Skidmore Theater’s first Studio Lab “Hippos of the Eastern Enclosure” by staff writer Allie Pape ’27
Intro to Directing Final Scenes
Check out this compilation of the Fall ’23 semester’s Intro to Directing final scenes!
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: MARGARITA BLUSH
Ellery Shea ’25 interviews Visiting Assistant Professor in Directing Margarita Blush on her early involvement in performance and her pull towards abstract theater.
PLAYWRIGHT’S LAB #3: “BLOOD AND BOWS” BY ADELAIDE LANCE (’25)
Kiersten Simpson ’27 delves into the fantastical world of “Blood and Bows” by Adelaide Lance ’25, the third and final Playwright’s Lab of the season.
FALL ’23 MAINSTAGE: THE COURAGE TO RIGHT A WOMAN’S WRONGS
Isadora Zucker (’25) untangles the complex but hilarious “The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs”, Skidmore’s Fall 2023 Mainstage show.
PLAYWRIGHT’S LAB #2: THE YEAR IT STOPS BY REYN RICAFORT (’25)
Isadora Zucker ’25 explicates the poetry of Reyn Ricafort’s “The Year It Stops”, the season’s second Playwright’s Lab.
PLAYWRIGHT’S LAB #1: PREACHING TO THE CHOIR BY MAX MCGUIRE (’24)
Kiersten Simpson ’27 takes a closer look at Max McGuire’s farcical “Preaching To The Choir”, marking the season’s first Playwright’s Lab.
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: LAURA MENZIE
Writer Max McGuire ’24 talks with Visiting Lecturer Laura Menzie about her early experiences in the theater and the life of a working actor.
Meet Dr. Diego Villada
Check out our interview with Dr. Diego Villada, Guest Scholar Artist-in-Residence for Stage Combat!
STUDIO LAB #2: THE THUGS
Editor-in-Chief Reyn Ricafort (’25) writes a critique on Skidmore Theater’s second lab show “The Thugs”.
FALL ’23 BLACK BOX: [RE]MAKING
Max McGuire (’24) deconstructs Skidmore Theater’s Fall ’23 Black Box: [RE]MAKING
[RE]MAKING Trailer
Check out the trailer for our Fall 2023 Black Box production of After [RE]MAKING!
STUDIO LAB #1: EDIE AND MAE
Sylvie Robinson (’27) ponders on the barren world of Skidmore’s first Fall ’23 lab show, “Edie and Mae”.
Annual Arts Quad Party
Check out highlights from this year’s Arts Quad Party celebrating the arts at Skidmore! Video by Bailey Gerson
PLAYWRIGHT’S LAB: “STANDARD PROCEDURE” BY SOPHIE KELLY ’25
Isadora Zucker (’25) dissects Skidmore Theater’s Spring 2023 Playwright’s Lab “Standard Procedure” by Sophie Kelly (’25).
SPRING ’23 MAINSTAGE: AFTER JANE
Editor-in-Chief Reyn Ricafort (25′) takes a closer look at the opulence and camp of the Spring ’23 Mainstage Production “After Jane”.
STLN STAFF 2022-2023
Editor-in-Chief: Kit Simpson ’27
Founding Editor: Gabe Cohn ’16