skidmore theater living newsletter
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.
Alumna Profile: Zoe Lesser ’19
STLN EIC Eliza Kuperschmid ’21 catches up on Zoom with Zoe Lesser ’19 to hear about her adventures since leaving Skidmore.
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.
A Weekend of Fun: Wrap-Up of The Second City Comedy Workshop
Emily Zeller ’22 tells us everything she learned at the Second City Comedy Workshop.
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.
15 Questions with Joe Newman-Getzler ’21
Tomorrow is opening night for Our Trip To San Marino! Check out this interview with writer and director Joe Newman-Getzler ’21
Faculty Spotlight: Teisha Duncan
Eliza Kuperschmid ’21 sits down with new Skidmore Theater Artist-in-Residence Teisha Duncan to talk about her life, career, and correcting the grammar of bullies.
16 Questions With Zach
Our first playwright’s lab of the Fall is having its first reading tomorrow night! Check out this interview with playwright Zachary Troyanovsky.
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.
Introducing E(X)-MAKING
Signature Course teaser for E(X)-MAKING, co-taught by Dennis Schebetta & Jared Klein
Greetings from our new Theater Dept. Chair, Dr. Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
We are thrilled to announce Lisa as our new Chair, and are so excited for her leadership and continued collaboration.
STLN STAFF 2022-2023
Editor-in-Chief: Kit Simpson ’27
Founding Editor: Gabe Cohn ’16