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Theatre & Dance News

TWI 2019

October 14, 2019

Puppets, Parasols, and Pumpkins: A Reflection

A two hours’ sail across Massachusetts Bay from Boston lies the heart of American theatre: a historic fishing village where tavern signs and carriage lamps invite visitors into venues dotting the narrow streets.

LyaNisha Gonzalez

October 11, 2019

Playwright AND Actor

Despite what some may think, seeing a playwright acting in their own work is a fairly common occurrence. For LyaNisha Gonzalez it’s just another day at the office. She will star in her newest play, Black Girl, Interrupted, which runs October 24th to 27th and October 31st to November 3rd in the Maedgen Theatre.

Charlotte Boye-Christensen

October 11, 2019

On Pointe

It feels rare to celebrate past accomplishments and to honor those whose shoulders we stand on, so it was wonderful to be able to do just that by celebrating former Head of Dance: Diana Moore.

smelling mimeograph paper

October 10, 2019

Chatting with Charney

For most of my education, fall semesters smelled like mimeograph ink. When professors handing out well, anything paper, students would smell it. And that’s what this fall semester smells like. So much of that has to do with our new building.