Tag: Theater
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How ‘Unnatural Acts: Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920’ Was Collaboratively Written
Tony Speciale, a playwright who is the founder of Plastic Theater, has been intrigued by the true events surrounding Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920 for almost 18 years. In 1920, Harvard formed a secret court to handle accusations of “homosexual activity” following the suicide of one student. Men both connected and unconnected to Harvard were…
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SUNY New Paltz Returns to In-Person Theater
The college’s first theater production with a live audience premiered on Sept. 30. One student recounts what it was like to witness the show. Fully masked people huddled in the lobby of McKenna Theatre on Sept. 30, waiting for the doors to open. The room was abuzz with excitement, from those who worked on the…
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Theater Shutdown is Only an Intermission for Young Professionals
Edited and Packaged by Samantha King Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered Broadway theaters to close on March 12, and many will remain dark for the foreseeable future. Originally the closure lasted only one month, but it has since been extended multiple times. On Oct. 9 the Broadway League announced that Broadway will remain dark through May…
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The Basement Players: The Little Theater Troupe That Could
By Abigail Foster In a dark room, two figures are illuminated: One is wearing a white dress shirt, a clip fastened to his crimson and black striped tie, and the other is a lot smaller, dressed in a similar uniform. The larger figure, the headmaster of a private school in New Hampshire, thrusts a pointed…
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SUNY New Paltz’s Ken Goldstein: A Production Maestro With An Eye For Creativity
Edited and Packaged by Richie Monarch By Taylor Dowd Kenneth Goldstein Ken Goldstein is the chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and assistant professor of set design at SUNY New Paltz. Goldstein started at New Paltz as a professor in 2010, advancing to chair in 2017. He worked closely with students in his department…
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Experience of a First Time Dramaturg
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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Behind the Curtain
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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Interpreting a Masterpiece
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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“It’s the Beat That Keeps Her Going”
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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From Performer to Stage Production Manager
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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Looking the Part: How Hair and Makeup Tell a Story
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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Becoming the Light of the Play
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf” tells the story of seven women of color who find unity through the shared oppression of a racist and sexist society to form a sisterhood through stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss. The play will be performed by the SUNY New Paltz…
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The Commander of Movement
By Sara Shameem “Boom, Boom, Bap! Left, right, left!” A booming voice fills the air as a group of serious faces follow the orders, “Do you guys understand where I’m getting at? It’s like a party, act like you got all that swag!” Christine Drexler steps forward to the iPod speakers against the mirrored…
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SUNY New Paltz’s First Student-Written Musical is “Dark,” We Know
“The Dark I Know,” SUNY New Paltz’s first original student-written musical, told the story of two families’ experiences during the complex and socially crippling era of Nazi Germany. The character-driven production was as much about human emotion as it was about history, according to playwright and SUNY New Paltz student Alex Eisen. “I wanted to…
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Filling In The Big Picture
A new collaboration is making waves at SUNY New Paltz. The group effort, pioneered by professor Dan Labbato, brings the potential of student talent from the theater, media and English departments to utilize their individual disciplines. The outcome is student-written, organized, directed, filmed and edited material. The workflow that is modeled after a Hollywood…
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Holy Comedian, Batman! It’s a Dork Knight Show!
Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger are all actors who have been celebrated for their roles in the Batman film franchise. For Jason O’Connell, a professional actor, these aren’t just actors who portrayed characters in a film series – they are his idols. O’Connell, so moved and obsessed with the…
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Screening the Local Movie Scene
Despite the recession and wide availability of home movies, the art house film industry remains viable. Locally, there are several venues and even a new one being proposed. Within a half-hour drive from campus, there are four such venues to watch independent, foreign, rare and historic films. Upstate Films is a business that shows these…