Theater

‘Watching God’ in Reed Library Fredonia senior adapts novel to play

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 21, 2016September 1, 2019

March 21, 2016September 1, 2019

[metaslider id=6062] MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer On the night of March 10, the back of Reed Library, towards the Japanese gardens, was transformed into a theater. Trees, leaves and other scene setters were projected onto a screen at house left. The library’s seats were arranged into rows, four deep,......

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‘Back to our roots’ Orchesis to present Spring performance

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

AMBER MATTICE Assistant Reverb Editor On March 12, in the dance studio in Dods Hall, Orchesis will be presenting its 2016 Spring performance. This year’s performance will be particularly interesting, as it will feature eight different pieces choreographed by students as well as an intermission during which other......

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‘Feminist and Womanist sensibilities’ Fredonia Big Read events include Hurston, stage-adaption of novel

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer The Big Read, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides grants for unique community reading initiatives. This year, Fredonia was honored with a grant to be a Big Read community. Each community in the program has a single, classic novel......

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Accounting and artwork for the win: Fredonia alumni receive Chancellor’s Award

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2016

March 3, 2016

LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader This year, two professors have won the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching. Both faculty members, Louann Laurito-Bahgat and Raymond Bonilla, are Fredonia graduates and have returned here after following their own different paths. Laurito-Bahgat has been teaching accounting classes at Fredonia......

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Enter Bartlett, visit Wyoming ‘The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later’ transports audiences

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2016

March 3, 2016

SHENECA SHARPE Special to The Leader “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” is about going back to Laramie, Wyoming, to talk to people who had connections with Matthew Shepard, who knew Matthew Shepard, or who even had connections to the murder. The play showed the difference between memories......

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A simple backdrop for a shining message: ‘The Laramie Project’ opens in Barlett Theatre

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2016September 1, 2019

March 3, 2016September 1, 2019

MARIA MELCHIORRE Staff Writer The black space of Bartlett Theatre darkened as cast members, one by one, blew out a candle. “The Laramie Project” ended as it began: Cast members in a circle on a dimmed stage hummed “Amazing Grace.” The stage was simple: a painted satellite image of......

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Review: Committed to the characters: Summer of ’42 showcases great acting start to finish

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

[metaslider id=5657] LERON WELLINGTON Special to The Leader A musical about adolescence and all the awkwardness along with it may not sound very enjoyable, but the Performing Arts Company’s production of “Summer of ‘42” was a light-hearted comedy that left audiences with a few chuckles and smiles from ear......

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A sneak peak of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ in Rosch School of Music hosts sixth Intercollegiate Choral Festival

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016August 15, 2019

February 24, 2016August 15, 2019

EMMA SCHAIBLE Special to The Leader Three conductors, two schools and one theater. The talent in Rosch Recital Hall was overflowing with the many sounds of collegiate choir students. On the sunny afternoon of Feb. 20, the Sixth Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival was hosted by the Fredonia School of......

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‘The Force Awakens’ a ‘New Hope’ A gyp or a well-formulated crowd-pleaser?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 24, 2016

February 24, 2016

GRIFFIN JONES Special to The Lampoon On Dec. 18, 2015, something happened — the likes of which the world has seen before: “Star Wars Episode IV: The Force Awakens” was re-released in American theaters to universal, unquestionable acclaim. Fans turned out in droves, dressed head-to-toe in the same......

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Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

CHARLES PRITCHARD Staff Writer The burden of student debt is one of the biggest issues faced by Americans today. Across New York State, the average student graduates almost $28,000 in debt, while the nationwide total has passed 1 trillion dollars. However, New York’s own Sen. Charles E. Schumer......

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‘Watching God’ in Reed Library Fredonia senior adapts novel to play

‘Back to our roots’ Orchesis to present Spring performance

‘Feminist and Womanist sensibilities’ Fredonia Big Read events include Hurston, stage-adaption of novel

Accounting and artwork for the win: Fredonia alumni receive Chancellor’s Award

Enter Bartlett, visit Wyoming ‘The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later’ transports audiences

A simple backdrop for a shining message: ‘The Laramie Project’ opens in Barlett Theatre

Review: Committed to the characters: Summer of ’42 showcases great acting start to finish

A sneak peak of ‘St. Matthew Passion’ in Rosch School of Music hosts sixth Intercollegiate Choral Festival

‘The Force Awakens’ a ‘New Hope’ A gyp or a well-formulated crowd-pleaser?

Schumer introduces #InTheRed: Senator launches campaign to make college more affordable