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In an email to the Hamilton community on Aug. 29, Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen announced the passing of Carole Bellini-Sharp, the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Theatre Emerita.
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Suzanne Keen, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, announced the appointment of new faculty for the 2019-20 academic year, including nine tenure-track appointments.
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The Edinburgh Fringe Festival attracts thousands of people from all over the world each August. Known as the largest arts and culture festival in the world, the Fringe Festival comprises free and paid performances and occupies a myriad of venues in Edinburgh, Scotland. The festival likewise features performances by big names in comedy and theatre, most notably Jojo Rinehart-Jones ’20.
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Professor of Theatre Craig Latrell recently presented a paper at the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) in Leiden, Netherlands.
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Associate Professor of Theatre Mark Cryer will play the role of Gloucester in the Saratoga Shakespeare Company’s production of King Lear.
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This summer, Kenny Letts ’21 is stepping on stage, putting on his dancing shoes, warming up his voice, and teaching others to do the same. He's the lead intern and performance intern for the Broadway Dreams Foundation.
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Author Michael Lawrence is an independent FOH engineer and system tech who worked on the Hamilton Theatre Department’s recent production of West Side Story. This article originally appeared on ProSoundWeb and is reprinted here with permission.
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Noelani Stevenson ’19 starts training for her new job in July. Exercises will include physical training, accent training, and combat training. By August, she will have improved her sword fighting, cockney accent, and fortunetelling abilities, preparing her for her job’s main event.
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The lights go up. A timer goes off. Someone laughs. A dark, obscured figure walks behind the stage. A voice speaks from above, and the audience looks up, searching for a speaker in the dim lighting. There’s a collective silence as everyone holds their breath, waiting for the verdict. The lights go down. The crowd claps.
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Often with musicals, the lights are on the actors, focusing on the stories they tell and the songs they sing. We don’t get a glimpse of the musicians below the stage that help create the magic that pulls you into the production.
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