Theatre « News Center | Allegheny College

Allegheny Theatre Professor Mark Cosdon Lends Expertise to Australian TV Show

by Josh Tysiachney June 1st 2018

Mark Cosdon, Allegheny College professor of theatre and performance studies, appeared on a recent episode of the Australian television show “Who Do You Think You Are?”. Cosdon’s segment was recorded in August in London, where he met with Noni Hazlehurst, an immensely popular Australian stage and screen performer who was featured in the episode. “Who Do You Think

Allegheny’s Playshop Theatre to Present “Detroit”

by Emma Highland '19 March 30th 2018

The Allegheny College Playshop Theatre will present Lisa D’Amour’s “Detroit” from April 12-15 in the Gladys Mullenix Black Theatre in the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts. Show times are Thursday, April 12, through Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 15, at 2:30 p.m. Directed by Professor Mark Cosdon, the show will feature

Allegheny to Host Visiting Scholar Who Will Address Issues of Race in Shakespearean Theater

by Richard Stanley January 26th 2018

Ayanna Thompson, a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and one of the world’s foremost authorities on issues of race in Shakespeare and the impact of nontraditional casting on audiences today, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 15, in Ford Chapel at Allegheny College. A reception will follow in the Ford Chapel Oratory. The free

Patterson Wins Ezekiel Board’s Choice Award

by Erica Erwin November 3rd 2017

Costume Shop Supervisor Miriam Patterson was honored with the Ezekiel Board’s Choice Award for the costume design of the Playshop Theatre’s November 2016 production of “A Civil War Christmas.” The designs of the Board’s Choice recipients will be put in an exhibit to tour some of the colleges in the USITT Ohio Valley Section, and they

Allegheny’s Playshop Theatre Presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’

by Emma Highland '19 October 24th 2017

The Allegheny Playshop Theatre, now celebrating its 88th season, is performing “Romeo and Juliet” November 16-19. Performances are at 8 p.m. Nov. 16-18 and at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Gladys Mullenix Black Theatre. William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a centuries-old tragic tale of star-crossed lovers, feuding families, and “violent ends,” taking place

Cosdon Films Segment for Australian Reality Show

by Erica Erwin October 5th 2017

Professor of Theatre Mark Cosdon flew to London to film a segment for Australian television’s “Who Do You Think You Are?,” a reality program tracing a celebrity’s family tree. The program will air later this year. At the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Cosdon chaired a session devoted to

Cosdon Films Segment for Australian Reality Show

by Erica Erwin August 31st 2017

Playshop Theatre Opens 88th Season with ‘Sila’ and ‘Forward’

by Erica Erwin August 24th 2017

The Playshop Theatre at Allegheny College will open its 88th season with two staged readings of plays from Chantal Bilodeau’s “The Arctic Cycle” on Sept. 8 and 9. “Sila,” featuring characters representing competing and intertwined interests about the future of the Canadian Arctic, will be presented Friday, Sept. 8, followed by “Forward,” centered around

Mehler Speaks at United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference

by Erica Erwin May 3rd 2017

Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Theatre Michael Mehler presented on “Sustainable Strike” at the USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) Conference in March. Convened by the Broadway Green Alliance, the session panel discussed how to minimize waste stream impact when a theatrical production closes. On April 27, Mehler hosted a conversation with Tony-Award

Allegheny’s Playshop Theatre Presents ‘Baby With the Bathwater’

by Emma Highland '19 April 5th 2017

Allegheny’s Playshop Theatre will close out its 2016-17 season with “Baby With the Bathwater” from April 20-23 in the Gladys Mullenix Black Theatre in the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts. Performances are at 8 p.m. April 21-22, and at 2:30 p.m. on April 23. “Baby with the Bathwater” was written by Christopher Durang in 1983

Articles: Tags: Theatre