Playshop Theatre

Samantha Hoderlein ’15 and Associate Professor of Theatre Michael Mehler co-presented “Aesthetic and Economic Considerations for Greener Sheet Goods for Scenic Production” on the panel “Products and Ideas for Sustainable Stagecraft” at the Annual Conference of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. At the same conference, Mehler was presented with a Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award for his article (co-written with Paul Brunner of Indiana University) “Theatre Design & Production Reimagined: Four Principles for a Sustainable Future,” which appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of TD&T (Theatre Design & Technology).

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At the Mid-America Theatre Conference, Associate Professor of Theatre Mark Cosdon chaired and responded to the panel session “Revision/Revival/Revisal and the American Musical.” As president of the American Theatre and Drama Society, Professor Cosdon hosted the fourth annual “Brilliance of the American Theatre” event at the Tony-winning Drama Book Shop in Times Square in New York City. He is director of the Playshop Theatre’s upcoming The School for Lies, an adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope. Performances are April 24-27.

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Blair Hartman ’14, Tito Aderemi-Ibitola ’14, Angela Adusah ’14, Emily Cherry ’14, Melanie Perez ’15, Lizzie Thompson ’15, Autumn Vogel ’15, and Samantha Hoderlein ’15 performed a portion of “Goddess,” a devised performance, at the KCACTF Region II Theatre Festival 46 at West Chester University on January 17. They were awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Devised Theatre for the creation of “Goddess.” KCACTF Region II includes eight states and the District of Columbia.

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Blair Hartman ’14, Tito Aderemi-Ibitola ’14, Angela Adusah ’14, Emily Cherry ’14, Melanie Perez ’15, Lizzie Thompson ’15, Autumn Vogel ’15, and Samantha Hoderlein ’15 performed a portion of “Goddess,” a devised performance, at the KCACTF Region II Theatre Festival 46 at West Chester University on January 17. They were awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Devised Theatre for the creation of “Goddess.” KCACTF Region II includes eight states and the District of Columbia.

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Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies Mark Cosdon presented “The Twentieth Century’s First Big Flop: Little Nemo in Slumberland” at the American Society for Theatre Research conference in Dallas, Texas. Cosdon also presented on the “Publish, Don’t Perish: Books” session, discussing the publishing process alongside acquisitions editors from Palgrave Macmillan and the University of Iowa Press.

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Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies Mark Cosdon presented “The Twentieth Century’s First Big Flop: Little Nemo in Slumberland” at the American Society for Theatre Research conference in Dallas, Texas. Cosdon also presented on the “Publish, Don’t Perish: Books” session, discussing the publishing process alongside acquisitions editors from Palgrave Macmillan and the University of Iowa Press.

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In June 2013, Max Lindquist ’14 attended the Association of Environmental Studies & Sciences Annual Conference where he presented a paper he co-authored with Assistant Professor of Global Health and Development and Environmental Studies Liz Olson, Associate Professor of Communication Arts Michael Mehler, Professor of Environmental Science Eric Pallant, Visiting Artist Tanja Beer, Theater Designer Leslie Fairman, Shannon Wade ’13, and Samantha Hoderlein ’15. The title of the paper is “Constructing Theater Scenery That Is Waste Free, Good for the Environment, and Good for People,” which was based on the spring 2013 Junior Seminar course taught by Professor Olson.

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In June 2013, Max Lindquist ’14 attended the Association of Environmental Studies & Sciences Annual Conference where he presented a paper he co-authored with Assistant Professor of Global Health and Development and Environmental Studies Liz Olson, Associate Professor of Communication Arts Michael Mehler, Professor of Environmental Science Eric Pallant, Visiting Artist Tanja Beer, Theater Designer Leslie Fairman, Shannon Wade ’13, and Samantha Hoderlein ’15. The title of the paper is “Constructing Theater Scenery That Is Waste Free, Good for the Environment, and Good for People,” which was based on the spring 2013 Junior Seminar course taught by Professor Olson.

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At the Mid-America Theatre Conference in St. Louis in March, Associate Professor of Theatre Mark Cosdon presented “Fabricated Myths: Little Nemo in Slumberland and Producers Klaw and Erlanger.” Focusing on the “money trail” of American musicals, Cosdon follows the decisions made in the creation of a musical and how these shows often lose money on Broadway.

As president of the American Theatre and Drama Society, Cosdon hosted the society’s 3^rd annual reading at the Drama Book Shop in Times Square in New York City.  This year several Allegheny graduates, former students of Cosdon’s, attended the reading and a series of seminar sessions.

Cosdon also served as a respondent at the American Theatre and Drama Society’s Works-in-Progress Conference in Pittsburgh. This conference provides scholarly feedback to authors of theatre research.

“The conferences support my own understanding of the research and I get to know how the profession is changing,” Cosdon said.

Research presented at the conferences also transfers into Cosdon’s classes at Allegheny.

“That is something I really value,” Cosdon said. “It is valuable for Allegheny students to understand what they can do with their major.”

He was also a consultant on the seventh edition of the Bedford Introduction to Drama. As a member of the editorial board for the “Theatre in the Americas” Series, he reviewed two manuscripts for Southern Illinois University Press.

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At the Mid-America Theatre Conference in St. Louis in March, Associate Professor of Theatre Mark Cosdon presented “Fabricated Myths: Little Nemo in Slumberland and Producers Klaw and Erlanger.” Focusing on the “money trail” of American musicals, Cosdon follows the decisions made in the creation of a musical and how these shows often lose money on Broadway.

As president of the American Theatre and Drama Society, Cosdon hosted the society’s 3^rd annual reading at the Drama Book Shop in Times Square in New York City.  This year several Allegheny graduates, former students of Cosdon’s, attended the reading and a series of seminar sessions.

Cosdon also served as a respondent at the American Theatre and Drama Society’s Works-in-Progress Conference in Pittsburgh. This conference provides scholarly feedback to authors of theatre research.

“The conferences support my own understanding of the research and I get to know how the profession is changing,” Cosdon said.

Research presented at the conferences also transfers into Cosdon’s classes at Allegheny.

“That is something I really value,” Cosdon said. “It is valuable for Allegheny students to understand what they can do with their major.”

He was also a consultant on the seventh edition of the Bedford Introduction to Drama. As a member of the editorial board for the “Theatre in the Americas” Series, he reviewed two manuscripts for Southern Illinois University Press.

Source: Academics, Publications & Research