MFA Acting Thesis: 'Dance Nation' Runs On Delight, Shock, and Awe
MFA Acting Thesis: 'Dance Nation' Runs On Delight, Shock, and Awe
January 11, 2022Student Emily Johnson reviews the MFA Acting Class of 2022's thesis production of Clare Barron’s Dance Nation.
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Chekhov Fever Dream: MFA Acting Students Perform in 'Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow'
December 20, 2021Written by Halley Feiffer, Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow is a version of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters which uses contemporary dialogue and a referential postmodern sensibility to transform the classic drama into a ruthlessly meta comedy.
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Several Columbia Theatre Artists Featured on the Crew for 'Is There Still Sex In The City?'
December 8, 2021Several Columbia University Theatre students and alumni are key crew members on Bushnell’s new show: Joel Glassman ’18, alumna Nicole Kramer '20, student Robbie Armstrong, and student Kyle Ronyecs.
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Past Thesis Productions
December 8
Acting Thesis: DANCE NATION
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 West 129th Street
New York, NY 10027
(enter on 125th Street, west of Broadway)
8:00 PM
Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present the MFA Acting Class of 2022 in their thesis production of DANCE NATION by Clare Barron and directed by Colette Robert. The elite Pre-Teen dance squad is preparing for Nationals in Tampa Bay, Florida. Led by Dance Teacher Pat, this group of girls [+ Luke] conspire to dominate nationals, literally and figuratively rehearsing within an inch of their lives. Little do they know they’ll discover not only their love of dance, but who they are as humans.
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March 5-14, 2020Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Terrorism, by Velani Dibba '20.
moreMarch 6-14, 2020Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present the production of GASP!, by Anna Rebek '20.
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Performances run March 3-13, 2020
Join the MFA Acting Class of 2020 on the island of Illyria where shipwrecked twins, bitter rivals, and a lots of love triangles come together in this serious (and funny) masterpiece.
November 20-23, 2019
Directed by Ron Van Lieu at the Flexible Performance Space
November 6-9, 2019
Directed by Eugene Ma at the Flexible Performance Space
October 10-19, 2019
Directed by Jen Pitt at the Flexible Performance Space
October 11-19, 2019
Directed by Jonathan Seinen at the Flexible Performance Space
May 1st - 18th, 2019
Directing Thesis: The Historical Range of Ursus Americanus
April 24–27, 2019
Directed by Daniel Adams at Flexible Performance Space
Directing Thesis: Hadrian & Antinous
March 27–30, 2019 Directed by Mark Barford at Flexible Performance Space
March 6–9, 2019 Directed by Mikhaela Mahony at Flexible Performance Space
February 13-16, 2019Directed by Jeffrey Page at Flexible Performance Space
January 23-26, 2019 Directing Thesis: Medea
Directed by Miriam Grill at Flexible Performance Space
December 5th - 8th, 2018 Acting Thesis: In the Red and Brown Water by Melissa Crespo at Flexible Performance Space
November 14th - 17th, 2018 Acting Thesis: Middletown by Manoel Felciano at Flexible Performance Space
October 17th - 20th, 2018 LORDES by Katherine Wilkinson at Flexible Performance Space
Into the Zone | Spring 2018
May 10th - 12th, 2018 Into the Zone by Gordon Penn at Pershing Square Signature Center
The Feather Doesn’t Fall Far from the Wing: A Play with Music | Spring 2018
May 9th - 12th, 2018 The Feather Doesn’t Fall Far from the Wing: A Play with Music by Ayvaunn Penn at Pershing Square Signature Center
May 3rd - 5th, 2018 by Nako Adodoadji at Pershing Square Signature Center
May 2nd - 5th, 2018 by Melis Aker at Pershing Square Signature Center
April 26th - 28th, 2018 by Gina Stevensen at Pershing Square Signature Center
April 25th - 28th, 2018 by Max Mondi at Pershing Square Signature Center
April 19th - 21st, 2018 by Nora Sørena Casey at Pershing Square Signature Center
April 18th - 21st, 2018 by Ed Wasserman at Pershing Square Signature Center
April 5th - 7th, 2018 by Andy Boyd at Lenfest Center for the Arts
April 4th - 6th, 2018 by Santino DeAngelo at Lenfest Center for the Arts
March 28
Directing Thesis: Richard III | Spring 2018
Flexible Performance Space
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 W. 129 St.
New York, NY 10027
TICKET POLICY: No late seating.
7:30 PM
The sport of Kings is a contest of fair and foul play. Richard, the underdog, is spurned at court for his physical condition but eyes the crown with bloody determination. No bond is too sacred to betray as he manipulates his way to glory.
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March 7
Directing Thesis: Don Juan Comes Back From the War | Spring 2018
Flexible Performance Space
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 W. 129 St.
New York, NY 10027
TICKET POLICY: No late seating.
8:00 PM
Don Juan is back from the War and Berlin is crumbling. After years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the debauchery that made his name, but amidst political and economic upheaval he finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be.
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February 14 - 17, 2018
Directed by Mark H. '18
January 24 - 27, 2018
Directed by Arthur Makaryan
December 13, 2017 - December 16, 2017
Directed by Isabelle Kettle '18
November 8 - 11, 2017
Directed by NJ Agwuna ’18
Acting Thesis: The Seagull | Fall 2017
October 11 - 21, 2017
Directed by Andrei Serban
Acting Thesis: Mad Forest | Fall 2017
October 12 - 21, 2017
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh'09