1993 Freshman Plays Open
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring student-directed one-act plays with all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Advanced Directing class, the production ran from December 3-4.
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring student-directed one-act plays with all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Advanced Directing class, the production ran from December 3-4.
Romance Language, a play by Peter Parnell, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 15-19.
Lab Shows, an event featuring student-produced experimental theatre, was performed on May 8 at 10:30am in Mathers Theatre and at the Morgan Rocks. The production was presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players.
The annual spring dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from April 30-May 2, the last date being a 3:00pm matinee performance.
The Rimers of Eldritch, a play by Lanford Wilson, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from April 9-13.
Ballet Theatre Pennsylvania, an internationally recognized company, performed a ballet of Robin Hood in ATS. Presented by Dickinson College Cultural Affairs and funded by Student Senate, the performance was on April 7 at 8:00pm.
FreshWorks, an annual winter dance concert featuring works choreographed by students, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, the production was performed February 26 and 27.
Anything Goes, a musical by Cole Porter, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from February 12-16.
Will Stutts, a Broadway actor known for his one-man plays, performed one of these plays, A Journey Through the Mind...Edgar Allan Poe. The performance was presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee during Common Hour on December 2 in Rubendall Recital Hall.
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring student-directed one-act plays with all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Advanced Directing class, the production ran from November 20-23.
The annual fall dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. This concert included works choreographed by faculty and guest artists, including a performance by former American Ballet Theatre dancer Laura Hupp. The production ran from November 6-8, the last date being a 3:00pm matinee performance.
The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 23-27.
Kinesis, a dance concert presented by Dance Theatre Group and the Department of Dramatic Arts, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from May 1-3, the last date being a 3:00pm matinee performance.
Eastern Standard, a play by Richard Greenberg, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The 1992 Weiss Prize for Creative Arts was awarded to all seven dramatic arts majors of the class of 1992, in addition to one fine arts major. Along with the Department of Dramatic Arts, the seven dramatic arts majors used the prize to present this play. It ran April 11, 14 and 17.
Orchards, six short plays adapted from the stories of Anton Chekhov, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. Margot Harley, Executive Producer of The Acting Company, and John Houseman, the company's Artistic Director, contracted several of America's most successful young playwrights to adapt the stories into plays. Presented by the Mermaid Players and the Department of Dramatic Arts, this production ran April 10, 13, 16 and 18.
Dance Theatre Group presented their second annual winter concert entitled FreshWorks. The show featured all new works by student choreographers. It was presented at 8:00pm February 28-29 in Mathers Theatre.
Cloud 9, a play by Caryl Churchill, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theater. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from February 14-18. It was the first play written by a woman to be put on the Mathers stage in several years.
The annual Freshman Plays event, a collection of short student-directed plays with all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm. Named "Thriving on Chaos", the plays were performed November 22-25.
The annual fall dance concert, presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from November 8-10, the last date being a 3:00pm matinee performance. The show presented movement in different forms such as traditional ballet and radical modern dance.
Lysistrata, a play written by Aristophanes and translated by Douglas Parker, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The title role of Lysistrata was played by Molly Gerbracht. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 18-22.
The Conodoguinet Company presented a reading of excerpts from Buchanan Dying, a play by John Updike. The performance was part of the James Buchanan Bicentennial Conference. It was held on September 20 at 7:45pm in Rubendall Recital Hall in the Weiss Center for the Arts. An additional reading was given during Dickinson College Common Hour on September 18 at 12:15.
For the first time, the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group presented a winter dance concert featuring new works from young choreographers. The concert was held at 8:00pm February 22-23 in Mathers Theatre and was free to the public.
The annual fall dance concert opened in Mathers Theatre at 8:00pm. Presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and Dance Theatre Group, the production ran from November 2-4, the last day being a 3:00pm matinee performance.
Room to Move, a dance concert presented by the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Dance Theatre Group, open at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. The production ran from April 26-28, the last date being a 3:00pm matinee.
Six Characters in Search of an Author, a play by Luigi Pirandello, opened at 8:00pm in Mathers Theatre. This production was adapted from the translation by Edward Stoner. Presented by the Mermaid Players and the Department of Dramatic Arts, it ran from April 12-16.