Using theatre to promote healing and justice around the world
SDA Professor Brent Blair’s recent sabbatical took him to India, Rwanda, and Israel, where he researched the intersection of theatre, justice, and healing.
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Student Group Spotlight: The Aeneid Theatre Company
The Aeneid Theatre Company draws on their namesake as a group of Trojans willing to make greatness against all odds.
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Several SDA MFA students took a “surreal” and “life-changing” trip to New York, enjoying behind-the-scenes access to top Broadway shows and rehearsing in one of the city’s most storied venues.
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Alumni Q&A: Kapil Talwalkar ’15
For our Alumni Q&A series, Kapil Talwalkar ’15 talks preparing for roles, bugging your teachers, and NBC’s Night Court.
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New Faculty Spotlight: Esther K. Chae
The internationally award-winning artist, educator, and entrepreneur Esther K. Chae joined the full-time faculty at SDA this year.
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Student Group Spotlight: Brand New Theatre
Brand New Theatre puts on performances that are 100% written, directed, designed, and produced by students.
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Faculty Q&A: Paula Cizmar
Professor Paula Cizmar talks about teaching, theatre as a driver of social change, and her new opera Firecrackers.
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Designing spaces for conversations
SDA alum Maureen Weiss (BFA ‘96) and SDA professor Sibyl Wickersheimer’s new book highlights the voices and work of contemporary set designers for the first time.
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Finding the path to leadership
A host of multihyphenate directors, producers, and executives discussed strategies for artistic entrepreneurship at the fifth Multihyphenate Masterclass.
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Faculty Q&A: Natsuko Ohama
Professor Natsuko Ohama talks about balancing work and teaching, how to maintain a healthy voice as an actor, and letters she received from a certain literary recluse.
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