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Elle Woods (Alina Wiley) holds dog used in production
Elle Woods (Alina Wiley) holds dog used in production

Theatre department offers large-scale musical with ‘Legally Blonde’

Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Department of Theatre and Dance Arts Musical Theatre

The adjectives come fast and furious when Dr. Jessica Hillman-McCord describes the upcoming production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical.”

Kristine Hsia performs on stage with Commodores
Kristine Hsia performs on stage with Commodores

Navy Band vocalist returns for concert with fond Fredonia memories

Arts Department of Theatre and Dance School of Music Musical Theatre Alumni

When Chief Musician Kristine Hsia takes the stage at SUNY ϳԹ on Oct. 21, it will be a true homecoming.

group of students posing outside
group of students posing outside

Fredonia students bring together a variety of dance styles for the Orchesis Fall Showcase

Orchesis Department of Theatre and Dance Student Association Dance

More than 60 students at SUNY ϳԹ will come together to bring a dance showcase to the stage in October.

SUNY ϳԹ alumni and faculty gathering for a group photo ahead of the Buffalo Opera Unlimited production of “The Marriage of Figaro” are (front row, from left): Nicole Brendel, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Paul Mockovak, Tim Flynn and Jamie Gangemi; (back row) Matt Marco, Eun Joo Jeon, Zachary Bills-Warman, Amie Adams and Dr. Rob Strauss.
SUNY ϳԹ alumni and faculty gathering for a group photo ahead of the Buffalo Opera Unlimited production of “The Marriage of Figaro” are (front row, from left): Nicole Brendel, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Paul Mockovak, Tim Flynn and Jamie Gangemi; (back row) Matt Marco, Eun Joo Jeon, Zachary Bills-Warman, Amie Adams and Dr. Rob Strauss.

Buffalo’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ production abounds with SUNY ϳԹ talent

Department of Theatre and Dance Dance Theatre School of Music Music Alumni Music Performance Music Education

There’s an outsized connection between SUNY ϳԹ music and theatre and Buffalo Opera Limited’s presentation of “The Marriage of Figaro.”

Haylee Morris preps Sandra Roberts' (Adriana) wig before the cast arrives.
Haylee Morris preps Sandra Roberts' (Adriana) wig before the cast arrives.

Theatre Arts major takes on wardrobe supervisor duties for Shakespeare in Delaware Park production

Theatre Department of Theatre and Dance

This SUNY ϳԹ senior wasn’t alive in the 1970s, but wigs she’s created for a unique Shakespeare In Delaware Park production fit like a glove.

students conducting research on a stream
students conducting research on a stream

Faculty to host STEAM camp for middle school students

Computer and Information Sciences Department of Computer and Information Sciences Geology and Environmental Sciences Geology Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Theatre Department of Theatre and Dance Vitae

Faculty in three academic departments will conduct a STEAM camp in August for talented middle school students enrolled in the Liberty Partnership Program.

Dancers perform Briana Blair Kelly’s work “Resilience,” during a rehearsal for Fredonia Dance Ensemble 2024.
Dancers perform Briana Blair Kelly’s work “Resilience,” during a rehearsal for Fredonia Dance Ensemble 2024.

2024-25 Mainstage Series offers classics, hits and brand-new works

Arts Walter Gloor Mainstage Series Rockefeller Arts Center Department of Theatre and Dance

From time-tested classics to Broadway hits and from brand-new works to contemporary dance, the 2024-25 Walter Gloor Mainstage Series will have it all covered.

A scene depicting Plant Puppet, from “Little Shop of Horrors.”
A scene depicting Plant Puppet, from “Little Shop of Horrors.”

Lim designs ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ set for Indiana Repertory Theatre

Department of Theatre and Dance Theatre Vitae

Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Czerton Lim, assisted by 2022 graduate Donald “Donnie” Woodard, a frequent collaborator of his, designed the set for the...

Thomas Hayes (left) displays his Resident Assistant of the Month certificate with Grissom Hall Residence Director Kyle Piscitelli.
Thomas Hayes (left) displays his Resident Assistant of the Month certificate with Grissom Hall Residence Director Kyle Piscitelli.

Thomas Hayes named January/February RA of the Month

Stellar Students Residence Life Office of Residence Life Theatre Department of Theatre and Dance

Thomas Hayes, a second semester resident assistant in Grissom Hall, has been named RA of the Month for January/February by the Office of Residence Life.

Czerton Lim
Czerton Lim

Lim teams up with alumnus for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ production at Syracuse Stage

Department of Theatre and Dance Alumni College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Vitae

The current production of “Murder on the Orient Express” at Syracuse Stage features a set designed by Department of Theatre and Dance Associate Professor Czerton...