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Encore 2015

Encore 2015

Letter from the Chair
Dear Friends of Ohio State Theatre, With this belated 2014-2015 issue of Encore we document another productive year of making theatre, innovations in teaching as well as promising new…
Pink Flower
Encore Credits
Encore is the annual newsletter of The Ohio State University Department of Theatre 1089 Drake Center 1849 Cannon Dr. Columbus, Ohio 43210-1208 Office:  614-292-5821 Fax:  …
The Norwegians, Autumn 2014
2014-2015 Season Review
The Lab Series The Swing Set September 9 A reading of a new play by BA student CeCe Bellomy Streaming September 29 A reading of a new play by BA student Amanda Loch Pretty Girls Don’t Eat…
Emma Dante
Guest Artists and Scholars
Autumn 2014 Compagnia Sud Costa Occidentale, an Italian troupe led by Emma Dante, made its debut in September in an English-speaking country with Operetta…
Henry V, Spring 2015
School Tour
By Andrew Trimmer, Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, Tour Manager In spring of 2015, the Ohio State University Department of Theatre presented a touring production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V…
Pamela Howard
TRI Report
Symposia and Events: Playwright Bianca Sams, the 2013-2014 Lawrence and Lee Fellow worked with curator Beth Kattelman to explore the TRI’s Robert Breen Collection of the 1952-1956 Porgy and Bess…
Sifiso and Melonie Mazibuko celebrate their newly earned MFA in Acting degree.
Student Stories
Autumn 2014 Ph.D. student Jill Summerville successfully defended her dissertation and passed her oral defense. Her dissertation, “The Presence of the Gimp: A Study of the Effects of Body Aware…
BA theatre students enjoying the End of Year Celebration dinner.
Awards and Recognition
End of Year Celebration The following Program 60 and Continuing Education students were recognized by Jim Knapp: Eve Nordyke, Ruth Luketic and Lee Williams. Undergraduate Student Excellence Award…
Tanya McBride in The White Snake 2 - Photo T. Charles Erickson
Alumni and Friends News
By BA Student Ray Bruster and Damian Bowerman, Graduate Studies and Publicity Coordinator 1970s David E. Patrick (BA 1972 and MFA 1974) moved to Macomb, Illinois to teach at Western Illinois…
A Christmas Carol, Ohio State Mansfield
Regional Campus Reports
Ohio State Newark By Edie L. Norlin, Lecturer During the 2013-2014 academic year, a play was produced each semester. In the fall we produced The Glass Menagerie, a family comedy/drama by Tennessee…
The Father (Francesco Guida, left) confronts his son Pietro (Carmine Maringola, center). The Lover, (Roberto Galbo -- right) lurks in the background. Photo courtesy of Compagnia Sud Costa Occidentale.
Syndicate Symposium
Graduate Theatre Syndicate Symposium, “Blurring Boundaries without Burning Bridges:” Italian Contemporary Performance, the Theatre of Emma Dante and Beyond By Francesca Spedalieri (PhD Student)…
A scene from Indianola’s performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
RSC: Transformation, Trust & Love: Celebrating Six Years of the OSU/RSC Partnership
By Sarah Feldman (MFA Acting, 2015) On Friday, May 15th 2015, The Ohio State University’s Department of Theatre celebrated six years of the Ohio State University/Royal Shakespeare Company…
RSC: Shakespeare and Education Festival
By Ph.D. Student Elizabeth Harelik In May 2015, Ohio State held a Shakespeare and Education Festival to celebrate the culmination of a second three-year partnership with the Royal Shakespeare…
Students and faculty in Prague
Prague Study Abroad
By Joshua Quinlan, Ph.D. Theatre Student The Czech Theatre Program began with a pre-departure course focusing on the history of Czech culture and theatre, which took place in May term. Our group was…
John Kuhn
Remembering John Kuhn (1952 - 2015)
  The Department of Theatre mourns the loss of alumnus and graduate student John S. Kuhn. John graduated from The Ohio State University with an MFA in…