‘Triple threat’ too modest a term to describe Breeze’s skills
Emily Breeze ’14 seemingly does it all. Breeze can sing and is an alto in the Vassar College Choir. Breeze can act—and has acted—in anything from dramas to comedies. During…
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ABUNdANCE valorizes quotidian movement as art form
Bella Kosmacher ’14 believes that our everyday motions—motions that most people think of as merely pedestrian—are a source of art. Kosmacher looked to these moments for inspiration when conceptualizing her…
Improv group traverses spectrum of comedic material
Just as improvisation happens organically, Committed, one of two improvisational comedy groups at Vassar, originated at random. During the summer of 2012, Hannah Jay ’15 and Harris Gordon ’15 ran…
Even walls can talk on ‘Bang! Bang!’
The second season of “Comedy Bang! Bang!,” the incredibly funny and exasperatingly bizarre talk show hosted by Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts, is as funny as it is anti-funny. “Comedy…
‘Americans’ masterful yet underrated series
With “Breaking Bad” coming to an end last year and “Mad Men” starting its final season in a few weeks, there will very soon no longer be a safe, consensus…
Bateman’s directorial debut misses mark
I have found that cursing when something really, really, really hurts or when something just sucks hugely is highly beneficial. You immediately feel slightly better for whatever reason. “Bad Words,”…
Night Owls tour East Coast cities
As legend has it, the Vassar Night Owls—a campus all-female jazz a capella group—was founded in the wake of the 1942 polio epidemic, when the entire campus was quarantined. A…
Lathrop art market offers local artists creative platform
Campus comedians, musicians and actors are constantly able to showcase their work. Every weekend, there is a large amount of plays, comedy shows and concerts. But it is seemingly a…
Squirm carves out space for exploration of sex, sexuality
“People think that we sell porn,” said Rachael Johnson ’15, president of Squirm. “But it’s not pornographic—we have rules.” Squirm’s members implemented rules, which include no visible erect penises, no…
Integral audition process often unnoticed by audience
Students doing theater at Vassar are often building upon years of experience in acting, costume, lighting and crew from high school. But for those who have never acted, one can…