Devised play hopes to embody issues of race, gender
Courtesy of Vassar College Drama Department Lacuna is defined as a blank space or a missing part. At once, the locution brings to mind a sense of ambiguity and…
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Glass plates capture Vassar’s past
Courtesy of Vassar College Libraries In an image from nearly a century ago, taken in May 1930, the class of 1932 gathers on the lawn near Main Building for their…
Indecent Exposure to introduce its new members
When asked about the ever-present myth that declares women as not funny, Elizabeth Snyderman ’17 wrote her response as a female comedian herself: “Anyone who thinks that has probably never…
Taveras takes Manhattan with play, An Empty Glass
Courtesyof Juliany Taveras Many actors make their way from the stages of Vassar to those of Manhattan and beyond. But fewer make this transition and then catch a train back…
Unity in difference: international students’ devised play
Something powerful happens when people use art to highlight unity as well as difference, an attribute which ten international Vassar students have been able to achieve through theater. “Aftertaste,” a…
Movement drives plot of Unbound play
Friday, Dec. 5 kicks off a weekend full of theater and arts productions at Vassar. Beginning at 7 p.m. in the Kenyon Club Room, it will also launch the weekend…
‘Truth About Truth’ examines absurdity
“The Truth About Truth (Everything is Breakfast Food),” as a title, reveals very little about the play’s content. And creator Ethan Cohen ’16 would not have it any other way.…
Cockyboys execs to demystify gay porn
Porn: the word tends to elicit laughter. It draws to mind tired dialogue, poor acting and spray tans. But can porn—so prevalent in the modern age—promote important political messages? Can…
Merely Players modifies classic play Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound, directed by Steven Wooley ’14 and starring Zachary Boylan ’16, premieres September 27 after a rather unconventional rehearsal schedule. Normally, a show’s process follows the schedule of the…
Phil’s tempODYSSEY a bizarre take on temporality
Chances are you have never heard of a character who thinks of herself as a black hole. But if you want to learn about such a person, the Philaletheis production…