Dance & Drama Archives — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Arts

Legally Blonde brings camp and rhythm to the Black Box

As the lights dimmed on Saturday night, Dec. 7, for the beginning of the last performance of Legally Blonde at the Harlene Marley… Read More

by Paige Keller
December 12, 2019
Section: Arts

Artist Profile: inside the illuminations of a lighting designer

Emily Blanquera ’20 sees the world as a series of light, shadows and angles. A director, actor, set designer and lighting designer, Blanquera finds that… Read More

by Leah Anderson
November 22, 2019
Section: Arts

A series of musicals breathe new life into the Gund Gallery

On the evenings of Nov. 15 and 16, students and community members waited in line at the Gund Gallery in hopes of scaling the waitlist… Read More

by Grace Korthuis
November 22, 2019
Section: Arts

Bottle Fly tells essential story about class, identity and family

Mackenna Goodrich’s ’20 senior thesis show “Bottle Fly” had somehow already begun before the lights came on: Olivia Marr ’20, who played K,… Read More

by FREDRIKE GIRON-GIESSEN
November 14, 2019
Section: Arts

Little Shop of Horrors captivates the Mount Vernon audience

On the second floor of the Alcove, above the ornate chandeliers, gleaming cutlery and families celebrating special occasions, a musical ensemble bursts… Read More

by Chameli Belk-Gupta
November 7, 2019
Section: Arts

KCP shadow cast electrifies the audience with Mamma Mia!

Thirty minutes before the show was scheduled to begin, the line of people waiting to enter Rosse Hall for Kenyon College Players’ (KCP)… Read More

by Grace Korthuis
November 7, 2019
Section: Arts

Dancers bring a new perspective to Meg Cranston’s exhibit

Blue, red, yellow, green and other assorted hues filled the brightly lit Buchwald-Wright Gallery during Common Hour on Oct 24. Dancers from… Read More

by Grace Korthuis
October 31, 2019
Section: Arts

Late, A Cowboy Song explores the struggles of self-definition

Stagefemmes’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s play Late, a Cowboy Song begins like any other Western: as the audience finds their seats, a cowboy’s silhouette… Read More

by Rose Paulson
October 31, 2019
Section: Arts

The House of Bernarda Alba: a macabre, chilling production

As the curtains fell on The House of Bernada Alba, the sorrow in the room was palpable. A crowd full of parents, students and faculty… Read More

by Jordy Fee-Platt
October 24, 2019
Section: Arts

Senior thesis show brings a queer narrative to the Hill Stage

The audience was immediately drawn in to the play “Homos, or Everyone in America” by the minimalistic set consisting of only a bed,… Read More

by Grace Korthuis
October 17, 2019