Topic: drama — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Opinion

Kenyon needs student performances back on campus

On Sunday, March 21, the sun finally came out. Peirce lawn was full of students sipping coffee and safely enjoying each others’ company,… Read More

by Anna Hampton
March 25, 2021
Section: Arts

With Broadway on halt, Light Rake ’20 establishes virtual theater company

As COVID-19 runs rampant in the United States, many fret about the future of theater and live performances. The possibility of sitting in… Read More

by Fredrike Giron-Giessen
July 30, 2020
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

A jungle gem: Slowgirl charms audience with intimate tale of forgiveness

On a cold and dark November weekend, the inside of the Hill Theater was filled with the soft green… Read More

by Chameli Belk-Gupta
November 15, 2018
Section: Arts

‘Next to Normal’ is a raw representation of mental illness

Last weekend, the Kenyon College Players (KCP) presented “Next to Normal,” a musical that questions what it means to be “fine” and what… Read More

by Mae Hunt
November 15, 2018
Section: Arts

Coming soon to Bolton: The Wolves

Learning to play soccer, decorating water bottles and “team dinners” at Peirce Dining Hall: the rehearsal process of Kenyon College Drama Club’s production… Read More

by Eleanor Evans-Wickberg
October 18, 2018
Section: Arts

Annapurna offers a captivating performance of failed love

From the view of his trailer home in Colorado, Ulysses likes to watch mountain climbers give up halfway up the cliff. He is… Read More

by Justin Sun
April 5, 2018
Section: Arts

Baltimore provides a nuanced treatment of discrimination

As the actors made final notes in their scripts and gathered their costumes, Jonathan Tazewell ’84, Thomas S. Turgeon professor of drama, chatted… Read More

by Ulysses Yarber
April 5, 2018
Section: Arts

In Be Aggressive, tragedy, cheerleading and comedy collide

At the top of Be Aggressive’s second act, after Laura breaks the awkward silence of a car ride with an earful of seahorse… Read More

by Cameron Messinides
February 1, 2018
Section: Arts

Venus in Fur amplifies dynamic between actors and directors

For an actor, there is nothing more common, and paradoxically mundane and nerve-wracking, than an audition: You go in, and do your… Read More

by Josh Biatch
January 25, 2018