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Sherry Kramer, faculty member in drama, was interviewed on WNPR's The Colin McEnroe Show about the alternative history class she teaches, and whether it’s possible that we can learn more about our present from a fictional past than we ever could from a history book.
Emmy nominations were announced, and two Bennington alumni made the cut: Peter Dinklage ’91 is once again nominated for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, and Shawn Paper ’90 received a nod for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for his work on Veep
For her senior work, Sarah Goone '16 wrote, produced, and directed a processional puppet show that led the audience on a "hero's journey" across the Bennington College campus.
If theater is about being fearless, then those responsible for it must be as well. Enter this year's production of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize–winning opus, Angels in America—2 full-length plays, presented consecutively over 2 weekends, by the same 17 actors, with 2 directors.
Faculty, students, and alumni collaborate to support freedom of expression in Belarus. This project, consisting of 11 short plays presented over 3 nights, was developed as part of an international theater action coordinated by Ensemble Free Theater Norway to raise awareness about conditions in Belarus.
In a production performance class directed by Dina Janis, students developed, explored, and presented a new work by playwright Sherry Kramer.
Dina Janis, theatre faculty member and the artistic director of the Dorset Theatre Festival for the past six years, was interviewed in Manchester Vermont's website about her work reversing the fortunes of the formerly declining theatre.
Brooks Ashmanskas ’91stars in the adaptation of the 1921 hit musical and 2016New York Times critics’ pick, “Shuffle Along,” which also stars six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald. Ben Brantley singles out Ashmanskas’ performance in his New York Times review.
Bret Easton Ellis '86 recently saw the Broadway musical adaptation of his novel “American Psycho."
LA Weekly did a feature on Melissa Rosenberg '86, around the successful launch of Jessica Jones.
Sheila Lewandowski '97, longtime arts advocate and co-founder of The Chocolate Factory, an award-winning incubator for experimental performance in Queens, New York, has been awarded the 2016 Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award at Bennington College.
Students make news for their FWT jobs at cultural institutions: Carling Berkhout ’19 in The Manchester Journal about the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Sarah Jack ’17 in the Bennington Banner about Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, NY, and Sam Wood ’19 in the Cape Cod Times about the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre.
Carol Channing ’42 is being celebrated by the New York City Center on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of her stage debut. In this podcast, she describes auditioning for her first role, a comic chanteuse in a political play, while still a sophomore at Bennington College.
Elizabeth Swados ’73, whose groundbreaking work began while still a student at Bennington, is described in an obituary in the New York Times as “a composer, writer and director who fashioned a unique style of socially engaged musical theater."
Joan Tower '61 has been nominated for a Grammy award in Best Contemporary Classical Competition, while Peter Dinklage '91 and Joel Marsh Garland '97 have both been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Justin Theroux '93 recently spoke with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air about his role on the HBO series, The Leftovers: a police chief trying to hold his small town together after the sudden disappearance of 2 percent of the people on Earth.
Road to Paradise, a dance and theatre piece written and choreographed by Carson Efird ‘05, was restaged at the 10th annual Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival and featured Bahar Barharloo ‘14, Rory Cullen ‘15, and several students and faculty.
Peter Dinklage '91 won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. It was the actors fifth nomination and second win.
Road to Paradise by Carson Efird ’05 is being restaged by faculty members Jenny Rohn and Kirk Jackson at the Tennessee Williams Festival in Provincetown, Mass. The piece was originally commissioned by Bennington Drama for the first year of the festival, and has been invited to return for the 10th anniversary celebration.
Genevieve Belleveau ’07, Michael Chinworth ’08, and Jo-Anne Hyun ’12 will be performing in faculty member Nick Brooke’s show, Psychic Driving, at the HERE Arts Center on March 10 and 11.
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage ’91 (Bennington’s 2012 commencement speaker) promoted the hit series’ upcoming season on a recent Daily Show with John Stewart.
On Monday, January 19th at 8 pm, The Public Theater will present The 24 Hour Plays®: A Bennington Alumni Tribute to Nicky Martin. This one night–only benefit will bring together Bennington College alumni—including Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe winners and nominees—to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24-hour period. The event kicks off The 24 Hour Plays® 20th anniversary season.
Backstage magazine recently highlighted Bennington in an article titled “The Rankings Are In: Ten Colleges Sure To Kickstart Your Theater Career.”
Earning Emmy nominations this year are Julie Tucker ’89 (Best Casting for a Comedy—Nurse Jackie), Peter Dinklage ’91 (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama—Game of Thrones), and Orange is the New Black, ft. Joel Garland ’97 (Best Comedy Series).
The much-anticipated Broadway revival of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men opened with a high-powered cast that includes James Franco, Chris O’Dowd, Leighton Meester, and alumnus Joel Marsh Garland ’97.
Bennington students participating in an international theater festival organized in support of Belarusian freedom of expression staged a series of short plays on March 25 to commemorate Belarusian Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday observed in opposition to the country’s authoritarian regime.
Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning actor Peter Dinklage ’91 (Bennington’s 2012 commencement speaker), discusses fame, friends, and his college years in Esquire magazine.
Emmy-winning actress Holland Taylor ‘64 has been nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for her portrayal of legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards in her one-woman Broadway hit, ANN.
Actor Peter Dinklage ’91 and casting director Julie Tucker ’89 have been nominated for Emmy Awards for outstanding work in primetime television for the second straight year.