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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.

For his sound design of the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Death of a Salesman, faculty member Scott Lehrer has earned his fourth Tony Award nomination in five years.

Bennington is pleased to announce that recent Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Peter Dinklage ’91 will address this year’s graduating class at the College’s 77th Commencement Dinner on Friday, June 1.

Actress Holland Taylor ’64 has earned this year’s Public Leadership in the Arts Award from the Americans for the Arts organization. Given in recognition of “an elected official or artist who plays an important role in the advancement of the arts and arts education,” past recipients include public officials Nancy Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as artists Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan.

For his role as Tyrion Lannister in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage '91 earned a 2011 Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series. Casting director Julie Tucker '91, a five-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, was nominated for two awards this year for her casting of Showtime's The Big C and Nurse Jackie.

Bennington is pleased to announce that actor, director, producer, and activist Tim Daly '79 will address this year's graduating class at the College's 76th commencement dinner on Friday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. on Commons Lawn.

Award-winning actor Alan Arkin ’55 discussed his recently released memoir An Improvised Life last week on NPR’s Talk of the Nation.

The College is pleased to announce that screenwriter, producer, and alumna Melissa Rosenberg '86 has made a gift to establish an endowed scholarship in the performing arts.

The Boston Globe last week lauded drama faculty member Dina Janis in her new role as artistic director of the Dorset Theatre Festival, a storied, 35-year-old professional summer program in Vermont.

Award-winning musician, director, and composer Elizabeth Swados '73 looked back on her Bennington days in a recent LA STAGE article announcing the revival of The Good Woman of Setzuan, a play for which she composed the original score.

Alumni Sheila Lewandowski ’97 and Brian Rogers ’95 were the focus of a recent New York Times piece lauding their management of the award-winning Chocolate Factory Theater in New York.

Bennington is pleased to announce that screenwriter, producer, and alumna Melissa Rosenberg '86 will address this year's graduating class at the College's 75th commencement dinner on Friday, June 4, at 7:00 pm on Commons Lawn.

Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor '64 was on NPR's Morning Edition this week to discuss her upcoming one-woman play about former Gov. Ann Richards of Texas, one of her personal heroes.

A television series conceived by Savannah Dooley ‘07 when she was a student at Bennington has been picked up by ABC Family and will air on the network this summer.

Author and longtime Knopf editor Judith Jones '45, who helped launch Julia Child's career, and the late Dorothy Cousins '39, Child's sister, are both portrayed in Julie & Julia, a new movie based on the cooking icon's life.

The world premiere of Knickerbocker, written by Jonathan Marc Sherman '90 and starring Brooks Ashmanskas '91 and Peter Dinklage '91, will run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival through July 19.

Fans of the best-selling Twilight book series are sinking their teeth into Melissa Rosenberg '86's highly anticipated film adaptation, which hit 5,500 screens starting with a midnight viewing on November 21.