Alumni News
75 Years a StarCarol 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.
Swados ’73 Remembered 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."
Bennington Alumni Nominated for SAG and Grammy AwardsJoan 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.
Mooser '01 Named a 'Trendsetter' Entrepreneur featured the work of Bryn Mooser ’01 in its coverage of trends for 2016. Mooser and David Darg are using virtual reality to raise money and awareness around natural disasters and social issues.
Butler '78 Praised in TimesThe Times Higher Education supplement reviewed Judith Butler's Notes Towards a Performative Theory of Assembly on December 10. According to the review, Butler's mediations on recent mass protests around the world make her work "Everything a book about our planet in the 21st century should be."