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Alexa MarcascianoComparative Literature major, Film and Business minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Some highlights of my time in PMA were attending many of the Professional Directions talks, going to Cornell Cinema for class screenings, and making a short film.What are your favorite memories of PMA?One of my favorite...
Bryan HagelinInformation Science and Performing and Media Arts majorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Directing The Nether, playing Moritz in The Awakening of Spring.What are your favorite memories of PMA?David Feldshuh’s directing class, CAMP Cabaret.Thank-YousBeth Milles, David Feldshuh, Aoise Stratford, Sabrina Liu.
Lyra LiuPerforming and Media Arts majorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?I have taken a stab at (to varying degrees of success) many different roles across many different productions during my four years here in PMA, and through it all I never ceased to be amazed by the meaningful connections you can make and brilliant friends...
Sabrina LiuGovernment and Psychology major, Theatre and Inequality Studies minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?There are so many highlights that come to mind, but I think the most formative experiences I had at PMA were working on my good friend Edy Kennedy's honors thesis film ("The Fixers"), The Wolves, The Awakening of...
Ruby QuePMA and Comparative Literature majorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?There's nothing I love more than working in film—from my sophomore year in documentary filmmaking to producing a currently unfinished project this semester, I've always enjoyed learning from and growing with my peers in the high-stress but exciting...
Sydney WolfeAmerican Studies major (concentrating in Performing and Media Arts in the United States), Theatre and English minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?My two favorite acting credits with PMA are playing #11 in The Wolves and Ophelia in Hamlet Wakes Up Late. I also wrote the play "Story Bored," which was produced in...
Julian RobisonCommunication major, Business and Theatre minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Acting in The Awakening of Spring and Tartuffe, stage managing The Caucasian Chalk Circle, being recognized in the Heermans-McCalmon ceremony, and seeing my play come to life in the 10-Minute Play Fest. The creative opportunities...
Jessica LeeCommunication major, Performing and Media Arts minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Learning about all the different lighting fixtures from master electrician Steven Blasberg. What are your favorite memories of PMA?Creating concert lighting in a 3D-augmented space for the lighting final project!Thank-YousThank...
Reed RosenbergPMA major, Law & Society minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?My experiences in Bad Jews and Constellations were wonderful, and I felt like a grew as a performer and made lifelong friends along the way.What are your favorite memories of PMA?My first Festival 24 is one I will always remember. It was...
Kelly StoneCommunication major, Media Studies, Information Science, Creative Writing minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?I was really excited to be a part of the inaugural group of Media Studies minors this year. This minor has allowed me to combine my interest in media by taking classes in many different disciplines and...
Richard SunComputer Science major, Film and Business minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Making films with classmates and friends in the courses PMA 3570 and PMA 4585 and being able to participate in the campus-wide public screening of our films at the end of the semester.What are your favorite memories of PMA?Helping Edy...
Jessie YeeInformation Science major and Film and Game Design minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?One of the highlights of my PMA experience was connecting with others—from student to professor—who are genuinely passionate about topics in film, television, and design. Many of my favorite courses at Cornell have been...
Performing and Media Arts assistant professor Jeffrey Palmer's movie N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear is streaming this summer on PBS. The film, featured at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, explores the creative works of Momaday, a member of the Kiowa tribe and trailblazing Native American author and poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction...
The Cornell PMA Performance and Events Committee is proud to present the following list of PMA Performances and Events scheduled for 2020–21. At this time, any events listed below will be presented online. Event details are subject to change in accordance with Cornell University’s COVID-19 policies.Updated 02/05/21Spring 2021Encore presentation...
Edy KennedyPerforming and Media Arts and English majorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?Three of the biggest highlights in my involvement of PMA includes 1) acting in The Wolves, and being athletic for a change, 2) starting to do the lighting design for Much Ado about Nothing, and 3) making my honors thesis film The Fixers in...
Zhengxi HouArchitecture major, Film and Philosophy minorI would like to thank Cornell Cinema, which brought high-quality films to campus.
Allen PorterieEnglish major, Theatre minorWhat are some highlights of your involvement in PMA? Performing in multiple shows including Hamlet Wakes Up Late, The Loneliness Project, Tartuffe, Life Sentence, and The Awakening of Spring. I came into an understanding of my artistry in PMA, and grew as a scholar through courses with phenomenal...
Yale University announced Cornell University graduate Paula Vogel MA '76, PhD '16, as a recipient of a 2020 honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Yale's honorary degrees "signal pioneering achievement in a field or conspicuous and exemplary contribution to the common good." "Paula Vogel is a renowned playwright whose honors are paralleled by her...
Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts on Facebook Live on May 18 from 12:00–12:45 p.m. EDT for a Q&A with student filmmakers from the Advanced Documentary Class. Films explore themes of climate change, indigenous culture and knowledge, and visual anthropology. Watch the films before the Q&A at the links provided below.Frack You...
Do you want to direct a play at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Cornell University? Here is your chance!The Graduate Researchers in Media and Performing Arts (GRMPA, formerly AGiT) are presenting the 8th annual 10-Minute Play Festival October 1–3, 2020, at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Interested directors should...
Although traditional live theatre is on pause during the COVID-19 outbreak, some organizations, such as The Neo-Futurist Theater in Chicago, are finding creative ways to engage with their audiences.On March 29, The Neo-Futurists launched their opening performance of The Infinite Wrench Goes Viral, based on the company’s late-night experimental...
The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) is pleased to announce the winners of two annual events: the Heermans-McCalmon Dramatic Writing Competition and the Drama Book Award.The first-place winners of the Heermans-McCalmon Dramatic Writing Competition are Quinn Theobald ’22 for the play “Those That Left” and Cynthia He ’20 for the...
In accordance with Cornell’s policies, we regret to say that all remaining on-campus Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) events for the Spring 2020 semester are canceled or postponed.Please note two upcoming deadlines: All interested Cornell undergraduate and graduate students may submit, via email, essays in theatre and performance for...
All declarations of the PMA major and PMA minors will be processed electronically for the Fall 2020 term. To initiate your declaration, please email the Director of Undergraduate Studies: pma-dus@cornell.edu. Please indicate whether you are declaring the PMA major, or a PMA minor (and which one). Please provide a list of any PMA classes taken to...