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In episode 23 of the PMA Podcast, Dr. Sara Warner, associate professor of Performing and Media Arts (PMA), meets with Caitlin Kane, PhD student in PMA, to discuss her production of SPILL by Leigh Fondakowski (April 26–May 4).On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig set off the largest marine oil spill in...
Emily Ranii '07 is the Artistic Director of Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University (WFT@BU), where she recently directed James and the Giant Peach. The musical is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s tale about an orphaned British boy, mistreated by a pair of cruel aunts, who takes an adventurous voyage inside an enormous peach in the company of...
In episode 22 of the PMA Podcast, artist/scholar/educator/activist and PhD student Samuel N. W. Blake discusses his Black Box production of "An Evening at the Caffe Cino" (April 18–20)."An Evening at the Caffe Cino" pays homage to the historic Off-Off-Broadway theatre that was a haven for playwrights, performers, and the queer community in...
Elaigwu Ameh, a PhD student in the Department of Performing and Media Arts, has been selected as a 2019–2020 Public Humanities Fellow at Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities.The fellowship, developed by the Society for the Humanities and Humanities New York, is aimed at encouraging scholars to bring their research interests into the...
Where: Monday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. When: Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us as students from the Cornell Department of Performing and Media Arts' film production courses screen their films.The screenings will include films from Introduction to Visual Storytelling and Documentary Production I: Fundamentals.This event...
When: Thursday, May 2, 4:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with set designer and dramaturg Sarah Lambert '85.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.Sarah's work includes collaborations with writer...
When: Sunday, April 28, 6:00 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsA Short Film by Dehanza RogersA Q&A to follow with Professor Dehanza Rogers led by Dr. Samantha Sheppard.#BlackGirlhood is a short film that explores the criminalization of Black girls in schools. We observe the struggles of three Black girls as they...
BUY TICKETSOn April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig set off the largest marine oil spill in history. The blowout killed eleven workers, injured dozens of others, and caused lasting environmental and economic repercussions in the Gulf of Mexico. Nine years later, how has the oil industry and our reliance on...
When: Friday, April 26, 12:00 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with writer Amanda Idoko '10.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.Amanda is a class of 2010 Cornell grad who majored in Theatre Arts...
When: Monday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.; Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Where: Room 322, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsOpen to all Cornell students, faculty & staff! LGBTQIA+ and POC are encouraged to audition. Sign up on the online callboard. Actors are encouraged to read the play prior to the audition. Copies are...
The Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University seeks a visiting assistant professor of design for a one-year appointment with possible renewal for a second year contingent on department needs and successful teaching in the first year, beginning on July 1, 2019, with presence on campus required no later than mid-August.Primary...
Are you an emerging or established director? Do you want to direct a play at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Cornell University? We have good news for you.The Association of Graduates in Theatre (AGIT) will be presenting its 7th edition of the annual 10-Minute Play Festival at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts October 3–5...
Despite its name, Cornell University’s Centrally Isolated Film Festival isn’t so isolated anymore. Now in its sixth year, the annual celebration of cinema, hosted by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, continues to expand, with submissions from distant states such as California, Illinois, and Rhode Island. The festival will screen student...
Elizabeth Sherman is a sophomore in the College of Engineering majoring in civil engineering. After working tech throughout high school, Elizabeth joined the Department of Performing and Media Arts' (PMA) scene shop at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, the same shop in which her father Matthew Sherman '91 worked as an undergraduate....
Performing and Media Arts graduate students Kriszta Pozsonyi and Jayme Kilburn recently received honors from the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS) Program. Pozsonyi received the First-Year Writing Seminar Award for Fall 2019, while Kilburn was appointed to a Teaching Assistantship for next spring.The First-Year Writing Seminar Award...
When: Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsFree and open to the publicThe Devil's Pink CloakA new play by Mas'ud HamdanTranslated and directed by Rebekah MaggorThe reading will be followed by a discussion with the playwright.The Devil’s Pink Cloak: a Hallucinatory Play in Two Acts and...
When: Tuesday, March 26, 4:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with composer David Lawrence & writer/lyricist Faye Greenberg.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.David Lawrence scored High...
When: Thursday, March 21, 4:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with dramaturg Morgan Jenness.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.Morgan has served in dramaturgical capacities with theaters (and...
In an article for The Atlantic, Mary Armstrong Meduski '80 Assistant Professor Samantha N. Sheppard unpacks the structure of the Oscar-nominated documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening and what its nomination means for the Academy. The documentary, directed by RaMell Ross, tracks five years in the lives of a new father and a college...
The Department of Performing and Media Arts hosts a yearly contest for The Marvin Carlson Award for Best Student Essay in Theatre or Performance. This award honors CUNY Professor Marvin Carlson (CU PhD '61). The award consists of a cash prize ($250) and certificate and is given to the best essay in theatre and performance by a Cornell student (...
Are you an emerging, established, or undecided playwright? It’s time for you to see your work performed on stage.The Association of Graduates in Theatre (AGIT) will be presenting its 7th edition of the annual 10-Minute Play Festival at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts October 3–5, 2019. Submissions are now open for the festival. This...
When: Wednesday, March 20, 4:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with filmmaker Shadae Lamar Smith.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.Shadae Lamar Smith is an American-British filmmaker whose...
When: Thursday, February 21, 4:30 p.m.Where: Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsJoin us for a Q&A discussion with playwright & translator Chantal Bilodeau.This talk is part of Cornell Performing & Media Arts' Professional Directions Series and is free and open to the public.Chantal Bilodeau is a playwright and...
When: February 28 at 7:30 p.m.; March 1 at 5:00 p.m.; and March 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Where: Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsBUY TICKETS ($5)“Habla/Speak” (February 28–March 2 at Cornell’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts) is a family-friendly exploration of what it means to be Latino or Latina in our...