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Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Auditions, on Tuesday, April 7, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Tuesday, April 14, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, in the Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, will be produced in the Fall 2026 semester with performances on October 23-24 and 30-31. All are welcome to audition!

SIGN-UP FOR AN AUDITION

Audition Requirements: Please choose a 10–25-line speech from the audition material available here.

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Join PMA for DJ Quinnette, Presented by PMA 1183 FWS: Hip-Hop’s Global Vibrations (NYC, LA, Southeast Asia). This event will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, April 8, from 11:40 am - 12:55 pm.  There will be a short DJ turntablist performance, followed by a Q&A session. Free and open to the public.

Join on Zoom: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97871338956?pwd=jkVtNRwYV9DOw8MtoeQ9Sf5vYgyLQY.1

Quinnette has developed a global listening community. Her passion for producing shows where people connect through their love of music is clear. Her radio show Truth Be Told (93.9 WLUX Lexington Community Radio) streams online, and celebrated its 100^th show in 2020, and her show Soul Purpose streams Tuesdays on Twitch. Through these media outlets she has touched listeners all over planet earth. Impact and legacy remember the letter Q. In real life her roots reach to the fertile soil of planet Brooklyn and the funky cityscape of New York City. Soul Purpose continues monthly with a residency in the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the Legendary Nublu Classic. Recently, Quinnette was mentioned in Vogue for spinning Solange’s New York City Ballet after-party, and from there frequents sets at Discolo & residentially for Saint Heron.

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Applications for Cornell in Los Angeles Spring 2027 semester will open in April 2026. Applications will be accepted April 1-May 1, 2026. Students from all Cornell colleges and majors are welcome to apply!

Join PMA for one of the following information sessions to find out more about the program and the applications details.

• Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5pm, on Zoom
• Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 5pm, Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

Cornell in Los Angeles is a new study away semester open to all Cornell undergraduate students! Spend the Spring 2027 semester in the global entertainment capital, earning Cornell class credits and having signature L.A. experiences offered by the Department of Performing and Media Arts!

“I’m excited students will have an immersive experience in Los Angeles with unparalleled access to professionals, studios, creative networks, cultural institutions, and archives to complement their enriching in-class curricular experience,” said PMA Chair Samantha N. Sheppard.

PMA Associate Professor Kristen Warner directs the program, guiding student coursework, and connecting students with professionals and insiders across the industry. “I’m looking forward to seeing the moments of recognition and the confidence building that happens when students see the possibilities for success in this study away experience,” said Warner.

Cornell in Los Angeles is made possible by a generous gift by Liz and Randal Sandler.

Learn more about eligibility and application requirements for Cornell in Los Angeles

Read the story in Cornell Chronicle

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"Chats with the Chair" invites PMA majors, minors, and those interested in the department to join the chair for food and fellowship. 

Come learn more about the department, give feedback, and talk about everything performing and media arts at Cornell and beyond! Lunch provided! 

Mark your calendar for: 

• CANCELLED: Friday, February 27, 1pm – 2pm (Please RSVP by February 25 to pma@cornell.edu)
• Friday, April 10, Noon - 1pm (Please RSVP by April 8 to pma@cornell.edu)

Location: Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

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Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Auditions, on Tuesday, April 7, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Tuesday, April 14, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, in the Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, will be produced in the Fall 2026 semester with performances on October 23-24 and 30-31. All are welcome to audition!

SIGN-UP FOR AN AUDITION

Audition Requirements: Please choose a 10–25-line speech from the audition material available here.

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Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for From the Arctic to Broadway and Back: A Conversation with Playwright Carson Kreitzer on Wednesday, April 22, at 5:00 pm, in Reading Room 124, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. This event is part of the Professional Directions series. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

During this conversation, Kreitzer will discuss her work as a playwright, including her ongoing series of plays related to the climate crisis, and bringing her musical, Lempicka, to Broadway. The event will be moderated by PMA Associate Professor Beth F. Milles, and will include a Q&A with students.

Carson Kreitzer is a playwright, lyricist, and librettist. Her musical Lempicka played on Broadway in the spring of 2024, and is now running in Seoul, South Korea, through June. Current projects include her ongoing work centering the climate crisis: green, TIMEBOMB, and works-in-process Svalbard and The Trash Project, inspired by her time sailing with a group of artists in the Arctic Circle and Greenland. Read more about her work.

The Professional Directions series brings industry experts to campus to speak about their career journeys as screenwriters, playwrights, editors, producers, directors, theatre critics, dramaturgs, and more.

Funded in part by Cornell Council for the Arts and The Society for the Humanities.