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Saturday, August 24 at 1pm
Intro to the Performing Arts!
First Years and Transfer Students! Join us!
Discover all that the UR has to offer in the performing arts across the disciplines of Theatre, Music, and Dance! Join us for Intro to the Performing Arts!
Saturday, August 24 at 1pm in the Smith Theatre (Sloan Performing Arts Center)
What: Discover everything you need to know about the Performing Arts at the University of Rochester, meet faculty and students, and learn how to get involved. Followed by a dessert reception!
Wednesday, September 25 at 1pm
Designer Showcase & Lunch - Oedipus!
Hear the designers behind the scenery, costumes, lighting and sound for Oedipus speak about their lives, their process, and their work on this show and others. Enjoy a free brown-bag lunch (only registered attendees will be able to enjoy the lunch, soREGISTER HERE.)
Wednesday, September 25 at 1pm in Todd 202F
Want to enjoy the free lunch offer? Don't forget to register here.
Monday, October 21 at 5pm
Todd Talks: Harrison David Rivers and Sally Lobel in conversation with Fiona Kyle and Sara Bickweat Penner
Centering the Tiny Tim’s Story in Geva’s A Christmas Carol: Changing the Lens on Characters with Disabilities
Join us for a wide-ranging conversations between acclaimed playwright, Harrison David Rivers, and dramaturg/disability rights advocate, Sally Lobel, about Rivers's new adaptation for Geva Theatre Center of Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Moderated by Geva's Literary Director and Artistic Associate (and instructor of dramaturgy at the UR International Theatre Program in Spring 25), Fiona Kyle, and the UR International Theatre Program's Sara Bickweat Penner.
Attendance by registration only
Liveon Zoom (registrants will receive a separate email closer to the time with the applicable Zoom link)
Thursday, October 24 at 7pm
Free! 1 hour Improv Show with Ants to Gods Comedy Troupe!
Ants to Gods is an irreverent improv comedy troupe hailing from Rochester, NY., known for their uncanny ability to find humor in the darkest scenarios. Using your suggestions, Austin, Elijah, and Eno will bring new worlds to life. No subject matter is too heavy or too obtuse for Ants to Gods and their unique, down-to-earth, and incredibly smart sense of humor.
Thursday, October 24 at 7pm in Todd Theatre Lobby
Presented in collaboration with the Frederick Douglass Leadership House & with funding from the UR Center for Community Engagement
Monday, November 11 at 6pm
Todd Talks: Xandra Nur Clark in conversation with Fiona Kyle and Sara Bickweat Penner
Exploring Documentary Theatre
Join us for a conversation about the creation and impact of documentary theatre--what it is, how it's created, and why it matters with playwright and performer, Xandra Nur Clark.
Moderated by Geva's Literary Director and Artistic Associate (and instructor of dramaturgy at the UR International Theatre Program in Spring 25), Fiona Kyle, and the UR International Theatre Program's Sara Bickweat Penner.
Attendance by registration only
Liveon Zoom (registrants will receive a separate email closer to the time with the applicable Zoom link)
Wednesday, November 20 at 1pm
Designer Showcase & Lunch - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!
Hear the designers behind the scenery, costumes, lighting and sound for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead speak about their lives, their process, and their work on this show and others. Enjoy a free brown-bag lunch (only registered attendees will be able to enjoy the lunch, soREGISTER HERE.)
Wednesday, November 20 at 1pm in SPAC (Sloan Performing Arts Center Greenroom (lower level)
Want to enjoy the free lunch offer? Don't forget to register here.
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