2023
Faculty
Professor Emeriti Kirk Combe shares his fun reflections on all kinds of culture in a blog titled “Rant Against the Regime.”
Date: February 27, 2023
Denison Magazine
“When (Hal Holbrook was) getting ready to do the Mark Twain show, Hal told my dad, ‘I need a white suit.’”
Date: February 6, 2023
2022
Performances
Max Wisnefski ‘24 shares his experience of playing the lead character Pippin
Date: November 15, 2022
Performances
Timeless issues through classic narrative: "You on the Moors Now" examines femininity.
Date: October 27, 2022
Alumni
Susan Booth '85 has been named artistic director of the Goodman Theater in Chicago, one of the most influential regional nonprofits in the country.
Date: July 25, 2022
Alumni
Tony Forman '79 combines his passions of music, theatre, and architecture into in his stage design company, Nextstage Design.
Date: May 4, 2022
In the News
Hollis Resnik '77 was a highly regarded actress in Chicago who starred in national tours of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels among others.
Date: April 19, 2022
Performances
The Department of Theatre presents the world premiere of Pearls in the Wave, a new play by Hongyi Tian ‘13.
Date: April 12, 2022
Alumni
For Andrew Levitt, the iconic role of Edna in the national tour of "Hairspray" is the perfect marriage of his drag queen and theater backgrounds.
Date: April 11, 2022
Students
Caro Elliott ’23 combines theatre and environmental studies to explore her true passion.
Date: March 2, 2022
Performances
Original spoken word, song, dance, and digital visual art created and performed by Denison students of color.
Date: March 2, 2022
Alumni
Actor Christa Nannos '12 unknowingly battled Lyme disease more than 12 years. Her book details advice for others to jump start their own healing.
Date: February 23, 2022
2021
Newsletters
This article on the former Theatre Arts building and the Cinema House is the second in a series of articles on the history of Denison’s Arts Quad
Date: November 23, 2021
Performances
A collection of five short comedies by David Ives each with different characters, stories and focuses, ranging from existential crisis to romantic comedy.
Date: November 2, 2021
Students
Balancing involvement on campus both in and outside of the arts
Date: November 2, 2021
Faculty
The Ohio Art Education Association recognizes Prof. RebeccaTurk as the 2021 recipient of the Higher Education Division Award.
Date: October 27, 2021
Students
Phoebe Martin '24, a Theatre and Data Analytics major, shares what she is learning through her Denison experience.
Date: September 30, 2021
Performances
A lottery-based play about living, dying, and who will come with you when it’s your time.
Date: September 30, 2021
Denison Magazine
Our distinguished alumnus died in January 2021. In 2012, he visited the campus where he met his life's mentor and came to know himself as a learner.
Date: August 23, 2021
Alumni
Following time on stage at Denison, Theatre major Merlin Bell ’15 is now Managing Director of The Fonseca Theatre Company in Indianapolis.
Date: July 9, 2021
In the News
Denison's Eisner Center director talks about keeping the arts alive during the year-plus of COVID-19.
Date: May 2, 2021
Fairs & Festivals
The Fringe Festival includes three original performances directed, written, and acted by Denison students.
Date: April 29, 2021
Performances
There are 13 different variations of the bird story, and they work together to gradually become one larger story.
Date: March 30, 2021
Performances
This feminist comedy contemplates creativity in a time of great chaos, offering its audience a rollicking two hour rollercoaster ride.
Date: March 16, 2021
Newsletters
“The support that we provide can offer our students a wide range of skills that are easily transferred into many other careers and industries."
Date: March 3, 2021
In the News
Sophia Menconi '20 is directing Samantha Simone (CBS "Blue Bloods”) and Xaiver Reyes (Kinky Boots National Tour) in "The Pee Test."
Date: January 21, 2021
Denison Magazine
Theatre alumni find community and support during the pandemic.
Date: January 1, 2021
2020
Performances
Denison’s “Stories on the Hill” club began this fall under the leadership of Genevieve Pfister '24
Date: December 18, 2020
Alumni
Artistic Director of Retro Productions Heather Cunningham '93 has made her career and life In New York's comparative and creative theatre world.
Date: December 4, 2020
Performances
Voices of color perform. Original words, music, dance, and imagery from Denison's POC community.
Date: November 12, 2020