Category: Arts in the Area
Whitman College’s Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to welcome Alexis Black of Intimacy Directors International (IDI) for a master class in intimacy direction.
There is a growing—and urgent—need in the theatre industry to create safer, more respectful working environments. The role of an Intimacy Director or Intimacy Choreographer is increasingly valued in the rehearsal and production process. This master class will demonstrate an intensive introduction to best practices and recommended working conditions for safe on-stage intimacy through discussion…
Sneak Peek
Smarmy professor, Regency style. #Frankenstein
Character revealed through acting exercise
Circle Mirror Transformation, a play written by Annie Baker and a journey taken on by Whitman senior Anthony Reale. The curated synopsis, without spoiling anything, would be: When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of…
And in other costume news…
Preview costumes in progress by designer Deborah Trout for The Turn of the Screw! An unnamed governess travels to an isolated mansion, hired by a mysterious guardian to care for two orphaned children. What follows are a series of increasingly ominous encounters with “the others”—menacing spirits of the manor’s previous staff. Are the ghosts supernatural…
ANNALIESE M. BAKER 