Amherst College Theater & Dance

The Department of Theater and Dance presents Performance Project, an evening of original student works.

Holden Theater
December 2nd-4th, 2021

Event in Embryo
Choreographed and performed by Rebecca Masland Schrader ’22E is a live, interdisciplinary performance that explores the feeling of aliveness in the body, the struggle to express emotion and our ability to transform.

STRIPPED
Choreographed and performed by Mary Chase Jourdian (Hampshire College ’22), seeks to explore the dichotomy between the body and mind. They delve into the disconnect and power imbalance that can occur between the two by presenting them as two figures: The Dominatrix (mind) and The Submissive (body). An original score written and recorded by Jourdian accompanies the piece.

Scenic Design
Mary Chase Jourdian (HC ’22)
Rebecca Masland Schrader ’22E

Lighting Design
Sterling Kee ‘23
Julian Brown ‘23

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz

Sound Design
Mary Chase Jourdian (HC ’22)
Rebecca Masland Schrader ’22E

Stage Manager
Clay Zachary ‘24E

Light Board Operator
Heewon Youn ‘23

Sound Board Operator
Sam Maynard ‘25

Stage Crew
Dylan Hsu ‘25

Photographer
Dylan Fowles

Amherst College Theater and Dance and Mount Holyoke College Dance proudly present Transpire, a faculty dance concert featuring works by Shakia Barron, Barbie Diewald, Ashton Lites and Jenna Riegel, and an excerpt of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's BATTY MOVES.

Kirby Theater
November 11th-12th, 2021

360o
Shakia Barron, Choreographer

Batty Moves (1995)
Commissioned piece by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Ecdysis
Jenna Riegel, Choreographer

The Block Party
Ashton Lites, Choreographer

Tredectet
Barbie Diewald, Choreographer

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Emma Ratshin '23E's Senior Honors Project in Acting, Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon.

Holden Theater
October 21-23, 2021

Director
Jude Sandy

Writer
Joshua Harmon

Scenic Design
Se Hyun Oh

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Sound Design
Alistair Edwards ‘22

Projection Design
Kathy Couch

Stage Manager
Cameron Mueller-Harder ‘23

Cast:
Emma Ratshin '22E
Eli Quastler '22E
Caroline Seitz '22
Miles Garcia '25

Assistant Director
Sterling Kee ‘23

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Bad Jews was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (concordtheatricals.com).

Sophina Flores ‘20
Senior Honors Project in
Writing & Directing

Holden Theater
February 27 - 29, 2020

Writer/Director
Sophina Flores ‘20

Scenic Design
Laura Carty '20

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz '20

Lighting Design
Lauren Thompson

Sound Design
Christianna Mariano '21

Projection Design
Brenna Kaplan '22

Music Composition
Eli Quastler '21

Stage Manager
Emma Ratshin '21

Cast:
Emily Fedor ’20
Leah Folpe ‘22
Nick Govus ‘22
Eli Quastler ‘21
Caroline Seitz ‘22
Renz Toledo ‘22

Assistant Stage Manager
Maya Ledesma '22

Dance Captains
Leah Folpe '22 and Nicholas Govus '22

Light Board Operator
Reina Corcoran '23

Sound Board Operator
Will Christians '22

Video Operator
Rilla McKeegan '21

Stage Crew
John Koomson '23
Ella Vacchi '23

Dressers
Max Kurke '22
Ella Rose '23

Poster Designer
Brenna Kaplan ’22

Photographer
Derek Fowles

a canary torsi’s Artistic Residence at Amherst College

Sponsored by a New England Foundation for the Arts Expeditions Grant, the Arts at Amherst Initiative and the Groove Fund at Amherst College

Kirby Theater
January 31 - February 1, 2020

CAST and STAGE are part of a trilogy of works that premiered in 2017, CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR. Each piece in the trilogy is a different, standalone work. All three works draw from over 75 hours of conversation between 15 performers and choreographer Castro about performance and representation in the theater. Each work invests in the meaning that is created by audiences and performers through the languages of theater: spectacle, casting, scores, scripts.

Director & Choreographer
Yanira Castro

Scenic & Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Costume Design (Masks for STAGE)
Miodrag Guberinic

Dramaturg
Susan Mar Landau

Composer/Programmer
Stephan Moore

Musicians for STAGE
Stephan Moore
Scott Smallwood
Suzanne Thorpe

Stage Manager
Reilly Horan

Collaborators & Cast for Amherst
Leslie Cuyjet
devynn emory
Luke Miller
Darrin Wright

Transcribers
Stormy Budwig
Emie Hughes

Interns
Noor Qasim
Zachary Grand
Chloe Tausk

Poster Design
Suzie Rivers

Poster Image
Maria Baranova

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20
Senior Honors Project in Acting

Kirby Theater
October 31 - November 2, 2019

Writer
Euripides, in a version by Ben Power

Director
Ron Bashford

Scenic Design
Lauren Thompson

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz '20

Lighting Design
Sophina Flores '20

Sound Design
Alistair Edwards '22

Projection Design
Kathy Couch

Stage Manager
Anna Plummer '20

Cast
Grace Davenport ‘22E
Nicholas Govus ‘22
Rory Hartblay
Sam Hood ‘21
Sterling Kee ‘23
Aylin Kim ‘23
Navie Kim ‘23
Lena Lamer ‘23
Sylvie Mahoro ‘23
Eli Maierson ‘23
Rowan Muzzy
Teo Ruskov ‘22
Lorelle Sang ‘21
Julian Schauffler ‘23
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Assistant Stage Manager
Soon-Young Shimizu '20

Light Board Operator
Maya Foster '23

Sound Board Operator
Jimin Kang '23

Stage Crew
Max Kurke '22

Fly Crew
Dashiell Shulman '20

Dressers
Keeley Osborn '22
Jasper Pershing HC '22

Poster Design
Lauren Thompson

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Mackenzie Kugel ‘20E

Senior Honors Project in Writing and Directing

Holden Theater

November 14 - 16, 2019

Writer
/Director
Mackenzie Kugel ‘20E

Scenic Design

Kathy Couch, Karinne Keithley Syers, and MacKenzie Kugel '20E

Costume Design

Sahara Ndiaye '20

Lighting Design

Kathy Couch

Sound Design

Karinne Keithley Syers

Sound Engineer
Christianna Mariano ’21

Projection Design

Kathy Couch

Stage Manager

Leah Folpe '22

Cast

Sushan Bhattarai ‘23
Alejandra Castro '20
Sophina Flores '20
Aqiil Gopee '20
Maya Hossain '21
Matthew McShane '21
Kyra Raines '20
Teo Ruskov ’22

Assistant Stage Manager

Emma Daitz ‘23

Assistant Director
Laura Carty ’20

Light Board Operator

Hee-Won Youn '23

Sound Board Operator

Rejane Arveux

Stage Crew

Julian Brown '22
Sterling Kee '23
Aylin Kim '23
Shaw Rhinelander '23

Dressers

Sydney Ireland '23

Sylvie Mahoro '23

Poster Design

Lauren Thompson

Photographer

Derek Fowles

The Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance and Five College Dance’s Fall Showcase

Kirby Theater

September 6, 2019

Black Woman
Choreography and performance by Shakia Johnson

Channel
Directed by Wendy Woodson, created in collaboration with and performed by Anna Maynard and Zeina Nasr

Night Visions
Live score by Jake Meginsky, Animation by Jacob Fried

solidus
Choreography and performance by Lucille Jun and Reem Ibrahim (SC ‘20)

in pursuit of...
Choreography and performance by Michel Kouakou and Jenna Riegel

Stage Manager
Julian Brown '22

Stage Crew
Sophina Flores ‘20

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Kirby Theater
October 19, 2018

“I dance and make dances to offer source points for transformation - cellularly, individually, sociopolitically and societally. Amidst an energetic and tonal collaging of movement, sound and light, I call upon intuition, imagination and our very real world to shape a collective environment for us- as a consenting audience, as a society - to live in, dream in, journey through and be altered by.” - Marion Spencer

Marion hosted a master dance class for Five College students, as well as a showcase of her current work as part of her residency at Amherst College.

Photographer
Jiayi Lu

Lauren Thompson '19 and Benjamin Kissinger '20E’s Senior Honors Thesis in Experimental Theater and Installation

Kirby Theater
April 3 - 7, 2019

Created by Lauren Thompson '19 and Benjamin Kissinger '20E, AWAKE is a multimedia work of installation art/experimental theater designed as an immersive, single-viewer experience. Drawing upon Buddhist teachings, philosophy, mathematics, the sciences and narrative, AWAKE is an exploration of the self and how we understand our place in the world told through light, sound, projections and space.

Designers
Lauren Thompson '19
Benjamin Kissinger '20E

Photographer
Derek Fowles

The Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance presents 2019’s Dance Ensemble Class

Holden Theater
April 20, 2019

Torn
Choreographed by Jasmine Gamboa in collaboration with the dancers.
Performed by Nicole Case, Yordi DeLeon, Jasmine Gamboa, Marissa Guzzo, Eleanor Hollers, Keeley Osborn, Scott Rochard, Samantha Rydzewski, Alexandra Sala, Esther Song, and Orianna Xu
Music: “When the Party’s Over” by Billie Eilish

Kinetic
Choreographed by Margaret Donaghey
Performed by Margaret Donaghey, Andrea Munoz Ledo, and Rachel Marchica
Music: “Celloopa” by The Piano Guys
This piece explores the juxtaposition of high energy movements against relaxed, pedestrian gestures, as well as the balance between the two.

Thought Drift
Choreographed by Remy Swift in collaboration with the dancers
Performed by Ernie Alugas, C. Ross, & Micael J. Sobel
Music: “Plastic Lines feat. Alicia Wiley” by No Bird Sing
Thank you so, so much to my dancers who put so much of their time and energy into this piece!

Shadows Emerging
Choreographed by Maya Mizrahi.
Performed by Maya Mizrahi and Matthew Holliday.
Music: “Infra 1” by Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, Nick Barr, Ian Burdge, and Chris Worsey.

Alien
Choreographed and Performed by Evelyn R. Touchette & C. Ross
Music: “Eyes On Fire” by the Blue Foundation
What does it mean to touch someone else’s body? To let someone touch yours?

Big. Embodied. Jubilee.
Choreographed by Matthew Holliday
Performed by Benin Gardener, Matthew Holliday, Genevieve Lucas-Narcisse, and Kiara Mickens
Music by Cristóbal Silva

Embodied Acceptance
Choreographed by Rachel Marchica
Performed by Margaret Donaghey, Rachel Marchica, and Andrea Munez Lopez
Music: “Like Real People Do” by Hozier

Waiting On You
Choreographed by Alexandra Sala
Performed by Marissa Guzzo and Camille Polk
Music: “Let It All Go” by Birdy and RHODES

So You Say You Do
Choreographed by Kiara Mickens
Performed by Benin Gardner, Samantha Grossman, Matthew Holliday, Kiara Mickens, and Maya Mizrahi
Music: a Nina Simone compilation by Amal Buford and Kiara Mickens
“You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served” - Nina Simone

Stage Manager
Christianna Mariano ‘22

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Light Board Operator
Mary Prather ‘22

Sound Board Operator
Claire Hawthorne ‘21

Publicist
Suzie Rivers

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Original works created by students in the Amherst College Dance Ensemble, and Collaboration in Theater

Holden Theater
December 6 - 9, 2018

Intimate Inanimate Responses
Choreographed and performed by Jasmine Gamboa, Matthew Holliday, Maya Mizrahi, Rebecca Schrader, Evelyn Touchette, Leah Woodbridge, Orianna Xu and Evan Young.
Facilitated by Danté Brown.
The music used was originally composed by John Cage, performed by various artists.

The Best I Can
Created and performed by Owen Deignan, Zack Horwitz, Sage Innerarity, and Brandon Medina
Lighting Design by Ludia Ock

The Box
Created and performed by Nicholas Govus, Heiata Julienne, and Brandon Medina
Lighting Design by Eloix Gillette

Cookies and Milk
Created and performed by Owen Deignan, Nicholas Govus, Zack Horwitz, Heiata Julienne and Brandon Medina
Lighting Design by Lorelle Sang

Life-Flash
Created and performed by Owen Deignan, Nicholas Govus, Zack Horwitz, Sage Innerarity, Heiata Julienne, Brandon Medina
Lighting Design by Sage Videla

Scenic Design
Sophina Flores ‘20
Lauren Thompson ‘19

Sound Design
Atlas Finch ‘20

Stage Manager
MacKenzie Kugel ‘19E

Light Board Operator
Mary Prather

Sound Board Operator
Brenna Macaray

Stage Crew
William Hibbard
Lena Lamer
Alexi Lee ‘22

Dressers
Catherine Sarosi ‘22

Poster Design
Chloe Tausk

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Wesley Guimarães ‘19’s Senior Honors Project in Acting

Holden Theater
March 21 - 23, 2019

Writer
Christopher Marlowe, with adaptations by the cast

Director
Ron Bashford

Scenic Design
Dedalus Wainwright

Costume Design
Sarah Woodham

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Sound Design
Jake Meginsky
Cristóbal Silva San Martín ’20E

Props Design
Barbara Neulinger

Stage Manager
Julian Brown ’22

Cast
Wesley Guimarães ’19
Sam Hood ‘21
Antigoni Papapostolou, SC ‘19
Emma Ratshin ‘21
Lorelle Sang ‘21
Sebastion Son ‘21
Renz Toledo ‘22
Lindsay Turner ‘19
Jasper World ‘21
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Assistant Stage Manager
Abigail Douglas ’20

Light Board Operator
Sophina Flores

Sound Board Operators
Jake Meginsky
Cristóbal Silva San Martín ’20E

Stage Crew
Sam Melcher ‘22
Natasha Semwaga

Dressers
Mattea Denney ‘22
Mateen Mills
Rachel Rozenfeld
Teo Ruskov ‘22

Poster Design
Lauren Thompson

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Kirby Theater
September 21, 2018

Gierre J Godley is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher living and working in NYC. He began his training in Arkansas under the direction of C. Michael Tidwell and Arleen Sugano, with additional studies at the Ailey School. Gierre holds a BS in Biology with a Dance Minor from Millikin University, and an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

In 2010, Gierre created PROJECT 44, an all-male troupe dedicated to showcasing the beauty of male artistry. Gierre has received the NECF Choreography Award, Echo Choreography Award, and funding from the Queens Council on the Arts and the Peg Santvoord Foundation for PROJECT 44.

Gierre Godley with PROJECT 44 hosted a master dance class, as well as a showcase of their current work as part of their residency at Amherst College.

Photographer
Isaiah Lewis

David Green ‘19E’s Senior Honors Project in Writing and Directing

Holden Theater
November 1 - 3, 2018

Writer/Director
David Green ‘19E

Scenic Design
Angelita-Sophina Flores ‘20

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz ‘20

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Sound Design
Christianna Mariano ‘21

Music Direction
Eli Quastler ‘21

Stage Manager
Zack Horwitz ‘20

Cast
Mahalia Banton ‘19
Emily Fedor ‘20
Leah Folpe ‘22
Sam Hood ‘21
Edward Lantagne ‘22
Hyourin Martina-Hood ‘19
Brandon Medina ‘19
Samuel Melcher ‘22
Kiely Mugford ‘21
Patrick Rauschelbach ‘19
Renz Toledo ‘22

Assistant Stage Manager
Julian Brown ‘22

Light Board Operator
Sophie Pu

Sound Board Operator
Natalie Hobbs

Video Operator
Courtney Lowe

Stage Crew
Josephina Hoskins
Olivia White

Dressers
Katie Savage
Evan Touchette

Poster Design
Chloe Tausk

Photographer
Derek Fowles

The Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance and the Five College Dance Department’s Fall Dance Concert, “Kinetic”

Kirby Theater
September 7, 2018

Katie and Danté: an improvisation (mostly)
Performance and Collaboration: Katie Martin and Danté Brown
Sound: Macaulay Library field recordings
Sound Edit and Mix: Jake Meginsky

Chapter 48
Created in collaboration with the performers and visual artists
Music: Mix by Jen Polins: “Prelude in D Minor” by Karl Friedrich Abel (Les Voix Humaines), “Allemande BWV 1011 in D Minor” by Johan Sebastian Bach (Les Voix Humaines), “Seiben Magnificat-Antiphonen” by Arvo Pärt, “Untitled” by Radiohead (Kid A), recordings from summer by Jen Polins
Imagery adapted from Andrew Sovjani’s photo series, Fabrication of Space. www.andrewsovjani.com
Performers: Jennifer Polins, Lizzy Tyler, Molly Fletcher Lynch, Anaia Cayode, Sade Murray, Leslie Farlow, Kathrine Adler, Adriana Greaves, Leah Fournier, Emma Brown

Milford Graves Full Mantis (excerpt from the feature-length film)
Directed by Jake Meginsky, with words and heartbeat sonifications by Milford Graves

Last Loop First
Choreography: Leslie Frye Maietta
Sound Collaboration: Divyamaan Sahoo
Costumes: Leslie Frye Maietta
Performers: Kelsey Saulnier, Adriana Greaves

Are U Human?
Choreographed by: Vanessa Henscheid
Music: “Human” by Sevdaliza
Performers: Bridget Carmichael ‘21, Vanessa Henscheid ‘18, Maya Mizrahi ‘21

You Got the WRONG One
Choreographed by: Trenati Baker ‘20 & Elinton Park ‘20
Music: “Try Again” by Aaliyah, “Reflection” by Fifth Harmony
Performers: Trenati Baker ‘20, Vivian Cordon ‘21, Elinton Park ‘20, Niamani Williams ‘20

Stage Manager
Kat Rother

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Matthew Holliday ’19’s Senior Honors Project in Choreography

Holden Theater
April 11 - 13, 2019

“How is everyone feeling?” Ha began as an exploration of the self. Focusing on wants and needs, but also our changing psychological states, Ha highlights the delirious nature of experiences including love, community, belonging and the self. These pieces exemplify how we journey through emotional states, how we collectively remember them, and how we understand ourselves both externally and internally; specifically, how do we embody these experiences and memories? Ha pokes a whole lotta fun at the contradictions and the satirical nature that saturate our feelings, memories, and experiences. – Matthew Holiday ‘19

“For as we begin to recognize our deepest feelings, we begin to give up, of necessity, being satisfied with suffering and self-negation, and with the numbness which so often seems like their only alternative in our society. Our acts against oppression become integral with self, motivated and empowered from within.” ― Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

(Un)masking
Choreographed by Matthew Holliday
Performed by Matthew Holliday, Genevieve Lucas-Narcisse, Rachel Marchica, and Leah Woodbridge
Music: “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” by Nina Simone and “The Ha Dub Rewerk’d (DJ Sliink remix)” by MikeQ
Text by Matthew Holliday, featuring cast interviews
Voiceover by Brandon Medina

“The Power of the experiences...like so many others, is one that will never be forgotten and from which we were able to remember, a collective re-memory... to look at our present without seeing the past as valueless, and to see the hopefulness of the future as well.” ―Cynthia Dillard, Endarkened Feminism and Sacred Praxis

(Re)memory
Choreographed by Matthew Holliday, in collaboration with cast
Performed by Matthew Holliday, Genevieve Lucas-Narcisse, Rachel Marchica, and Rebecca Schrader
Extended thanks to our musicians, Alistair Edwards and Mackenzie Kugel
The text was authored by the cast and the designers in a cast interview
Voiceover by Brandon Medina
This piece was devised using both a set improvisational score and set choreography made in collaboration.

Ha
Choreographed and performed by Matthew Holiday

“The dancing body embodies specific aspects of what it means to be human, and that means to let the body speak as profoundly as words, but through different means and layers of experience.” ― Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Big. Embodied. Jubilee.
Choreographed by Matthew Holliday
Performed by Benin Gardener, Matthew Holliday, Genevieve Lucas-Narcisse, and Kiara Mickens
Music by Cristóbal Silva
“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!” ― Nina Simone

Free
Choreography by Matthew Holliday in collaboration with cast
Performed by Bridget Carmichael, Michael Gibson, Matthew Holliday, Genevieve Lucas-Narcisse, Rachel Marchica, Kiara Mickens, and Andres Nino
Music provided by Aly-Us, titled “Follow Me”
Video excerpt from “Nina: An Historical Perspective” by Peter Rodis

Consulting Directors
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20
MacKenzie Kugel '20E
Zachary Horwitz ‘20
Sophina Flores ‘20

Scenic Design
Maia Samuel Doerner HC F’16

Costume Design
Sahara Ndiaye '20
Lorelei Dietz ‘20

Lighting Design
Sophina Flores ‘20

Sound Design
Micah Starr ‘20

Stage Manager
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Light Board Operator
Michelle Han ‘21

Sound Board Operator
Eli Quastler ‘21

Stage Crew
Nicholas Govus ‘22
Sienna McCulley ‘21
Keeley Osbourne

Dressers
Brenna Macaray

Poster Design
Brenna Kaplan

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Brandon Medina ’19 Senior Honors Project in Writing and Acting

Holden Theater
April 11 - 13, 2019

Consulting Directors
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20
MacKenzie Kugel '20E
Zachary Horwitz ‘20
Sophina Flores ‘20

Scenic Design
Maia Samuel Doerner HC F’16

Costume Design
Lorelei Dietz ‘20
Sahara Ndiaye '20

Lighting Design
Sophina Flores ‘20

Sound Design
Micah Starr ‘20

Stage Manager
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Cast
Leah Folpe ‘22
Brandon Medina ‘19
Samuel Melcher ‘22
Chloe Wohlgemuth ‘22
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Light Board Operator
Michelle Han ‘21

Sound Board Operator
Eli Quastler ‘21

Stage Crew
Nicholas Govus ‘22
Sienna McCulley ‘21
Keeley Osbourne

Dresser
Brenna Macaray

Poster Design
Brenna Kaplan

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Kirby Theater
November 19, 2018

“I experience movement as a means of expression, communication, liberation, and transformation, which impacts my desire to create and facilitate in ways that cultivate a sense of care for ourselves, each other, and the world of which we are part.

With my collaborators and students, I aim to facilitate practices that invite us to experience a greater sense of aliveness and engagement and to discover one another beyond our carefully curated selves. We are not only training our bodies for performance, but investing in practices that open possibilities for how we can be together. As we make and move together, we can root for each other and question each other, while holding space to take risks and feel empowered; we can laugh and cry and rage and rejoice.” – Maree ReMalia

Maree hosted a master dance class for Five College students, and a showcase of her current work as part of her residency at Amherst College.

Photographer
Jiayi Lu

Solo Performance: an evening of original works created by students enrolled in THDA 355, taught by Prof. Wendy Woodson

Webster Hall Studio Three
April 26 - 27, 2019

Meet me out there
Created and performed by Anna Hendricks

This Is For Us
Created and performed by Sadie Popoli

just another night
Created and performed by Rosie Xu

Chronic
Created and performed by Eleanor Crawford
Music edited by Eleanor Crawford
Video by Eleanor Crawford

Communication Therapy
Created and performed by Heiata Julienne-Ista

Bipolar Blue
Created and performed by Leah Woodbridge
Cameo by Eleanor Crawford

Stage Manager
Julian Brown ‘22

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Light Board Operator
Adan Gonzalez

Sound/Video Operator
Alexa Garcia

Stage Crew
Leah Folpe
Sylvia Lanni

Photographer
Derek Fowles

The Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance and Five College Dance’s Spring Dance Concert, “Spring”

Kirby Theater
February 21 - 23, 2019

Continuous Thread (Lobby Installation)
A single-track video installation combines light, human movement, and fabric. The silk organza is monoprinted with thickened Procion fiber reactive dyes and silkscreened with opaque textile paint.
Created by Rodger Blum
Music from the Codex Calixtinus | Anonymous 4
Movement Design by Rodger Blum, William Seigh, and the Dancers.
Metalwork by Alan Schneider
Dancers: Shawn Ahern, Benjamin Coalter, Sayer Mansfield, and Huiwang Zhang

made in the maze
Choreography by Danté Brown
Musc from James Blake
Video provided by Danté Brown, Hector Amezcua, Motion Array, and Youtube
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch
Music and Video Editing by Danté Brown
Dancers: Brandon Barker, Ophelia Bryan, Serena Anne Cattau, Caterina Christodoulou, Eleanor Crawford, Sofia Engelman, Katherine Kain, Sara Lapadula, Olivia Lowe, Tess O’Day, and Em Papineau

Showman (excerpt)
Choreography and Performance by Lailye Weidman
Music: “Kings” by Bells, “I Spent it All” by Drew O’Doherty, and “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” - recording by Antony and the Johnsons, written by Bob Dylan
Dramaturgy by Meredith Bove
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch

Pare: Constellation 2
Choreography by Barbie Diewald, in collaboration with the dancers
Music Composition and Performance by Jazer Giles
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch
Dancers: Jenny Bennett, Ophelia Bryan, Leah Fournier, Sienna Jessurun, Izzy Kalodner, Sarah Lass, Olivia Lowe, Kate Martel, and Katie Martin
The creation of this work was supported, in part, by a 2018 Mount Holyoke College Faculty Research Grant.

Picture This
Conceived and Directed by David Dorfman
Choreography and Text by David Dorfman, Kellie Ann Lynch, and the dancers
Rehearsal Director Leslie Frye Maietta
Rehearsal Assistant Kelsey Saulnier
Administrator for the FCD Concert Rodger Blum
Music: Lizdelise – Picture This, Interlude; The Decemberists - The Queen’s Approach, The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All); Klezmerson - Odessa Bulgarish; Mind Over Mirrors - Regular Step on Snake River
Lighting Design by Matthew E. Adelson, based on the original design by Brenda Cortina
Video and Projection Design by Jenny Vogel
Costume Design by Arlene Kowal
Dancers: Brandon Barker, Sofia Engelman, Ariana Haddad, Sarah Maurer, Maya Mizrahi, Em Papineau, Talia Preis, Grace Privett-Mendoza, Sabrina Reppert, and Marina Vachon

New Second Line
Choreography by Camille A. Brown
Restaged by Mayte Natalio
Rehearsal Director Shakia Johnson
Costume Design by Emily Justice Dunn
Music: Los Hombres Calientes (feat. Kermit Ruffins).
Lighting Design by Matthew E. Adelson, based on the original design by Philip Trevino
Video & Media Design by Moses Ball
Dancers: Elizabeth Harrington, Matthew Holliday, Sara Lapadula, Hannah Lieberman, Olivia Lowe, Leah Mcleod, Kiara Mickens, Destani O’Brien, Talia Preis, and Victoria Winter

Stage Manager
Olivia Brown

Assistant Stage Manager
Ariel Martinez

Light Board Operator
Deborah Kreithen

Sound and Video Operator
William Christians

Stage Crew
Soukeyna Abbott
Sung-Woo Baek
Ariel Martinez
Jillian Oliveira

Wardrobe
Caroline MacGillivray

Photography
Derek Fowles

Videography
Sean Kinlin

Amherst College Dance Ensemble’s Process | Reprocess.

April 28 - 29, 2018
Holden Theater

Tribe
Choreography by Michelle Marroquin
Music by Tony Silva
Performed by Jennifer Cain, Caterina Christodoulou, Madeline Clyne, Jasmine Gamboa, Dunan Herman-Parks, Nina Kiley, Maya Mizrahi, Danielle Reed, Scott Rochard, Rebecca Schrader, Arielle Silbersweig, and Leah Woodbridge

Goodbye, Goodbye
Choreographed and performed by Leah Woodbridge

Undefined
Choreography by Dante Brown in collaboration with the performers
Music by Cristobal Tapia De Veer and Michael Wall
Performed by Jennifer Cain, Caterina Christodoulou, Madeline Clyne, Jasmine Gamboa, Dunan Herman-Parks, Nina Kiley, Maya Mizrahi, Danielle Reed, Scott Rochard, Rebecca Schrader, Arielle Silbersweig, and Leah Woodbridge

Stage Manager
Wesley Guimarães ‘19

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Costume Design
Amir Hall

Light Board Operator
Emma Ratshin ‘21

Sound Board Operator
Sophia Lesperance

Stage Crew
Noah Elliot
Claire Hawthorne ‘21

Photographer
Jane Ames

An evening of original works created by students enrolled in THDA 353 Performance Studio, taught by Prof. Wendy Woodson, and the Amherst College Dance Ensemble

December 8 - 9, 2017
Holden Theater

Girlhood.
Created and performed by MacKenzie Kugel ‘21
Costume design by Tia Petelle-Murphy
Lighting design by Aria Acevedo
Sound design by MacKenzie Kugel with music contributions by Taylor Mackall
Video by MacKenzie Kugel

A Compelling
Directed by Cara Board
Created in collaboration with and performed by Cara Board, Joey Haley, Aggie Johnson, Evelyn Kirby, and Sea Thomas
Costume design by Noah Tager
Lighting design by Cara Board

Ha
Created by Matthew Holliday ‘19
Performed and voiced by Bridget Carmichael, Matthew Holliday, and Genevieve Narcisse
Costume design by Amir Hall
Lighting design by Caroline Ferguson-Dryden
Music: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free by Nina Simone, The Ha, and Dub Rewerk’d (DJ Sliink remix) by MikeQ

Microscokolingas
Created and performed by Marina Dumont
Costume design by Noah Tager
Lighting design by Irish Amundson
Music by Christophe Piquet
Video by Marina Dumont

The Lens
Choreography by Danté Brown and the Amherst College Dance Ensemble
Performed by Jennifer Cain, Madeline Clyne, Makenna Finch, Dunan Herman-Parks, Claire Lane, Maya Mizrahi, Hannah Plummer, Arielle Silbersweig, Rebecca Silva, and Leah Woodbridge
Costume design by Amir Hall
Lighting design by Marina Dumont and Emily Beckert
Music by Peter Broderick, Sylvan Esso, and Porter Ricks

Photographer
Jane Ames

November 9 - 11, 2017
Kirby Theater

Writer
Following Henrik Ibsen, with adaptations by Yagil Eliraz, Joshua Wren & the company

Director
Yagil Eliraz

Set Design
Joo Kim
Mariana Sanchez

Costume Design
Asa Benally

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Projection Design
Yana Birÿkova

Sound Design
Kate Marvin
Christopher Ross-Ewart

Stage Manager
Sophina Flores ;19

Cast
Mahalia Banton
Marina Dumont
Justin Henriksen
Kylie Levy
Advaita Rao-Sharma
Lorelle Sang
Emma Wilfert
Leah Woodbridge ‘20
Lu Yang
Maki Ybarra-Young ‘20

Assistant Stage Manager
Abigail Douglas ‘20

Light Board Operator
Justin Chen

Sound Board Operator
Madeleine Conner

Video Operator
Lauren Thompson ‘19

Stage Crew
Simon Essig Aberg
Patrick Rauschelbach
Sebastian Son

Fly Crew
Armando Brito

Dresser
Edwin Chun
Emma Ratshin
Rebecca Schrader

Photographer
Jane Ames

Yetunde Ojetade ‘18’s Senior Honors Project in Writing

March 29 -31, 2018
Webster Hall Studio 3

Writer
Yetunde Ojetade ‘18

Director
Wesley Guimarães ‘19

Set Design
Amir Hall
Hyourin Martina-Hood

Costume Design
Noah Tager

Lighting Design
Irish Amundson

Sound Design
Jacob Rosenkalt

Stage Manager
Abigail Douglas

Cast
Doyin Ariyibi
Kira Becker
Sam Hood
Natalia Khoudian
Marina Zambrano

Light Board Operator
Sophia Lesperance

Sound Board Operator
Sebastian Son

Stage Crew
Claire Hawthorne

Dresser
Josie Underwood

Denzel Woods ‘18 Senior Honors Project in Writing and Directing

February 8 - 10, 2018
Holden Theater

Writer/Director
Denzel Wood ‘18

Scenic, Lighting & Sound Design
Lauren Thompson

Costume Design
Amir Hall

Stage Manager
Leah Woodbridge ‘20

Cast:
Joon Kim
Benjamin Kissinger
Hyourin Martina-Hood
Olivia Mastrangelo
Brandon Medina
Jake Montes-Adams
Lorelle Sang
Soon-Young Shimizu
Maki Ybarra-Young

Assistant Stage Manager
Santiago Vargas Garcia

Light Board Operator
Kaleb Begna

Sound Board Operator
Sophina Flores ‘20

Stage Crew
Amalia Roy ‘21
Laura Carty

Dresser
Campbell Hannan

Poster Designer
Chloe Tausk

Photographer
Derek Fowles

Denison Marsland-Rello ‘18’s Senior Honors Project in Directing

March 1-3, 2018
Webster Hall Studio 3

Writer
Thomas Gibbons

Director
Denison Marsland-Rello ‘18

Set Design
Sylvia Hickman

Costume Design
Joanna Booth

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Stage Manager
Abi Hernandez

Cast
Michaela Ednie
Oumou Toure

Light Board Operator
Olivia Mastrangelo

Stage Crew
Sophia Lesperance
Dustin Tran

Dresser
Maki Ybarra-Young

The Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance presents Antigone

October 27–29, 2016
Kirby Theater

Writer
Bertolt Brecht, translated by Judith Malina

Director
Ron Bashford

Set Design
Nora Smith

Costume Design
Nikki Delhomme

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Sound Design
David Green

Stage Manager
Olivia Mastrangelo

Cast
Irish Amundson
Mahalia Banton
Obi Daniel Ezeogu
Emily Fedor
Irisdelia Garcia
Wesley Guimarães
Lidia Gutu
Benjamin Kissinger
Amanda López
Brandon Medina
Patrick Rauschelbach
Brett Sokol
Frank Tavares
Lindsay Turner
Denzel Wood
Maki Ybarra-Young

Assistant Stage Manager
Soon Young Shimizu

Light Board Operator
Audrey Cheng

Sound Board Operator
David Green

Stage Crew
Caroline Ferguson-Dreyden
Andrew Floersheimer
Theo Perez

Dresser
Michelle Han
HwiSoo Kim
Sean McHugh

Poster Design
Young-Ji Cho
Gloria Koh

Photographer
David Fowles

Lauren Carter ‘17’s Senior Honors Project in Acting, Big Love

February 16th-18th, 2017
Holden Theater

Writer
Charles Mee, adapted by Yagil Eliraz

Director
Yagil Eliraz

Set Design
Lynndy Smith

Costume Design
Asa Benally

Lighting Design
Kathy Couch

Projections Design
Yana Birykova

Sound Design
Ethan Foote

Stage Manager
Lauren Thompson

Cast
Michael Barnett
Cesar Centeno
Barbara Cotez-Greig
Wesley Guimarães de Santos
Benjamin Kissinger
Brett Sokol
Noor Qasim
Alice Wilkinson
Denzel Wood
Maki Ybbara-Young

Assistant Stage Manager
Sophina Flores

Light Board Operator
Cole Anderson

Sound Board Operator
Soon-Young Shimizu

Projections Operator
Szu-Raj Kothari

Stage Crew
Brian Kane
Bert Martinez

Dresser
Khyla Haddock

Poster Design
Gloria Koh

Photographer
David Fowles

The Amherst College Theater and Dance Department and The Five College Dance Department present The Five College Dance Faculty Concert

March 2nd–4th, 2017
Kirby Theater

Story/Time (excerpt)
Choreography by Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong.
Staging by Jennifer Nugent and Shayla Vie-Jenkins.
Set Design by Bjorn Amelan.
Costume Design by Liz Prince (Original Costumes), adapted by Emily Justice Dunn.
Music by Jake Meginsky, with original music composed by Ted Coffey.
Lighting Design by Matthew Adelson based on the original design by Robert Wierzel.

Thanks to our dancers Sophia Arnall, Cassidy Dekreon, Nicole DeWolfe, Helen Duros, Maggie Golder, Adrianna Greaves, Dunan Herman-Parks, Matthew Holliday, Lauren Horn, Maya, Laliberte, Sarah Lass, Rowan Salem, Kelsey Saulnier, Amanda Somma, Ian Spak, Stephanie Turner, and Whitney Wilson.

Debate (2007)
Choreography by Deborah Goffe.
Sound Design by Deborah Goffe.
Music by Zena Parkins, Deerhoof, Kenny Rogers, Missy Elliott, Radiohead, Björk, and Johnny Cash.
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch.
Dancers Brianna Anderson and Isabel Thompson-Pomeroy.

Debate was originally developed as a musing on the emergence of America’s first viable female and black presidential candidates in the 2008 primaries. As the results of the most recent election are now unfolding, this piece feels more relevant than ever. - Deborah Goffe (2016)

waist deep
Choreography by Leslie Frye Maietta.
Costume Design by Chris Hynds.
The sound score inluded Fremd by Olaf Bender, 3.24.02 by Taylor Deupree and Kenneth Kirschner, and recorded sound found and edited by Leslie Frye Maietta.
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch.
Thanks to our dancers Brianna Anderson, Helen Duros, Adriana Greaves, Kelsey Saulnier, and Ian Spak.

waist deep is a journey into both known and unknown terrain. It is not quite here nor there. It is masked and unmasked. It is the spaces between; or moving in the in-between space. It is finding a groove. It is black, white and grey. It is relationship in relation. It is performance always and never performing. It is the wilderness. It is a contemporary dance work open to your interpretation. Please enjoy.

Legen/Sente’
Choreography by Marilyn M. Sylla.
Costume Design by Emily Justice Dunn.
Projection Design by Rodger Blum and Marilyn M. Sylla.
Props by Marilyn M. Sylla.
The music was Traditional of Guinee, W. Africa.
Thanks to our musicians, Jocelyn Pleasant, Sharon Arslanian, Marie Georgefils, Marianne Mahoney, Madeline Peters, and Marilyn M. Sylla.
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch.
Ocean painting by Lorna Ritz.
Thanks to our dancers Nybria Acklin, Daniella Bennett, Daniela Deny, Anise Diaz, Danielle Kimbro, Cecelia F. Lim, Nomfuneko A. Mafunda, Johanna Parades, Fiona Post, Fynta T. Simime, Feline Volkmann, and Danni Xi.

Thank you dancers and drummers. You ladies are fabulous! Thank you Rodger Blum for the projection design. Emily Dunn and Nancy Horn, you are the best.

Special thanks to Arts at Amherst for their support of this performance.

A Dance for 10 People
Choreography by Angie Hauser.
Costume Design by Emily Justice Dunn.
Text written by Angie Hauser.
Text performed by Shaina Cantino.
Music used was Mike Vargas’ “Another Letter to Sam”, Kraftwerk’s “Klingklang”, Michael Wall and Darren Morze’s “Up, at the Moon”, with samples from Steve Gadd and Laurie Anderson.
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch.
Thanks to our dancers Shaina Cantino, Sofia Engleman, Leah Fournier, Janayah Ivy, Maya LaLiberte, Mikayla Lambert, Claire Lane, Sarah Lass, Rowan Salem, and Kylie Woodward-Sollesnes.

Thank you Bebe Miller, Mike Vargas, and Erin Landers.

Nudge
Choreography by Kinsun Chan.
Costume Design by Arlene Kowal.
Music used was 1. Tempelhof, 2. Arlanda, 3. Idlewild, and 4. Frost and Furrow. Composed and performed by Julia Kent.
Lighting Design by Kathy Couch.
Thanks to our dancers Brianna Anderson, Olivia Chandler, Emily Clark, Katy Esper, Maggie Golder, Adriana Greaves, Laura Murphy, Kimberly Neil, Louisa Rader, Kelsey Saulnier, Rebekah Scott, Ian Spak and Helena Valvur.

The Silk Room (lobby installation)
Created by Rodger Blum.
Music from the Codex Calixtinus, Performed by Anonymous 4.
Thanks to our dancers Shawn Ahern, Steven Ezra, Andy Herro, and Jun Kuribayashi.

The Silk Room is a single-track video installation that combines light, human movement and hand-printed silk fabric.It can be seen in the lounge adjacent to the theater’s lobby (left of the box office) before the performance and during intermission.

Winter Reading (outside installation)
Created and performed by Jim Coleman.

The Amherst College Theater and Dance Department presents Sara Smith’s piece, “Florence Rice Hitchcock and the Theory of the Soft Earth”

September 16th-17th, 2016.
Holden Theater

Creators and contributors:

Sara Smith
choreography, video, music, narration

Candice Salyers
performance & movement contributions, voice of florence

Kathy Couch
lighting design & technical expertise

Gina Siepel
charts, narration

Anne Roecklein
narration

Additional Music:
Delia Derbyshire: “Air”, John Dunstable: “Textless Motet with Added Text for Communion”, and Arms and Sleepers: “The Hidden Sea”.

With gratitude to:
The Amherst College Theater & Dance Department,
A.P.E. Gallery, Gina Siepel, Aretha Aoki, Dahlia Nayar, Kathy Couch, Anne Roecklein, Amherst College Library, Yaddo, James Moran & the AAS staff & Many geologic layers of thanks to Candice Salyers.

This work was made possible in part through a fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society.

The Amherst College Theater and Dance Department’s Partner Dancing presents, “Note the Self”

April 28th, 2017
Holden Theater

Which Way To Turn?
Choreography & Performance: Wesley Guimarães
Music: City Called Heaven performed by SymphoNYChorus, Henric Ideström, and Daniel Pabon.

Hello
Choreography & Performance: Leah Woodbridge
Music: I’m a Victim of This Song by Pipilotti Rist.

Note the Self
Choreography & Performance: Caroline Ferguson-Dryden, Wesley Guimarães, Eric Hasegawa, Shatoyia Jones, Zoe Kayton, Benjamin Kissinger, Aidan McLeod, Isabel Meyers, Kali Robinson, Mitchell Skiles, William Wood, Leah Woodbridge, Alice Grendon, Genevieve Riordan, Emily Shari, Tim Shay, Alexandra Griffin, Kelly McElreath, Leah Shipulski, Grace Doble, and Christopher Petersen.
Direction: Paul Matteson.
Music Selections: Ruth’s Mirror & Ganthia by Nick Didkovsky, Like a Boogie by Nina Kraviz, and Quiet Music by Nico Muhly, noise_pulse_saja & new_yum_noise by Ted Coffey, Do I Do by Stevie Wonder, Making Water from The Martian Soundtrack, Shoplifting by The Slits, Yo (Excuse Me Miss) by Chris Brown, and Long 20 by Michael Wall.
Text: Keeping Things Whole by Mark Strand.

Poster design
Gloria Koh

The Amherst College Theater and Dance Department presents Performance Project

December 9th-10th, 2016
Holden Theater

An evening of original dance and theater works created by Five College students.

Works created by Letty Bassart, Lauren Horn, Diana Cricien, and Yetunde Ojetade.

Sheila Chukwulozie ‘17E’s Senior Honors Project, “Portrait | Wound | Fragment”

November 10th-12th, 2017
Holden Theater

created by: amir denzel hall, amal buford, noely mendoza, sheila chukwulozie, lauren thompson, sophina flores, and candice jackson.

special thanks to: paul matteson, jeffrey bird, jonathan doyle, sylvia hickman, carla froeberg, emily hoem, kathy couch, and peter schmitz.

Words: eloghosa osunde, leslie jamison, mira from dakota, sheila chukwulozie, emily dickinson, sarah kane, eartha kitt, and grace jones.

chapters:
1. entered
2. then fell
3. in front of the mirror
4. spoke lacan
5. hurt in light
6. remembered my dancing queen
7. mummy and I try to listen to each other
8. wanted to play hide & seek
9. but then he left me
10. became the other woman
11. acknowledged her death; my grief
12. sang sans toi
13. forced ache out of small throat
14. worried so much about being loved
15. then struggled to stand
16. told truth to be told
17. self-examined self
18. warned self not to hurt self
19. confessed: “i don’t know how to be angry at men”
20. wound in wounds
21. struggled to be
22. Renewed

Lauren Horn ‘17’s Senior Honors Project in Choreography, The Invisibility of Identity

April 6 - 8, 2017
Holden Theater

Switching Channels
Dancers: Madeline Clyne, Sarah Jessica Doi, Matthew Holliday, Lauren Horn and Leah Woodbridge.
Text: Original interviews of the dancers
Music: Human by Sevdaliza, These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding and Queen’s
Speech by Lady Lesurr.

Text Messages
Dancer: Lauren Horn.
Text: Screenshots of Text Messages between Lauren and Friends.

Consent. Conform. Create.
Dancers: Madeline Clyne, Sarah Jessica Doi, Matthew Holliday, Lauren Horn and Leah Woodbridge.
Text: Interviews of the Dancers.
Music: “Aversion” and “Acceptance” by Samuel “Katbone” Croff III.

Do Ask. Do Tell.
Dancers: Marvin Bell and Matthew Holliday.
Text: Interviews of the dancers, Crucifixion by Donald Hogan and Watching you Hold your Hatred by Alice Walker.
Music: Changes (Harmonimix) by Mala, Trouble of the World by Mahalia Jackson and Got to Give it Up (part 1) by Marvin Gaye.

“We did what we could with what was forced on us. No regrets. No blames. The taste of figs, cherries, peaches, mangoes, orange peel scent, with blind luck & many tribulations we made it to this world.” –Alice Walker

A Note from Lauren Horn...
The Invisibility of Identity began as an exploration of the ways Black identity takes shape in different places and spaces. Over time this work has developed into a greater exploration of how a multitude of identities are shaped through their interactions in society. Through the sharing of this work I hope to create a space of safe vulnerability in which there is the possibility for greater dialogue around race in America. Ultimately I would like for the audience to join in too, and try to answer the questions we tackle in though out The Invisibility of Identity.

North Carolina Stage Company in residence

Directed by Ron Bashford