Theater and Dance Archives
“I appreciate Bates’ dance department so much because of the free create reign that we’re given during this past semester” – Lola Buczkowski ’25
Winter 2024 Updates
There is a lot to look forward to for Winter 2024! Check out our upcoming January events, and meet a few of our exciting guest artists.
Bates faculty member Kati Vecsey helps give voice to a fellow Hungarian’s right-to-die case
So he turned to a fellow Hungarian who is a Bates faculty member: Kati Vecsey, a senior lecturer in theater, vocal director for all Bates theater productions, and a noted speech and language pathologist and therapist.
Hilarious and Provocative, ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ is a Bates Production that ‘Has To Be Done’
It’s about four white actors, two of whom are teachers and all of whom consider themselves liberal, woke, and forward-thinking, and how they go about rehearsing a Thanksgiving pageant that celebrates Native American Heritage Month for elementary school students.
Faculty Updates
We are delighted to welcome two new tenure-track faculty to the department, and to celebrate the promotion of one of our beloved faculty!
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 6): The curtain has risen on a spectacular Much Ado About Nothing
After taking peeks behind the Schaeffer Theatre curtain since January, exploring the preparations for an ambitious Bates theater production, the curtain…
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 5): Places, People, Places!
On the Schaeffer Theater stage, a group of students are warming up, rhythmically stepping and swinging together to “SOS” by…
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 4): Setting the Schaeffer Stage
One level below the Schaeffer Theatre stage, the carpenter shop is buzzing with sound. Natalia Jacobs ’26 of Amherst, Mass.,…