Six Bates Dance Students Receive Major Honor from ACDA & Jacob’s Pillow May 23, 2025 We are thrilled to share that six Bates Dancers have been selected to perform their…
Announcing the 2025-26 Bates Theater + Dance Season May 21, 2025 We are thrilled to unveil our 2025-26 Theater + Dance Season, a dynamic lineup of…
Gesel Mason, “En Route” May 12, 2025 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Tristan Koepke, “Above Water | All Images Will Disappear” May 12, 2025 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Lisa “MonaLisa” Berman & Joseph “MN Joe” Tran, “In The Midst” May 12, 2025 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Christina Robson, “Sounding Fray” May 12, 2025 Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
THE ORDINARY AND THE POETIC: Bates theater stages Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” March 18, 2025 “There is an important, meta-theatrical aspect to The Seagull that I think is relevant for…
As the multitalented stage manager for ‘The Seagull,’ Sophie Hafter ’25 barks up the right trees March 18, 2025 Even though it’s winter, a new stand of birches has appeared on campus. But unlike…
Congratulations to the Theater + Dance students on their recent awards! March 18, 2025 Bates Theater + Dance Students recently traveled to two conferences, KCATF (Kennedy Center of American Theater Festival)…
Winter 2025 Updates January 6, 2025 Check out these upcoming events and meet some new Theater + Dance faces!
Wheeler’s Wolf Play Wows Audiences November 13, 2024 This past weekend saw the run of Wolf Play, written by Hansol Jung and directed by…
Alumni Spotlight: Nate Stephenson ’18 stars in Angels in America-Part Two as Louis at Portland Stage. October 21, 2024 Nate Stephenson (Louis) (he/him) is a Portland-based stage, screen, and voice actor. A 2018 graduate of Bates College’s Theater Department, Nate began working in Boston before relocating to Portland in 2021.
Welcome Fall 2024 August 29, 2024 We are thrilled to welcome everyone back for the 2024-25 academic year!
Introducing Rebecca Armstrong, Costume Director August 29, 2024 The Department of Theater and Dance is excited to introduce our new Costume Director, Rebecca…
Introducing Courtney Smith, Associate Professor of Design, Technology, and Management May 10, 2024 The Department of Theater and Dance is thrilled to announce that Courtney Smith will be…
Alumni Spotlight: Nate Stephenson ’18 stars in Angels in America-Part One Millennium Approaches as Louis at Portland Stage. May 10, 2024 Nate Stephenson ’18 played Prior in the 2018 Bates production of Angels in America-Part One Millennium Approaches.…
Alumni Spotlight: Brouhaha Theater Project – created by a team of Bates Alumni May 10, 2024 A multi-room experience spanning all of The Attic @ The Tank APRIL 18-MAY 18, 2024…
Preview: Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2024 March 26, 2024 The Bates Dance Festival and Bates College Theater and Dance Department have collaborated on the Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert, which will run at the Schaeffer Theatre April 5-8, 2024.
Preview: nomeacuerdo (or how i lost the cradle) March 26, 2024 Devised and Directed by Miguel Ángel Pacheco ’24 | March 28 – 31
Humanity Comes First in Casting Students for Bates Theater’s ‘The Gravediggers Union’ March 8, 2024 Actor, director, and educator Kevin R. Free carried a binder with the script for The Gravediggers Union around the Gannett Theater stage, reading alongside Bates students as he filled in for an absent cast member in a dress rehearsal.
Embodying Activism 2023 February 6, 2024 A narrative and photographic profile of select Maine-based activists who served as community educators for the First Year Seminar, Embodying Activism, during Fall 2023.
Introduction to the Fall Dance Concert 2023 January 5, 2024 “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 December 15, 2023 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 November 16, 2023 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’ November 9, 2023 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 April 25, 2023 We are delighted to welcome two new tenure-track faculty to the department, and to celebrate the promotion of one of our beloved faculty!
Thesis Preview: “R&R (Rest & Resistance)” by Lauren Reed ’23 April 6, 2023
Thesis Preview: “Pareidolia” by Maya Golden ’23 April 6, 2023
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 6): The curtain has risen on a spectacular Much Ado About Nothing March 17, 2023 After taking peeks behind the Schaeffer Theatre curtain since January, exploring the preparations for an ambitious…
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 5): Places, People, Places! March 9, 2023 On the Schaeffer Theater stage, a group of students are warming up, rhythmically stepping and…
Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 4): Setting the Schaeffer Stage March 2, 2023 One level below the Schaeffer Theatre stage, the carpenter shop is buzzing with sound. Natalia…
Peek Behind The Curtain (Ep. 3): Not just clowning around February 10, 2023 “Clowns are poets of the heart,” Wesley Broulik tells the Bates students sitting on the…
Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, Tristan Koepke, Performs with the Portland Ballet February 3, 2023 Looking for something to do Friday night? Check out this performance of Uncommon Accord with the Portland…
Peek Behind The Curtain (Ep. 2): Maine takes the main stage February 2, 2023 A pair of iconic Bean boots. A bright yellow sou’wester. A bucket hat covered in…
Sally Wood’s Direction of Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas at Portland Stage Gets Rave Reviews! January 31, 2023 Sally Wood is currently teaching two sections of Acting here at Bates, and the play…
A Peek Behind The Curtain: Contents of a costume shop January 27, 2023 Stepping into the costume shop tucked under the stairs in Schaeffer Theatre is like entering…
By taking on this risky play, Mad Horse makes its point about censorship January 23, 2023 Alumni Nate Stephenson is a guest artist for Mad Horse’s production of “Quills,” by Doug…
AUDITION NOTICE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING January 16, 2023 Attention all in the Bates Community! Everyone is enthusiastically invited to audition tomorrow (monologues) and Thursday…
SLIDESHOW: DIONYSUS COMES TO MAIN STREET AMERICA WITH ‘HURRICANE DIANE’ November 4, 2022 The god of vegetation, wine, partying, madness, and theater is back, brought to life on the…
Bates receives $500,000 grant to fund major arts and technology project October 28, 2022 Scheduled for a fall 2023 opening, the college’s new Immersive Media Studio — a focal…
Call for Artists! September 1, 2022 The Theater & Dance Department invites you to join the cast of Back to Bates:…
Theater & Dance Department Newsletter | Summer 2022 August 17, 2022 Announcing the 2022-23 Season, introducing new faculty, providing information on upcoming events, and more!
Gratitude – Professor Carol Dilley April 14, 2022 If we could sum up our feelings for Carol Dilley in one word it would…
Video: Noah Pott ’22 and the Romance Between Theater and Music April 1, 2022 For Noah Pott ’22, what started as a fun way to kill time in the…
Slideshow: Not your traditional ‘Antigone’ March 17, 2022 “What happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?” That’s the question the…
Professors, Inspired by a Bates Play, Offer Lessons in American Redlining and Racism October 29, 2021 Bates professors offer a range of perspectives on racial justice, reparations, and housing inequity during a discussion inspired by the Bates production of the play The Luck of the Irish.
Video: For Erick Gredonia ’21, Dance Creates the ‘Best Version of Myself’ June 10, 2021 Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia ’21, a defining dance experience at Bates was…
Acting with a mask, a story about Bates theater in three parts May 5, 2021 For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a…
Q&A: You needn’t know Chekhov’s ‘Seagull’ to appreciate this ‘Stupid F**king Bird’ March 3, 2020 The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. On the one hand, there’s The…
We are thrilled to share that six Bates Dancers have been selected to perform their…
We are thrilled to unveil our 2025-26 Theater + Dance Season, a dynamic lineup of…
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney…
“There is an important, meta-theatrical aspect to The Seagull that I think is relevant for…
Even though it’s winter, a new stand of birches has appeared on campus. But unlike…
Bates Theater + Dance Students recently traveled to two conferences, KCATF (Kennedy Center of American Theater Festival)…
Check out these upcoming events and meet some new Theater + Dance faces!
This past weekend saw the run of Wolf Play, written by Hansol Jung and directed by…
Nate Stephenson (Louis) (he/him) is a Portland-based stage, screen, and voice actor. A 2018 graduate of Bates College’s Theater Department, Nate began working in Boston before relocating to Portland in 2021.
We are thrilled to welcome everyone back for the 2024-25 academic year!
The Department of Theater and Dance is excited to introduce our new Costume Director, Rebecca…
The Department of Theater and Dance is thrilled to announce that Courtney Smith will be…
Nate Stephenson ’18 played Prior in the 2018 Bates production of Angels in America-Part One Millennium Approaches.…
A multi-room experience spanning all of The Attic @ The Tank APRIL 18-MAY 18, 2024…
The Bates Dance Festival and Bates College Theater and Dance Department have collaborated on the Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert, which will run at the Schaeffer Theatre April 5-8, 2024.
Devised and Directed by Miguel Ángel Pacheco ’24 | March 28 – 31
Actor, director, and educator Kevin R. Free carried a binder with the script for The Gravediggers Union around the Gannett Theater stage, reading alongside Bates students as he filled in for an absent cast member in a dress rehearsal.
A narrative and photographic profile of select Maine-based activists who served as community educators for the First Year Seminar, Embodying Activism, during Fall 2023.
“I appreciate Bates’ dance department so much because of the free create reign that we’re given during this past semester” – Lola Buczkowski ’25
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.
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.
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.
We are delighted to welcome two new tenure-track faculty to the department, and to celebrate the promotion of one of our beloved faculty!
After taking peeks behind the Schaeffer Theatre curtain since January, exploring the preparations for an ambitious…
On the Schaeffer Theater stage, a group of students are warming up, rhythmically stepping and…
One level below the Schaeffer Theatre stage, the carpenter shop is buzzing with sound. Natalia…
“Clowns are poets of the heart,” Wesley Broulik tells the Bates students sitting on the…
Looking for something to do Friday night? Check out this performance of Uncommon Accord with the Portland…
A pair of iconic Bean boots. A bright yellow sou’wester. A bucket hat covered in…
Sally Wood is currently teaching two sections of Acting here at Bates, and the play…
Stepping into the costume shop tucked under the stairs in Schaeffer Theatre is like entering…
Alumni Nate Stephenson is a guest artist for Mad Horse’s production of “Quills,” by Doug…
Attention all in the Bates Community! Everyone is enthusiastically invited to audition tomorrow (monologues) and Thursday…
The god of vegetation, wine, partying, madness, and theater is back, brought to life on the…
Scheduled for a fall 2023 opening, the college’s new Immersive Media Studio — a focal…
The Theater & Dance Department invites you to join the cast of Back to Bates:…
Announcing the 2022-23 Season, introducing new faculty, providing information on upcoming events, and more!
If we could sum up our feelings for Carol Dilley in one word it would…
For Noah Pott ’22, what started as a fun way to kill time in the…
“What happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?” That’s the question the…
Bates professors offer a range of perspectives on racial justice, reparations, and housing inequity during a discussion inspired by the Bates production of the play The Luck of the Irish.
Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia ’21, a defining dance experience at Bates was…
For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a…
The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. On the one hand, there’s The…