{"id":3954,"date":"2021-11-23T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/?page_id=3954"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:45:26","slug":"department-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/department-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author alignleft wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/03\/202603_Everybody_Play_Theater-Dance_SCW-7.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2026\/03\/27\/everyone-is-a-star-in-everybody\/\">Everyone is a star in &#8216;Everybody&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sammy Weidenthal &#8217;27<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T08:57:22-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bates Theater\u2019s production of Everybody sold out every performance at Gannett Theater last week \u2014 waitlists at the door, eager audience members finding out they\u2019d gotten seats  five minutes before curtain \u2014 and the room earned that anticipatory urgency. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_-286x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_-286x400.webp 286w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_-643x900.webp 643w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_-448x628.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_-143x200.webp 143w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/ECulbreath_.webp 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2026\/02\/27\/introducing-emily-culbreath-assistant-professor-of-dance\/\">Introducing Emily Culbreath, Assistant Professor of Dance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T10:08:42-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to introduce Emily Culbreath, who will be joining the department as Assistant Professor of Dance for Fall 2026!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-900x602.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-939x628.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-1536x1027.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355-200x134.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/02\/Andrucki8355.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2026\/02\/13\/beloved-and-brilliant-martin-andrucki-dana-professor-emeritus-of-theater-at-bates-dies-at-age-80\/\">Beloved and brilliant Martin Andrucki, Dana Professor Emeritus of Theater at Bates, dies at age 80<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jay Burns<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T13:59:23-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 13, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Andrucki\u2019s arrival at Bates for the 1974\u201375 academic year coincided with theater becoming a major&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2026\/01\/3a-resized.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2026\/01\/12\/were-ready-for-winter-2026\/\">We&#8217;re ready for Winter 2026!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-12T11:10:08-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 12, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Check out our upcoming events, faculty updates, 2026-27 play proposals, and more!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/12\/theateranddance_metamorphoses_dress_fall2025-SCW-44.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/12\/09\/everybody-in-the-pool-the-making-of-metamorphoses\/\">Everybody in the Pool: The Making of Metamorphoses<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mary Pols<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T14:48:04-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-320x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-320x400.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-720x900.webp 720w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-502x628.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1-160x200.webp 160w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/11\/1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/11\/03\/meet-the-2026-repertory-artists\/\">Meet the 2026 Repertory Artists<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-11-03T10:04:53-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Repertory Artists: Jenna Riegel, Alfonso Cervera, and Ogemdi Ude! <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/07\/Paint-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/07\/Paint-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/07\/Paint-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/07\/Paint.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/06\/18\/2025-green-innovation-grants-support-greater-sustainability-for-theater\/\">2025 Green Innovation Grants Support Greater Sustainability for Theater<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-06-18T11:41:37-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Staff and faculty from the Department of Theater and Dance hope that their Green Innovation&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Sounding-Fray-2-Carly-Philpott-copy.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/23\/siz-bates-dance-students-receive-major-honor-from-acda-jacobs-pillow\/\">Six Bates Dance Students Receive Major Honor from ACDA &amp; Jacob&#8217;s Pillow<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-23T16:06:22-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to share that six Bates Dancers have been selected to perform their&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-IMG_0648.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/21\/announcing-the-2025-26-bates-theater-dance-season\/\">Announcing the 2025-26 Bates Theater + Dance Season<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-21T15:15:06-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 21, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to unveil our 2025-26 Theater + Dance Season, a dynamic lineup of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-3.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/12\/gesel-mason-en-route\/\">Gesel Mason, &#8220;En Route&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-12T09:45:21-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/12\/tristan-koepke-above-water-all-images-will-disappear\/\">Tristan Koepke, &#8220;Above Water | All Images Will Disappear&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-12T09:43:08-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/12\/lisa-monalisa-berman-joseph-mn-joe-tran-in-the-midst\/\">Lisa \u201cMonaLisa\u201d Berman &amp; Joseph \u201cMN Joe\u201d Tran, &#8220;In The Midst&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-12T09:32:05-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/05\/thumb.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/05\/12\/christina-robson-sounding-fray\/\">Christina Robson, &#8220;Sounding Fray&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-12T09:29:55-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2025Bates College Artistic Director: Tristan KoepkeLighting Director and Designer: Courtney&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-400x288.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-400x288.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-900x647.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-768x552.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-873x628.jpg 873w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2-200x144.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250305_The_Seagull_Dress_Rehearsal_1718_EXPOSURE_2.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/03\/18\/the-ordinary-and-the-poetic-bates-theater-stages-anton-chekhovs-the-seagull\/\">THE ORDINARY AND THE POETIC: Bates theater stages Anton Chekhov\u2019s \u201cThe Seagull\u201d<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T15:11:09-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cThere is an important, meta-theatrical aspect to The Seagull that I think is relevant for&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/250227_Sophie_Hafner_Birch_Trees_2075_CROP.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/03\/18\/as-the-multitalented-stage-manager-for-the-seagull-sophie-hafter-25-barks-up-the-right-trees\/\">As the multitalented stage manager for \u2018The Seagull,\u2019 Sophie Hafter \u201925 barks up the right trees<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Alexandra DeMarco<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T15:07:01-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Even though it\u2019s winter, a new stand of birches has appeared on campus. But unlike&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-131456-400x295.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-131456-400x295.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-131456-768x567.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-131456-200x148.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-17-131456.webp 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/03\/18\/congratulations-to-the-theater-dance-students-on-their-recent-awards\/\">Congratulations to the Theater + Dance students on their recent awards!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-03-18T12:09:44-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bates Theater + Dance Students recently traveled to two conferences,\u00a0KCATF\u00a0(Kennedy Center of American Theater Festival)&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2025\/01\/Joshua-N-Hsu-e1739392959919.webp 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2025\/01\/06\/winter-2025-updates\/\">Winter 2025 Updates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-01-06T14:17:32-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Check out these upcoming events and meet some new Theater + Dance faces!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/11\/WP_Marden_Kim-600x425-1-400x283.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/11\/WP_Marden_Kim-600x425-1-400x283.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/11\/WP_Marden_Kim-600x425-1-200x142.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/11\/WP_Marden_Kim-600x425-1.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/11\/13\/wheelers-wolf-play-wows-audiences\/\">Wheeler\u2019s Wolf Play Wows Audiences<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Max Olson<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-11-13T12:32:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 13, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This past weekend saw the run of\u00a0Wolf Play, written by Hansol Jung and directed by&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/10\/AiA-PortlandStage-181-1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/10\/21\/alumni-spotlight-nate-stephenson-18-stars-in-angels-in-america-part-two-as-louis-at-portland-stage\/\">Alumni Spotlight: Nate Stephenson &#8217;18\u00a0stars in Angels in America-Part Two as Louis at Portland Stage.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-10-21T14:56:30-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 21, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Nate Stephenson (Louis) (he\/him) is a Portland-based stage, screen, and voice actor. A 2018 graduate of Bates College\u2019s Theater Department, Nate began working in Boston before relocating to Portland in 2021. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-300x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-675x900.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-471x628.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344-150x200.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/IMG_5689-e1724958667344.webp 1439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/08\/29\/welcome-fall-2024\/\">Welcome Fall 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-08-29T15:37:16-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 29, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are thrilled to welcome everyone back for the 2024-25 academic year!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/R.-Armstrong-Headshot_093_websize-2-edited.webp 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/08\/29\/introducing-rebecca-armstrong-costume-director\/\">Introducing Rebecca Armstrong, Costume Director<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-08-29T15:34:10-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 29, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Department of Theater and Dance is excited to introduce our new Costume Director, Rebecca&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/Headshot_2024-edited-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/Headshot_2024-edited-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/Headshot_2024-edited-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/08\/Headshot_2024-edited.webp 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/05\/10\/introducing-courtney-smith-associate-professor-of-design-technology-and-management\/\">Introducing Courtney Smith, Associate Professor of Design, Technology, and Management<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-10T11:30:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 10, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Department of Theater and Dance is thrilled to announce that Courtney Smith will be&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-276x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-276x400.webp 276w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-621x900.webp 621w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-768x1113.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-433x628.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-1060x1536.webp 1060w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S-138x200.webp 138w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/Nate-S.webp 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/05\/10\/alumni-spotlight-nate-stephenson-18-stars-in-angels-in-america-part-one-millennium-approaches-as-louis-at-portland-stage\/\">Alumni Spotlight: Nate Stephenson &#8217;18\u00a0stars in Angels in America-Part One Millennium\u00a0Approaches as Louis at Portland Stage.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-10T11:27:45-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 10, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Nate Stephenson &#8217;18 played Prior in the 2018 Bates production of\u00a0Angels in America-Part One Millennium\u00a0Approaches.&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-300x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-675x900.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-471x628.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4-150x200.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/05\/image-4.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/05\/10\/brouhaha-theater-project-created-by-a-team-of-bates-alumni\/\">Alumni Spotlight: Brouhaha Theater Project &#8211; created by a team of Bates Alumni<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-10T11:22:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 10, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A multi-room experience spanning all of The Attic @ The Tank APRIL 18-MAY 18, 2024&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-1-400x261.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-1-400x261.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-1-200x130.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-1.webp 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/03\/26\/preview-marcy-plavin-spring-dance-concert-2024\/\">Preview: Marcy Plavin Spring Dance Concert 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-26T12:10:51-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/video-preview.webp 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/03\/26\/preview-nomeacuerdo-or-how-i-lost-the-cradle\/\">Preview: nomeacuerdo (or how i lost the cradle)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-26T11:53:15-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Devised and Directed by Miguel \u00c1ngel Pacheco \u201924 | March 28 \u2013 31<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/03\/Kevin-R.-Free-and-David-Allen.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/03\/08\/humanity-comes-first-in-casting-students-for-bates-theaters-the-gravediggers-union\/\">Humanity Comes First in Casting Students for Bates Theater&#8217;s &#8216;The Gravediggers Union&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-08T10:05:23-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 8, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-400x392.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-400x392.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-900x883.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-768x754.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-640x628.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK-200x196.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/02\/Pages-from-Embodying-Activism_PDF-BOOK.webp 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/02\/06\/embodying-activism-2023\/\">Embodying Activism 2023<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-02-06T08:48:48-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 6, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-400x292.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-400x292.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-900x656.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-768x560.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-862x628.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide-200x146.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2024\/01\/Video-slide.webp 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2024\/01\/05\/introduction-to-the-fall-dance-concert-2023\/\">Introduction to the Fall Dance Concert 2023<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-05T10:17:56-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8220;I appreciate Bates&#8217; dance department so much because of the free create reign that we&#8217;re given during this past semester&#8221;  &#8211; Lola Buczkowski &#8217;25<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/12\/Kevin-Free.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/12\/15\/winter-2024-updates\/\">Winter 2024 Updates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T12:40:52-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/Kati.webp 1898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/11\/16\/bates-faculty-member-kati-vecsey-helps-give-voice-to-a-fellow-hungarians-right-to-die-case\/\">Bates faculty member Kati Vecsey helps give voice to a fellow Hungarian\u2019s right-to-die case<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jay Burns<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-16T14:05:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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.\u00a0<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/11\/TTP.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/11\/09\/hilarious-and-provocative-the-thanksgiving-play-is-a-bates-production-that-has-to-be-done\/\">Hilarious and Provocative, \u2018The Thanksgiving Play\u2019 is a Bates Production that &#8216;Has To Be Done&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-09T12:36:03-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 9, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It\u2019s 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.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-6.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/04\/25\/faculty-updates\/\">Faculty Updates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-04-25T09:22:20-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are delighted to welcome two new tenure-track faculty to the department, and to celebrate the promotion of one of our beloved faculty!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Lauren-Reed-2.webp 916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/04\/06\/thesis-preview-rr-rest-resistance-by-lauren-reed-23\/\">Thesis Preview: &#8220;R&amp;R (Rest &amp; Resistance)&#8221; by Lauren Reed &#8217;23<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-04-06T15:28:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 6, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/04\/Maya-Golden-2.webp 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/04\/06\/thesis-preview-pareidolia-by-maya-golden-23\/\">Thesis Preview: &#8220;Pareidolia&#8221; by Maya Golden &#8217;23<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-04-06T15:28:15-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 6, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-6.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/03\/17\/peek-behind-the-curtain-ep-6-the-curtain-has-risen-on-a-spectacular-much-ado-about-nothing\/\">Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 6): The curtain has risen on a spectacular Much Ado About Nothing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-17T19:19:56-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After taking&nbsp;peeks behind the Schaeffer Theatre curtain since January, exploring the preparations for an ambitious&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-5.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/03\/09\/peek-behind-the-curtain-ep-5-places-people-places\/\">Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 5): Places, People, Places!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-09T20:13:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 9, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On the Schaeffer Theater stage, a group of students are warming up, rhythmically stepping and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/ep-4.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/03\/02\/peek-behind-the-curtain-ep-4-setting-the-schaeffer-stage\/\">Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 4): Setting the Schaeffer Stage<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T20:09:44-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 2, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One level below the Schaeffer Theatre stage, the carpenter shop is buzzing with sound. Natalia&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-3.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/02\/10\/peek-behind-the-curtain-ep-3-not-just-clowning-around\/\">Peek Behind The Curtain (Ep. 3): Not just clowning around<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-02-10T13:47:11-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 10, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cClowns are poets of the heart,\u201d Wesley Broulik tells the Bates students sitting on the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-330x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-330x400.webp 330w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-742x900.webp 742w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-768x931.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-1267x1536.webp 1267w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-165x200.webp 165w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145-518x628.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Tristan-145.webp 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/02\/03\/visiting-assistant-professor-of-dance-tristan-koepke-performs-with-the-portland-ballet\/\">Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, Tristan Koepke, Performs with the Portland Ballet<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-02-03T13:57:33-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 3, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Looking for something to do Friday night? Check out this performance of\u00a0Uncommon Accord\u00a0with the Portland&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/Ep-2.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/02\/02\/peek-behind-the-curtain-ep-2-maine-takes-the-main-stage\/\">Peek Behind The Curtain (Ep. 2): Maine takes the main stage<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-02-02T13:45:06-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 2, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A pair of iconic Bean boots. A bright yellow sou\u2019wester. A bucket hat covered in&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/160309_Our_Countrys_Good_0030.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/01\/31\/sally-woods-direction-of-sweet-goats-and-blueberry-senoritas-at-portland-stage-gets-rave-reviews\/\">Sally Wood&#8217;s Direction of Sweet Goats and Blueberry Se\u00f1oritas at Portland Stage Gets Rave Reviews!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-31T13:47:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sally Wood is currently teaching two sections of Acting here at Bates, and the play&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/01\/Carol-feature.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/01\/27\/a-peek-behind-the-curtain-contents-of-a-costume-shop\/\">A Peek Behind The Curtain: Contents of a costume shop<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-27T17:43:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 27, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Stepping into the costume shop tucked under the stairs in Schaeffer Theatre is like entering&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/02\/quills.webp 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/01\/23\/by-taking-on-this-risky-play-mad-horse-makes-its-point-about-censorship\/\">By taking on this risky play, Mad Horse makes its point about censorship<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Eric Russell<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-23T15:13:33-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 23, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alumni Nate Stephenson is a guest artist for Mad Horse&#8217;s production of &#8220;Quills,&#8221; by Doug&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/MUCH-ADO-1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2023\/01\/16\/audition-notice-much-ado-about-nothing\/\">AUDITION NOTICE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Tim Dugan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-16T09:20:53-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Attention all in the Bates Community! Everyone is enthusiastically invited to audition tomorrow\u00a0(monologues) and Thursday&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/Spotlight.webp 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/11\/04\/slideshow-dionysus-comes-to-main-street-america-with-hurricane-diane\/\">SLIDESHOW: DIONYSUS COMES TO MAIN STREET AMERICA WITH \u2018HURRICANE DIANE\u2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-11-04T13:05:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 4, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The god of vegetation, wine, partying, madness, and theater is back, brought to life on\u00a0the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2023\/03\/tech.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/10\/28\/bates-receives-500000-grant-to-fund-major-arts-and-technology-project\/\">Bates receives $500,000 grant to fund major arts and technology project<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mary Pols<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-10-28T13:08:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 28, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Scheduled for a fall 2023 opening, the college\u2019s new Immersive Media Studio \u2014 a focal&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/1.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/09\/01\/call-for-artists\/\">Call for Artists!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-09-01T11:28:44-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 1, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Theater &amp; Dance Department invites you to join the cast of Back to Bates:&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Department-newsletter.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/08\/17\/theater-dance-department-newsletter-summer-2022\/\">Theater &#038; Dance Department Newsletter | Summer 2022<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-08-17T14:27:49-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 17, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Announcing the 2022-23 Season, introducing new faculty, providing information on upcoming events, and more!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-400x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/220411_Dance_Final_Performance_3819-1.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/04\/14\/gratitude-professor-carol-dilley\/\">Gratitude &#8211; Professor Carol Dilley<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Liz Coyer<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-04-14T13:53:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 14, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">If we could sum up our feelings for Carol Dilley in one word it would&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-400x265.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-400x265.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-900x596.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-768x508.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-200x132.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah-949x628.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Noah.webp 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/04\/01\/video-noah-pott-22-and-the-romance-between-theater-and-music\/\">Video: Noah Pott &#8217;22 and the Romance Between Theater and Music<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by  Freddie Wright <\/div><time datetime=\"2022-04-01T13:58:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 1, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For Noah Pott \u201922, what started as a fun way to kill time in the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Antigonick-218x400.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Antigonick-218x400.webp 218w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Antigonick-109x200.webp 109w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Antigonick-343x628.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/08\/Antigonick.webp 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2022\/03\/17\/slideshow-not-your-traditional-antigone\/\">Slideshow: Not your traditional &#8216;Antigone&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2022-03-17T14:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cWhat happens when we are deprived of the ability to grieve?\u201d That\u2019s the question the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2021\/11\/LOTI.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2021\/10\/29\/professors-inspired-by-a-bates-play-offer-lessons-in-american-redlining-and-racism\/\">Professors, Inspired by a Bates Play, Offer Lessons in American Redlining and Racism<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Freddie Wright<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-10-29T14:47:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 29, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/210513_Modern_Dance_Dress_Rehearsal_0523.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2021\/06\/10\/video-for-erick-gredonia-21-dance-creates-the-best-version-of-myself\/\">Video: For Erick Gredonia &#8217;21, Dance Creates the &#8216;Best Version of Myself&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jay Burns<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-06-10T09:12:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 10, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia \u201921, a defining dance experience at Bates was&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-400x218.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-400x218.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-900x491.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-768x419.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-1536x837.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-200x109.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM-1152x628.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-12-at-9.34.07-AM.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2021\/05\/05\/acting-with-a-mask-a-story-about-bates-theater-in-three-parts\/\">Acting with a mask, a story about Bates theater in three parts<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Eleanor Vance &#8217;21<\/div><time datetime=\"2021-05-05T09:36:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 5, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-400x217.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-400x217.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-900x489.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-768x417.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-1536x834.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-200x109.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM-1157x628.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/files\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.31.08-AM.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater-dance\/2020\/03\/03\/qa-you-neednt-know-chekhovs-seagull-to-appreciate-this-stupid-fking-bird\/\">Q&#038;A: You needn&#8217;t know Chekhov&#8217;s &#8216;Seagull&#8217; to appreciate this &#8216;Stupid F**king Bird&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Doug Hubley<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-03-03T09:27:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 3, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. 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