The Hope College Theatre Department is proud of the hard work and effort of their students. Hope Theatre participates in the Region III Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The annual regional theatre festival is a gathering of more than 1,300 college theatre students and faculty who join together to showcase the best work of …
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Theatre Alumni Emily Svendson (’15) and WAR PAINT
Hope College Theatre alumni Emily Svendson (‘15) has been backstage on Broadway as a wardrober for WAR PAINT. Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, WAR PAINT is a new musical about the women who dominated the beauty industry, Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden. With fierce competition, the two women sacrificed everything to become two of …
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LA: Chad Coe
What happens to our students after college? In this series we will look at Hope College alumni taking on the real world in no other city than Los Angeles. To begin our series we will start with Hope alum, Chad Coe, a 2004 graduate with big dreams. We are so proud to see his dreams …
Faculty Summer Series: Daina Robins
Daina Robins, Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Theatre Department, has co-led a May term to Ireland for the past four years. Professor emeritus John Tammi led the first Ireland May term in 1996, But now Robins joins him as they take a group of students through winding cobblestone streets and incredible cliff side …
Devising Workshop with Rich Perez
The DeWitt stage was the location for the first of a workshop series for the launch of faculty member Rich Perez’s new devised project. The Hope College Theatre Department has a strong commitment to creating new plays and specifically devised work. The department has partnered with Nathan Allen for Rose and the Rime (2007) and …
Faculty Summer Series: Richard Perez
Professor Richard Perez as Director of Water and Power with the Urban Theatre Company of Chicago Professor Perez, known as Rich, quirky and kind, radiated a welcoming, creative presence as I took a seat across from him in his office. There is no question this Hope College professor is determined to bring diversity and edge …
Faculty Summer Series: Michelle Bombe
We our proud of our faculty working professionally during their summers. In this series we meet the faculty and hear about their work! Walking into her new office, you are greeted with an eclectic, ceramic puppet tauntingly hung with strings from the wall. Colors dance around the room and Hope’s very own Director of Theatre …
Theatre Professor Publishes in Online Journal
Congratulations to Hope Theatre Professor Michelle Bombe! Her open letter to theatre students on auditioning was published in the journal TheatreArtLife! Check it out here: https://theatreartlife.com/lifestyle/top-11-audition-tips-for-students/ Top 11 Audition Tips For Students | TheatreArtLife I know this is hard. I know you have your heart set on a particular role. You aren’t the …
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The Ghostlight Project
On January 19th, 2017, theatres across the country gathered together in a national movement called The Ghostlight Project. In the theatre, the ghostlight is used as a marker of safety when the theatre is “dark”. While it is a symbolic tradition, the ghostlight also serves a real function of security. The essence of the movement is …
Directing I
Every fall, a number of students from various disciplines within the Theatre Department step off the stage and out of the wings to take on a new role- director. The Directing I class primarily focuses on how to interpret a text, collaborate with artists from all realms, lead a rehearsal process, and …