New and notable
Once Upon Our Time
Performer Myka Cue (Brown MFA 2022) and Director Eddie DeHais (Brown MFA 2021) collide surprising visuals with classic fairytale to frame the recent policies affecting international student visa holders. Though rescinded, these policies are part of a continuum of xenophobia and instability in the US that are part of the very systems of power that control so much of our lives.
Past Performances
For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls
“For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” is Durang’s tribute to Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie”
Co-directed by Connie Crawford and Victoria Tennant
Actors: Robert Capron ’20, Martha Epstein ’18, Julia Fein ’18, Jonathan Louis Dent ’09.
Spera Trio performs Debussy Piano Trio in G Major, III. Andante espressivo
Maya Taylor (violin), Tessa Devoe (cello), and Claire Liu (piano)
After their semester at Brown was cut short, the Spera Trio decided to continue playing together virtually, recording parts over each other to create a complete performance. Guided by chamber music professor Lois Finkel, they explored how performing virtually compels us to listen and relate to each other with heightened attention.
Sure Thing by David Ives
Inspired by President Christina Paxon’s message that although everyone has to stay home the Brown community will continue to connect and create, Victoria Tennant P’21 and Connie Crawford, Adjunct Lecturer Theatre Arts & Performance Studies, decided to co-direct a comic short play with actors Robert Capron ’20 and Katya Stambler ’21 on Zoom and offer it to the Brown Community.
Erin McKeown’s Cabin Fever
Originally recorded and aired in Sept 2017, Professor of the Practice Erin McKeown performed from her cozy cabin in Western Massachusetts. Seems like a good moment to bring this one back.
Erin McKeown Live
Professor of the Practice Erin McKeown performed during a live recording of Podcast Mixtape: Design Matters on February 10, 2020 at The Greene Space at WNYC & WOXR. The video jumps to Erin’s performance for ease of viewing, but we encourage you to watch full the episode!