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Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

“I was in the ensemble cast, and we had the ugliest costumes ever. I was like, ‘This is the worst!’” Lizzie Culp ’26 didn’t begin her theater journey with a standing ovation or her dream role. Instead, it started with a summer

February 27, 2025

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Nico Johnson ’26: Where Lyrics Meet Lines

When I think of the first person I’d want to interview for AOTW, it would be Nico Johnson ’26. Having the chance to collaborate with him on two theater pieces, I’ve seen firsthand his infectious energy and remarkable ability to bring characters

February 20, 2025

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Directing Death

Death is inevitable. How do we deal with that? This is the central question of the Swarthmore Theater Department’s recent production — “32 Very Short Plays About Letting Go.” In 31 plays about death, and one about life and community, the performers

November 21, 2024

Arts

At The Wedding Review

Last Saturday, upon the invitation of a friend, I showed up punctually at 8 p.m. to see the newest production from the Swarthmore theater department: At The Wedding. The play, written by Bryna Turner and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor Jude Sandy,

February 29, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Artist of the Week Shannon Friel ’24 on Authenticity in Language

I pride myself on knowing a lot about my friends (maybe even at times too much), but when Shannon Friel ’24 told me a few weeks ago that she was heavily involved in the theater department, my jaw dropped. Not because I

October 26, 2023

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Student-Directed Show “Fight Scenes” Brings Stage Fighting to Campus

Last weekend, from Friday, Feb. 10 through Sunday, Feb. 12, Raya Tuffaha ’23, an honors theater major and peace and conflict studies minor, presented her student-directed show called “Fight Scenes.” A project for her honors thesis, the play combined fight scenes from

February 23, 2023

Arts·Highlights

Access to the Arts at Swarthmore: A New Perspective from a Semester Abroad

If you’ve paid any attention to your Swarthmore Gmail account in recent weeks, you’ll have doubtlessly received numerous emails from the theatre, dance, and music departments advertising the plethora of shows happening before the end of the semester. You might have also

December 1, 2022

Arts·Highlights

“Teamwork makes the dream work”: “The Wolves” Win Gold at Swarthmore

From Nov. 11-13, 2022, Astroturf carpeted the LPAC mainstage. Athletes in cleats and Dutch braids jogged in and out of the stage entrances. This year’s production ensemble show, “The Wolves,” brought the heat to Swarthmore theater. Written by Sarah DeLappe and directed

November 17, 2022

Arts

Artist of the Week Raya Tuffaha ʼ23 on the Interactions Between Acting and Poetry

For a few nights in late October 2022, Raya Tuffaha ʼ23 drew in full houses to her play “Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind,” a solo, experimental, and interactive show. Raya wrote and starred in the piece, which reimagined how one character

November 10, 2022

Arts·Highlights

“Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind” Brings Theater Off the Stage and Into the Audience

When I arrived in the lobby of the Frear Ensemble Theater fifteen minutes before “Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind” was set to start, an usher told me to wait; the show hadn’t started yet, and no one could go inside and

October 27, 2022

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Artist of the Week Lizzie Culp ’26: From Doubt to Director

Artist of the Week Nico Johnson ’26: Where Lyrics Meet Lines

Directing Death

At The Wedding Review

Artist of the Week Shannon Friel ’24 on Authenticity in Language

Student-Directed Show “Fight Scenes” Brings Stage Fighting to Campus

Access to the Arts at Swarthmore: A New Perspective from a Semester Abroad

“Teamwork makes the dream work”: “The Wolves” Win Gold at Swarthmore

Artist of the Week Raya Tuffaha ʼ23 on the Interactions Between Acting and Poetry

“Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind” Brings Theater Off the Stage and Into the Audience

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