The theater department put on a new show in the Sharp Theater that’s bound to spark some laughter and gasps. “The Wolves,” written by Sarah DeLappe and directed by theater professor Terra Vandergaw, follows multiple stories about a girls’ indoor soccer team. This is a sort of passion project for […]
On Campus
Berrie Center nurtures arts partnership with P.S. 28
When Berrie Center Director Lisa Campbell joined Ramapo in 2019, one of her highest priorities was to expand the Berrie Center’s outreach into the surrounding communities, especially those it wasn’t already directly working with. “We know that public funding of the arts in the schools has been cut radically, and […]
Ramapo’s production of ‘F*cking A’ proves educational
The theater department put on the play “F*cking A” by Suzan-Lori Parks last weekend. The play is originally based on “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The 90-minute production portrays dark and serious themes mixed with a bit of foul language. Director and professor of theater Peter Campbell wrote about […]
Film students bring ‘ArchTalk’ into focus
What’s the deal with “ArchTalk”? When a new student-run Instagram account popped up in mid-February, Ramapo College students all began asking that very question. The story begins with Ramapo College Television (RCTV) co-president Samantha Toronto mentioning to junior RJ McLaughlin that she would love it if Ramapo had a talk […]
New multimedia exhibits open in Kresge and Pascal Galleries
Two new exhibitions, “Shore Publishing/A Decade of Artist’s Collaborations In Printmaking” and “Album,” opened in the Kresge and Pascal Galleries this past week. “Shore Publishing/A Decade of Artist’s Collaborations In Printmaking” in the Kresge Gallery celebrates 10 years of Shore Publishing, a traditional printmaking studio located in Tuxedo Park, New […]
Amythyst Kiah performs at 12th annual Les Paul Festival Concert
Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah brought Americana to the Berrie Center on Saturday as part of the annual Les Paul Festival Concert. Accompanied by her band, Kiah filled the Sharp Theater with her rich vocals and twangy guitar to honor the late Les Paul, a musical icon who hailed from Mahwah and […]
Juno Zago showcases introspective mixed media in exhibition
Earlier this month, a solo exhibition by artist Juno Zago opened in the Pascal Gallery. The exhibition features pieces that incorporate a variety of different media and techniques from acrylic paint and watercolor to mixed media collage, glitter and rhinestones. These pieces work to convey themes “such as personal introspection, […]
Ramapo’s newest musical production takes audiences on a ride
This weekend, the Berrie Center put on its first three performances of Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s “Ride The Cyclone,” a musical exploring life and how we choose to experience it. To begin the show, six teenagers in a Canadian chamber choir from the fictional town of Uranium, Saskatchewan, die […]
Broadway’s production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ drags on
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, The Center for Student Involvement’s Roadrunner Central sponsored its third Broadway trip of the semester to the highly praised “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” revival starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. The show last graced the stages of Broadway in 1979 with Len […]
Ramapo’s literary magazine is given new life
Poetry, short stories, photography. Sherman Alexie, Joe Hill, Annie Leibovitz… they all had to start somewhere. Alexie studied at Washington State University, Hill at Vassar College and Leibovitz at San Francisco Art Institute. Here at Ramapo, students can enter the world of publication and begin their own journey through Trillium, […]