Thursday, April 25, 2024
Ramapo College’s theater department is traveling back to the 16th century for its second main stage production of the semester, “The Duchess of Malfi.” The production began its six-show run last Thursday, turning the Sharp Theater into a Renaissance world full of romance, tragedy and deceit. Written by English playwright […]
Every year, the Berrie Center holds a call for artists with new multidisciplinary works-in-progress to be featured in their spring showcase. This season’s theme was Rediscovering Community. Three artists took the Sharp Theater stage on Saturday evening to display work that reflects how the arts can help us come together […]
Photo courtesy of Jennifer French. Ramapo College’s theater department has been exclusively making virtual theater productions since the fall of 2020, and the school has not put on a live student production since March 2020. This is why “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” directed by Joe Kiely, is […]
Photo by Micheal Pacheco Combining post-apocalyptic themes with “The Simpsons,” Anne Washburn’s play “Mr. Burns” premiered in the Sharp Theater last Friday night. The show, labeled as a “post-electric” play, serves as Ramapo’s spring mainstage production. This production of “Mr. Burns” is directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh and choreographed by Amanda […]
Photo courtesy of Marek Hajdasz The Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning ensemble Cherish the Ladies delivered its third annual performance at the Berrie Center last weekend, playing two shows on Sunday in the Sharp Theater. The Irish-American folk band formed in 1985 under the leadership of Joanie Madden, a multi-instrumentalist born in the […]
Photo by Michael Pacheco As part of their tour across the east coast, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys stopped at Ramapo to perform their infectious Cajun music. This genre of music is rooted in the ballads of the French-Speaking Arcadians of Canada, who migrated to southern Louisiana. This eventually […]
Photo courtesy of Lia Kapelke, Flickr A prestigious dance group performed at the Sharp Theater last Saturday, when the New York Ballet Company performed its rendition of the popular fairy tale Cinderella. The curtain rose on a young, skinny Cinderella dressed in pink rags resembling a nightgown of today. Cinderella’s […]
Photo by Alyssa Rabinowitz Selections from popular folk musician John Denver’s catalog mixed with traditional holiday songs played in the Berrie Center’s Sharp Theater on Saturday night, during a concert dubbed “A Rocky Mountain Christmas.” The performance centered on award-winning guitarist and vocalist Chris Collins, who was backed by the […]
Photo by Alex Baran On the most versatile and impressive set since the theater program’s 2014 production of Spring Awakening, the intense tragedy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth unfolds in measured breaths. Macbeth (Nick D’Ambrosia), juggles with the insidious interpretations gleaned from witches who prophesize his rise to power in coded proclamations. Macbeth’s […]
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda This past Saturday the indie-pop brother trio AJR played in the Berrie Center to an intimate crowd, following an opening performance by student band Third Floor. Audience members were directed to sit in rows of folding chairs set upon the stage itself. The seating arrangement placed […]
