Interactive “Interplay” course focuses on collaboration
Introduced at the start of the fall 2022 semester, “Interplay” is designed to bring all five departments together to focus on the themes of play, experimentation, and exploration.
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Alum Midori Francis is a new face on “Grey’s Anatomy”
Maiwenn Raoult for The New York Times Theater alum Midori Francis has been cast as Mika, one of the new medical residents in the 19th season of ABC’s long-running hit series Grey’s Anatomy. Francis also stars in HBO’s The Sex Lives of College Girls. In a...
“Doctor of Audience-ology” publishes book about Hollywood film-research industry
Kevin Goetz MGSA’84 is the founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI, which has test-screened thousands of movies including Hollywood blockbusters Titanic, Forrest Gump, 12 Years a Slave, Green Book, and Nomadland. Goetz’s first book, Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape...
Alumni and faculty reflect on Broadway’s historic shutdown and highly anticipated reopening
Photo: Victor Nechy After a historic 15-month shutdown, Broadway shows are steadily reopening throughout September. Mason Gross alumni Ben Jeffrey (The Lion King), Rachel Zatcoff (Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, pictured), musicians John DiSanto and David Ashton, and...
Cameron Knight to assume role of Mason Gross School’s BFA acting head in fall 2021 semester
Actor, director, and educator Cameron Knight has been named director of the Mason Gross School’s highly competitive BFA acting program. Knight, scheduled to begin work at Mason Gross this fall, replaces longtime BFA acting head Barbara Marchant, who is retiring.
Theater alum and current music student featured in Ratatouille TikTok Musical
Photo: Left – Adrienne Baker, a member of The Broadway Sinfonietta and a doctoral student at Mason Gross, played in Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’s orchestra. Photo courtesy of Adrienne Baker. Right – Kevin Chamberlin, a three-time Tony Award...
Theater student wins cosplay contest for “Hobbit” replica
Costume design student Ashley Kong has been named a grand-prize winner of the 2020 CosBond Creator Contest for her cosplay replica of the costume worn by the character Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy.
Theater faculty Don Holder writes Op-Ed on Broadway during COVID
Head of Lighting Design faculty member Don Holder recently wrote an op-ed for The United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) exploring the future of Broadway and the impact the pandemic will have on theater students and future graduates looking to...
Mason Gross alumni and current student featured in latest issue of Rutgers Magazine
Photo Credit: Haynes [right] Photography by Nick Romanenko, Howard [left] Photography by Bill Cardoni Art & Design alum Mary Howard and current Art & Design graduate student Grace Lynne Haynes are featured in the fall 2020 issue of Rutgers Magazine. Set...
Theater alum selected for playwright residency
The I AM SOUL Playwright Residency, part of the SOUL Series LAB (Liberating Artistic Bravery) Residency Programs at National Black Theatre, is the only theatrical program in the nation dedicated solely to the development of Black playwrights.