Muhlenberg College Theatre & Dance

We're looking for a Visiting Assistant Professor in directing for the 2021-22 academic year. Know anyone? Please share the link! bit.ly/bergVAPdirecting

We're looking for an Audience Services & Company Manager a full-time permanent ten-month staff position. Join the T&D Team! As a member of the Production Staff of the Theatre and Dance department, the audience services and company manager is responsible for management of the front of house operations (including the box office) and other production related activities during the academic year, from August through May. This is a permanent open-ended position, working ten month...s per year. Details & Application instructions: https://muhlenberg.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com//Audience-Service

ALUMNI ALERT: Maggie Robertson '13 is Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil: Village! Catch up with Maggie in this PC Gamer interview, in which she talks about landing the role of gaming's most talked-about villain of the year.

Muhlenberg's theatre production staff are proud to announce a series of technical theatre workshop sessions for local high school students and K-12 educators, June 15-17. These hands-on in-person workshops introduce a variety of tools, techniques, and strategies invaluable to students and teachers interested in expanding their technical theatre skills. All sessions are taught by Muhlenberg's highly accomplished professional production staff. No previous experience or training... required! Training is available to high school students who have completed ninth grade, and to all K-12 educators with an interest in theatre. Details: bit.ly/bergtech

The Muhlenberg Dance Association proudly presents its fourth and final edition of this semester's DanceWorks series. This show features works created through group collaborations by the dance classes of '21 and '24, Top Naach, Perkulators, Copacetic Rhythms, and many more. We are so proud of all the students involved in this production! Here's the link to watch the show now: https://youtu.be/t5WzsZ1QEy0

ALUMNI ALERT: Christopher Routh '13 has been making a name for himself in a unique niche: He creates and lights tiny, fully functioning theatre set models which has led to a following on TikTok and several feature stories, including the one below. We'll let him tell it "During quarantine I used my theater knowledge out of boredom to start set model building. I build miniature sets of Broadway shows and light them and add automation to make them come to life. I have account...s on all social media platforms and go by the username Shoebox Musicals! That’s the name of my set designs. It all started in a shoe box! "I’ve blown up on TikTok recently with the 'Ratatouille' musical trend going on.* I did set designs for that and it went viral, even getting the attention from Disney on Broadway themselves! I got 3 million views on my videos and a following of 84k people! It’s really been crazy!" * "'Ratatouille' musical trend?" you ask? This New York Times article, in which Chris is quoted, will get you up to speed: https://www.nytimes.com//tiktok-disney-ratatouille-musical

#ThrowbackThursday: 30 years ago on December 1, what was then the WHO’s third annual AIDS Awareness Day, Muhlenberg students draped the Center for the Arts in b...lack tarp to commemorate the second annual Day Without Art. Sixty students participated in the event, which was organized by the Muhlenberg Theatre Association and the Arts Club. These photos shared by Muhlenberg Special Collections were taken by Thomas Amico, who still takes many beautiful photos for the college today. Muhlenberg College Theatre & Dance Muhlenberg Art Department See more

Don't miss the final weekend of MTA's Fish Project Play Festival! Swipe to see this weekend's shows and showtimes! Here's the link: https://www.muhlenberg.edu//onsta/fishprojectplayfestival/

It's time for another #tdinstatakeover! Tune in all day tomorrow, Dec. 3, as Lilianne Gering '21 and Dani Barrett '22 take you behind the scenes of this fall's DanceWorks series! Stay tuned for an exciting day!

ALUMNI ALERT: Abbie Linnemeyer '20 and Heather Dutton '20 are both performing in Grounded Aerial's "Insectinside Live in 360," a virtual and immersive aerial experience. Abbie and Heather will be aerialists as well as dancers in this performance. This play launches this Friday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 pm (ET). Get tickets today to receive your VR headset before Friday.

ALUMNI ALERT: Michael J Poyntz '19 and Emma Kowalchuk '20 are both participating in LOVE ON THE ROCKS, a Short Play Festival presented by the At Home Artists Project. Michael is directing the play "No Italian," and Emma performs in the play "Alright, Love You, Bye." The festival live stream is TONIGHT, at 8 pm ET. A portion of donations will go towards the CRR Scholarship program, which helps to provide financial support and mentorship to BIPOC theatre students.

ALUMNI ALERT: "Chopstick," by Kate McMorran '15, will be featured this Saturday, Oct. 24, as part of the Playbill Virtual Theatre Festival. Michael Witkes '15 directs the show, which features McMorran and Le Alfieri '15. When Alice and Holly try to spice up their long-distance relationship by having a virtual date night, they are forced to reckon with their love for each other when they find a mysterious portal in the bottom of their takeout containers. From glowing noodles t...o disappearing chopsticks, the play brings unexpected magic into the monotony of a Zoom call. "Chopstick" explores the longing for closeness we all feel during this time, and how we wish there could be a magical solution to bring us closer to our loved ones. A fundraiser for The Actors Fund, the festival will feature live theatrical works produced specifically for live-online performance. Details below.

The Muhlenberg Dance Association proudly presents its second virtual edition of DanceWorks, an exciting collection of innovative dance works by emerging choreographers! Watch the show now! Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBd2vjI9MTM&feature=youtu.be

Opening weekend of MTA’s Fish Project Play Festival! Swipe to see this weekend’s shows and showtimes! Here's the link: https://www.muhlenberg.edu//onsta/fishprojectplayfestival/

It's time for another #tdinstatakeover! Tune in tomorrow, Oct. 15th, as Ali Rohrbaugh '22 and Jaxson Goldsmith '23 take you behind the scenes of the several plays of the innovative Fish Project Play Festival! You won't want to miss it!

ALUMNI ALERT: Lior Shenhav Algrably and Kathleen Rose Gallardo, both 2019 theatre grads, are part of the team behind Morpheus Productions Company, a new theatre company exploring strategies for creating live virtual theatre events. Lior serves as Artistic Director and Resident Director, and Kathleen is the Production Manager and Resident Stage Manager. "In a time where the theatre world is at a standstill, Morpheus Productions Company aims to provide opportunities and jobs for all theatre artists, on and off the stage," says Lior. "As the world changes, we will continue to transform with it." Morpheus's next project, "The Five Stages of Quarantine," opens Nov. 6. Keep an eye out on their Facebook feed for other Berg alumni, including Willie Naess and Ryan Connelly.

This weekend is your last chance to see this year's Sedehi Diversity Project! The Sedehi Diversity Project is dedicated to fostering conversations about diversity, inclusion, representation, and multiculturalism on and off the Muhlenberg College campus. The project encourages all community members students, professors, and faculty members to engage in ongoing dialogue with one another about who we are, where we come from, what we value, and what we can learn from one ano...ther about ourselves and about the world. This year's project is an online experience. Additional screenings have been added this weekend by popular demand. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome! If you're none of those but you'd like to attend, just fill out the form and indicate your reason for interest in the comment field. Screenings: Friday 10/2: 12 & 1 pm Saturday 10/3: 12, 1 & 2 pm Sunday 10/4: 2, 3 &4 PM. Registration and info at the SDP website: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/diversityproject/

The Muhlenberg Dance Association proudly presents its first virtual edition of DanceWorks, an exciting collection of innovative dance works by emerging choreographers! Watch the show now! Here's the link: https://youtu.be/NakO1AzXpQg

ALUMNI ALERT: A group of theatre alumni has launched a new theatre collective called Theatre of the Electric Mouth, which has released its first video, "Ask the Void," directed by Davis Alianiello '13. The absurdist audio drama imagines a world where those seeking advice in life and love call into The Void and bask in the guidance of that cantankerous abyss. Watch it below! Zach Trebino '11 founded the collective, which also features Alianiello, Patrick Brzezinski-Scorese '1...1, Andrew Clark '12, Helen Laser '16, and Sam Turret '13. Says Andrew Clark: "Theatre of the Electric Mouth (or ThEM for short, as in 'Oh god, it’s ThEM!') is a new theatre collective put together with writers, sound engineers, directors, actors, composers, and all sorts of folks. We’re committed to traversing the new normal and finding ways to create theatre and performance via auditory expression. "Personally, after New York theatre shut down, I felt really stymied. Creating audio dramas with ThEM has allowed me to continue stretching my creative muscles while working with old friends and making a lot of new ones from all over the world. We've got a lot more finished pieces coming up that we're intensely proud of and excited to unleash."