greek play
Greek Play tradition continues with Euripides’ ‘Ion’
Performances, which are free and open to the public, will be held at 4 p.m. on Oct. 6, 7, and 8 in Randolph’s Mabel K. Whiteside Greek Theatre.... READ MORE >>
Treasured tradition: Randolph’s Greek Play takes center stage in the Dell
The play was staged in October in Randolph’s Mabel K. Whiteside Greek Theatre, after a nearly two-year journey that began with a virtual presentation on Zoom last fall. Between the two productions, actors came and went. Director Amy R. Cohen introduced a new translation of Sophocles’ text, and everyone involved dove deep into a beloved College tradition.... READ MORE >>
Randolph’s beloved Greek Play returns with the tragedy ‘Heracles & Deianeira’
“Heracles & Deianeira,” traditionally referred to as Sophocles’ “Women of Trachis,” is about the titular married couple and a misunderstanding between them that causes Heracles to become very ill.... READ MORE >>
Greek Play to be presented live on Zoom
“Heracles & Deianeira” was moved to next fall due to the pandemic, but Cohen and her cast are presenting it via Zoom this weekend. ... READ MORE >>
Cohen to be featured on Harvard's 'Reading Greek Tragedy Online'
The next installment of Reading Greek Tragedy Online, run by Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in partnership with Out of Chaos Theatre and the Kosmos Society, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday.... READ MORE >>
Randolph Theatre announces 2020-2021 season
This season, Randolph Theatre is going from Ancient Greece to Wonderland to small-town Wisconsin. ... READ MORE >>
Cohen co-edits book, Shakespeare in the Light
Amy R. Cohen, a Randolph classics professor and the Catherine Ehrman Thoresen ’23 and William E. Thoresen Chair of Speech and Theatre, recently co-edited the book, Shakespeare in the Light: Essays in Honor of Ralph Alan Cohen. Professor Cohen collaborated on the book project with Paul Menzer, dean of Mary Baldwin University’s College of Visual... READ MORE >>
Classics scholar praises Randolph’s Greek Play, director in Didaskalia
A scholarly review of Randolph College’s 2018 Greek Play, Medea, was recently published in Didaskalia, a peer-reviewed, electronic journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman performance. Written by A.C. Duncan, a classics professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the article thoroughly reviews the performance by Randolph students... READ MORE >>
It’s all Greek to me: Randolph continues treasured tradition with 2018 Greek Play, Medea
When Jarred Scott ’22 first heard about Randolph College, he was intrigued by the opportunity to pursue his passion for the creative arts and to experience the Greek Play. Soon, he was helping 3-D print molds for masks to be used in Randolph’s fall 2018 production—before he even started his fall semester. “The opportunity to... READ MORE >>
Symposium of Artists and Scholars highlights wide variety of student research
During the 2018 Symposium of Artists and Scholars on Thursday and Friday, Randolph students presented the results of various research projects on topics ranging from teaching strategies to environmental surveys to planning for a zombie outbreak. In its 10th year, the Symposium brings together students of all academic disciplines to share research results and highlight... READ MORE >>
