Theatre and English Professor Featured on Philadelphia’s NPR Affiliate
WHYY highlighted Gabriel Jason Dean’s play “Rift, or White Lies,” which tells the story of two brothers, one of whom is incarcerated. The actors playing the brothers switch roles each time the show is performed.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 02:33 PM
Devising Desire
A new original work comes to Muhlenberg, inspired by Margaret Cavendish’s 1668 play ‘The Convent of Pleasure’
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 03:28 PM
Building(s) for the Future
Zachary Mannheimer ’99, a theatre and philosophy double major, is founder and board chair of Alquist 3D, a company that 3D prints commercial and residential buildings.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 11:05 AM
Writing Through the Fear
Claire’s Sullivan’s original play “Don’t Get Buried” makes its world premiere in a staged reading at Muhlenberg College
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 05:33 PM
The Fight for Education — Then and Now
Jessica Swale’s feminist play “Blue Stockings” brings the history of the women’s rights movement to Muhlenberg Theatre and Dance
Thursday, February 13, 2025 04:54 PM
What It’s Like to Be in a Mainstage Production at Muhlenberg
It is not an easy feat, but the valuable lessons I learned and the bonds I made with fellow actors and faculty have made my time on the Muhlenberg stage worthwhile.
Monday, December 16, 2024 09:04 AM
Creative Partners
Theatre majors Seamus Good ’18 and Cameron Silliman ’18 started Granite Garden, a rock, folk and jazz band that’s now based in New York City.
Monday, November 25, 2024 00:42 PM
‘War and Peace’ in the Nightclub
Tony-nominated musical ‘Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812’ comes to Muhlenberg stage, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3
Monday, October 14, 2024 00:33 PM
'The Odyssey' Reimagined
Margaret Atwood’s 'The Penelopiad' opens Muhlenberg College’s Theatre & Dance season, Sept. 26-29
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 08:45 PM
Muhlenberg Is One of The Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges
The College is among just 15 percent of higher education institutions to make the list. Muhlenberg is also ranked #6 for Best College Theater and #12 for Best Campus Food and is included on the Best Mid-Atlantic and Green Colleges lists.
Monday, September 16, 2024 11:10 AM
Muhlenberg College's Center for Ethics Explores "The Ethics of Repair"
The Center for Ethics theme for 2024-2025 will examine the ethics, challenges and limits of repair after great harm and how individuals and societies seek justice, healing and pathways to rebuild.
Thursday, August 22, 2024 11:00 AM
Bringing the Arts to Ground Zero
Darren Melchiorre ’00 is the creative director of the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), which opened last September at the World Trade Center site.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 10:14 AM
Q&A With Thomas Riley ’21: Pursuing an Acting Career in St. Louis
Riley, who majored in theatre, has made an impact in the mid-tier market, including originating a role in the play the movie “Selma” was adapted from.
Thursday, May 30, 2024 03:28 PM
Leslie Hill to Join Theatre & Dance Faculty as Department Chair, Artistic Director
Hill was most recently a professor of theatre and performance making at the University of Roehampton, London.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 05:34 PM
Alumni Offer the Inside Scoop on “The Outsiders”
Three Muhlenberg theatre alumni talk about their work on Broadway’s newest musical.
Thursday, April 25, 2024 03:00 PM
Ooh Heaven is a Place at ’Berg
Jukebox musical Head Over Heels hits the Muhlenberg College stage, April 18-21
Friday, March 15, 2024 02:43 PM
Your Future Starts Here: Gabe Martínez ’10
At Muhlenberg, Martínez got a taste of performing in shows that ran longer than a week or two. He's currently performing on Broadway in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" in a role he originated for the national tour in March 2022.
Friday, March 1, 2024 01:41 PM
Theatre Professor Is a Model for Aspiring Designers
Since joining Muhlenberg in 2021, Assistant Professor of Scenic Design You-Shin Chen has continued her award-winning off-Broadway freelance work while heavily involving students in her work on campus productions.
Thursday, November 9, 2023 10:42 AM
Come Hear the Music Play
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance presents 'Sing Happy!,' a celebration of the music of Kander & Ebb, Nov. 3-5
Friday, October 27, 2023 03:38 PM
Mythology by the Mississippi
Directed by guest artist Christopher Burris, '…And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi' stitches together a quilt of history, humor, and profound drama
Thursday, October 12, 2023 04:24 PM
Maggie Robertson ’13 Finds an Acting Niche in the Video Game Industry
Her performance as Lady Dimitrescu in “Resident Evil Village” opened up a world of opportunity.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 02:38 PM
2400 Chew Podcast: Maggie Robertson '13
On this episode of 2400 Chew, Maggie Robertson '13, an actor and voiceover artist, speaks to Muhlenberg Magazine Editor-in-Chief Meghan Kita. Robertson, known for her voice acting roles as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village and most recently in Baldur's Gate 3, discusses her career and offers advice on always "leveling up."
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 03:45 PM
Love Is Complicated, After All...
A non-binary protagonist navigates a world of mystery and romance in ‘Labyrinth of Desire,’ Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 at Muhlenberg College
Friday, September 15, 2023 00:47 PM
Muhlenberg Is One of The Princeton Review’s Best 389 Colleges
The College is among just 15 percent of higher education institutions to make the list. Muhlenberg is also ranked #2 for Best College Theater and #19 for Best Campus Food and is included on the Best Mid-Atlantic and Green Colleges lists.
Friday, August 18, 2023 01:42 PM
Sidney Caruth '23, Connection Through Art Curation at the Martin Gallery (Video)
Sidney Caruth '23 talks about her experience working at the Martin Art Gallery as a gallery assistant and how art challenges her to find connection with others.
Friday, August 11, 2023 09:05 AM
Summer Theatre Job and Course Parallel Rising Junior’s Muhlenberg Experiences
On campus, Anna Item ’25 became familiar with new work development, company management and theatrical consent practices. Now, she’s seeing what those look like in a professional setting.
Thursday, August 3, 2023 11:36 AM
Turning Up the Heat
Romance author Timothy Janovsky ’19, whose third novel in two years will be released on August 15, recently made a deal with the famous publisher Harlequin.
Monday, July 31, 2023 08:49 AM
Alumni Video Profile: Laura Diorio '20 - New York Stock Exchange Social Media Coordinator
Diorio, a double major in theatre and media & communication, spends her days running social media on the high-energy trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Sunday, July 2, 2023 10:08 AM
Two Alumni Are Performing in the Broadway National Tour of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
Gabe Martinez ’10 is playing Santiago; Tommy Gedrich ’21, who’s part of the ensemble, is his understudy.
Thursday, June 22, 2023 02:38 PM
This Land Is Your Land: the Potomac MILA (Video)
Discovery doesn't have to take place far from home. In one of the newest opportunities available within the Muhlenberg Integrative Learning Abroad (MILA) program, students spend two weeks immersed in the Potomac River Valley. Learn more about the program and the lessons it has to offer.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 10:00 AM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Announces Its 2023-24 Performance Season
Selections include four dance concerts; musical theater featuring the music of the Go-Go's; plays by Caridad Svich and Marcus Gardley; and student-written works
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 01:30 PM
You-Shin Chen Receives Lucille Lortel Award
Theatre faculty member receives prestigious award for outstanding achievements in off-Broadway theatre, for her scenic design of 'Wolf Play.'
Friday, May 19, 2023 03:34 PM
This Is the Liberal Arts
At Muhlenberg, each student is exposed to a variety of ideas, ways of thinking and academic disciplines, regardless of what they end up declaring as a major. These stories demonstrate the power and potential of such an education.
Friday, May 5, 2023 00:33 PM
Muhlenberg Receives $4M Gift to Establish Endowed Professorships in Theatre and Dance
The gift from James R. Lentz ’66 and his wife, Debra A. Lentz, dedicated supporters of the performing arts at Muhlenberg, will sustain faculty in two of the College’s signature programs in perpetuity.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 08:36 AM
Theatre and Dance Alum Explains Why They Chose Muhlenberg to “Dance Magazine”
Tommy Gedrich ’21, who’s currently on the national tour of “Moulin Rouge!,” was quoted in a feature about dancers studying musical theatre in college.
Friday, March 31, 2023 09:36 AM
Love Is Loud
Teenage metal band longs for love and triumph in ‘Local Girls,’ April 20-23 at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 03:09 PM
Muhlenberg in Photos: Students Host Allentown Elementary School for College Connect Program
Local children visited campus and participated in science, theatre and athletics as well as a Q&A about life in college.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 09:57 AM
“The Philadelphia Inquirer” Features Alum’s Theatre Company
Sarah Gordin ’21 founded and serves as artistic director for Philly Children’s Theatre, which produces shows for children with disabilities.
Monday, March 20, 2023 03:29 PM
Staging Courage for Kids
Muhlenberg theater project for young audiences explores the life of courageous aviatrix Harriet Quimby in a world premiere production, March 24-25, led by Baker Artist-in-Residence Joshua Rashon Streeter
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 02:58 PM
Turning Off-Broadway Upside Down
Nick Flatto ’10, the co-lead producer and director of “Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical,” discusses the success of the show.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 08:15 AM
Staging What’s Human
An unconventional approach to theater creates new experiences in “Love and Information,” a collaborative performance coming February 23-26.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 02:26 PM
When Jason Met Medea
An ancient myth gets a modern rewrite in ‘(&Medea),’ a new script in development this January at Muhlenberg College
Monday, January 23, 2023 05:03 PM
Muhlenberg’s Revamped Winter Break Externship Program Launches
Students have the opportunity to make connections and explore potential careers between semesters.
Friday, December 23, 2022 09:50 AM
Exhibiting Leadership
As president and executive director of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Aileen Chumard Fuchs ’01 tells the stories of the spaces people design, construct and inhabit.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 08:06 AM
'Bombshell': Student Film Reaches to Audiences Beyond Campus
A short film featuring the works of several students and alumni hits the film festival circuit.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 11:24 AM
A Mythological Makeover
Seneca’s adaptation of 'Oedipus' is more 'complex' than we think
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 05:17 PM
A Ballad Amidst the Boxes
Iconic 'Threepenny Opera' makes honest work out of corrupt capitalist systems in a rollicking musical theater production, Oct. 28 – Nov. 6 at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance
Friday, October 14, 2022 01:22 PM
Long Lived the Queen
Senior Maria Isabel Castillo is studying abroad in London this semester through the Capa London: Global Cities Program.
Friday, September 30, 2022 08:03 AM
‘We are Proud to Present…’ Opens Muhlenberg's Theatre & Dance Season
Opening Sept. 29, Jackie Sibblies Drury’s play offers a theatrical look at race and storytelling through the lens of the 20th century’s first genocide.
Monday, September 26, 2022 05:04 PM
Theatre Students on the Fringe
Fiona McGrath '22 leads a group of theatre students and alumni to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 01:23 PM
Kennedy Kanagawa ’08 Makes Broadway Debut in “Into the Woods”
He is the puppeteer behind Milky White, the cow that was a static prop in the show’s original 1987 run.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 01:12 PM
Jakeim Hart ’16 to Make Broadway Debut in “Almost Famous: The Musical”
He will play band manager Dennis Hope and serve as understudy to the lead role of Russell Hammond.
Monday, August 15, 2022 10:34 AM
Why I Study ... The Relationship Between Theatre and Ecological Ways of Thinking
Associate Professor of Theatre Matthew Moore ’04 explains how he became interested in this topic.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 07:20 AM
The Fairest of Them All
George Psomas ’05 reflects on his time in the Broadway National Tour of “My Fair Lady.”
Thursday, August 4, 2022 03:27 PM
In-Person WeWork Internship Preps Theatre Major for Post-College Life
Joey Marcacci ’23 supports the members of two coworking spaces in his hometown of San Francisco.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 07:16 AM
Muhlenberg Announces Faculty Rising Scholar Award Recipients
The awards were presented at the College's 2022 Honors Convocation.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:59 PM
Jim VanValen Named Outstanding Advisor to First-Year Students
The award was presented at Muhlenberg's 2022 Honors Convocation.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 04:13 PM
Celebrating the Class of 2022
The College’s 174th Commencement honored graduates in a ceremony held in downtown Allentown’s PPL Center.
Sunday, May 22, 2022 06:00 PM
Political Science Majors Take Leadership Roles in Local State Senate Campaign
Cydney Wilson ’23 and Zaire Carter ’22 are working for candidate Nick Miller in the leadup to the May 17 primary.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 08:49 AM
Senior Theatre & Dance Students Lead Production for Local Children
The Muhlenberg team works in collaboration with one another and the Allentown Jewish Community Center community to put on a production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”
Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:47 AM
The 'Forgotten Dawn' Arrives at Sunset
In Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance’s ‘Rosy-Crimson,’ a non-male cast writes themselves back into the male-dominated world of ‘The Odyssey’
Saturday, April 2, 2022 11:52 PM
Sharing Memories Through Music
Will Howitt ’23 debuts his song cycle “Squeeze Her Hand,” a tribute to his late grandmother.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 01:53 PM
From Lyricist to Leader
Inspired by her own songwriting experience, Rachelle Montilus ’24 is launching a collective for student musicians and producers on campus.
Friday, March 25, 2022 09:18 AM
In Solidarity, the Mutual Aid Project Takes Action
Collective welcomes Muhlenberg Community to engage in projects based around community needs
Friday, March 11, 2022 01:22 PM
Performance Project Holds Space for BIPOC Storytellers to Investigate Experiences of Grieving and Loss
World premiere of ‘A Feeling of, Feeling For,’ March 25-27, offers stories of loss and healing through Muhlenberg College Theatre and Dance’s Assembly Festival
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 01:22 PM
Muhlenberg Announces Faculty Promotions
Eleven members of the faculty were recently granted tenure and promoted to associate professor by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of President Kathleen Harring.
Monday, February 28, 2022 03:07 PM
Fredrick Earl Mosley, Diversity of Dance Founder, in Residence at Muhlenberg College
Activities include workshop dance performance ‘UNCONQUERED,’ community dance classes
Friday, February 25, 2022 11:34 AM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Launches Assembly Performance Festival
Featuring more than fifty student performers, the Festival’s five projects range from performance art based on ‘The Odyssey’ to an immersive ‘party of the year’
Thursday, February 24, 2022 11:18 AM
Assembly Festival Debuts with Mysterious 'Party of the Year'
‘You Are Cordially Invited’ immerses audiences in interactive theatre experience, March 3-5.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 03:16 PM
A Uniquely American Roadtrip Musical, "Miss You Like Hell" Crosses the Country in Search of a Connection
Mother and daughter embark on an unforgettable journey in a new musical by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown, opening Feb. 24 at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:02 AM
Increasing Access to Postgraduate Education
Hannah Turner ’19 works at Leadership Brainery, which seeks to dismantle systemic exclusion of marginalized groups in grad school and the workforce.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 08:41 AM
Three Alumni Are AmeriCorps ArtistYear Fellows
Sarah Gordin ’21, Isabel Kaufman ’21 and Gwen Wilkie ’20 are part of the 2021-2022 class.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 09:47 AM
Alum Wins Emmy for Work on “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kate Sprance ’08 was a co-casting director for the Netflix miniseries.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 09:53 AM
Ehn’s ‘Saint Plays’ Tells Stories of Saints Through Hallucinogenic Dreamscape
Muhlenberg College presents an evening of short plays with subjects ranging from Judas to Joan of Arc, Dec. 2-5
Friday, November 12, 2021 02:12 PM
'Call Me By Any Other Name… Just as Sweet' Opens Oct. 21
World premiere queer adaptation at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance turns classic Romeo and Juliet tale inside-out
Friday, October 1, 2021 10:28 AM
‘En El Tiempo de las Mariposas’ Opens Theatre & Dance Departmental Season
True story of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican freedom fighters, marks return to in-person performance
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 00:26 AM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Announces In-Person Performance Season
The department's return to the (non-virtual) stage features a world premiere Shakespeare adaptation, new themed dance concerts, and a spring performance festival
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 05:40 PM
Digital Scholars Celebrated at Trexler Library
The students presented projects that they had completed as independent summer scholars.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 11:24 AM
Rising Senior Examines the Link Between Colonialism and Sustainability
Amanda Clark ’22 conducted summer research exploring Indigenous perspectives on the environment and how they might be better incorporated into the field of sustainability studies.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 04:23 PM
A Theatre Community on Cayuga Lake
Arianna Tilley '22 is immersing herself in the arts in Ithaca, New York.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 10:18 AM
Theatre & Dance — Back on Stage
Theatre & Dance Department announces an eclectic new season of live performances for 2021-22.
Monday, August 9, 2021 03:59 PM
Rising Sophomore Wins Anti-Racism Film Festival
Amira F. Jackson ’24 created the documentary fiction film “Pittsburgh: The People” to explore how Black residents experience racism in the city.
Thursday, July 29, 2021 09:12 AM
Nonstop at a Nonprofit
A summer internship is preparing Emily Leandro `22 for a career in the arts.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 10:01 AM
And...Scene
After 40 years, two longtime leaders of Muhlenberg’s storied theatre program take their bows and reflect.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 11:46 AM
Rising Senior Helps Support Individuals in Crisis
Larissa Dowling ’22, who has worked for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for a year, is now training others to chat online with people experiencing mental health struggles.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 09:30 AM
Cultivating Community
The Muhlenberg Garden Club allows students, faculty, staff and neighbors to enjoy, learn and grow in a natural space.
Thursday, May 27, 2021 09:30 AM
Immersive theater installation ‘Memento: Mori: Triptych’ evokes memory, mortality
Created by collective of 14 theater artists, interactive performance experience premieres at Muhlenberg College, May 14-16
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:22 AM
Ten students, ten stories
A new ensemble performance based on medieval classic, ‘10 x 10 (or, The Decameron)’ will premiere April 22
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 05:57 PM
‘Unstable Connections’ brings light and laughter to a Zoom world
Three-part comedic webseries premieres April 15 as part of Muhlenberg College’s Mnemonic Theatre Festival
Monday, April 12, 2021 09:33 PM
Gertrude Stein’s eccentric ‘A List’ provides lens to explore our surreal moment in history
James Peck directs Stein’s short, peculiar modernist drama for Muhlenberg Theatre’s Mnemonic Festival, April 11-13
Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:53 PM
Powerful and playful piece of physical theater reimagines memory
Ensemble-devised original theatrical work ‘Run Glue Tree Pour Dive: A Re-membering’ runs April 5-7 at Muhlenberg College’s Mnemonic Theatre Festival
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 04:23 PM
Dystopian drama ‘Far Away’ offers disturbing glimpses of a world at war
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance presents Caryl Churchill’s play March 28-30, as part of Mnemonic Theatre Festival
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 01:05 PM
I Made My “Broadway Debut” Through TikTok
A tiny set I built to follow a trend led to a design credit in the streaming production "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical," which raised more than $2 million for The Actors Fund
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 10:32 AM
A Rom-Com for the Pandemic Era
Alumni from the Class of 2010 teamed up to create a web series about dating during COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 00:32 PM
Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance celebrates Black Girl Magic with world premiere ‘Magic’
Opening March 18, Kiyaana Cox Jones’ play takes a Restorative Theater approach to the story of a young woman on a quest to find her magic
Sunday, March 7, 2021 10:24 PM
A Virtual Success
The Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, in an effort coordinated by Philanthropy Chair Sophie Capobianco ’22, sent hundreds of winter coats, pairs of gloves and sets of headphones to students at an Allentown elementary school.
Monday, November 23, 2020 09:01 AM
A Virtual Collective of Artists
Alison Cummins ’21 and Sarah Gordin ’21 started Berg Originals to help students, alumni, faculty and others share and receive feedback on their work remotely.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 02:14 PM
What It’s Like to Start College in the COVID-19 Era
We’re still on campus and it's starting to get cold. I guess I’ll need to buy a winter coat.
Friday, November 13, 2020 08:55 AM
Theatre professor James Peck receives Oscar Brockett teaching award
Association for Theatre in Higher Education presents award annually to recognize ‘tremendous impact’ on students
Thursday, July 16, 2020 05:23 PM
International Relations
After returning from France, Kaelyn Kappes ’21 took an internship with the organization that facilitated her study-abroad experience.
Thursday, July 9, 2020 02:23 PM
Another Side of Theatre
Caroline Dunn ’21 is broadening her horizons with a remote development and events internship with the Barrington Stage Company.
Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:53 AM
Theatre Alum Who Found a Passion in Nursing Treats COVID-19 Patients in New Jersey
Marc Rogol ’05 has seen his work transformed by the pandemic.
Thursday, May 7, 2020 08:17 AM
Muhlenberg Announces 2020 Faculty Rising Scholar Award Recipients
The awards were presented at the College's 2020 Honors Convocation.
Monday, May 4, 2020 02:31 PM
Leticia Robles-Moreno Awarded The Crossette Family Faculty Fellowship for International Research
The award was presented at the College's 2020 Honors Convocation.
Monday, May 4, 2020 11:38 AM
Shared Experience
Muhlenberg’s new externship program bridges the gap between day-long job shadows and months-long internships.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:44 AM
Yes, And…
Sydney Holliday ’23 drew on her improv background for an externship with theatre educator Robert Wagner ’07.
Thursday, March 5, 2020 09:59 AM
Muhlenberg Students and Alumni Named as Fulbright Semifinalists
The Fulbright Scholars Program supports extended research or study abroad opportunities for college graduates.
Friday, February 14, 2020 11:46 AM
Muhlenberg College celebrates 60 years of Hansberry’s classic ‘Raisin in the Sun’
Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Page directs the production, Feb. 20-23
Thursday, February 6, 2020 03:30 PM