Despite the harsh winter weather, an enthusiastic audience gathered in Chapin Auditorium on the evening of Jan. 31 for Ice Cappella. The show was the first a cappella performance of the semester and an opportunity for prospective a cappella members to get a sense of each group before attending auditions, which followed over the weekend. Before each of their performances, the groups introduced themselves by explaining what is unique about their group, emphasizing their community aspects.
Students reimagine Shakespeare in “Much Ado About Nothing” production
For many, the name Shakespeare invokes a sense of dread, bringing to mind memories of high school English classes filled with stale interpretations of dense and unrelatable text. This fall, Talia Pott ’25 set out to challenge these preconceptions through her senior thesis project: a genderqueer reimagining of “Much Ado About Nothing,” which was performed Nov. 22 through Nov. 24 in Rooke Theatre.
FMT department performs “The Addams Family”
Amid the festivities of Family and Friends Weekend and Halloween, members of the Mount Holyoke College community gathered in Rooke Theatre to watch the film media theater department’s recent production of "The Addams Family,”directed by Noah Tuleja, an associate professor of film media theater and the film media theater chair.