News
Staging the Real: Workshopping Neo-Futurist Performance Art
January 31, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Theater alum Joey Rizzolo ’97 teaches interdisciplinary course in collaborative performance art.

This Week in Photos: January 29
January 29, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Although Winter Term 2020 is complete there are still so many photogenic and inspiring moments to share. In this photo series, we visit Lake Erie; Hall Annex 100 for a theater workshop with director Joey Rizzolo; Peters Hall for an elementary Russian class; the Ninde Scholars at Oberlin High School; and a chance to sport a terrific pair of 3D-printed snow glasses.

No Time Like Ngo Time
January 8, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
In four short years at Oberlin College, Alex Ngo set his course for a life in music.

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Presents Cantonese Opera Scenes Nov. 14
November 7, 2019
Erich Burnett
A cultural exchange highlighted by midday discussion on Chinese operatic music followed by an evening performance.

Education through Performance: Kiéla Nelson ’18
April 25, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Kiéla Nelson ’18 is helping cultivate unique and well-rounded learning experiences for youth in Chicago through teaching and performing.

Emily Cohn ’17 to Have Feature Film Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
March 28, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A 2017 graduate, Emily Cohn’s feature film, CRSHD, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring.

B.J. Tindal ’16 Finds Early Success as Playwright
March 12, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A theater and Africana studies graduate, B.J.Tindal is launching his professional career with two plays he wrote and directed at Oberlin.

A Conversation with Caroline Jackson-Smith, Chair and Professor of Theater and Professor of Africana Studies
February 1, 2019
Communications Staff
Jackson Smith directs the upcoming mainstage show What We Look Like, a comedy written by B.J. Tindal ’16.

A Career in Theater: Arif Silverman ’15
January 23, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Arif Silverman ’15 is building himself a sustainable career in the arts.

Matthew Wright Directs Premiere of "Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies)"
December 18, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Professor of Theater Matthew Wright directed Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies), which premiered this fall at the Cleveland Public Theater.
