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May 8, 2024 | 01:49 pm

Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod

Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.

topics: alumni, awards, Department of English, Eastman School of Music, Humanities Center, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
September 30, 2023 | 01:02 pm

The ‘first English language trans novel,’ adapted for stage

The International Theatre program’s production of Orlando promises “a wild ride” and a serious reflection on the fluidity of identity.

topics: Bette London, Department of English, featured-post-side, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
February 14, 2023 | 09:50 am

Changing the narrative about Blackness on the stage

By partnering with Black actors and artists, the International Theatre Program’s recent productions help give new dimension to marginalized characters.

topics: community engagement, diversity, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
September 27, 2022 | 08:53 am

Sam Chanse play premieres at Sloan Performing Arts Center

Fellowship is the latest production commissioned as part of the International Theatre Program’s New Voice Initiative supporting early-career playwrights

topics: Department of English, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theater Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
In Photos
February 23, 2022 | 10:54 am

Costume-ready for ‘fabulously fun’ glam rock theater

A behind-the-scenes photo gallery shows the International Theatre Program gearing up for its production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

topics: Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences, Take Five Scholars Program,
The Arts
November 29, 2021 | 05:32 pm

Inaugural theater production at Sloan Performing Arts Center opens December 2

The International Theatre Program returns to in-person performances as it presents Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird, a modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, performing arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
December 7, 2020 | 12:37 pm

Theatrical classic comedic masterpiece reimagined for 2020

The cast of ‘The Government Inspector’ includes more than 50 students and alumni across the United States, and as far away as Guatemala and China.

topics: featured-post-side, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
February 12, 2019 | 01:23 pm

‘Working on small things’

Nigel Maister has a foothold in music, theater, writing, and visual arts. In the first of a series of interviews with performing arts leaders, the theater program director describes how curiosity keeps his work fresh.

topics: Institute for the Performing Arts, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, profile, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
October 10, 2017 | 12:15 pm

Timely political drama plays out on stage

The play, created directly from transcripts, chronicles the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission hearing in which the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is called before the commission.

topics: Department of English, featured-post-side, humanities, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, politics, School of Arts and Sciences,