Cornish Theater faculty member Sheila Daniels has been named associate director at Seattle's prestigious Intiman Theater. In her new role at Intiman, Daniels will manage casting and artistic relations as well as help produce shows. She is also scheduled to direct Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire as part of the Intiman's 2008 season. (more)
Daniels moved to Seattle in 1994 and has been an active member of the theater community. She has been artistic director of Theater Schmeater and Baba Yaga, and recently associate artistic director of the Capitol Hill Arts Center. Daniels' staging of Seattle Shakespeare Company's recent mounting of Pericles was met with much acclaim, as was an extended run of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment at Capitol Hill Arts Center. She has directed shows for Book-It Repertory Theatre, Wooden O Theatre, and Theatre Schmeater, among other troupes. Daniels will continue to teach part-time at Cornish.
Cornish Art faculty member Barbara Noah recently co-curated an exhibition for the Francine Seders Gallery, featuring the work of four artists and one artist team, in addition to her own work. But Seriously, Folks: Funny Art and Its Deeper Meanings features work that is humorous with serious underlying themes. (more)
In addition to Barabara Noah, featured artists include former Cornish faculty member Stephen McClelland, as well as Cornish alumni Jennifer McNeely, Joseph Park, Erik Geschke and Dawn Cerny (in collaboration with Alice Tippit). The exhibition will be accompanied by a color brochure with an essay by Barbara Noah. The exhibition will be on display November 30 - January 6 with an opening reception Sunday, December 2, 2 - 4 pm. The Francine Seders Gallery is located at 6701 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103.
Target Margin Theater of New York resurrected its popular laboratory series in November, with a three-week festival encompassing each and every one of Aristophanes' plays. Among the featured performances was The Name Means Public Spirited. Or, All Those Other Things written by Mallery Avidon, who graduated from the Cornish Theater Department in 2003. (more)
Based loosely on Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae, the play featured a slew of performers and collaborators from the Cornish community including director Jake Hooker (TH 00), composers Brian Lawlor (MU 02) and Beck Henderer-Peña (MU 01), and lighting designer Tlaloc Lopez-Waterman (PP 01). Performers included Deanna Companion (TH 99) and Julia Sirna-Frist (TH 05). The series also featured an adaptation of Lysistrata written by F. Wolf Molitch (TH 01), directed by Sherrine Azab (TH 02), and performed by Amanda Capobianco (TH 01) and Josh Conkel (TH 03).
On Sunday, October 21, 2007, Cornish faculty, staff, students and alumni took part in Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts, the College's annual gala, and the year's largest scholarship driven fundraiser. A smashing success, this year's event featured an original theatrical performance entitled Putting it Together, written by Theater Department alumna Lisa Halpern ('87). (more)
Written, produced, designed and directed by Cornish faculty, students, and alumni from the Theater and Performance Production Departments, Putting it Together was a testament to the talent, skill and creativity fostered at Cornish. In addition to the production, Music Department students were also featured performers at the event. A special thanks to all who participated as both patrons and collaborators - your donation greatly benefitted the Cornish Scholarship Fund and will help provide direct financial support for our students.
Thelma G. Lehmann, a well-known known abstract impressionist artist, collector of African art, former art critic for the Seattle Times, and life-long friend and supporter of Cornish College of the Arts, passed away this November at the age of 91. A philanthropist as well as an artist, Thelma served on many arts and cultural boards and contributed greatly to the Seattle arts community. A wonderful friend of Cornish, Thelma established the Thelma Lehmann Endowed Fund for the Art Department in addition to providing funding for an Artist-in-Residence in the Music Department. Thelma lived her life to the fullest, no holds barred, with a "joie de vivre" unlike any other - her vibrant life and generous contributions to our community will not be forgotten.
