The Department of Fine Arts presents the Pre-College Arts Program, which is comprised of eight-week courses designed for high school students and taught by university-level faculty. Available courses will be offered in animation, graphic design, oil painting, guitar and jazz studies, rock string orchestra, vocal arts, acting, filmmaking, and special effects in theater. Classes will … Continue reading Pre-College Arts Program Begins 2/17…
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Sign Up Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on 1/15
The Office of Civic Engagement and the Africana Studies Program invite you to participate in a Marathon Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” After his arrest on April 12, 1963, for breaking Alabama’s mass demonstrations laws, Dr. King wrote this letter in response to several white clergymen who urged him … Continue reading Sign Up Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on 1/15…
Student-Directed One-Act Play Festival Begins 12/7
The Department of Fine Arts‘ Student-Directed One-Act Play Festival begins Thursday, December 7th, with a showcase of six student-directed plays: Nightswim, directed by Jenna Sharples The Philadelphia, directed by Kimmie Starts Two Truths and a Lie, dicted by John Patouhas The Boor, directed by Eric Zavadsky Sorry, Wrong Number, directed by Hunter Smith Evelyn Shaffer and … Continue reading Student-Directed One-Act Play Festival Begins 12/7…
Free Live Performance of “Beowulf” Slated for 11/10
Dr. Aaron Hostetter, Associate Professor of English, will host Dr. Chris Vinsonhaler, from the Borough College of Manhattan. on Friday, November 10th, for a public reading of selections of the Old English epic “Beowulf.” Dr. Vinsonhaler will recite the poem while accompanying herself on the harp. The performance will be prefaced by Dr. Vinsonhaler’s research … Continue reading Free Live Performance of “Beowulf” Slated for 11/10…
“The Matchmaker” Closes 11/5
Opening Wednesday, November 1st, “The Matchmaker” will kick off Rutgers–Camden’s 2017-2018 theater season! A classic comedy written by Thornton Wilder, “The Matchmaker” features senior theater major Stella Brennan-Romano as Dolly Levi and is directed by Paul Bernstein, Associate Professor of Theater. The production will take place in the Walter K. Gordon Theater and will run … Continue reading “The Matchmaker” Closes 11/5…
Learn about the Dept. of Fine Arts on Arts Day on 10/21
Interested in learning about the Department of Fine Arts and all it has to offer? First-year and transfer students are welcome to join us for Arts Day, on Saturday, October 21st! This event will showcase our visual and performing arts programs, discuss possible career opportunities, and explain the admission and financial aid process. Registration is … Continue reading Learn about the Dept. of Fine Arts on Arts Day on 10/21…
“Proof” Opens 4/5
The Department of Fine Arts‘ theater program will perform Proof, a drama which features a young woman dealing with her grief after the death of her father, a brilliant but unstable mathematician. Directed by Damon Bonetti, a lecturer for the Department of Fine Arts, the play will run from April 5th-9th, in the Walter K. Gordon … Continue reading “Proof” Opens 4/5…
The Fifth Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies to be Held 2/23
The Department of Childhood Studies will present its fifth annual lecture on Thursday, February 23rd. Dr. Mary Celeste Kearney, Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Theater at the University of Notre Dame, is the guest speaker. Dr. Kearney’s lecture is titled, “Always Extras? Black Girlhood, U.S. Media, and Girls’ Studies.” This lecture begins at 4 … Continue reading The Fifth Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies to be Held 2/23…
“12 Angry Jurors” Opens 2/22
The Rutgers–Camden Department of Fine Arts‘ Theater Program will stage “12 Angry Jurors,” based on the Emmy-winning television movie by Reginald Rose, beginning Wednesday, February 22nd and ending Sunday, February 26th. Directed by Paul Bernstein, Associate Professor of Theater, “12 Angry Jurors” follows the deliberation of a jury who must decide if a young man … Continue reading “12 Angry Jurors” Opens 2/22…
Student Directed One-Act Play Festival Begins 12/1
From December 1st–4th, join us for the Student Directed One-Act Play Festival, sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts‘ theater program. Plays include: Sure Thing, written by David Ives, directed by StellaLucia Brennan-Romano; Victoria Station, written by Harold Pinter, directed by Gregory Stanley Furman; Act Without Words: Part One, written by Samuel Beckett, directed by … Continue reading Student Directed One-Act Play Festival Begins 12/1…