Cedar Crest College

This November 16, 17, 18 at 7:00 p.m. and 19 at 2 p.m., Cedar Crest College's Department of Performing Arts presents DanceWorks, a yearly showcase featuring original work choreographed by Cedar Crest dance alumnae and current students. By design, DanceWorks challenges choreographers to push the limits of their creativity and create their dances on a 10x10 ft stage. A visual feast, the show features a variety of assorted styles such as jazz, contemporary, step, and modern dance. Saturday's performance will also feature a Q&A session with the choreographers to get inside the minds of the artists, discussing their inspirations and individual creative processes. Led by the guidance and artistic direction of Sarah Carlson, this year's choreographers include: Madison Anusky, '23 Corinne Mundy, '24 Dannica Mitchell, '24 Haven Black, '24 Emma Redman, '24 Abby Engle, '24

This March 23, 24, 25 at 7 p.m. and March 26 at 2 p.m., Cedar Crest Performing Arts will present Jane Martin's controversial play, "Keely and Du." Performances will be held in the Tompkins College Center & Samuels Theatre on the campus of Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA. Tickets may be purchased online at cedarcrest.edu. The cast includes: Du - Sofia Barbour Keely- Rosemarie Kramer Walter- Andrew Galindez Cole- David Lippincott Prison Guard- Mahek "Jayden" Dhawan Orderlies- Chelsi Fread, Lizbeth Parra, Ashly Rodriguez- Ascencio For information, please visit https://www.cedarcrest.edu/academics/performing_arts/events.shtm

Cedar Crest College's literary club, Preterite is pleased to announce the winners of its annual writing contest. Winners are honored at the History, Literature, and Languages Department's Celebration of Creativity, to be held this year on Sunday, April 16 from 2-4 p.m. in the TCC Conference Center. Cover photo for Onyx chapbook: Juno Thomas, for "Falling Jellyfish" Poetry 1st place: Deshian Garricks, for "Lyrics of Black History Month" 2nd place: Fatimah Abdulqaher, for "Brotherhood of Poetry" 3rd place: Tara Tevald, for "Speaking to the Inner Child" Honorable Mention: Anya Stott, for "Orphan" Fiction 1st place: Tara Tevald, for "A Visit Home" 2nd place: Mackenzie Gregory, for "In the Woods Somewhere" 3rd place: Anya Stott, for "The Circus" Creative Nonfiction 1st place: Taylor Hutson, for "Loss" Preterite wishes to thank all of the students who submitted their work for consideration.

Cedar Crest College's Performing Arts Department presents: COMPANY February 23-25 at 7 p.m. February 26 at 2 p.m. Starting off the new year, Cedar Crest College's Performing Arts Department will present Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" at Samuels Theater. The production, featuring music and lyrics by Sondheim and written by George Furth, delves into the themes of modern dating, marriage, and divorce. "Company" employs a non-linear plot, depicting the life of bachelor Bobby through a series of amusing vignettes, as he mingles with his married friends who have arranged a surprise party for his 35th birthday. The Cedar Crest production is directed by William Mutimer, head of the Northampton Community College Theatre Department. Songs include "Another Hundred People," "Side by Side by Side," "Being Alive," and the title song. The cast features Patrick Mertz (Bobby), Rosemarie Kramer (Sarah). Nik Georgievski (Harry), Lydia Walker (Susan), Max Wetherhold (David), Cindy J Lozada (Jenny), Josh Raub (David), Amelia Illingworth (Amy), Connor Sternberg (Paul), Kimberly Mertz (Joanne), Josh Crowley (Larry), Noel Cruz (Marta), Zaria Berry (Kathy) and Olivia Byrne (April). Chad Miller is music director, and choreographer is Joey M Schubert. For information, please visit https://www.cedarcrest.edu/academics/performing_arts/events.shtm

In October, Cedar Crest College Performing Arts presented a pair of one-act plays: Ghost Stories and Approaching Lavendar. Both plays were directed by Clair M. Freeman and focused on women in the midst of sorting out their lives. The audience shared the stage in an intimate black box setting. In Ghost Stories, by Annie Evans, three college friends find that a story told around a campfire's glow leads to bitter truths about the lives they've created for themselves. The cast included Carter Reichard, Madison Paige Anusky, and Anjolene Johnson. Approaching Lavendar, Julie Beckett Crutcher's charming comedy, concerns two sisters who come face to face with the newest member of their extended (and extensive) family. The cast included Katie Moyer, Chelsi Fread, and Sofia Barbour.

The Cedar Crest College's Performing Arts Department presents: SPRING DANCES: We Rise and Fall Together A Virtual Premiere Event Saturday, April 17th at 7:00PM The cast includes: Tap Ensemble: Megan Fink, Sarah Krutsick, Ashlynn Auriemma, Cassondra Daveler, Reilly Mateljan, Olivia Miller (LCCC) Modern Ensemble: Arline Almeter, Ashlyn Auriemma, Brenna Desborough, Cassondra Daveler, Megan Fink, Cindy Lozada Bollywood Ensemble: Arline Almeter, Brenna Desborough, Ashlyn Auriemma Jazz Ensemble: Arline Almeter, Ashlyn Auriemma, Cassondra Daveler, Brenna Desborough, Megan Fink, Olivia Miller, Corinne Mundy Ballet Ensemble: Arline Almeter, Ashlyn Auriemma, Brenna Desborough, Madison Anusky, Megan Fink Hip Hop Ensemble: Arline Almeter, Ashlyn Auriemma, Brenna Desborough, Sarah Krutsick, Cindy Lozada, Katie Graham, Tracy Stanton (LCCC)

Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name. It has been staged under two titles; The first, Fame - The Musical conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes, and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami, Florida. The second was as Fame on 42nd Street, where it was performed Off-Broadway at the Little Shubert Theatre on 42nd Street from 2003 to 2004. A group of vibrant, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, energetic young people gathers to audition to study at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. (Wikipedia)

Preterite 2020 Winners are celebrated at the English Program's annual Celebration of Creativity. PHOTOGRAPHY Winning cover photo: "Colorado Roads," by Jamie Kahn POETRY 1st prize: "So Where's Home?", by Emma Gerstein 2nd prize: "matryoshka," by Emma Gerstein 3rd prize: "Saudade," by Emma Gerstein Honorable Mention: "Awakening," by Emma Casey FICTION 1st prize: "quietus," by Emma Gerstein 2nd prize: "Promises," by Nora Mahmoud 3rd prize: "Alternative Medicine," by Annie Elizabeth Kreiser CREATIVE NONFICTION 1st prize: "Colors in Crisis," by Natalie Bennington 2nd prize: "I Won't Hide from Mike and Ikes Anymore," by Shaylin Troiano

Cedar Crest College announces the cast of its production of "Reckless".

Cedar Crest College presents, The Art of Art Therapists at the Gallery of Capital Blue Cross at the Shoppes at the Promenade in Center Valley. This exhibit presents imagery from students in the undergraduate and graduate art therapy program as well as faculty. Student artists featured are Courtney Brensinger, Charlene Natterman, Amber Petchonka, Heather Tittle, and Eden Yandrisovitz. Faculty exhibiting are Michelle Dean, Program Director, and Meredith Fleshman, adjunct faculty. The opening reception is on April 11th, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The exhibit is on display from April 8th through May 6th.

The 7th Annual Springup Dance Festival boasts a faculty lineup of exciting, highly talented professional choreographers, teachers, and dancers, with impressive national and international resumes.

A play about women searching for answers is up next March 21 to 23 at Cedar Crest College in Allentown.

Faculty juried paintings and prints by Cedar Crest College students Marianna Castro, Stacey Dolgos, Maeve McGrath, Ashleigh Nagy and Katrina Nehmeh are part of an exhibition on display in the gallery of Capital Blue Cross at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley. Works will be on display March 5 - April 5, 2019.

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken, this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood.

DanceWorks harnesses the dynamic expression of the human body. The poetry of movement replaces words in an evolving landscape of imagery and emotion. This year's program features dances by eight talented students and two alumni choreographers. As movement enthusaists, they have chosen to investigate their creative visions kentically. They are learning to become adept at communicating ideas via the infinitely malleable elements of space, time and energy. To up the ante, this year the choreographers have been challenged to create their dances on an 8x8 foot stage. This constraint breeds a wealth of creative possibilities as it encourages the artists to truly focus their vision.

Runaways is a musical which was written, composed and directed by Elizabeth Swados, about the lives of children who run away from home and live on the city streets. The characters were taken from workshops conducted by Swados with real-life runaways in the late 1970s.

Charlotte's Web, a full length play adapted from the book by E.B. White, by Joseph Robinette was performed at Cedar Crest College on November 2, 4 and 5, 2017. The play was produced by special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.