Bowdoin undergraduates are pursuing a wide range of funded academic projects over the summer. Continuing with our series of summer fellowship profiles, we check in with an earth scientist, a sociologist, and a theater major.
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Former Bowdoin stand-up comic Sophie Fleur de Bruijn ’18 is making waves in the film industry as a writer. Her latest screenplay, One Month Mark, has attracted the attention of Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Lawrence, who wants to star in and produce the romantic comedy.
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From Indigenous religious practices in Central and Eastern Africa to human drama in the Czech Republic and the US, the wide-ranging work of three cinema studies students, all of them seniors, was celebrated as the semester drew to a close.
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From prestigious awards and major research grants to acclaimed performances, exhibitions, publications, and public scholarship, Bowdoin faculty members contributed to their fields in significant and creative ways throughout the spring semester.
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George Ellzey, a Chicago-based filmmaker, director, and producer, recently returned to Bowdoin to share his wisdom and his work with students. He screened his award-winning short film Cottage Grove, along with two works in progress, Accessories and Closed Mouths.
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Enjoy a slideshow of images by photographer James A. Hadley from Bowdoin College’s recent production of Every Brilliant Thing. The one-person play explores themes of mental illness and suicide as a child creates a list of everything wonderful in the world to help their mother cope with depression.
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Bowdoin students enjoyed a special treat in early March as the film and TV actor, who is also a writer and director, shared his insight into the entertainment world. Adelstein’s recent big screen credits include The Menu and Crime 101. He’s also starring in the upcoming TV series The Audacity.
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Professor of Theater Abigail Killeen portrays Goneril, one of King Lear’s daughters, in this “stripped-down, beautifully envisioned production” of the Shakespeare tragedy. It runs at LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City through February 8.
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Through published works and prestigious recognitions, international opportunities, and artistic pursuits, Bowdoin faculty members complemented their campus instruction with scholarly and creative endeavors during the fall semester.
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91ÖÆƬ³§ from the fall dance classes performed a diverse set for the annual end-of-semester dance concert, which drew big audiences for its three December shows in Pickard Theater.
Read moreThe theater and dance program at Bowdoin offers students the opportunity to examine the ways in which theater and dance provoke the imagination, tell stories, create community, and challenge assumptions.
Emphasis is placed on theater and dance’s fundamental connection to the liberal arts curriculum at Bowdoin, as well as theater and dance literacy, performance skills, and an understanding of historical and social influences on drama and dance. The aim is to develop imaginative theater practitioners who collaboratively solve problems of form and content with a passionate desire to express the human condition on stage.
No prior experience is expected to participate in Theater and Dance at Bowdoin.