Groundwork Cabaret and Exhibition

In-person presentation of students' work created in or inspired by "Groundwork" workshops includes short film screenings, live performances, and visual arts and design gallery exhibition.

The Bi-Co Theater Program offered Groundwork—a series of theater and performance workshops curated by Assistant Professor in Theater Catharine Slusar—as an alternative to the traditional Spring 2021 Performance Ensemble courses. Students enrolled in the Performance Ensemble courses participated in the full suite of workshops, while interested students from all disciplines and majors had the option to enroll in individual workshops. Students worked in smaller socially distanced in-person classes to generate a variety of interdisciplinary works, including live performance, design, masks, scripts, and short videos. A collection of these works will be presented in a cabaret and a gallery exhibition available to the Bi-Co campus community.

Groundwork Cabaret and Short Film Screening*
Thursday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
McPherson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall

Seating begins at 15 minutes before each screening. The screening will be followed by live scenes in several sites in and around Goodhart Hall and a gallery tour. Please contact theater@brynmawr.edu with any accessibility concerns. Reservations are suggested for the Cabaret, walk-ins are welcome.

Groundwork Exhibition*
Gallery: Thursday-Friday, May 13-14, 6-9 p.m.
Hepburn Teaching Theater and Atrium, Goodhart Hall

Gallery exhibition is open for walk-ins during exhibition hours.

Groundwork Workshop Instructors
Led by Assistant Professor in Theater Catharine Slusar
Jessica Cerullo – Michael Chekhov Technique.
Akeem Davis – The Actor as Authority
Steve Harper – Playwriting
Rachel Jett – Droznin Movement Technique 
Jenn Kidwell – Solo Performance
Beckie Kravetz – Mask Making
Josh Lamon – Musical Theater
Maiko Matushima – Design Queries
Forrest McClendon – Choicework® – Anti-Racist Theater
Eli Nixon - Crankies, Toy Theater, Performing Objects
Catharine Slusar – Building Blocks and Practical Skills

Performance Ensemble 

Monet Debose, BMC ‘21
Sophie Friedenwald-Fishman, BMC ’23
Abby Green, BMC ’21
Nadia Kim, BMC ˈ21
Eliza Lehman, BMC ˈ22
Mackenzie Mckillip, BMC ˈ24
Lillian Moffatt, BMC ˈ22
Eleni Spiliotes, BMC ˈ24
Meenakshi Thirumurti, BMC ˈ23
Eliza Waterman, BMC ˈ22

Groundwork Workshop Participants

Aha Anderson, BMC ‘23
Elizabeth Colburn, BMC ‘23
Sophie Daley-Harris, BMC ‘‘23
Shantanu Dew, HC ‘22
Seun Eisape, HC ‘24
Iris Erwin, BMC ‘24
Trevor Esilu, HC ‘21
Catherine Farrell, BMC ‘22
Jacob Fink, HC ‘24
Mia Gaughan, BMC ‘24
Raina Gully, HC ‘21
Sofi Guven, BMC ‘23
Halcyon Hu, BMC ‘22
Madeline Ingoglia, BMC ‘24
Yier Jin, BMC ‘24
Hikaru Jitsukawa, HC ‘23
Maya Karlan, BMC ‘22
Clara Lind, BMC ‘24
Ariana Martinez, BMC ‘23
Ciaira McFadden, BMC ‘24
Victoria McKeown, BMC ‘23
Anne Meyer, BMC ‘23
Eve Murphy, BMC ‘22
Saria Rosenhaj, BMC ‘‘21
Emily Saks, BMC ‘‘21
Emma Schwartz, HC ‘24
Patricia Shore, BMC ‘‘23
Kayla Strine, BMC ‘24
Mahika Vajpeyi, BMC ‘21
Max White, BMC ‘21
Gracia Zhao, BMC ‘‘21
 

The Creative Team

Mark Lord, Producer
Catharine Slusar, Director
Maiko Matsushima, Resident Designer
Cat Slanski BMC ‘21, Stage Manager
Justin McDaniel, Technical Director
Henry Bradford, Assistant Technical Director
Amy Radbill, Production Manager and Props Designer
Angela Dowdy, Arts Administrator

Full details on workshops and guest instructors can be found on the "Groundwork" page.

*Bi-Co Community Members Only: Cabaret and exhibition attendance is limited to Bi-Co Bryn Mawr or Haverford College community members, space is limited. All events are masked, socially-distant, limited-capacity offerings following the College's COVID-19 safety guidelines.