Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department

#JoinUs this year and grab a sneak peek! Check out these teasers for our 2021-2022 Mainstage Season! What are you most excited to #JoinUs for?

Are you as excited for this season as we are?!

THEATRE DEPARTMENT SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Jared C Curtis is graduating with a BFA in Acting. After graduation, he will be moving to NYC late summer to focus on acting/directing. Jared will be remembered for loving the muppets, being a cherished student director, and his open and kind heart. Vinegar Tom ... Director: Lindsay Reading Korth Scenic Designer: Allen Wright Shannon Lighting Designer: Emily Stork Costume Designer: @kristheseamstress Photo by: @gfmedia See more

We cannot wait to go Into the Woods with you soon!

Presenting Nazareth College’s 2021-2022 Mainstage Season!

Are you ready for a season of magic, pretend, vengefulness, and agony? Check back here Saturday June 5 for the official season announcement of @nazarethcollege ’s Theatre & Dance Department! #theatre #livetheatre #collegetheatre #naztheatre #dance #musicaltheatre #bfa #nytheatre

Happy Memorial Day. Today we honor those who served with honor. We remember those we lost defending our great country in the name of freedom.

Congrats Naz Theatre Students! We wish you all nothing but the best! You’ll all be missed!

THEATRE DEPARTMENT SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Cat Flint is graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre and minor in Communications and Media with a focus in Marketing. After graduation, she will be moving to NYC in the fall. Cat will be remembered for her love for the Jonas Brothers and Kacey Musgraves, being the face of @nazdining , being the life of the party, and her resilience. Girls Like That... Director: @theabbyhazlett Lighting Designer: @samburk19 Costume Designer: @iliannacohen Photo by: @_.darrenv._ See more

THEATRE DEPARTMENT SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Julianna Pollicino is graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre. After graduation, she will be moving to NYC in the fall. Julianna will be remembered for loving Star Wars and Shakespeare, passion for her craft, and her love for all of her friends. Vinegar Tom ... Director: Lindsay Reading Korth Scenic Designer: Allen Wright Shannon Lighting Designer: Emily Stork Costume Designer: @kristheseamstress Photo by: @gfmedia See more

THEATRE DEPARTMENT SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Hayley Knips is graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in dance. After graduation, she plans to move to LA to pursue a performance career. Hayley will be remembered for her crazy memory, wearing the highest heels (despite being 5’8), her accents, and for being dependable, always. Workshop 360: American Psycho... Director: Brett Smock Lighting Designer: Louis Senenoro and Ian Avery Photo by: @gfmedia See more

If Charlie Chaplin can wear his mask, so can you! Keep an eye out for a limited time link to our video of Chaplin: The Musical Your chance to watch socially distant and safe theatre from the comfort of your homes! ... #NazChaplin #WearYourMask #sociallydistanttheatre See more

The Class of 2021’s Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, & Bass Give our senior class a follow to keep up with them this year! @naztheatre2021 #senior #2021 #seniorshowcase #musicaltheatre #NazMT21

This Sunday concludes the filmed reading of Monologues on Clarissa Street written by Rochester’s Karen Pulley and directed by award winning actor and director, Gary Dewitt Marshall. The play tackles topics such as gentrification, inequality, and Jim Crow in the setting of the melting pot of 1930s - 1950s Rochester, NY. Look out for the link this weekend to watch!

Nazareth College Supports lighting up red tonight for the struggle our industry is facing! Here’s to live theatre hopefully being back soon! #redalertrestart #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #saveourstages

Go check out Felicity Thomas and Caelie Flanagan perform Spring and Winter Song used in Simple Stage’s recent production of Love’s Labour’s Lost. Music by Felicity Thomas Lyrics by William Shakespeare Performed by Felicity Thomas and Caelie Flanagan ... Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to Simple Stage Club to be notified of when they post! Link is in our bio!

Andrew Wicklum Hometown : Augusta, Georgia Dream Role : Emcee - Cabaret Insta Handle : @anddwickk Andrew Wicklum is over-the-moon about joining the Nazareth College musical theatre program. He is and will always be a life-long advocate of the arts and hopes to continue this passion at Naz. He enjoys photography, loves being outside, and can't get enough of anything Ryan Murphy. He is constantly inspired by Jessica Vosk, Lady Gaga, Beth Leavel, and Todrick Hall. He is pla...nning to minor in Communications & Media and also hopes to gain more exposure in costume design, stage management, and direction. Pictured in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder as The D’Ysquith Family with The Greenbrier High School Pack Players - 2020 (Nikki Hayes Photography) See more

Bringing back the freshmen spotlight posts! Ava Massaro Hometown : Rochester, New York Dream Role : Audrey - Little Shop of Horrors... Insta Handle : @ava_massaro Ava Massaro is thrilled to be a member of the MT Class of 2024. She can’t wait to continue her passion for performing at Naz! Ever since starting theatre in a summer camp in fourth grade, she hasn’t stopped (thank you mom for signing me up!!). She’s so excited to start learning and growing with her future peers. Besides all things musical theatre, she loves to draw, paint with watercolors, and is a huge Kacey Musgraves fan. She plans to minor in Visual Communication Design as she loves the visual side of the arts as well. Pictured in Chicago as Velma Kelly with The Webster Schroeder Musicals - 2020 (Hayes Photography) See more

This Saturday make sure to tune in with this link: https://m.youtube.com/cha/UC_QSW8zrOw0auQoR_96ucXA/featured for the second So Close, So Far Shakespeare show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by @thatjarebearguy #shakespeare #naztheatre

Make sure to tune in at 7pm tonight with the link below to watch the first of our So Close, So Far Shakespeare Series, Love’s Labor’s Lost !!!!! You don’t want to miss this live event! https://youtu.be/Cuyoz9QCvC4

The first of our So Close So Far Shakespeare series begins tomorrow night with Love’s Labor’s Lost directed by @heyianpat Make sure to keep an eye out for the link to watch the show live from Zoom! #theatre #shakespeare #nazdoesshakespeare #naztheatre

Don’t forget!! Hear My Voice Cabaret premieres at 8pm tonight!! Use this link to tune in: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ScqEu4GEKX8

Hear my Voice will premiere on YouTube at 8pm this Sunday!! Link will be shared on Instagram in the bio and on Facebook! We are happy that you will all have the chance to Hear Our Voice! #blacklivesmatter #NazHearMyVoice

Tune in tomorrow at 8pm through the link below for the premiere of Hear My Voice: A Cabaret for The Black Lives Matter Movement! https://youtu.be/ScqEu4GEKX8 If you start tuning in at 7:30pm, post your photos and tag us on instagram! #blacklivesmatter #NazHearMyVoice