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St. Mary's College of Maryland

Upcoming Events

  • August 30
    Classes begin.
  • August 31
    7:30 p.m. TFMS Open House, Bruce Davis Theater, MH. All welcome to attend.
  • September 1
    6:00-10:00 p.m. Auditions for Hay Fever, directed by Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, Bruce Davis Theater, MH.

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2010 - 2011
Season & Events

Box Office

For Reservations:
240-895-4243, or e-mail boxoffice@smcm.edu

For our assisted hearing patrons: The Bruce Davis Theater is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you would like assistance, please ask one of the Box Office managers for a receiver when you pick up and pay for your tickets. Students who require a receiver will be asked to leave their student ID at the Box Office until the receiver is returned; non-students will be asked to leave their driver's licence.

TFMS Alumni
Where Are They Now?

Megan Rippey

Megan Rippey (class of 2008, B.A. women, gender, and sexuality studies, minor in theater studies) will soon head to the California Institute of the Arts (fall 2010) to begin the M.F.A. program in acting (class of 2013).

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Mark A. Rhoda
For comments about this site or suggestions for its improvement, contact: marhoda@smcm.edu

A. Lorraine RobinsonWhen I graduated from St. Mary's as a theater major, I realized I had received not just a degree, but a true education. The department not only gave me a foundation in the theory and practice of my craft, but most importantly an opportunity to ignite as an artist and to develop a style and interest in challenging theatrical material, which led me on fascinating journeys after I left the school. 

A. Lorraine Robinson, '92, co-founder and -producer, MuseFire Productions, a multimedia production company incorporating both stage and screen media, Washington, D.C.; freelance director and former coordinator, Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship Program, Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.

Featured Event

JugglerANNOUNCING OUR 2010-2011 THEATER AND ARTS SEASON
As we prepare for a productive summer and time away from campus, TFMS would like to announce its 2010-2011 theater and arts season. The main stage season kicks off in the Bruce Davis Theater in October with Noel Coward's comedy, Hay Fever, directed by Michael Ellis-Tolaydo. Eugene Ionesco's short absurdist "anti-play," The Bald Soprano, directed by Mark A. Rhoda, hits the boards for a five-show run in December, while Suzan Zeder's Mother Hicks, a theater for youth piece directed by Holly A. Blumner, closes our main stage season in March-April. In February, the Fourth Annual TFMS Film Series on alternative animation screens in Cole Cinema, and our lunchtime "Dance on Camera" film series, moderated by guest artist Sharon Wyrrick, offers up brown-bag film screenings throughout the semester in Montgomery Hall, room 111. Check back periodically for further information about our 2010-2011 theater and arts season as it becomes available.


Kudos

KudosTo TFMS faculty members Merideth Taylor, recipient of the 2010 Historic Preservation Service Award from the St. Mary's County Historic Commission for her documentary on the desegregation of Great Mills High School, With All Deliberate Speed: One High School's Story; Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, recipient of the 2010 Washington, D.C. Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble for his work in MetroStage's production of Heroes; David Ellsworth, whose most recent film, the 14-minute Surface Kinetic, is an official selection of the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival; and Joanne Klein, who presented a paper on Spike Lee's film, Girl 6, at the MLA Conference in Montréal, Québec, Canada, April 2010.

To TFMS students Ian Prince ('10), recipient of the 2010 Arts Alliance Award for Theater Excellence, whose contemporary Japanese-inspired kyôgen play, The Healing Drink, was recently published in The Wittenberg University East Asian Studies Journal; Justin Foreman, recipient of the 2010 Arts Alliance Award for Excellence in Film and Media Studies; Briana Manente, recipient of the 2010 Torre M. Meringolo Theater Award (for outstanding work as a stage performer); and the student-run performance space, The White Room, for being named Best New Club of the Year (2010) by SMCM's Student Government Association.

Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies, 2010
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