{"id":3804,"date":"2013-05-22T07:12:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T11:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2013-05-22T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T11:16:12","slug":"in-the-loop-spring-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/in-the-loop-spring-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Loop: Spring 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Decision
\nSeveral cast members from last fall\u2019s campus production of Decision Height: Sarah Peterson \u201916, Yasmeen LaTore \u201916, Madeleine Buttitta \u201915, and Emma Sperka \u201912.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hollins Theatre, Playwright’s Lab rack up Kennedy Center honors<\/h3>\n

In March, the Hollins Theatre production of Natasha Trethewey\u2019s (M.A. \u201991) Bellocq\u2019s Ophelia<\/em> was awarded four high national honors by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival: \u201cDistinguished Production of a New Work, \u201cDistinguished Performance and Production Ensemble,\u201d \u201cDistinguished Scenic Design,\u201d and \u201cDistinguished Choreography,\u201d the last by Lexi Martin Mondot \u201912.<\/p>\n

In addition, Meredith Levy \u201912<\/strong> (now a student in Hollins\u2019 M.F.A. program, Playwright\u2019s Lab) received the high honor of the National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award and the regional David Shelton Award for her original script, Decision Height<\/em>. Kevin Ferguson<\/strong>, also a student in the Playwright\u2019s Lab, was named a national finalist for the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play for his work, Losing Sight<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The awards were presented in April at the national Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. The annual event recognizes outstanding theatrical work by colleges and universities from eight regions throughout the country.<\/p>\n

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\"Chanice
\nChanice Holmes<\/strong>, a sophomore in Visiting Assistant Director of Dance He Jin Jang\u2019s Movement III class, dances inside the huge installation Deep Six (crimson)<\/em>, by artist Liz Miller, in the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum. Museum Director Amy Moorefield and Jang collaborated to bring the class to the museum in February. Students danced in all three galleries, devising movements appropriate to each exhibition.<\/p>\n

\"WWW\"Visit www.youtube.com\/hollins<\/a> to see the dancers in action.<\/p>\n

Milestones<\/h1>\n

This year we celebrate the anniversaries of four signature programs. The January Short Term<\/strong>, which offers students the option of internships, classes, or travel\/study excursions, began 45 years ago; the Jamaica Service Project<\/strong> marks 25 years of making a difference in the lives of the citizens of Lucea; and the Hollins Critic<\/strong> celebrates 50 years of publishing literary essays, book reviews, and poetry. The Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest<\/strong> also celebrates its 50th anniversary. Read more about the contest in A Responsive Ode to Nancy Thorp<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Hollins
\nAssociate Professor of Classical Studies Tina Salowey and students outside the Aphaia Temple on the island of Aegina during the J-term 2013 trip to Greece.<\/p>\n

\"Jamaica
\nDarla Lindsey \u201915<\/strong> participated in this spring\u2019s Jamaica Service Project, volunteering in Lucea Primary School. All alumnae, regardless of class year, are invited to celebrate the Jamaica Service Project\u2019s 25th anniversary at a reception on June 1, 2013.<\/p>\n

\"WWW\"Go to www.youtube.com\/hollins<\/a> to see the 2013 Short Term videos.<\/p>\n

\"Johanna
\nJohnna Henry \u201915<\/strong>, an art history major, spent January at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in an internship sponsored by Judy Lambeth \u201973.
\nPhoto: Olivia Body \u201908<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Kristina
\nCommunication studies major Kristina Akers \u201913<\/strong>, editor of The Hollins Columns, spent J-Term at The Roanoke Times<\/em> in an internship sponsored by Erica Myatt \u201997, M.A. \u201998.
\nPhoto: Olivia Body \u201908<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Marissa
\nMarissa Shelton \u201914<\/strong> gets friendly with a serpent during the Snakes, Science, Superstition, and Society Short Term class taught by Associate Professor of Psychology Bonnie Bowers.<\/p>\n

\"Courtney
\nCourtney Chenette \u201909<\/strong> (right), a lawyer with Newman Ferrara LLP in New York City, sponsored Emily Wood \u201913, a double major in international studies and gender and women\u2019s studies.<\/p>\n

\"Trudy
\nTrudy Stevens \u201914<\/strong> in the Short Term Installation class taught by Assistant Professor of Art Jennifer Anderson.
\nPhoto: Olivia Body \u201908<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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