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By Emily Francisco

What better way to kick off the 150th anniversary of the Civil War than with a new, Civil-War-themed exhibit in the Schmucker Art Gallery?

Titled Lisa Blas: Meet Me at the Mason Dixon, the exhibition features a variety of mediums, including photographed collages, paintings, and a unique wall installation. It opened on August 31 with a Gallery Talk featuring ...

By Emily Francisco

The Gettysburg College student body had no idea what the Theatre Department was up to a few months ago when an ad in the Student Digest proclaimed, “Actors of color wanted!” The mystery was finally revealed last weekend with the Mainstage debut of Aishah Rahman’s Unfinished Women Cry in No Man’s Land While a Bird Dies in a ...

By Alex Thompson

On March 4th, the Gettysburg College Wind Symphony of the Sunderman Conservatory performed as the final event for the Sunderman Invitational at the Majestic Theatre. The Invitational is an open show where members of selected high school bands are brought to perform along with the Gettysburg Conservatory members.  Though the program itself was short compared to previous shows, ...

By Emily Francisco

This month the Schmucker Art Gallery features the works of Ronald Gonzalez, a sculptor with unique visions. Approaching the concept of found objects with a new mentality, his pieces are a profound addition to the gallery this semester.

Born in Binghamton, New York, the artist has worked from his garage studio since the mid-seventies. He aims to create sculptures ...

By Emily Francisco

“In Great Neck, New York they call it a ‘pussycat’… in Westchester, they call it a ‘pookie.’ In New Jersey, a ‘twat…’ A ‘split knish’ in Philadelphia… and a ‘Va-jay-jay’ in Gettysburg!”

So began the evening of storytelling, activism, laughter, and female empowerment in the CUB Ballroom. Performed for its tenth year in a row, The Vagina Monologues this ...

By Emily Francisco

On Saturday, February 5 the Owl and Nightingale Players showcased its first “Black Box Blitz” event, a weeklong adventure for aspiring thespians with the motto, “From Page to Stage in Just Three Days.” Hosted in Stevens Theatre, the event was a newfound hit.

The week prior to the mayhem students signed up in the Kline Green Room for playwriting, ...

By Emily Francisco

On Saturday, December 4 the Christ Chapel was filled with the holiday spirit. Students and other members of the Gettysburg community crowded the richly decorated space in order to hear the beautifully caroling voices. Presented by the Sunderman Conservatory of Music and directed by Dr. Robert Natter, “A Choral Christmas Concert” was a wonderful addition to the Christmas ...

By Emily Francisco

On Thursday, November 11 Gettysburg’s Student Musical Theatre troupe (“SMuT”) performed its first musical revue of the year. Directed by Allison Erskine and titled It’s 11 O’ Clock Somewhere, this show focused on the concept of the “11 O’ Clock number.”

An 11 O’ Clock number, as defined at the beginning of the revue, is any musical number ...

By Emily Francisco

Two new exhibitions are currently on display in the Schmucker Art Gallery. The main gallery features the works of Noelle Tan, a photographer who uses traditional methods to convey nonconventional subjects and compositions. The smaller gallery features the Sol LeWitt Project, a collection directed by Professor Jim Agard and executed by his Introductory and Advanced Drawing students.

Noelle Tan’s ...

By Emily Francisco

The Schmucker Art Gallery’s first exhibition of the year opens with a mix of alumni and current student work. The main exhibition hall displays the works of Kerri Rosenstein and Torrey Steiffel Kist, both alumni of Gettysburg College who continue to produce and exhibit their art. The smaller room in the gallery features ...