Twin Cities Theater and Dance
Located in the Twin Cities, 日韩精品 is in the heart of a thriving arts community, with more theatre companies per capita than any other city in the country besides New York City. Students can attend performances at prominent companies such as The Guthrie; Jungle Theater; Children鈥檚 Theatre Company, the largest theatre company for multigenerational audiences in the United States; and Penumbra Theatre, one of the most influential African-American theatre companies in the nation. The Theater and Dance Department regularly brings its students to professional productions in the Cities.
Countless Macalester Theater and Dance alumni continue to work and produce art in the Twin Cities, where Minnesota State Arts Board provides crucial funding and support to artistic work. This allows for a wide range of unique organizations鈥攊ncluding original musical theatre company Theater Latt茅 Da, and The Playwright鈥檚 Center, which provides support for playwrights across the country. Macalester students often have the opportunity to meet influential local alumni, leading to exciting and unique opportunities for internships, mentorship, and collaborative projects.
A current, representative list of the Twin Cities professional theaters and dance companies that Macalester theater and dance alums regularly call 鈥渉ome鈥 includes:
THEATRE COMPANIES
Jack Reuler 鈥75, Founder and Artistic Director
Aditi Kapil 鈥94, playwright/director/actress
Steve Yoakam 鈥75, acting company
Kristen Larsen 鈥04, carpenter
Amber Brown 鈥04, costume/wardrobe
Faye Price 鈥77, Co-Artistic Director
James Williams III, Artistic Program Manager
James Williams III 鈥77, actor and Company Member
Macelle Mahala 鈥01, former August Wilson fellow and dramaturg; author, Penumbra: The Premier Stage for African American Drama
Julia Brown 鈥15, casting director
Emily Zimmer 鈥00, actor
Taous Claire Khazem 鈥03, actor
Paul Whitaker 鈥97, lighting and scenic design consultant
Genoveva Castaneda 鈥96, associate production manager- Emily Zimmer 鈥00, teaching artist
Rachel Bernstein 鈥09, company manager - Katia Cardenas 鈥10, teaching artist
DANCE COMPANIES
Tamara Nadel 鈥95, dancer
Theresa Madaus 鈥05, Tara King 鈥05, Monica Thomas 鈥05, founders and performers
Alessandra Williams 鈥07, Julia Gay 鈥16, Toan Doan 鈥19, dancers
Jonathan van Arneman 鈥16, Nteranya Arnold Sanginga 鈥19, dancers
Rachel Lieberman 鈥18, Mary Mailand 鈥19, dancers