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Discovering the intersections between two disciplines miles apart is no easy path to take — but it is a rewarding one. Christian Hernández Barragán ’24, a government and theatre major, shares how he meshed his two favorite departments in his senior theses and in off-campus adventures in London and Washington, D.C.

Hamilton’s Theatre Department is presenting Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, as its spring mainstage production. Communications Office student writer and Angels understudy Alejandro Sosa Hernandez ’26 asked the cast, ‘What did you learn about theatre or yourself from participating in this production?’

Thirty-two productions. Four semesters. A performance every eight days on average. This is the life of Eric Seeley ’26, one of three Hamilton students who has the knowledge to run lighting for all kinds of shows on campus.

After more than 400 episodes, actor Sam Waterston is turning over Jack McCoy’s leadership of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Tony Goldwyn ’82, who joined the cast of NBC’s Law & Order as new DA Nicholas Baxter.

In its second meeting of the 2023-24 academic year, the Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected 17 members of the Class of 2024.

Craig Latrell, Professor of Theatre and Upson Chair of Public Discourse, visited several Moroccan villages in January 2024 with officers of the High Atlas Foundation to observe ongoing post-earthquake reconstruction sites.

Assistant Professor of Theatre Tobin Ost, who specializes in scenic design, does not believe in “art with a capital A,” especially when it applies to design. Throughout his career, Ost has broadened his experiences and knowledge of the world around him while encouraging students to do the same. And some of his students are people who never intended to set foot into the world of theatre.

Gabe Mollica ’14 has recently set out on a tour for his autobiographical comedy show Solo: A Story About Friendship. He recently talked with Communications and Marketing Office student writer Alyssa Samuels ’26 about the process of writing and producing his show, as well as how his time at Hamilton made this experience possible.

Throughout history, art has repeatedly pushed for change by unsettling conventional perspectives on social issues. This summer, a team of Hamilton students hopes to accomplish something similar with their Levitt Center research project by portraying the lived experience of disability through theatre.

The world premiere workshop of Things We Will Miss: Meditations of the Climate Crisis, developed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Emily Harrison, was recently presented by Boulder-based square product theatre.