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Tracking the moving parts: checking in with Lily's Revenge stage manager Jessi Dimmock '18
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Lily's Revenge took place in 2 theaters and a lobby, and include a parade and haiku battle that moved entirely outside our space. Keeping all of those elements from collapsing into chaos...

The Lily's Revenge, a thesis in four parts: Meet lighting designer Tamara Harris
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Our final graduate student spotlight is on Tamara Harris, the lighting designer for The Lily’s Revenge. In previous weeks, interviews with Jen Onopa (the director), Gaven Trinidad (the dramaturg...

The Lily's Revenge, a thesis in four parts: Meet costume designer Christina Beam
Thursday, April 12, 2018
The next spotlight for The Lily’s Revenge is focused on Christina Beam, the costume designer. This is the third article for this project; for more context on Taylor Mac and The Lily’s Revenge,...

Nissa Whittle '06 uses theater to communicate in business
Thursday, April 5, 2018
New York City is home to about 8.5 million people. One of those people is Nissa (Perrott) Whittle '06, an entrepreneur, founder of Talkologie, UMass Theater alumna, and Chai Latte Enthusiast.

The Lily's Revenge, a thesis in four parts: Meet dramaturg and choreographer Gaven D. Trinidad
Thursday, April 5, 2018
For our next segment on the process of creating Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge in the UMass Department of Theater, I have interviewed Gaven Trinidad – an MFA candidate in dramaturgy. Gaven is the...

The Lily's Revenge, a thesis in four parts: Meet director Jen Onopa
Monday, March 26, 2018
The final production of the UMass Department of Theater’s Mainstage 2017-2018 season represents not one, but four graduate student theses! Meet third year graduate students Jen Onopa who is directing The Lily's Revenge.