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Voices On the Quad: Performing Arts Students Discuss Budget Cuts

Singers’ President Matt Regaldo, pictured here in a photo for the clubs Instagram account, shared his perspective. @SINGERSMC/COURTESY By Alexandrea Velez, Staff Writer Within the 2023-24 academic school year the majority of clubs and organizations on campus have faced budget cuts unlike any other year. Multiple clubs have had to either dismantle, create dues or create new strategies to cope through the year.  The Quadrangle … Continue reading Voices On the Quad: Performing Arts Students Discuss Budget Cuts

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MC Players’ New E-board Shares their plans for the upcoming year

Stage setup in the black box. TJ PEREZ/ COURTESY By Kaylin Flam, Contributor The Manhattan College Players are back for the 2023-2024 season with events and performances all year. The new executive board has been announced and they are optimistic about the events to come.  Tess Nunan, the Players’ producer, is in charge of overseeing the general meetings, ensuring the board and members are comfortable … Continue reading MC Players’ New E-board Shares their plans for the upcoming year

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Manhattan College Players are working 9 to 5 to put on This Year’s Spring Musical

Ensemble, Doralee and Hart perform Cowgirls Revenge from 9 to 5. ANGELINA PEREZ/THEQUADRANGLE By Angelina Perez, Web Editor  The most anticipated spring semester musical, 9 to 5, occurred this past weekend and did not disappoint with the choreography and vocals to show Manhattan College the talent radiating on campus.  The Quadrangle had the privilege of seeing the cast perform during their opening night on Friday the … Continue reading Manhattan College Players are working 9 to 5 to put on This Year’s Spring Musical

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Acting and Activism: MC Players’ Annual V-Day Performance 

Sophie Ryan, the director of this year’s V-Day performance, is an active member of the MC Players community. She’s pictured here during last years performance of Cabaret.  ALYSSA NEALON/COURTESY  By Jocelyn Visnov, Editor-in-Chief MC Players took the stage for this year’s annual V-Day performance on Sunday, Feb. 12. Directed by senior Sophie Ryan, this year’s cast of six actors performed a series of poems from … Continue reading Acting and Activism: MC Players’ Annual V-Day Performance 

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New Players Director Brings Broadway Talent to Manhattan College

By Brooke DellaRocco, Staff Writer After a successful spring season, Players, Manhattan College’s performing arts group, is stepping into the year with a new board of leaders and an entirely new director. Will Erat, a performer himself, is looking forward to getting to work with the program and collaborate with the community.  Erat has performed in both Off-Broadway and Broadway shows including “Catch Me if … Continue reading New Players Director Brings Broadway Talent to Manhattan College

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MC Players’ Production of “Play On!” Sells Out and Leads to Award Nominations for Cast Members

By, Jilleen Barrett, Features Editor & Managing Editor They came, they saw, they sold out.  The Manhattan College Players performed in “Play On!”, a disastrous play within a hilarious play, which proved to be a success after all three shows sold out. The Quadrangle got the chance to see the performance during the show’s open dress rehearsal and talk to some of the players afterward. … Continue reading MC Players’ Production of “Play On!” Sells Out and Leads to Award Nominations for Cast Members

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Players Hosts A Successful First Open Mic Night

By Megan LaCreta, Arts & Entertainment Editor On Thursday night, the classic chords of Bill Withers’ “Just the Two of Us,” rang out onto West 238th Street, marking the start of the Manhattan College Players’ first Open Mic Night at An Beal Bocht Cafe. Luis Chavez, a junior sound studies major with minors in theater and music, and development director for the Players, performed the … Continue reading Players Hosts A Successful First Open Mic Night

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MC Players Return to the Stage in “Significant Other”

by Jilleen Barrett & Katie Heneghan, A&E Editor & Web Editor The Manhattan College Players performed Joshua Harmon’s play “Significant Other,” in the blackbox theatre throughout the weekend of Friday, November 12. With three in-person performances throughout the weekend, Play- ers is truly back in full force. “Significant Other” covers a wide range of topics, from friendships, to romantic relationships, to the challenges of getting … Continue reading MC Players Return to the Stage in “Significant Other”

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MC Players Achieves Success at Annual Award Festival

by Shannon Gleba & Colleen McNamara, Senior Writer & Asst. Sports Editor After a year that brought many challenges to the world of theatre and arts, the Manhattan College Players were nominated for and won many awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Led by their director James Ryan Caldwell, several MC students attended last week’s virtual festival, auditioned for a number of … Continue reading MC Players Achieves Success at Annual Award Festival

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