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MU Media Network Collabs with Players for New Project 

The logos for MU Players and Manhattan Media Network.BILLY WALKER / COURTESY Victoria Schiller, Senior Writer Manhattan Media Network will work in collaboration with the MU Players this spring as they set the stage for their upcoming musical comedy, The Addams Family. The Quadrangle sat down with members from both Players and Media Network to discuss their upcoming idea of creating a trailer for the … Continue reading MU Media Network Collabs with Players for New Project 

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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 Face Major Budget Cuts

Last semester’s musical production of 9 to 5 showcasing the costumes and setsthose involved were able to put their whole hearts into. ANGELINAPEREZ/THEQUADRANGLE By Zoe DeFazio, Web Editor Manhattan College Players are facing extreme budget cuts that have forced the group to place limitations on their usual production plans.According to Tess Nunan, producer for Players, the club typically receives 23 thousand dollars a year to … Continue reading MC Players Face Major Budget Cuts

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MC Players One Acts Showcase Talent Beyond Just What You See on Stage

Freshman Landen Scofield closing the show with the epilogue of 21 Chump Street. ANGELINAPEREZ/COURTESY By Angelina Perez, Web Editor Actors, directors, and stage crew gathered in The Box Theater to deliver this year’s One Acts in both plays and a musical before their spring production hits the stage.  Sophomore computer engineering student Robert Nolan was allowed to sing and act in this year’s One Acts … Continue reading MC Players One Acts Showcase Talent Beyond Just What You See on Stage

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Players’ Cabaret Tells Us What We Missed on Glee 

By Kyla Guilfoil, Editor-in-Chief The Manhattan College Players’ “Cabaret” is returning this semester with the largest cast in recent years and a theme which incorporates pop culture alongside its traditional theater focus.  John O’Connor and Richard Divirgilio, both seniors, are leading the production as co-directors this semester. Their choice of theme: And here’s what you missed on Glee.  The theme, an homage to the hit … Continue reading Players’ Cabaret Tells Us What We Missed on Glee 

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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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Players’ Cabaret Backs Charity

by Katie Heneghan & Maddie Johnson , Web Editors  While in-person audiences and performances for the Manhattan College Players have been sidelined because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the club decided the show must go on. On Oct. 23 and 24, via Zoom video, Players put on their annual cabaret. The theme for this year’s cabaret was quarantine. On top of being virtual, this particular production was unique … Continue reading Players’ Cabaret Backs Charity

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Players to Perform Virtually Amid Pandemic

by Kyla Guilfoil, Staff Writer Following a hectic and abrupt ending to their spring 2020 season, the Manhattan College Players are gearing up for a strong start this fall. The Players have made the decision to go completely virtual this semester, and will reunite on Sept. 14 for their first meeting. The goal of the virtual plan is to ensure the most safety and inclusivity possible … Continue reading Players to Perform Virtually Amid Pandemic

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