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As It Is In Heaven - April 2020, Messiah College
As It Is In Heaven - April 2020, Messiah College
Theatre and Dance Productions
Written by Arlene Hutton
Directed by Daniel Inouye
A Shaker community in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, in the 1830s is, well, shaken after newcomer Fanny joins and some of its young female members begin to see visions and claim spiritual gifts. These “gifts” cause the young girls to dance, twirl, see angels, shout out and fall into awed trances, completely upending the community. The elder members see these experiences as mere flights of fancy, excuses not to do chores and a disruption of orderly worship. They question Fanny’s intentions and honesty, and the community must decide if this is a true …
2020 Spring Senior Series (Weekend 2), Messiah College
2020 Spring Senior Series (Weekend 2), Messiah College
Theatre and Dance Productions
Saturday, March 7 @ 8pm
Sunday, March 8 @ 2pm
Poorman Black Box Theater, Climenhaga Building, Messiah College
- Her Story, created & performed by Abbie Weinel, featuring Jim Hy
- More, created & performed by Micah Crandall, featuring Katie Phykitt
2020 Spring Senior Series, Messiah College
2020 Spring Senior Series, Messiah College
Theatre and Dance Productions
Friday, March 6 @ 8pm Saturday, March 7 @ 2pm
Poorman Black Box Theater, Climenhaga Building, Messiah College
Two original pieces will be featured;
- All in the Timing, Directed by Aidan Lewis
- Aurora Spectrum, Created & performed by Sara Parrish & Leah DePra.
Estimated Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
Daring To Move: Dance Explorations Of Uncertainty, Risk, And Emotional Exposure - February 2020, Messiah College
Daring To Move: Dance Explorations Of Uncertainty, Risk, And Emotional Exposure - February 2020, Messiah College
Theatre and Dance Productions
“Daring to Move: Dance Explorations of Uncertainty, Risk and Emotional Exposure” Humanities Symposium dance concert
Gregg Hurley, director
Poorman Black Box Theater
Anne Of Green Gables - February 2020, Messiah College
Anne Of Green Gables - February 2020, Messiah College
Theatre and Dance Productions
Directed by Ed Cohn
Music Direction by Eric Dundore
Choreography by Gregg Hurley
Anne of Green Gables follows the misadventures of a wildly independent orphan with fiery red hair and a temper to match. Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to live with a plainspoken farmer and his spinster sister, who thought they were adopting a boy! As she attempts to win over the Cuthburts and all of Prince Edward Island with her irrepressible spirit and imagination, she wins over the audience with this warm, poignant story about love, home, and family. Cherished by generations, Lucy Maud Montgomery's timeless classic comes …
Abolitionist Aunty: Jane Chester, Christopher Mundis, Katie Heiser
Abolitionist Aunty: Jane Chester, Christopher Mundis, Katie Heiser
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Jane Morris Chester was born enslaved in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 5, 1801. Around 1828, she escaped enslavement and made a treacherous journey north to Harrisburg, where she married George Chester. After George’s death in 1859, Jane, fondly called “Aunty” by Harrisburg citizens, continued to operate the restaurant and opened a premier catering business for Harrisburg elites, including …
Conductor Of The Old Eighth: Harriet M. Marshall, Ian Mcilrath, David Ford, Josh Acevedo
Conductor Of The Old Eighth: Harriet M. Marshall, Ian Mcilrath, David Ford, Josh Acevedo
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Harriet McClintock Marshall was born in 1840. Her mother, Catherine, was one of the founding members of Wesley Union African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and Harriet worked with her mother to continue establishing the church's reputation. Wesley Union, located on Tanner's Alley, was a haven for those seeking freedom through the Underground Railroad. Harriet's and her mother's work …
Renaissance Woman: Gwendolyn Bennett, Eva Cunningham-Firkey, Kennesha Kelly-Davis, Janelle Soash, Faith Swarner
Renaissance Woman: Gwendolyn Bennett, Eva Cunningham-Firkey, Kennesha Kelly-Davis, Janelle Soash, Faith Swarner
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
While she was still an undergraduate, Bennett established her reputation as a poet when her poem “Nocturne” was published in The Crisis (the journal of the NAACP), and her poem “Heritage” was published in Opportunity (a magazine published by National Urban League). Just a year later, Bennett read “To Usward, ” her tribute to novelist Jesse Fauset, at …
The Political Pen: Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Kate Kuc, Melissa Boyer, Chloe Dickson
The Political Pen: Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Kate Kuc, Melissa Boyer, Chloe Dickson
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
In 1895, Alice Dunbar-Nelson published her first collection of short stories and poems, Violets and Other Tales. She also published a few plays, such as Mine Eyes Have Seen (1918) in The Crisis, the official magazine of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. Dunbar-Nelson often used her creative works to address racism and …
Ardent Activist: Anne E. Amos, Anna Strange, Michaela Magners
Ardent Activist: Anne E. Amos, Anna Strange, Michaela Magners
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Amos was involved in the temperance movement in Harrisburg. As a founding member of the Independent Order of Daughters of Temperance, she served as the Grand Recording Scribe and District Grand Deputy of the Good Samaritan Council, no. 1. The Council listed under her address on South Avenue functioned as a political hub in the Eighth Ward. Serving …
Musician And Church Leader: Hannah Braxton Jones, Isis Ortiz-Scarlett, Max Weaver, Jarod Fry
Musician And Church Leader: Hannah Braxton Jones, Isis Ortiz-Scarlett, Max Weaver, Jarod Fry
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
Hannah's leadership and administrative skills extended beyond the church to civic organizations such as the House of Ruth, Good Samaritans, and Daughters of Samaritans. In addition, she was a dedicated music teacher. She did all of this while providing for her family by working as a domestic, one of the few jobs available to African-American women at that …
Rhythms Of Resilience In The Eighth: From Abolition To Suffrage, Jean Corey, Katie Wingert
Rhythms Of Resilience In The Eighth: From Abolition To Suffrage, Jean Corey, Katie Wingert
Women of the Eighth Ward
Presented on Friday, February 21 as part of Messiah College’s 2020 Humanities Symposium. This exhibit, “Vulnerabilities & Securities in Historic Harrisburg: From Abolition to Suffrage,” was produced by the Center for Public Humanities Student Fellows and Dr. Sarah Myers’s Public History Class.
This exhibit seeks to honor the spirit of perseverance and resilience demonstrated by many individuals who fought for their rights and contributed positively to the community of the Old Eighth, Dauphin County, and beyond. In this year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. 2020 is also the …