A performance of the hip-hop concept album Mexodus, co-created by actor-musicians Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, will be the first live professional theater event on campus since the start of the pandemic.
Students in Assistant Professor of Art Christopher Platts’ Art 218 class collaborated with the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center to spotlight the design of the Alumnae House living room by artist Violet Oakley.
Vassar College’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents a summer of art with exhibitions ranging from Robert Rauschenberg’s news-inspired screen prints and a related photo display, drawings by sculptor Harry Roseman, and a poignant commemoration of Juneteenth.
Greg Russo ’03 hadn’t been to the movies since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But on April 23, he ventured out to an IMAX theater near his home in Los Angeles to watch Mortal Kombat, an action-packed adaptation of the classic video game, which was debuting that night. “It was a great experience,” Russo said, “hearing all those claps and cheers.” The crowd’s enthusiasm meant a lot to Russo. He had written the screenplay for the film, which shattered post-pandemic box office records that weekend. Mortal Kombat was an overnight success, but Greg Russo’s success as a screenwriter took a little longer—and he says that journey began at Vassar.
