Muhlenberg College

"Blue Stockings" will be performed in Muhlenberg College's Dorothy Hess Baker Theatre, Feb. 27-March 2. The play tells the story of four women at the first women's college at Cambridge, campaigning for the right to receive their degrees upon graduation.

Muhlenberg's annual tour-de-force dance concert features world-premiere dance works by acclaimed guest artists and faculty, performed by Muhlenberg College student-artists. "In Motion 2025" takes place Feb.6-8 in the Baker Center for the Arts' Paul C. Empie Theatre, Allentown, Pa., featuring the innovative works of Baker Artist-in-Residence David Dorfman, guest artist Kyle "JustSole" Clark, and Muhlenberg dance faculty Heidi Cruz-Austin, Karen Dearborn, Noel Price-Bracey, and Robyn Watson, and Artistic Director Karen Dearborn.

Muhlenberg College student-choreographers and dancers presented seven new dance pieces as part of the college's "Studio Sessions" in December. Under the guidance of artistic director and dance professor Lisa Busfield, each original piece demonstrates growth and the journey of collaborative, creative leadership.

Muhlenberg College dancers spearheaded their own choreographic endeavors, under the guidance of dance professor Robyn Watson in fall 2024. Twelve student-choreographed dances were performed by more than 60 student dancers.

The musical "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," written by Dave Malloy and directed by James Peck, was performed Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2024, in Muhlenberg College's Empie Theatre. The work is a musical adaptation of a scandalous 70-page segment from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel "War and Peace."

Running Sept. 26-29, 2024 in the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance at Muhlenberg College, "The Penelopiad" is author Margaret Atwood's vision of Homer's "The Odyssey," from the perspective of Penelope -- during the 20 years of Odysseus's absence. Known for her novel "The Handmaid's Tale," Atwood adapted the "The Penelopiad" from her own novella.

Muhlenberg student actors performed the hit jukebox musical, "Head Over Heels," in April 2024, put on by the Muhlenberg Theatre and Dance Department.

Muhlenberg students took part in the college's 67th annual Advent Candlelight Carols Service, Dec. 7-8 - held in the Gideon F. Egner Memorial Chapel. Adapted from the Festival of Lessons and Carols of King's College, Cambridge University in England, the event featured stories of promise, songs of hope and liberation and a reminder of the power of presence and community.

A choreographic tour-de-force from Muhlenberg's dance faculty choreographers and a guest artist, 'In Motion' ran Feb. 8-10, 2024, featuring student dancers who astonished the community with their tremendous talent.

The Tony-nominated musical 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' came to the Muhlenberg stage, Oct. 31 - Nov. 3.

Last spring's semester penultimate dance concert, Spring Studio Sessions, ran from May 1-3. It featured original dance routines by eight student choreographers with over thirty-five dancers and a new piece by Sanchel Brown called "The REBEARTH."

Love is complicated, after all... "The Labyrinth of Desire," the romantic comedy that opened the 2023-2034 theatre season, offered a charming love story full of mischief and melodrama.

An unconventional approach to theater created new experiences in "Love and Information," a collaborative performance that ran February 23-26.

An ancient myth got a modern rewrite in 'Medea,' a new script developed in January at Muhlenberg College.

The performances, which ran December 1-3, displayed the talents of 123 students, including choreographers, dancers and crew members.

Iconic 'Threepenny Opera' makes honest work out of corrupt capitalist systems in a rollicking musical theater production that ran October 28 - November 6 in Muhlenberg's Empie Theatre.

The inaugural First Peak Film Festival, which will be held November 18 & 19 at Allentown's historic Civic Theatre, will feature Muhlenberg student films and include awards and talkbacks with the filmmakers.

On Saturday, April 9, Muhlenberg's studio art honors thesis class participated in a gallery opening at Gallery Petite in Brooklyn, New York.

Mother and daughter embark on an unforgettable journey in a new musical by Quiara Alegria Hudes and Erin McKeown.

Voice students competed in the 16th Annual Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) student auditions.

In Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance's 'Rosy-Crimson,' a non-male cast writes themselves back into the male-dominated world of 'The Odyssey'

Muhlenberg College presented an evening of short plays with subjects ranging from Judas to Joan of Arc in December.

Joe Romano '23 created the short film "Emetophobia" for a film studies class at Muhlenberg.

Created by a collective of 14 theater artists, the interactive performance experience premiered at Muhlenberg College May 14-16, 2021.

The November performance displayed the talents of eight senior student choreographers and more than 40 dancers on the theme of renewal and reinvention.

World premiere queer adaptation at Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance turns classic Romeo and Juliet tale inside-out.

Three-part comedic web series premiered April 15 as part of Muhlenberg College's Mnemonic Theatre Festival.

Innovative outdoor dance performance marks one of the first live dance performances in over a year at Muhlenberg.

Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance presented Caryl Churchill's play March 28-30, as part of the Mnemonic Theatre Festival. The play offers disturbing glimpses of a world at war.

Ensemble-devised original theatrical work 'Run Glue Tree Pour Dive: A Re-membering' runs April 5-7 at Muhlenberg College's Mnemonic Theatre Festival