On behalf of President Lee C. Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger, the Arts Initiative and the Columbia Alumni Association are pleased to offer every Class of 2008 graduate a free one-year Columbia Alumni Arts League membership. CAAL Members have access to discounts and special benefits at more than fifty of New York City’s finest cultural institutions and take part in exclusive arts events with fellow alumni and artists.

B-Sides
Four Short Plays
Written by Columbia M.F.A. Class of 2010 Playwrights

Friday March 7th @ 8pm
Saturday March 8th @ 8pm
Columbia University School of the Arts
@ Schapiro Studio (in the basement of Schapiro Hall)
605 W. 115th Street (Between Broadway and Riverside Dr.)
*nearest subway stop—116th on the 1/9

Totally Free!

Featuring plays by
Steven Gaultney, Jeffrey James Keyes,
Libby Leonard, and Jason Platt  
 
Stage Managed by Melissa Denizard (Stage Management ‘10)

Space is limited! RSVP to columbiabsides@gmail.com.

Are feeling blocked creatively?  Do you need some Metamucil for your soul?  Come take part in this set of workshops addressing issues and solutions to creative blockages!

Spring 08 Work Block Group Available
Location:  Counseling and Psychological Services: Lerner Hall 8th Floor
Day and Time:  Mondays 1-3PM
For 6 sessions: February 25, March 3,10,24, 31 and April 7

To register or for more information contact Dr. William Sommer at (212) 854-2878 or email wgs2@columbia.edu.

Welcome to the first edition of Friday’s SoA Community Profiles.   Each week, you’ll learn something about a fellow member of the SoA community.  This week, we present second-year playwright Nathan Wright.




Name:  Nathan Wright
Division:  Theatre Arts
Concentration:  Playwriting
Year:  Second
Undergrad:  Weber State University
Background: Minnesotan & Utahan (more…)

Columbia Stages Presents:

New Voices, New Play Festival 2007
Featuring the School of the Arts’ Graduating MFA Playwrights
February 9 – March 9, 2006

TODAY (Friday, March 2):

**1:00 pm – Not Where I Live by Jeremy Basescu
**3:00 pm – The Radio Diaries of Hank, Yank, & Prank by Rehana Mirza (more…)

Your friendly third-year SoA playwrights invite you to our celebration/exploration of stupidity, and Sunday is OPENING NIGHT!  So reserve a ticket and come on down for STUPID, THE PLAYS.



The Flea Theater presents The Stupid Team and Blue Box Productions presentation of:

STUPID: THE PLAYS
Get Stupid

Every Sunday, February 24  – March 24 (more…)

Columbia Stages Presents:
MFA Playwrights
February 9 – March 9, 2006
This Friday, February 23:

**1:00 pm – Blood and Coffee in The City of Wisdom by Reuben Jackson
**3:00 pm – Eggs in a Basket by Daria Polatin (more…)

Columbia Stages Presents:
MFA Playwrights
February 9 – March 9, 2006

The Rock Theatre
Roy Arias Studios & Theatres
300 West 43rd St @ 8th Avenue, 5th Floor

Admission is FREE

For Reservations, please call 212-854-3408
e-mail newplays@columbiastages.com
For more information, visit www.columbiastages.com
For a complete schedule of readings, click here for (more…)

Columbia Stages Presents:
MFA Playwrights
February 9 – March 9, 2006

The Rock Theatre
Roy Arias Studios & Theatres
300 West 43rd St @ 8th Avenue, 5th Floor

Admission is FREE

For Reservations, please call 212-854-3408
e-mail newplays@columbiastages.com
For more information, visit www.columbiastages.com (more…)