CFA
AUDIO: Mason student finds the human story in Ibsen classic
|On Feb. 26, the free student preview for the Mason Player's first studio drama, “Hedda Gabler,” will be held in TheatreSpace.
The play is directed by Halah Zenhom, a senior theater major at Mason. In an interview with the director, provided in its entirety in the audio clip below, Zenhom explains the overarching message of “Hedda Gabler” and how she wanted to share the story with Mason audiences.
Walnut Street Theatre charms Mason with heartfelt production of "Driving Miss Daisy"
|The Walnut Street Theatre performed “Driving Miss Daisy” in their third production at Mason's Center for the Arts.
On Feb. 7, excited “Daisy” fans gathered in the Center of the Arts’ Concert Hall as music from the jazz age set the tone for the evening’s play. “Driving Miss Daisy,” directed by Bernard Havard, is a story about friendship and acceptance.
World Blues Tour sets toes tapping at Center for the Arts concert
|The World Blues Tour stops at Mason’s CFA with world-renowned performers in a night dedicated to American and international blues music.
On Nov. 15, the iconic Taj Mahal Trio and international artists Vusi Mahlasela of South Africa and Fredericks Brown, originally from New Zealand, performed in the World Blues Tour at the Center for the Arts.
The Fall Dance Concert exhibits the emotional work of senior dance majors
|Nov. 14 marks the first senior-produced dance concert for Mason’s School of Dance, where senior dance majors will debut their own theater pieces that they have spent the past semester creating in the Fall Dance Concert.
L.A. Theatreworks brings The Graduate to Mason with a radio-style twist
|L.A. Theatre Works presents “The Graduate” which reveals the other, darkly comedic side of college graduation at the Center for the Arts.
“The Graduate” was originally a novel that was adapted into the famous Dustin Hoffman movie in 1967. The novel was also adapted for the stage by Terry Johnson in the West End before coming to Broadway in 2002.
L.A. Theatre Works adapts the stage version of “The Graduate" into a “unique hybrid radio theater-style,” according to their recent press release.
Broadway star teaches master class at Mason
|On Sept. 27, Mason’s "ARTS by George!" and the Center For the Arts gave musical theater students the chance to participate in a special master class and talk with actress and Broadway star Laura Benanti about “making it big.”
Benanti spoke with students about the professional world of acting through an actor’s eyes and gave valuable advice on maintaining a job and being happy.
Fall for the Blog: Sonia Sanchez
|Fourth Estate follows events of the Fifteenth Annual Fall for the Book Festival through Fall for the Blog.
Award-winning poet Sonia Sanchez explores pain and love during poetry reading at the Center for the Arts.
CFA opens 2013-2014 season with Jeffrey Siegel
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| Jeffrey Siegel begins his twenty-first year at CFA playing tunes of Gershwin (photo courtesy of Center for the Arts). |
This Sunday kicks off the 2013-2014 season of Great Performances at Mason by the Center for the Arts (CFA). All throughout the year, concerts, operas, plays and other artistic spectacles will be rotating through the doors of the Center for the Arts, spectacles which any full-time Mason student can see for free.
Center for the Arts 2013–2014 season announcement
|On April 11, 2013 George Mason University's Center for the Arts (CFA) publicly revealed its 2013–2014 “Great Performances at Mason” season. The CFA is well known for offering a wide variety of performances from orchestral and choral shows to dance troupes and theatrical tours. This upcoming season will feature a whole slew of new performances, and everyone can find something offered that will give them, as well as friends and family, a pleasurable evening of entertainment.