About Gidion’s Knot. . . Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother’s son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely—or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the womenContinue reading “Kristen Tripp Kelley stars in “Gidion’s Knot” for Brazen Faced Varlets at the Compass Arts Factory.”
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Nichols Students participate in “Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence” at Alleyway Theatre
Alleyway Theater hosted Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence, the local installment of a nationwide evening of staged readings. The plays are written by teenagers and call attention to the issue of gun violence in our schools. Nichols students participated with young actors from Cheektowaga Central, West Seneca West, Tapestry, and BAVPA high schools. Students volunteered and tookContinue reading “Nichols Students participate in “Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence” at Alleyway Theatre”
Kristen Tripp Kelley plays Maxine Hadley in “Dial M for Murder”
A Road Less Traveled production at Shea’s 710 running March 24-April 12th. Tickets: https://www.sheas.org/performances/dial-m-for-murder/ Directed By Robin Lee Starring Kate LoConti Alcocer, Todd Benzin, Steve Copps, Kristen Tripp Kelley and Adam Yellen. Costumes: Kari Drozd Wig: Susan Drozd Sound: Kevin Faulhaber Lights: Nicholas Quinn Set: Dyan Burlingame Props: Diane Almeter Jones SM: Sarah Foote ASM:Continue reading “Kristen Tripp Kelley plays Maxine Hadley in “Dial M for Murder””
“A Wrinkle in Time” at Nichols School
Production Photos: Hamid Hussein Students performed a scene from the play at Alice, Ever After Books for story time hour before our final matinee. Photos: Meg Howe
New York State Theater Education Association PD Day in NYC
NYSTEA teachers gathered in NYC to partake in workshops, network, and enjoy theater performances. Kristen Tripp Kelley engaged in workshops centered around fostering student play writing, exploring new play titles, and building community through a theater program. Weekend Itinerary and Addresses Friday, September 20, 2024 5:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Cocktail Hour Hosted by JohnContinue reading “New York State Theater Education Association PD Day in NYC”
Kristen Tripp Kelley Joins Nichols Students and Colleague in Experiential Learning Around Ecology and Geology in Greater Yellowstone
Fifteen Nichols students just completed the 2nd annual course in Geology and Ecology of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. What an epic success! This course brings Nichols School curriculum to the forefront. After work in the classroom we travel to the Yellowstone region for experiential learning designed by instructors Josh Ring and Kristen Tripp Kelley. WeContinue reading “Kristen Tripp Kelley Joins Nichols Students and Colleague in Experiential Learning Around Ecology and Geology in Greater Yellowstone”
Kristen Tripp Kelley participates as ARTA rep in Panel on “Burnout in Buffalo Theatre”
On Monday, April 22nd, Julia Miskines hosted a community discussion of burnout among theatre practitioners led by a curated panel of local professionals in the Buffalo Region. Following the moderated panel discussion, the event featured an open forum for conversation with attendees to provide local workers with an opportunity to share any ideas, perspectives, andContinue reading “Kristen Tripp Kelley participates as ARTA rep in Panel on “Burnout in Buffalo Theatre””
Nichols Theatre program performs in the heart of the Buffalo Theatre District
The Nichols School Advanced Acting performed at the Alleyway Theatre Cabaret for their final offering of the season: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” A hot off-the-presses, 2023 revision of the script that took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm in 1987, this hilarious, irreverent, and imaginative play gave Nichols actors the chance to developContinue reading “Nichols Theatre program performs in the heart of the Buffalo Theatre District”
“Iphigenia and Other Daughters” at Nichols School
Nichols Upper School theatre students presented Iphigenia and Other Daughters Adapted by Ellen McLaughlin from Sophocles and Euripides on December 1st and 2nd, 2023 at the Flickinger Performing Arts Center.
ARTA Education Committee Offers Directing Workshop at the Paul Robeson Theatre
ARTA (Association of Regional Theater Artists) Directing Workshop: 3 Directors, 1 SceneThe ARTA Education Committee proudly presented a free to the public, interactive workshop on the art of directing for the theatre.When: Sunday, November 12th, 6-8pm.Where: Paul Robeson Theatre, 350 Masten Ave. Buffalo, New York 14209What: Accomplished WNY directors Verneice Turner, Kevin Craig, and MeganContinue reading “ARTA Education Committee Offers Directing Workshop at the Paul Robeson Theatre”
Staged Reading of “Penumbra” by Anna Kay France in Association with Buffalo Writers’ Theater
Anna Kay France’s Penumbra is a powerful play looking at the bond between two sisters and the complexity of their relationship—the intimate connection of loyalty with rivalry, love with manipulation and betrayal. It looks at the mysterious way family tragedies repeat themselves in subsequent generations—and the tension between the desire to obscure family secrets andContinue reading “Staged Reading of “Penumbra” by Anna Kay France in Association with Buffalo Writers’ Theater”
Nichols School Theatre Students attend Community Matinee of “Belfast Girls” by Jaki McCarrick at Irish Classical Theatre Company
Interview with Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit, Nichols Alumnus class of 2005.
Nichols School Film and Acting Classes Collaborate on Short Film shot at the Buffalo Science Museum and Screened at the NorthPark Theater
Led by Andrea Mancuso and Kristen Tripp Kelley, the Nichols Upper School Film and Advanced Acting classes collaborated on four short films united by the theme of Untold Stories. Students served as directors, screenplay writers, actors, art directors, production managers, editors, sound designers and cinematographers. Teams chose genre, four character types and two plot pointsContinue reading “Nichols School Film and Acting Classes Collaborate on Short Film shot at the Buffalo Science Museum and Screened at the NorthPark Theater”
Greek Odyssey
Learn about my two week summer sabbatical in Greece in which I explored the birth of modern drama through ancient amphitheaters.
“The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at the Irish Classical Theatre Company
Devising “The Refugee Project” with Journey’s End Refugee Services
Nichols Students Perform at the Folger Shakespeare Library Conference in Western New York
The Folger Shakespeare Library held a satellite workshop in Buffalo, NY. Nichols Upper School students Kate Coburn, Clare Ring and Jeremiah Williams joined me at the Ujima Theater on Friday, April 28th, 2023 as part of a larger program of performance demonstrations by schools and professional theater companies. We shared exercises used to access Shakespeare’s AsContinue reading “Nichols Students Perform at the Folger Shakespeare Library Conference in Western New York”
Kristen Tripp Kelley 