Mister Miss America
Neil D’Astolfo ’07.5 portrays Derek Tyler Taylor, the first male contestant in his small-town beauty pageant, in the off-Broadway solo show Mister Miss America at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
Stories
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The Adele of Audiobooks
Julia Whelan ’08 has established herself as the voice narrating hundreds of audiobooks, including Gillian Flynn’s thriller Gone Girl and Tara Westover’s memoir, Educated.
Vermont Prize for Visual Art
Visual artist, graffiti scholar, and educator Will Kasso Condry has been selected for the first Vermont Prize, a new endeavor aimed at celebrating and supporting the best visual art being made in Vermont.
Award-Winning Short
A film by Jude Dry ’09 won “Best New England Short” at this year’s Provincetown International Film Festival.
The Race Against Polio
Scientist Ross McIntosh has been working to overcome antivaccination beliefs in communities experiencing polio outbreaks in Africa. Fluency in French—gained through a fellowship at the Language Schools—has helped him to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
Art for the Earth
Bread Loaf student and multimedia artist Himali Singh Soin ’08 is using her art to raise awareness and funds for ecological and community sustainability in the Himalayas.
A Black History Month Watchlist
We asked Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture Natasha Ngaiza to recommend five works from Black filmmakers she thinks everyone should watch. Read up, and add these to your watchlist!
Reading List for Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve compiled a list of Black authors connected to Middlebury that we hope you’ll check out.
Sonic Art
What began as an attempt by Assistant Professor Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.