The Prospect 11 Weekly Event Roundup

By Assistant Prospect Editor Russell Fan

Spring 2023 Student Reading

Chancellor Green Rotunda

April 18 at 5 p.m.

Students from spring 2023 creative writing courses read out their work, covering a wide array of genres like fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, and literary translation. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

VIS Junior Show: “This is self-organized by numbers”

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St.

April 12–21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This exhibition showcases the work of 20 students from the Program in Visual Arts certificate and Practice of Art concentration in the Department of Art and Archaeology. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

“Three Loves (The Musical)”

by Halle Mitchell ’23

Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex

April 14 at 7:30 p.m., April 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Through an exciting “journey of romance, heartbreak, and self-growth,” this contemporary musical explores the cultural phenomena of “young love, hard love, and love that lasts.” It is written and music directed by Halle Mitchell ’23, and co-directed by Wasif Sami ’25 and Christine Chen ’25. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

“Collage”: A Senior Exhibition

by Maggie Chamberlain

April 10–21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hagan Gallery, 185 Nassau St.

If the floral designs featured on the cover poster draw your attention, take some time to go see this exhibition of work by Maggie Chamberlain ’23, a senior in the visual arts department. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

“King of the Yees”

by Lauren Yee Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

April 13, 14, 15 at 8 p.m.

Directed by guest artist Bi Jean Ngo and features lighting design by Angelica Qin ’23, the Lewis Center for the Arts website describes this performance as “an epic joyride across cultural, national, and familial borders that explores what it means to truly be a Yee.” . After the opening show, there will be a talkback with McCarter’s Director of Equity and Organizational Culture Gina Pisasale, whose research centers on Asian American performance, American dramaturgy, and representations of race within the American Theater. Tickets can be bought through the McCarter Box Office.

“Petty Saint”: A Senior Exhibition

Lane Marsh

Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complex

April 10–21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Lane Marsh ’23, a visual arts major, presents his senior thesis work in an exhibit exploring how barbed wire can act “both to protect and to injure” and “the ecstasy of saints.”. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

“Liminality”

Hearst Dance Center at Lewis Arts complex

April 13, 14, 15 at 8:30 p.m.

Two dance works by Camryn Stafford ’23 and Michael Garcia ’23 explore “the critical point between multiple states and sensory thresholds, internalized and externalized processing, and the process of understanding over time,” according to the Lewis Center for the Arts website. Stafford choreographed “There She Is,” which seeks to portray the concurrent hypervisibility and invisibility of Black women in society, and Garcia choreographed “Acero,” which investigates the human body’s stress response. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

Fund for Irish Studies: Lecture on “Fierce Appetites: Lessons from my year of untamed thinking”

Elizabeth Boyle

James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

April 14 at 4:30 p.m.

As part of the Fund for Irish Studies lecture series, this lecture features Elizabeth Boyle, a Lecturer in Early Irish at Maynooth University in Ireland, who will talk about her Irish Times bestseller book “Fierce Appetites.” The lecture will be introduced by Professor Fintan O’Toole, one of Ireland’s leading public intellectuals. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

Labyrinth Live at the Library: Daphne Kalotay and A.M. Homes

Princeton Public Library and online

April 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Creative writing lecturer Daphne Kalotay and creative writing faculty member A.M. Homes discuss Kalotay’s new collection of stories The Archivists. This event is open to the public, and does not require tickets or registration.

Authentic Jazz and Swing Dance Workshop

Murphy Dance Studio, Lewis Arts complex