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Playwright Catherine Weingarten ’13 writes high-energy female-forward comedies full of heightened, playful language. Bennington College’s Ashley Brenon Jowett caught up with her in August about what she is doing now, how Bennington has impacted her career so far, and what she’s looking forward to.
OBIE Award winner Elizabeth Williamson '99 has been appointed the new Artistic Director of American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco, CA. She will assume the role on January 4, 2027.
Clinical Director Dr. Susan Polizzi, Audre Wirtanen '16, and L. Tuthall after having received Article 28 Contingent Approval from the New York State Department of Health in June 2026.
“Mystery illnesses,” including connective tissue disorders, infection-associated chronic illnesses, and their related conditions, have confounded medicine for ages, leaving a massive gap in medical care for some of the sickest, most complex patients.
Audre Wirtanen ’16 and her business partner L. Tuthall are doing something about it.
Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, memoirs, essay collections, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this fall.
Daria MonDesire '72 delivers a spirited song about Boston's quirks, character, and its knack for making the letter 'R' disappear.
Judith Belzer: Walking Project: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, on view at the Robert Frost Stone House Museum through October 31, was highlighted in Brooklyn Rail.
FilmInk saluted the work of director Paul Aaron '66, who helmed A Different Story, A Force Of One, Deadly Force, and more.
Carol Greenhouse '84 met H.A. Rey, who created the Curious George books along with his wife, Margret, while on vacation with her family in Florida when she was 6 years old. She and her family remained pen pals with their fellow beachcomber for eight years.
Laura Spector '76, an artist who coaxed bittersweet vines into alluring and whimsical furniture, lighting and objects, including crowns fit for a druid, before Lyme disease curtailed her practice, died on July 25 at her home in Fairfield, Conn. She was 71.
Zoli, the latest restaurant venture from chef Ned Baldwin '94, was reviewed in The New York Times.
Grace Yaconelli '26 interviews Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Somehow: Thoughts on Love.
An interview with composer and writer Sarah Gancher ’01 conducted and transcribed by Erin Mann ’28 and Lara Pascoe.
Pril Smiley ’65 reflects upon her experience at Bennington College, career as a composer, and her multi-faceted life.
Reshavan Naicker '22 is an emerging visual artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Brad Jacobs '77 Is Betting $900 Million on an $800 Billion Industry Tech Left Behind
When Rafe Churchill ’91 starts talking about Bennington, people unfamiliar with the College’s all-consuming nature sometimes ask, “what is it with you and that place?”
Audre Wirtanen '16 and L. Tuthall, co-founders of Hyp+Access, a disability-led nonprofit organization, spoke to Newsweek about the organization's effort to become a regulated health care facility, which would offer a more holistic model of care influenced by the lived reality of patients with conditions spanning multiple organ systems.
Jonathan Lethem '86 explores Harry Dean Stanton's performance in Straight Time (1978) for The Criterion Collection.
Less Than Zero, the debut novel by Bret Easton Ellis '86, published while he was a student at Bennington, is Vogue's next book club pick.
Sasha Cucciniello '01, artistic director of Telluride Theatre, and Jim Cairl '98, director of the company's Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V, spoke to the Telluride News about their collaboration.
Inspired by her own experiences navigating life transitions and enabled by her education at Bennington College, Dānia Clarke ’15 launched the game Transitions, and her company BRIDGE (which stands for Building Relationships in Diverse Group Environments), to help people feel less alone during life changes: a move, a breakup, or a new job.
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis '86 finds its streaming home on FX. The series will debut on August 5.
Dr. Caitlin Orner '11 spoke to GM Today about how her training in Dance and Chemistry at Bennington College has influenced her career in orthopedic surgery.
Rivera Sun '04 joined an episode of Clearing the FOG podcast, discussing how violence derailed the United States independence movement and ultimately contributed to creating the U.S. empire.
Sofia Alvarez '07 will direct, adapt the screenplay, and co-executive produce the adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel Love, Theoretically for Amazon MGM Studios.