Backstage Pass is a series of blog posts spotlighting PHAME’s production of The Poet’s Shadow, on stage at the Hampton Opera Center this August. This guest post is written by Liliane Hunt, who taught the costume design class where students designed the costumes for The Poet’s Shadow. A professional costumer by trade, Liliane is currently hard at work creating the costumes for the show.
Read MoreBackstage Pass is a series of blog posts spotlighting PHAME’s production of The Poet’s Shadow, on stage at the Hampton Opera Center this August. In this guest post, Erik Ferguson and Yulia Arakelyan of Wobbly Dance discuss their experience working with PHAME artists to develop movement pieces for the rock opera.
Read MoreBackstage Pass is a series of blog posts spotlighting PHAME’s production of The Poet’s Shadow, on stage at the Hampton Opera Center this August. In this post, guest blogger Alexis Hamilton writes about her experience teaching the libretto writing class that ultimately wrote the opera’s libretto.
Read MoreBackstage Pass is a series of blog posts spotlighting PHAME’s production of The Poet’s Shadow, on stage at the Hampton Opera Center this August. In this post we introduce you to the show’s poster, which was designed by our Spring Term Graphic Design class.
Read MoreRead Ashlie’s letter regarding the impact PHAME has on her life and why she donates to PHAME.
Read MoreWhat does employment mean to you? How has it affected your sense of purpose and broadened your community? Beyond money, how has employment changed your life? Or has employment remained out of reach to you?
Read MoreThe rock opera project is speeding along, and we’re excited to begin rehearsals in June! Casting is underway, and while some roles require an audition, any PHAME student will be able to join the choir. We’ll have seven performances the last two weeks of August, and tickets go on sale mid-June.
Read MoreWith our One Community Breakfast coming up in May, we reached out to two of our Campus Assistants—Lea Mulligan and Kyle Brushwein—to hear their thoughts on employment.
Read MoreWhat an incredible evening! We were absolutely blown away by the amazing costumes, the wonderful student performances, and the awesome generosity of our guests. Here’s a selection of photos from the evening. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Read MoreWe are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming PHAME Teaching Artist Jason Rouse and beloved friend of PHAME Jessica Dart as this year’s PHAMEtastic MCs!
Read MoreYou’ll want to start practicing your paddle wave now because our PHAMEtastic Live Auction Packages are far out! Be sure to get your tickets, and we’ll see you there!
Read MoreThis year’s gala is ‘70s themed, so there are so many groovy outfits to choose from. Executive Director Jenny Stadler thought back on her own childhood growing up in the ‘70s and put together some groovy ideas for her costume—and yours.
Read MoreEvery class was new once, so we want to be sure our brand new classes are getting the spotlight they deserve.
Read MoreYou can make a difference for the place that makes me feel like I matter.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to advocate for yourself? How can telling your own story be a tool for self empowerment? How can criticism be constructive, rather than destructive? These are just a few of the important questions that PHAME students are tackling each week in our new class, PAL: Presentation, Advocacy & Leadership.
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