Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Woodworth and written by playwright Qui Nguyen, “She Kills Monsters” explores the world of role-playing before the technology boom, through the narration of a geek heroine.

Liza Howard '18 has a lesson with Jazz Guitar Ensemble Director and Applied Instructor of Guitar Greg Wachala in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Professor of Dance Donna Davenport performs a warm up exercise with a group of alums during her Reunion College Class, Create and Move,” held in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Samantha Shaffner ’17 wards off a group of dragons during practice for the HWS Theatre production of “She Kills Monsters” in the McDonald Theatre.

Bandeja Munir '18 and Tanina Urbanski '17 practice Solace, a work choreographed by Morgan Drake '17.

Kathryn Bowering ’11 (center) performs a self-choreographed piece “Misconductor of Ceremonies” alongside a leaping Renee Sobers in the Deming Dance Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

HWS Dance alums join together to form a movement choir during the “Dance Alumnae/i Weekend” performance in the Deming Dance Theatre.

Members of the Colleges Chorale gather for a group photo following their fall concert in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Fireworks fill the sky over the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts during the Senior Barbecue for the Classes of 2016.

The critically acclaimed Irrera Brothers perform in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

As part of the 2016 Arts Experience Festival, members of the ARC of Seneca Cayuga and students in Assistant Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson's Jamaican Dance class take part in a drum circle workshop.

A metal sculpture by Andrew Hellmund '14 stands in front of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Hellmund, who recently received his MFA from the University of Alberta in Canada, also has two sculptures on display in Geneva's Lakefront Park.

The Classical Guitar Ensemble, directed by Ben Ellis, performs in Froelich Hall.

The L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts has become a favorite location to host events. Here, attendees of the Colleges' first Multicultural Career and Networking Conference gather for a reception.

Cast members of Duchess, a modern adaptation of John Webster's Duchess of Malfi,” rehearse in McDonald Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Duchess” was written for HWS by award-winning playwright Johnny Drago.

Students watch their classmates perform a hip-hop dance routine with guest dance instructor Kimberly Trimlett '10, MAT’11 in the Dance Studio of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.