Dear Students-

I have had several emails from concerned students who have been following the news reports of terrorist threats against our city on the anniversary of 9/11. As you all should know, we are scheduled to attend a street theater fair in Washington Square Park at 2 PM on that day. The performance has not been canceled, and will go on as scheduled.

I believe that it will be safe for us to attend the performance, however, I would not want any student to feel that they had to choose between their personal safety and a grade. Therefore, if you do not wish to attend the performance on Sunday because you are concerned about these reports, you are excused from attending, and you will not be penalized in any way.

I will still be attending the performance with any and all students who wish to go. WE will still meet as planned in front of the Bobst Library at NYU at 1:50 (please see the previous announcement and emails for details).

As a safety precaution, I feel that I must have an accurate list of who is and who is not attending the performance so that all students are accounted for. Please email me at meghanhealey@hotmail.com by midnight tomorrow (Saturday 9/10) to tell me whether or not you are going to attend the performance, and include a cell phone number so you can be located if we are separated.

Thank you, and I will see those of you that attend on Sunday, and the rest of you on Monday morning for class.

Meghan
Meghan Healey
Assistant Professor of Design
Department of Drama, Theater, and Dance
Queens College CUNY

Tech Fair is MANDATORY!

Please register here:
(you can also find answers to all questions about Tech Fair you may have on the same site.)

http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/techfair/registration/

There are 7 different time slots: first-come, first-served.  So check your schedule and act fast!

Dear Honors 125 Students-

As you all know, class was canceled yesterday (Monday 8/29) due to the extreme weather that occurred this weekend. In order to keep our class on schedule, and because there are two performances/exhibits that we are scheduled to attend before our next course meeting, this announcement was emailed to you via Blackboard.

Please note, there is an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (“Anthony Caro on the Roof”) that I would like all of us to attend on THIS FRIDAY (9/2) at 7PM. Those of you who cannot attend due to religious observance or other circumstances should try to see the exhibit at another time- BEFORE Monday 9/12. You can check the museum’s hours on their website:
http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/general_information/

Use your Cultural Passport, which the Honors College should have provided to you, to view the exhibit free of charge. Those of you who are coming on Friday, we will gather right in front of the gift shop, which is on the right and across the lobby as you enter the museum around 6:50PM. I am a tall woman with dark hair and black eyeglasses, and I will wear a bright green blouse to make it easier to recognize me.

We are also scheduled to attend a free theater festival in Washington Square Park on Sunday 9/11. We will meet in front of NYU’s Bobst Library, a huge red brick building located across the street from the park at 70 Washington Square South (http://library.nyu.edu/about/bobstmap.html). We will convene PROMPTLY at 1:45 PM, the performances start at 2PM. Feel free to bring snacks or lunch, or a small blanket to sit on. If you are late, call or text a classmate to get our location. No ticket is required for the performance. If you cannot attend the performance for some reason, please let me know in advance.

You also have a film that you need to view before our next class- Manhattan, by Woody Allen. The film is availble for rental or purchase on iTunes and Netflix. Feel free to gather in groups in your dorm and watch it together.

Your first two Blogs are also due over the next two weeks, and I would like you to start them. Tsai Shiou has been kind enough to post my guidelines for blog writing on our class site, and her email address is on the bottom, so you can email her or make an appointment to get help setting up your personal Blog. We will speak about them in more detail when we have class on 9/12. Obviously, you are all excused from the reading, since it was not distributed.

I will hold office hours in my regular office (Colwin Hall Rooms 410-11) this Wednesday from 2-6 PM, and Friday Morning until 12:30 PM. Please do not hesitate to see me, or email me at meghanhealey@hotmail.com. Please use this email instead of my college email, as it comes directly to all my mobile devices. I would appreciate it if you would send a brief email to either Tsai Shiou or myself acknowledging that you did receive this message. I would futher appreciate it if you know other students in the class and would let them know to check their email to stay informed of what we are doing.

I look forward to seeing everyone either at the performances or in class Monday 9/12.

Meghan Healey
Assistant Professor of Costume and Scenic Design
Department of Drama, Theater, and Dance
Queens College CUNY