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Puppeteer Matt Vogel gives life to Count von Count and Big Bird on “Sesame Street.” (Photo courtesy of Sesame Workshop; photo illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications)

Q&A: How Do You Become a ‘Sesame Street’ Puppeteer?

"Sesame Street” is coming to the University of Virginia’s Grounds. Cast members from the friendliest street in America will perform Thursday at Carr’s Hill for an Arts on the Hill event, following a workshop with students in Helms Theatre. Sesame Street puppeteer Matt Vogel, who gives life to Count von Count and Big Bird, is one of the cast members who will perform at Carr’s Hill. Vogel talked to UVA Today ahead of the performance about how he joined the show’s cast and some of the most surprising things about being on the show.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/qa-how-do-you-become-sesame-street-puppeteer

The Bard on the Hill: Arts on the Hill with Shakespeare on the Lawn (SotL)
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THE BARD on THE HILL: Arts on the Hill with Shakespeare on the Lawn (SotL)

Arts on the Hill will be held at Carr's Hill, home of President and Mrs. Ryan, on Monday, February 24 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm (doors will open at 5:00 pm). All UVA faculty, staff, and students are eligible to enter the lottery. The deadline to enter the lottery is 11:59 pm on Thursday, February 20. Winners will be notified by no later than 5:00 pm on Saturday, February 22.

February 3, 2025
Five performers dressed in black act in a classroom in front of an audience.
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Comedy Holy Trinity” Delivers a Divinely Hilarious Start to the Semester

The Incident, Amuse Bouche and The Whethermen — a triumvirate of prominent comedy groups on Grounds — joined forces Friday night for their debut performances of the semester.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/01/comedy-holy-trinity-delivers-a-divinely-hilarious-start-to-the-semester?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Two people look longingly at each other in the foreground, while someone in the background stands in the space between them, looking at the camera.
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Greek myth with Spanish twist opens UVa Drama season

The University of Virginia Department of Drama is opening its new season with a retelling of the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur through the wit and complexity of the Spanish comedia tradition and the talent of a woman whose face is on Mexico’s 100-peso bill.

https://dailyprogress.com/life-entertainment/local/art-theater/greek-myth-with-spanish-twist-opens-uva-drama-season/article_3cf35608-9bb7-11ef-b0bb-eb5aa8b69b94.html

Six faculty members pose in front of the Colonnade Club.

Colonnade Club Celebration Recognizes Three Years of A&S Faculty Promotions

The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences celebrated the promotions of 151 faculty members to higher ranks among our tenured and academic general faculty with a Sept. 17 reception at UVA’s Colonnade Club in Pavilion VII on the Lawn.

https://as.virginia.edu/colonnade-club-celebration-recognizes-three-years-faculty-promotions

A collection of 19th century dresses of various colors and patterns, with several details highlighted with close-ups.
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A Stitch in Time: See Fashion’s Evolution Over 100 Years

Former professor Lois Garren started the Historic Clothing Collection in the 1970s when she realized that some garments in the department’s costume collection, too fragile or valuable to be worn onstage, still offered insight into the past.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/stitch-time-see-fashions-evolution-over-100-years

Obstacles of all shapes and sizes abound on this quest.
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UVA Drama to Open 2024-2025 Season with 'Love is the Greater Labyrinth'

The UVA Department of Drama will kick off its 2024-2025 season with 'Love is the Greater Labyrinth', by the celebrated 17th-century Mexican playwright, philosopher, poet, feminist, and nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, translated from the Spanish by the UCLA Diversifying the Classics Project / Working Group on the Comedia in Translation and Performance.

October 17, 2024
Many people sit on the ground outside of the Drama Education Building. A giant blue and orange puppet is paraded across the lawn.

The U.Va. Arts Welcome Picnic Kicks Off Another Year of Arts on Grounds

At the beginning of each academic year, the University community has the opportunity to participate in an emergent part of the on-Grounds arts scene — the U.Va. Arts Welcome Picnic.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/09/the-u-va-arts-welcome-picnic-kicks-off-another-year-of-arts-on-grounds?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured