SUNY Oneonta Students Featured in Theatre Department's "Novecento"

This fall, the SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department produced "Novecento," a theatrical piece created by Italian writer and director Alessandro Baricco, with the help of 11 students. The students fulfilled both cast and crew roles, and rehearsal for the show began Aug. 28, shortly after students returned to campus and began the 2024-25 academic year.

"Novecento is a poetic yet compelling piece of theatre telling the story of a fictional pianist who was born on an ocean liner, lived all his life on board and died on it," said Associate Professor of Acting, Directing and Movement Kiara Pipino. "He never set foot on land. Yet, his fame went well beyond the bow and the stern. We follow his life and his dreams through the eyes of his friend, experiencing a snapshot of the social and political life of the early 1900s."

Directed by Pipino, SUNY Oneonta's production of "Novecento" was a joint performance made possible by Theatre Department faculty and staff and students from the Mask and Hammer Club. The production's wardrobe was designed by Costume Shop Supervisor, Theatrical Designer Marjean McCaslin-Doyle, and Assistant Technical Director and Theatrical Designer Nathan Elsener created the setting.