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The Dartmouth
April 13, 2026
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Richard Dreyfuss plays journalist Ben Kritzer in professor Joseph Sutton's new play,
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Play written by theater prof. shows in London's Old Vic

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Courtesy of guardian.co.uk Even after a long string of successes on the stage, playwright Joseph Sutton '76 said he still has the same butterflies on opening night that his students have before finals. Sutton, a Dartmouth theater professor, is the author of the new play "Complicit," which debuted this winter at London's Old Vic Theatre.



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Music dept. plans for new major

The music department's curriculum and major program will be significantly revamped for the 2009-2010 academic year, department chair Theodore Levin announced on Jan.



Stina Kohnke's installation at the Hop's entrance features squirrel-like animals surrounded by silhouette cut-outs.
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Innovative art graces Hop entrance

Zachary Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth Staff Hopkins Center visitors who have trouble making sense of the art installation in the Barrows Rotunda may be comforted by the knowledge that the artist intentionally made the work difficult to understand.



The Hood's basketry exhibit explores the politics of Native American-colonial relations.
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Basketry reflects Wabanaki history

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Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff At first glance, the Hood Museum's exhibit of Native American baskets may appear to be a nod to the College's founding mandate and a celebration of a long-enduring craft.


The Grammy award-winning Assad brothers showed off their uncanny synchronicity during a performance on Friday night in Spaulding Auditorium.
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Assad brothers perfectly in-sync at Hopkins Center concert

DOUG GONZALEZ / The Dartmouth Perhaps the most affecting and powerful part of the Assad brothers' playing style is their seemingly telepathic way of staying in time and in tune with each other -- a quality that Sergio Assad attributes to their training. "From the beginning, our teacher told us to play as a duo," Sergio said.



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BOOKED SOLID: Princess Leia fishes for compliments

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In the darkest hour of her struggle with addiction, Carrie Fisher's doctors prescribed a six-day vacation from her medications, during which the actress, best known for her role as Princess Leia, suffered a peculiar type of hallucination: she believed everyone she saw on television was herself.




Visiting professor Eric Weeks' vibrant exhibit brings color to the Hop's halls.
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Weeks tells stories through photos

Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Even if you're sprinting to get in line for a breakfast wrap, it's hard to overlook Eric Weeks' photographs hanging in the halls of the Hopkins Center.



Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Alice (Kate Winslet) struggle to maintain the image of a perfect marriage in
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'Road' traces tumultuous marriage

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Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com Correction appended Perhaps the most overlooked part of "Revolutionary Road" is the white clapboard colonial house sitting at the end of a quiet, suburban street.


Sweet Honey joined Hop programming director Margaret Lawrence for a post-performance discussion on Friday.
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Sweet Honey in the Rock addresses political issues in song

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Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In the middle of Friday night's concert in Spaulding Auditorium, Carol Maillard, a founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, stopped to tell the audience about the a cappella group's CDs and tote bags, which would be on sale during intermission. "I've just been given an assignment, which I will execute faithfully," she said, taking a lighthearted jab at Chief Justice John Roberts' fouled-up administration of the oath of office to President Barack Obama during Tuesday's inauguration.