Photo Essay: At Hotel MacGuffin

Creative & Performing Arts

● Sep 25, 2025

Five students on a dark stage holding black binders

From left to right: Amy Mi ’28 as Dr. Benjamina Grody, Emma Haddock '27 as Miss Cedar Sturbridge, Andrew Cusmano ’29 as Mister Jimmy Bell, Sophia Núñez, professor of Spanish, as Figure in Black.

On September 13, ��ý actors performed a staged reading of At Hotel MacGuffin by M Sloth Levine and directed by Jen Shook, professor of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies. The show is a very queer case of missing persons, missing jewels, and missing the point. Drag, melodrama, noir, and cabaret combine into the feeling that you’ve been here before, you’ll be here again, and you’ll still be looking for that last piece. The playwright, this year’s guest adjudicator for ��ý’s , also hosted a playwriting workshop for students.

Hazel Saydak ’28 holding a black binder and wearing a blue shirt under a white cardigan — Hazel Saydak ’28 as Miss Olivia Blonde

Noelle Buehrer ’26 with vibrant red hair wearing a black dress and holding a black binder — Noelle Buehrer ’26 as Miss Georgia Kaplan

Jen Shook directing the rehearsal of At Hotel MacGuffin — Director Jen Shook

Amy Mi ’28 sitting to the right of Tisha Turk who sits with her legs crossed — Amy Mi ’28 as Dr. Benjamina Grody and Tisha Turk, director of academic support for speaking and writing, as Ernest Marcos

A student sitting in an empty auditorium lit by a small lap — Stage Manager Sam Wilson '27

Emma Haddock ’27 wearing a blue shirt and pointing up with both hands

A student turned to face the camera with a monitor showing audio software in front of them — Sound board operator Haley Klatt ’29

A student in black laying on stage steps with their head down

Three students standing on a dark stage holding black binders

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At Hotel MacGuffin is part of the Fall 2025 Staged Reading Series. The next performance will be a concert reading of the Tony award-winning musical Fun Home Oct 10-11.

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Photo Essay: At Hotel MacGuffin

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