The Melloniad 2021

The Mellon School! But how? No Farkas Hall,
no luxury dorms, in fact no space at all.
Performatizing in our virtual room,
our virtual field was brought to us by Zoom
as Noe sent us critically back to college
while Elizabeth hosted De/Colonial knowledge.
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The Melloniad 2019

Migrations! We set our journey into motion
with Martin’s expertise in kochemer loshn—
lost beggar-tongue of hobo, thief, and rogue
(might Mad Men help to put it back in vogue?).... Read more about The Melloniad 2019

The Melloniad 2016

The Mellon School! We set off once again,
this time to theaters sacred and profane.
Martin opened up our panorama
as altar boys stumbled on or into drama.... Read more about The Melloniad 2016

The Melloniad 2015

What gets performed—and what do we abandon?
What’s to become of repertoire and canon?
In Martin’s talk, we learned to our surprise
how hard it is for plays to Nortonize.... Read more about The Melloniad 2015

The Melloniad 2014

“Theater must take place somewhere.” O, but where?
How can we track this beast without a lair,
A moving target thanks to traveling players?
How can the Mellon School unpack the layers?... Read more about The Melloniad 2014

The Melloniad 2013

Martin marched us off to Goethe’s drum
And put the mundi back in theatrum.
Dodging the bullet of Orientalism,
“World theatre” became rallying cry and prism.... Read more about The Melloniad 2013

Andrew Sofer