2024
Spring Awakening
Directed by: Art Babayants
Musical Director: Fannie Gaudette
Choreography: ZemmourBallet (Nicolas Zemmour and Chantal Carrier)
We just got back from Spring Awakening. It is, without question, one of the best things of any kind (I include sports, conferences and events of other kinds) I’ve ever seen at Bishop’s. The singing and music was absolutely spellbinding from the first song to the last. The business with the hanging lights was hypnotic. I loved that every single moment was choreographed. The difference that makes in sharpness of dialogue and moving the story is unbelievable. And the story itself – absolutely heart-rending. I barely made it through the final song. What a triumph for the Musical Theatre program!
Dr. Jamie Crooks, Philosophy, audience member
2023
The Drowsy Chaperone
Directed by: Art Babayants
Musical Director: Fannie Gaudette
Choreography: Chantal Carrier and Laura Page (tap-dance)
The quality of the acting is impressive… Everyone managed to truly embody their characters. Whether in song, dialogue, or expression, the actors perform with both passion and lightness for two hours.
Rosalie Croteau, La Tribune, Sherbrooke, May 30, 2023 (translated from French)
2022
Godspell – The Musical
Directed by: Art Babayants
Musical Director: Fannie Gaudette
The 14-member company draws on performers from across Bishop’s student body, including students enrolled in psychology, education, and neuroscience, as well as from the performing arts. Diversity in the acting company extends to language as well, and audiences can expect to experience French, English, Hebrew, Spanish and American Sign languages.
Gordon Lambie, The Sherbrooke Record, February 25, 2022