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Taking theatre practices into classrooms at Middlebury College, partnered with the Bread Loaf School of English.

05/21/2026

Yesterday we celebrated our annual Ice Cream Social with our BtP fellows! A bittersweet event honoring the year together and saying goodbye to our graduating seniors. This time we said goodbye to the brilliant Ryan Ulen. A fabulous force of nature — we can’t wait to see what he does next!

05/12/2026

WORKSHOP ALERT 🚨🚨🚨

You’re invited! Beyond the Page Fellow Odette Castillo () brings you her Fellow Project this semester! Check out more details below.

“This workshop explores migration, memory, and movement. Together, we will reflect on the places we have called home, the transitions that have shaped us, and the ways our bodies continue carrying those stories with us. Through guided reflection, movement prompts, and collective sharing, we will explore how experiences of leaving, arriving, belonging, displacement, nostalgia, and change live within the body.

This workshop invites vulnerability. You do not need to identify with migration in a literal sense to participate. Moving to college, leaving a hometown, navigating identity shifts, or carrying memories of another place are all forms of transition that may emerge in the space. The workshop is intended to be gentle, reflective, and community-centered, and everyone is welcome to engage at the level that feels comfortable to them.

No dance experience is needed, only openness and curiosity.”

05/08/2026

This spring proved a vibrant time for Beyond the Page! From Vermont to Singapore to New Mexico, our teaching artists were literally around the globe. As the semester comes to a close, we want to highlight some of our adventures.

Today we spotlight our visits with Prof. David Torres’ Global Health class at Middlebury College ()! Madison (.of.dragons.and.trees) and Craig () worked with these fantastic students to dive into a speech by Dr. Paul Farmer, a call-to-action to fight human suffering. We explored personal connection, text analysis and association, and collective sculpture-making to enter and understand this speech in new ways. Thank you to Prof. Torres and his Global Health students for welcoming us into their classroom!

📸 Ryan Ulen & Odette Castillo Pinto (), Beyond the Page Teaching Artist Fellows

05/04/2026

WORKSHOP ALERT! 🚨🚨🚨

Our Beyond the Page fellows Ryan Ulen and Zeph Santiago bring you their Fellowship Project this semester. Check out more details below and RSVP to participate through the link in our bio!

“WHAT THE HECK?! A Beyond the Page Workshop

The world right now is a little… uh… bonkers

We invite all those who are grappling with the absurdity of our times to an experimental storytelling workshop — a space to be in community and foster connection.

Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00pm in MAC232
Led by Beyond the Page Fellows Zeph Santiago and Ryan Ulen”

04/10/2026

You are officially invited! BtP Founder & Director Craig Maravich () and Program Associate Madison Middleton (.of.dragons.and.trees) offer an original theatrical experience inspired by Damian Stamer’s () current Angels & Ghosts exhibition at the Middlebury College Museum of Art (). This immersive event blends storytelling, music, and audience conversation to explore themes of memory, art-making, and humanity in an increasingly technological world. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Museum of Art. FREE!

Photos by Dave Devine, a throwback to our Stranger’s Case residency at Town Hall Theatre ().

Photo of Damian Stamer by Lissa Gotwals ().

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03/31/2026

The Bread Loaf School of English () may be famous for their summers, but did you know that the school also offers a weekend of professional development for educators in the winter?

The BLSE Winter Institute brings together teachers from all over to engage in their practices in both the classroom and beyond.

BtP Program Associate Madison Middleton (.of.dragons.and.trees) led institute-wide workshops throughout the weekend to create community, stimulate discussion, and deepen participants’ connection to this year’s central question, “How do we expand the English classroom?”

Thank you to BLSE’s Tom McKenna for these fabulous photos!

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01/06/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re starting 2026 off right. Beyond the Page is thrilled to co-sponsor a residency with renowned theatre-artist and activist Michael Rohd this week at Middlebury College. During a workshop series last summer, we experienced firsthand Michael’s profound ability to bring artistry and civic imagination into the same conversation. We would love to share his impact with you all.

Middlebury Community, please join us for any of the following (swipe for more info)!

Creative Approaches to Social Change Panel
Thursday, January 8th from 5:30 PM to 7 PM

Creative Pedagogies for Social Change Workshop
Friday, January 9th from 10 AM to 12 PM

Theatre Workshop with Michael Rohd
Friday, January 9th from 3 PM to 4:30 PM
(Tailored specifically to the theatre and arts students.)

Feel free to spread the word, and of course, SEE YOU THERE!

11/12/2025

WOW! October proved to be a thrilling whirlwind for the Beyond the Page team. When we aren’t running the room, we try (emphasis on try!) to capture photos of our engagements. Here are some of our favorites from this year’s spooky season!

1-2: Our annual performance of La LLorona for the Día de los Mu***os Celebration on the Middlebury College campus and at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Vergennes. Starring our amazing Teaching Artist Fellows!

3: Our visit with the Día de los Mu***os Celebration class and organizational team to brainstorm potential event partners.

4-5: Our engagement with Professor Melissa Hammerle’s first-year seminar, Models of Contemplative Education. We explored what it means to feel lost and how to navigate the unknown.

6: Representing Beyond the Page at the Inauguration Poster Fair!

7-8: Our engagement with Professor Miguel Fernández’ class, Hispanic Performance Studies. We worked with these students to build their vocal and physical skills as actors in preparation for their production of Fotografía en la playa.

9-10: Our time with Professor Ben Powers and the Oratory Now class, Persuasive Storytelling, where we helped students bring their full, empowered selves when practicing for an interview.

11-12: In Professor Greg Pask’s Entomology class, we brought the students through the performance-making process to practice creating accessible ways to communicate scientific research with an audience. There were even some onlookers from the BiHall balconies!

10/02/2025

Can you believe it’s already October?! We’re loving the glimmering Vermont foliage and relishing opportunities to be outside.

Two weeks ago, BtP led a workshop outdoors with the amazing Climate Action Fellows! After a summer of Zoom meetings, the fellows were excited to congregate off their screens. To smoothen the transition, we engaged them in these questions:
🍂Who are you in this space?
🍂When is collaboration hot for you?
🍂What makes the work you do and hope to do as a Climate Action Fellow meaningful?
🍂When are you a steward in this work?
We told stories, we moved our bodies, and we got to know each as we launched into the semester!

09/22/2025

Last Thursday, BtP reunited with our amazing undergraduate Teaching Artist Fellows! In our first meeting of the semester, we explored two driving questions:
🌱When is my artistry most alive?
✨What are my creative practices?
In typical BtP fashion, we answered these inquiries through movement, writing, and storytelling. By checking in with our artistic practices, we uncover our core beliefs around creativity and the role of the artist in society. In the coming weeks, we will use these discoveries to develop a foundation for how we show up as teachers and facilitators. Stay tuned!

What about YOU? When is YOUR artistry most alive? What are YOUR creative practices?

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