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Feb 25, 2011 · As a student in Hamilton's Program in New York City, Hayden Kiessling '12 is interning at The Martha Stewart Show. This semester's NYC program theme is Mediascapes: Globalization and Culture and is directed by Professor of English Patricia O'Neill. Read Kiessling's blog about a typical day at The Martha Stewart Show here.
Mar 10, 2015 · O’Neill noted that Hayden Kiessling ’12 arranged for the tickets to “Hamilton” back in November when she was working at the William Morris Agency and the show had not yet opened. Sterling Xie ’16 offered the following review of the production:
- Auntie El
- Why My Friends Didn’T Visit Last Summer
- Music For Prague 1968
- There Is Something About Africa
- Exposed
- Hameau Farm
- Block by Block, Word by Word
Eleanor, or “Auntie El” as she was called by everyone, was my primary caretaker for the first fifteen years of my life. Auntie El grew up in the blue-collar town of Everett, Mass., never married and lived with my grandmother, who was her older sister. She spent her spare time bowling and looking for bargains on items nobody needed. Auntie El worked...
Maybe it’s because I live in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where Brett Favre draws more of a crowd on Sunday than any religious service, cheese is a staple food, it’s sub-zero during global warming, current “fashions” come three years after they’ve hit it big with the rest of the world, and where all children by the age of ten can use a 12-gauge like it’...
“Do not judge this piece until you have performed it.” Repeatedly, Mr. Benstein challenged us to look beyond the rugged atonalism which went against every concept of our musical knowledge, and convey the raw emotion that inspired Karel Husa to compose Music for Prague 1968. At that time I did not understand how emotions could be expressed without w...
“You say, ‘Sawubona.’” “Sawubona” “Then the person says ‘Sapela.’” “Sapela” “Then you will reply ‘Sakhona snez wa nena.’” “Sakhona snez wa nena” “Remember if someone gives something to you or helps you, say ‘ngiyabonga kakhuku.’ It means thank you.” “Ngiyabonga kakhuku” “Got it all?” “Yes.” “Good, because we’re almost there.” My heart skipped a bea...
We wanted to choreograph a tap dance like no one had ever seen before. We wanted to tell a story while we danced. We wanted to deliver a monologue. In the brainstorming session, Elyssa, our teacher, told us to think of a story, an experience, and to tell it not only through our words, but through our feet as well. I sat on the cold floor, my arms w...
I was sitting on the floor of a stall in a barn tucked away on one hundred acres of land in central Pennsylvania. Lying next to me was a very pregnant Ayrshire cow weighing well over 1,000 pounds. Petoria didn't scare me. I was used to being in such close proximity to her. She was my favorite cow at Hameau Farm. My third year there as a camper, I h...
You can make almost anything out of LEGOs. You can build miniature spaceships, colorful forts, or cities of blocky skyscrapers that span the basement floor. My favorite was constructing ancient, booby-trapped temples like the ones from Indiana Jones. In elementary school, I was fanatical about my LEGOs. I would build the medieval castle, complete w...
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Jan 31, 2017 · Hayden Kiessling graduated from Hamilton in 2012 with a degree in English and Philosophy. In this blog post, she shares her journey from working in a New York City mailroom to landing an exciting job...
Hayden Kiessling, Predicting Successful Transition to College: Gender Differences in Academic and Social Adjustment; Thea-Jenel Moore, Race-Based Stigma Consciousness and Academic Disengagement: The Buffering Role of College Mentorship Programs; Lenni Marcus, Cyberbullying and Victimization in College Students: The Importance of Parental ...
Jul 29, 2021 · He's engaged to fellow cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones. Since playing the young Peggy Schuyler sister and Hamilton's shady mistress Maria Reynolds, Jones has been working overtime keeping herself in the spotlight. The actress had parts in 2019's "Marriage Story" and the romantic comedy "Dog Days." Additionally, Jones played a recurring role in ...
Hayden Kiessling: Predicting Successful Transition to College: Gender Differences in Academic and Social Adjustment: Lenni Marcus: Cyberbullying and Victimization in College Students: The Importance of Parental Relationships: Kate Moore: Witnesses’ Responses to Cyberbullying: The Role of the Cyber-bystander: Thea-Jenel Moore
