News & Stories

Several of our staff and faculty members had an exciting November, traveling to conferences and connecting with other educators!

This Thursday, September 21, Visual Art faculty member Jason Cheeseman-Meyer will be at New York City's Salmagundi Club, giving a presentation entitled "Steering Chaos".

This past Saturday, a group of Walnuts from a variety of majors traveled down to New York City's Irish Repertory Theatre for a performance of The Smuggler, a one-man play written by Writing, Film & Media Arts faculty member and playwright Ronán Noone.

Humanities faculty member Benjamin Gregg recently collaborated with sculptor Dennis Svoronos on the creation of a one-of-a-kind water instrument, entitled ORGANIA.

Writing, Film & Media Arts faculty member Ronán Noone is the writer of The Smuggler, opening later this month Off-Broadway!

Director of Music Jennifer Elowitch wrapped up her tour of Japan with the Boston Symphony Orchestra earlier this week.

Art to Heart a monthly column by Director of Artistic Studies, Nicola Conraths, dedicated to the arts, including faculty, alumni, students, and guest artists.

"In the weeks following Boston Ballet School’s Professional Division at Walnut Hill’s first performance, my mind wanders back to the beginnings of our partnership. Has it really just been one year since the Boston Ballet faculty visited campus to discuss the possibility of a joint program? A lot has happened since then."

New Writing, Film & Media Arts faculty and Creative Team member Matt Seifert's most recent project, Under Maintenance, was accepted into the 2018 Boston Festival of Independent Games (FIG) 

Meet Tom Keenan, Head of the Math & Science Department at Walnut Hill. He's sporting a school sweatshirt here as a nod to his upcoming challenge: running the 2018 Boston Marathon to raise money for an organization close to his heart, the Natick Service Council.

Faculty Spotlight: Ken Tighe, a 30-year Walnut Hill faculty member, is a fixture of the Visual Art Department and has influenced and mentored countless Walnuts in his time. Ken agreed to chat with us about his experience over the past few decades, with the unique perspective as someone who has played several roles at the School.