The Archive of the Magazine for the George Mason University Community

Archive for November, 2014

Mason Alumnus Plays Edgar Allan Poe in New Play

by Mason Spirit contributor on November 13th, 2014

First it was law, then economics, and now, six years after graduation, Elliott Kashner has turned his attention to acting and is finding success. Kashner is the title character in Molotov Theatre Group’s production of Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe, which opened Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C., and runs through Dec. 7. The York, Penn.,…

Continue Reading Mason Alumnus Plays Edgar Allan Poe in New Play


The Journey from Athlete to Reporter

by Mason Spirit contributor on November 4th, 2014

A month into her freshman year, at a school she picked off a map but felt in her heart was the right place to be, Dianna Russini, BA Communication ’05, sat in George Mason University’s Johnson Center Bistro and watched a giant projector show the horrors of September 11.

Continue Reading The Journey from Athlete to Reporter