Ned Donovan - Ithaca ‘12

Hey everyone!

Time to break radio silence after a full summer of stuff, I just turned my mind off of things that I usually work on so this website took a hit for the last couple months, but I am back, and ready to get going again!  Summer for me was great, I was here in Ithaca living in my new house!  If ever you’re in Ithaca, shoot me a line and hopefully we can meet up, I probably have a couch you can crash on.  First I started working for the new Panera Bread here in Ithaca, I was the opener for the Drive-Thru here, and will still be doing that job on tuesdays and thursdays, so come by and say hi sometime!  I went home for a couple days to choreograph the fights for Encore at Point Sebago on Lake Sebago for their Pirate Show.  That was a blast, I customized some pirate cutlass’ for them and took them over and work with Jack and Tim to get their final fight together.

Back in Ithaca, I played Macduff in a production of “Macbeth” with the Ithaca Shakespeare Co. which was very well received.  It was a “pay what you can” outdoor production, and we consistently had about 200 people in the audience.

Hey everyone,

So on May 2nd, some of the members of the class of 2012 here at Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts put on a cabaret to raise money for The Dysautonomia Foundation. We filmed the cabaret and I have put up the videos that people involved wanted posted. So there are some gaps as some people preferred to keep themselves YouTube free, however you can see all the posted videos at Ned’s YouTube Page or in the player posted below!

Here is some information on the Dysautonomia Foundation: FamilialDysautonomia (FD) is a rare genetic neurological condition that affects the sensory and autonomic nervous systems, causing severe gastrointestinal,cardiac, pulmonary, orthopedic, renal and ophthalmologic problems. The Dysautonomia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that supports medical treatment, research, public awareness and social services for the benefit of people afflicted with FD. The Foundation has established the world’s only two FD treatment centers and is the largest single source of funding for research and treatment specifically for the benefit of people with FD. For more information, visit http://www.familialdysautonomia.org/

Performing members of the Class of 2012 were:

Will Boyajian
Sarah Brenner
Danny Bristoll
Ned Donovan
Beth Ellson
John Gardner
Megan Green
Hannah Guillory
Elizabeth Hake
Priya Iyer
Andrew Karl
Bruce Landry
Danny Lindgren
Mary Malaney
Mallory Newbrough
Emily Putnam
Josh Sedelmeyer
Tony Vo

Accompanists were:
Drew Benware (School of Music Faculty)
Katie Peters (Class of 2012)

Here’s the player! Enjoy!

Hey everyone,

This past weekend I played Billy/Dr. Horrible in an IC Underground production of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long blog. We got pictures back from the tech rehearsal and I thought I’d post them. The cast was as follows:

Billy/Dr. Horrible - Ned Donovan
Penny - Shaylyn Gibson
Captain Hammer - Vincent Whitney
Moist - Charlie Forray
Bad Horse Trio - Cy Bodnar, Tom Aroune, Sam Hughes
Groupies - Arianna Davis, Ben Shipley, Rebekah Weagraff
Newsman - Cy Bodnar
Newswoman - Alyssa Rivera
Moving Guys - Tom Aroune, Sam Hughes
Mayor - Charlie Forray

Enjoy the pictures!

~Ned

Hey everyone,

The reference in the title is how I feel (and I think most of my classmates feel) right about now.  Sophomore year is not easy, and part of the reason for my silence is the amount of work needed in the last couple weeks.  So we’ll recap to start.  Children of Eden entered tech week, and my life went away.  Then Children of Eden opened, and the amount of energy to keep that show alive is immense.  It’s not just that our production is great (which if I do say so myself, it is), it’s that everyone is onstage almost the entire time.  When not onstage as a character, the “storytellers” are there to help the audience along.  Think a giant Greek chorus that sings and dances.  So there’s very little room for water breaks, and to keep energized for the entire show is a daunting task.  I think we succeeded however, because we’ve had nothing but fabulous reviews.  Here are four examples (one, two, three, four).  As Eden opened, everything started to set in, such as the knowledge that the second acting review of the year is coming up in about three weeks, singing review is this afternoon, final projects for classes have kicked into full swing, and frankly there are so few hours in the day that sleep is basically not an option.  This may sound like I’m complaining, and that might be the lack of sleep talking, but the fact of the matter is, I love every second of what’s going on.  The challenges are many, but all of us seem to be pulling through and working to create some really fantastic work together as a group.

Alright everyone.

So today, August 6th, is the birthday of the wonderful, talented, brilliant, and amazing (synonymous with wonderful I know, but whatever) Nicole Intravia, who also happens to be my girlfriend.  (As a note, it is also the birthday of her twin sister Laura, who is also talented, and a great person, but I’m not dating you, or related to you Laura…so you don’t get a post, sorry:-P)  This girl is now 22 years young, a graduate of Ithaca College, holding a BA in both Drama and English, and is currently involved in some super cool projects.  Straight out of college she has booked two shows, and was given a callback to the international tour of Fame!  My girlfriend is going places people, if you didn’t see her in Taming of the Shrew with Arena Players, then shame on you.  Go see her next show at the Manhattan Repertory Theater where she is the LEAD.   It opens Wednesday September 16th, and runs through Friday the 18th.  All shows are at 7 PM, and tickets can be bought either at the door, or over the phone (646-329-6588).