For Nadel, the stage is her “second home,” and the community she’s found within Emmanuel’s Theater program, a second family. While she originally thought she would pursue college theater as a hobby, she soon realized the work would define her student experience and provide a foundation for life beyond Emmanuel.
“In theater, there’s a place where everyone belongs. If they don’t, we will physically create that space for them,” she said. “The stage has always been a place for me to dream big and think about the impossible, taking risks that our society doesn’t want to. Theater is a place to be someone you never thought you could, and there’s something freeing about it that I want everyone to experience in and out of the craft. That’s what I’m going to try and bring into every space I enter, by encouraging trailblazers and the impossible, and just what we can make possible.”
In addition to acting in several productions over the years, Nadel has been busy learning the roles of other crew members, and is eager to direct her Senior Capstone production next year.
“It’s an amazing play called Bethel Park Falls, and I’m excited to try my hand at a new leadership role I haven’t stepped into yet,” she said. “It’s also another amazing opportunity to work with as many students as I can, and to try to bring us together with the unifying vision to put on a production that we can all be proud of.”
Nadel is also mindful of making space and fostering trust for her first-year residents as a Resident Assistant. “There are some unique challenges in transitioning to dorm life,” she said. “It’s a lot of remembering that we’re all in this together.”
She also wants to be a resource to first-year students as much as she can. “My favorite thing is just how they’re so ready to dive into college and start making memories of a lifetime. They’re ready to start this new chapter of their life, and they’re so welcoming with programming and finding their way through the college experience!”
When it comes to finding their niche on campus, she encourage students to be as open as possible. “There are so many options on campus, and even around campus, so taking all of those opportunities that you’re interested in can do wonders. Being open to classes, programs, people and the city around you can help you find just where you belong.”
A double major in Theater Arts and Writing, Editing & Publishing (with a minor in management), Nadel also delved into inspiring coursework with supportive faculty outside the Theater Program—namely with Professor of English Dr. Lisa Stepanski and Professor of Theology & Religious Studies Dr. Jon Paul Sydnor.
“I took ‘Intro to Literary Methods’ with Dr. Stepanski, and I’ve never met a stronger, more eloquent teacher. The way she structured her course allowed me to keep my wits about myself and never blindsided me, and she was what helped me cement my stay within the English department. She was such a caring soul to be around, her passion about literature inspires me to this day and reminds me that I am a double major, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Nadel also called Dr. Sydnor’s “Honors Interreligious Ethics” one of the best classes she could experience. “He engaged our personalities and our minds every day, pushing the boundaries to how we see religion and how they interact with each other—how we interact with the world around us, and it’s had a lasting effect on me ever since.”
During her upcoming senior year at Emmanuel, Nadel is looking to continue making her mark and leaving a legacy on campus. “With each teacher, each course, each student, I want to leave behind a web of connections that’ll never fade, and to encourage those after me to go for everything they set their mind to,” she said.
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For Nadel, the stage is her “second home,” and the community she’s found within Emmanuel’s Theater program, a second family. While she originally thought she would pursue college theater as a hobby, she soon realized the work would define her student experience and provide a foundation for life beyond Emmanuel.
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