The Department of Theatre presents a variety of shows such as performances, film screenings and other events throughout the year designed to entertain, inspire, provoke thought and start conversations with our community. Our theatre majors contribute to the productions both on the stage and behind the scenes.
Current Season
January 20, 2024
God of Carnage, staged reading
A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
Written by Yasmina Reza
Directed by Erin Kubat
Tickets are free, just show up
7:30pm
Hamilton Hall
February 7 – 10, 2024
The Taming
In this all-female "power-play" inspired by Shakespeare's Shrew, contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator's aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blogger who will do anything for her cause. Well, that and a semi-historically-accurate ether trip. Here's lookin' at you, America.
Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kelly Van Osbree
On Midsummer's Night, the real and fairy worlds collide. Four young lovers, faced with the prospect of unhappy marriage or worse, flee the court of Athens and stumble into an enchanted forest. Nearby, a group of amateur actors reherase a play to celebrate an upcoming royal wedding. As these mere mortals cross paths with warring fairy King and Queen, chaos reigns in the natural world. The lines between reality and illusion start to blur and no-one but mischievous Puck knows what is true and what is magic.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sabin Epstein
This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny.
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