ZinnFest

To honor distinguished visiting scholar Howard Zinn, Suffolk University and Boston Playwright’s Theatre join in celebration of Howard Zinn’s writing for the stage throughout the year. Our programming will include a reading of Zinn’s Emma, a professional production of Zinn’s Daughter of Venus and Wesley Savick’s theatrical exploration of Zinn’s historical writings, Shouting Theatre in a Crowded Fire.

24 Hour Play Festival

September 20, 2008 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Studio Theatre
Students and Alumni collaborate to write, rehearse, and perform short plays in 24 hours. What can you do in day?

Fall Showcase

October 16-19, 2008
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
Studio Theatre
Student directors explore complex social themes in original and established short plays.

Perchance
By Craig Pospisil
Directed by Jennifer Laudia ‘09
Pandora
Adapted from the songs of Tori Amos and directed by Laura Liberge ’10
Bus Stop
Written & directed by Meredith Mitchell ’10

ZinnFest: Emma

October 28, 2008 4PM
C. Walsh Theatre
Marilyn Plotkins directs readings from Zinn’s theatrical exploration into the untold story of one of history’s most fascinating social and political activists, Emma Goldman. Following the reading, Dr. Zinn will discuss the convergence of art and politics in Emma and today with Professor Judy Dushku.                                                             

ZinnFest: Shouting Theatre in a Crowded Fire

November 20-22, 2008
Thursday & Friday 8PM
Saturday 3PM & 8PM
C. Walsh Theatre
Facing a future of political uncertainty, an ensemble of young idealists try out their own "tiny acts" of resistance to change the world. But will their attempts result in optimism or despair? Righteousness or doubt? Equal parts Marx and Marx Brothers, Shouting Theatre in a Crowded Fire catapults the writings of historian and activist Howard Zinn through a dizzying American landscape of game shows, pop music, and fractured reenactments of the Group Theatre, the Living Theatre, and The Crucible.

Casa Patas

November 24, 2008 4PM
C. Walsh Theatre
A performance by some of Spain’s foremost Flamenco artists. The artists will also teach a master class to select students.

ZinnFest: Daughter of Venus

January 22, 2009 – February 8, 2009
C. Walsh Theatre & Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Performed both at the C. Walsh Theatre at Suffolk University and at BPT, Daughter of Venus shows us a family in pain, a mother too fragile to carry the weight of her husband’s desires, and a father and daughter emotionally distant to the point of despair. Sometimes the choices we make (or don’t make) have vast repercussions on our world and the people we love. By the author of A People’s History of the United States, Marx in Soho, and Emma and directed by Wesley Savick. Daughter of Venus is a co-production with Boston Playwrights' Theatre.

Spring Showcase

February 12-15, 2009
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
Studio Theatre Assistant Professor of Theatre Caitlin Langstaff and senior Joe Jellie create a wildly inventive night of original theatre. Circa: The Boom Goes Bust will be a clown piece in six parts developed with the performers. Mind-Eraser is a roller-coaster of emotion exploring self-identity through a series of monologues, impromptu dances and short skits.
Circa: The Boom Goes Bust
Conceived and directed by Caitlin Langstaff
Mind-Eraser
Written & directed by Joe Jellie ’10

Blood Wedding

April 2-5, 2009
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
Studio Theatre
In a new translation/adaptation by Melinda Lopez, Marilyn Plotkins directs Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic drama of desire and repression. The production will include original music by Claudio Ragazzi.

Dance Day!

April 16, 2009 8:00PM
Studio Theatre
Dance students perform choreography they have developed over the course of the semester in consultation with faculty.

Play Day!

April 23, 2009 1:00PM
An opportunity for student playwrights to showcase their work throughout the year, Play Day! features readings of original short plays.