24 Hour Play Festival

September 19, 2009 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?

The Green Bird

By Carlo Gozzi
Adapted by Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller
Directed by Wesley Savick
October 22-25, 2009
Thursday-Sunday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
Studio Theatre
Wes Savick directs Conrad Bishop & Elizabeth Fuller’s adaptation of Carlo Gozzi’s  classic, bawdy comedy from the 18th century.  Earnest twins Renzo and Barbarina, on a quest to find wisdom, encounter a magical green bird, power-hungry poet, and wicked queen.

Fall Showcase

November 19-22, 2009
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
Studio Theatre

Theatre Department directing students showcase their wares in this diverse evening of short plays.

What She Found There
 by John Glore
Directed by Ryan Began ‘11

Drop the Curtain
by Trevor Livingston ‘11
Directed by Kacie Kirkpatrick ‘10

Furfur, the Bad Demon
Written & directed by Deirdre McAllister ‘10

The Skinhead Hamlet
by Richard Curtis
Directed by Claire Van Riper ‘11

Casa Patas

November 30, 2009 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 the following day. 

Mortal Terror

By Robert Brustein
December 7, 2009 4PM
C. Walsh Theatre
The College will present a reading of Distinguished Scholar in Residence Robert Brustein’s new play, Mortal Terror, about William Shakespeare's creation of Macbeth.  The play is set in 1605, the year of the famous Gun Powder Plot, a terrorist conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament.  King James commissions Shakespeare to write a play that justifies his right to the throne.

Spring Showcase

February 11-14, 2010
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
Saturday & Sunday 3PM
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by Tony Kushner
Directed by Bryan Daley ‘10 
Hansel & Gretel 
Adapted & directed by Brittany Daley ’11 & Laura Liberge ‘10
The Pronoun I
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Lindsay Eagle ‘11

 

Into the Woods

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Marilyn Plotkins
April 22-25, 2010
Thursday-Saturday 8PM
*Saturday & Sunday 2PM*
C. Walsh Theatre
The Theatre Department rounds up the year with Sondheim’s classic musical based on Grimm’s fairy tales…and what happens after “happily ever after.” 

Dance Day!

April 27, 2010 1:00PM
Studio Theatre
Dance students perform choreography they have developed over the course of the semester in consultation with faculty.

 

Play Day!

April 29, 2010 1:00PM
Studio Theatre
An opportunity for student playwrights to showcase their work throughout the year, Play Day! features readings of original short plays.