Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin and the TEAM contemporary theater ensemble will be leading a two-hour workshop in devised theater on Saturday, January 18. Space is limited and RSVPS are required!
News and Events
January 08, 2020
The Department of Theater is delighted to welcome Samantha Lazar and Jane Shaw to our faculty for the Winter 2020 term. Samantha Lazar will be teaching THEA 16: Theatre and Society II; Jane Shaw will be teaching THEA 10.26: Sound Design.
January 07, 2020
Stop in at the Winter Showcase info session on Wednesday January 15 to learn about what's happening on our stages and behind the scenes this term and how you can get involved! 6:30 pm, in the Bentley Theater....
December 03, 2019
Auditions for the Winter 2020 term MainStage production of Joy Wilkinson's electrifying new play The Sweet Science of Bruising will take place January 8-9, 2020. More information and details are available now - sign up to audition today!...
November 04, 2019
Lucas Hnath's smart and stylish play about swimming, survival of the fittest, and the American dream of a level playing field - or of leveling the field yourself. Performances in the Bentley Theater November 15-17, 2019. Directed by Adam Riegler '20....
October 31, 2019
A remarkable new 10-week internship opportunity with the Stratford Festival, the continent's largest classical repertory theatre company. Designed for advanced theater students, in the non-performance areas of theatrical production. Application deadline January 1, 2020....
October 24, 2019
Anthony Clarvoe's deeply moving play follows a handful of London residents struggling to retain their humanity and their morality amidst the cataclysm of a now-infamous epidemic. Performances in the Moore Theater, November 8-10 and 15-17....
October 02, 2019
Love, sex, death, grief, ice picks, and de-salted saltines!! All five utterly hilarious stages of grief in three short plays directed as staged readings by Katie Orenstein '22. Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13 in the Bentley Theater....
October 02, 2019
A staged reading of Bla(n)ck Piranha:An Exploration into the Sexual Terrorscape of Black Femininity an original work written by Stella Asa '22, will be presented in the Bentley Theater on Friday October 18 at 7:30 pm. The performance is part of the Department's Fall 2019 New Works Weekend. The piece uses spoken word poetry, interlude, epilogues, music, and dialogue to tell a story of love, self-actualization, and the consequences of asserting individuality in a society that erases black female identity....
October 02, 2019
A staged reading of Tires of a Dream, an original work written by Nick Gutierrez '20, will be presented in the Bentley Theater on Saturday October 19 as part of the Department's Fall 2019 New Works Weekend. An aspiring professional clown, an investment banker, and their immigrant parents navigate a chaotic world as they all prepare for their biggest nightmare– family dinner....