Production History
Since its founding in 1966, the Department of Theatre & Dance has staged hundreds of productions.
2020-2021
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Presented as a rehearsed reading & design presentation
A Design SCE from Victoria Gill
Directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms
By Qui Nguyen
Presented as a virtual production
Directed by Prof. Dale Daigle & Patrick Salerno ’21
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens
Presented as an audioplay
A Performance SCE from Will Reid
Directed by Elizabeth Clemens ’19
Riders to the Sea
By John Millington Synge
Presented as an audioplay & design installation
A lighting design SCE from Miles Cochran
A Directing SCE from Caitlin Woods
2019-2020
Or,
By Liz Duffy Adams
Directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
8x10
A collection of short plays by various authors
Directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
Small Mouth Sounds
By Bess Wohl
A Directing SCE by Kelly Young
A Stage Management SCE by Jackie Dulaff
Pride and Prejudice
Adapted from Jane Austen by Kate Hamill
A Performance SCE from Abbey Kostecki
Directed by Hester Sachse ’89
The Foreigner
By Larry Shue
A Directing SCE from Megan Stagg
I and You
By Lauren Gunderson
A Directing SCE from Hannah Sauer
The Effect
By Lucy Prebble
A Performance SCE by Lexy Ricketts
Directed by Erin Coffman ’17
Antigone
By Jean Anouilh, translated by Christopher Nixon
A Performance SCE from Chris Hanna
Directed by Rosie Alger ’18
2018-2019
Dreaming Brave and True
by Steven Spotswood
A workshop directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
Fefu and Her Friends by Maria Irene Fornés
Men on Boats by Jacklyn Backhaus
Fefu and Her Friends by Maria Irene Fornés
Men on Boats by Jacklyn Backhaus
Staged readings directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
A Directing SCE from Rachel Treglia
Loot
By Joe Orton
A Directing SCE from Colin Higgins
The Dining Room
By A.R. Gurney
A Directing SCE from Katie Peacock
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
By Moisés Kaufman
A Directing SCE from Jackie Glenn
The Flick
By Annie Baker
A Directing SCE from John Leslie
A Performance SCE from Patrick Huff
The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Grace B. Matthias
By Michael Yates Crowley
A Directing SCE from Elizabeth Clemens
2017-2018
Major Barbara
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
Yellow Face
By David Henry Hwang
A Directing SCE from Emily Cao
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
A Directing SCE from Connor Lugo-Harris
Spring Awakening
By Frank Wedekin
A Directing SCE from Rosie Alger
Almost, Maine
By John Cariani
A Directing SCE from Abbey Wark
The Cripple of Innishman
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
Stop Kiss
By Diana Son
A Directing SCE from Mark Christie
Shakuntala
by Kālidāsa, translated by Arthur Ryder
A Directing SCE from Sofia Sidhu
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
By Kristoffer Diaz
A Directing SCE from Megan Iacona
The Elephant Man
By Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Brian Klose '17
A Performance SCE from Nate Krimmel
2016-2017
Cross-Dressers, Drunks, and Fools
A collection of comedic scenes by Shakespeare
Directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
The Pillowman
By Martin McDonagh
A Directing SCE from Brian Klose
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
A Directing SCE from Kaitlyn Fowler
The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
A Directing SCE from Erin Coffman
Silent Sky
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Professor Brendon Fox
Last September
A Playwriting and Music SCE from Andrew Wink
Directed by Kendall Davis
The Arsonists
By Jacqueline Goldfinger
A Directing SCE from Kristen Barnes
Aladdin dell'Arte
Written by Maggie Campbell
A Devising, Directing, Playwriting SCE from Maggie Campbell
Every Brillant Thing
By Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Erin Coffman
A Performance SCE from Jake Smith
2015-2016
The Eyre Affair
By Jasper Fforde
Staged Reading Workshop
Directed by Brendon Fox
Autoquette
An Audience-Performance Project written by Anna Baldwin
A Directing SCE from Anna Baldwin
Running
By Arlene Hutton
A Directing SCE from Andrew Huelskoetter
Equus
By Peter Shaffer
A Directing SCE from Charlotte Cugnini
The Revisionist
By Jesse Eisenberg
A Directing SCE from Alex Foxwell
A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
A Directing SCE from Amanda Klute
The 39 Steps
By Patrick Barlow
A Directing SCE from Maddie Syme
Boxes
A Senior Playwriting Thesis by Reilly Cox
Directed by Michele Volansky '90
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
By Paul Zindel
A Directing SCE from Cole Capobianco
This is Our Youth
By Kenneth Lonergan
A Directing SCE from Dominic LaGrotta
Cock
By Mike Bartlett
A Directing SCE from Kendall Davis
The Aliens
By Annie Baker
A Directing SCE from Nick Coviello
Angel Street
By Patrick Hamilton
A Directing SCE from Ashley Warfield
Context
A Computer Science Video Game written by Drew Beardmore
A Directing SCE from Drew Beardmore
2014-2015
30 Plays From The Neo-Futurists “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”
By Greg Allen
Directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
Old Times
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
The Bacchae 2.1
By Euripides
A Directing SCE from Patrick Derrickson
Middletown
By Will Eno
A Directing SCE from Rachel Dilliplane
Lucky Ladies (Someday You Will Be Loved)
Lucky Ladies (Someday You Will Be Loved)
By Dominic Finocchiaro
A Directing SCE from Matt Ridge
The Man Who Had Turned Into A Stick
The Man Who Had Turned Into A Stick
By Kōbō Abe
A Directing SCE from Tamayo Kamimura
The Beauteus Majesty of Denmark
Written by Val Dunn
A Directing SCE from Val Dunn
Next to Normal
By Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
A Directing SCE from Amanda Varvar
Red
Red
By John Logan
A Directing SCE from Austin Lewis
Henry V
By William Shakespeare
A Directing SCE from Nicholas O’Meally
Venus in Fur
By David Ives
A Directing SCE from Mackenzie Turnbull
Earlier Productions
2013-2014
Clyborne Park, by Bruce Norris, directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Prof. Brendon Fox
Almost Blue, by Keith Reddin, A Directing SCE from Harris Allgrier
Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, A Directing SCE from Samantha Bitzelberger
The Triumph of Love and Reality Television, A Playwrighting SCE from Rachel Fisher, directed by Zach Weidner
Mr. Marmalade, by Noah Haidle, A Directing SCE from Kristen Hammond
Asylum, by Keith Aisner, A Directing SCE from Hilary Leonard
Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Rajiv Joseph, A Directing SCE from Michael Liberto
La Bête, by David Hirson, A Directing SCE by Phaedra Scott
Bachelorette, by Leslye Headland, A Directing SCE from Alexandra Sparco
DNA, by Dennis Kelly A Directing SCE from Zach Weidner
2012-2013
War Stories, adapted from Richard Dresser by the cast, directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
The Tragedy of King Lear, by William Shakespeare, directed by Prof. Jason Rubin
Pterodactyls, by Nicky Silver, A Directing SCE from Nina Sharp
The Fantasticks, by Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones, A Directing SCE from Lauren Oswald
Rancho Mirage, by Steven Dietz, A Directing SCE from Amanda Venable
2011-2012
All Blues, by Robert Earl Price, directed by Prof. Dale Daigle, presented at 7 Stages Theatre
The Mystique, developed by cast featuring work from multiple writers, directed by Prof. Tim Maloney
All in the Timing, by David Ives, directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
The Voice of the Turtle, by John Van Druten, directed by Prof. Jason Rubin
The Water Children by Wendy MacLeod, A Directing SCE from Marta Wesenberg
Scotland Road by Jeffrey Hatcher. A Directing SCE from Stephanie Brown
Tsepang: The Third Testament by Lara Foot Newton, A Directing SCE from Tara Bancroft
Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute, A Directing SCE from Chris Smith
A Number by Caryl Churchill, A Directing SCE from Katie Muldowney
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley, A Directing SCE from Maggie Mathews
I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick, A Directing SCE from John Lesser
The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown, A Performance SCE from Antoine Jordan, directed by Prof. Polly Sommerfeld
2010-2011
The Imaginary Invalid, by Molière, directed by Prof. Jason Rubin
Death and the Maiden, by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Prof. Dale Daigle
This Property is Condemned & The Gnadiges Fraulein, by Tennessee Williams, directed by Prof. Tim Maloney
True West, by Sam Shepard, A Directing SCE from Kris Wilson
Swimming in the Shallows, by Adam Bock, A Directing SCE from Emmy Landskroener
Drink Me, or The Strange Case of Alice Times Three, by Mary Fengar Gail, A Directing SCE from Brittany Rankin
Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang, A Directing SCE from James Winn
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon, A Directing SCE from Samantha Scannell
The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh, A Directing SCE from Jess Blanch
Conversations with God, A Playwriting SCE from Maggie Farrell, directed by Maggie Mathews