A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Graham Beckel
Presented on Oct. 4-6, 10-13 (8pm), Barnelle Theatre
Written in 1947 by Tennessee Williams, Graham Beckel directs the play. Marlon Brando performed in the original Broadway production and the 1951 film.
The Rocky Horror Show
Written by Richard O’Brien
Directed by Kevin Wetmore
Presented on Oct. 24-27, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, Strub Theatre
Richard O'Brien's tribute to fifties sci-fi and horror movies (Warning: This production contains adult language and content - not for young viewers). Come in costume and join in the fun.
Playwright's Center Stage Reading Series
Presented on Nov. 10, Apr. 29-30
An evening of new plays by new and established playwrights.
Klecks
Written by Kelly Younger
Presented on Nov. 10
New Works Festival
Presented on Apr. 29
Exposed
Written by Pulitzer Prize Winner Beth Henley
Presented on Apr. 30
Heights
Written by Amy Fox
Directed by Fr. Grant Garinger, S.J.
Presented on Nov. 15-16 (8pm), Foley Patio (Third Floor)
Three people meet on a roof. Do they really know each other?
The Laramie Project
Written by Moises Kaufman
Directed by Jim Holmes
Presented on Feb. 7-9, 13-16 (8pm), Strub Theatre
The theme of prejudice is an undercurrent in The Laramie Project. Prejudice can be related to class, education, economics, religion, or sexual preference. In this play, the town deals with varying levels of prejudice. Some of the characters represent the extremes, such as the Reverend Fred Phelps, who believes so deeply that homosexuality is wrong that...
Dead Guilty
Written by Richard Harris
Directed by Fr. Grant Garinger, S.J.
Presented on Mar. 12-15 (8pm), Strub Theatre
A psychological thriller that explores guilt and secrets and how they can affect a person’s sanity.
Cabaret
Written by Kander and Ebb
Presented on Apr. 3-6, 9-13 (8pm), Del Rey Theatre
The scene is a nightclub in Berlin, as the 1920's are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. On the train to Berlin we find Cliff, who writes about Sally and the people of Berlin leading up to the Third Reich. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking era.
The Duchess of Malfi
Written by John Webster
Presented on Apr. 16-19
The 1613 decadent classic tragedy of betrayal and revenge in a site-specific, modern dress production somewhere on campus.
A Winter's Tale
Written by William Shakespeare
Presented on May 2-3
One of Shakespeare's late romantic plays with themes of the power of youth, the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation, supernatural intervention, the nobility, purity and resoluteness of woman, and the triumph of life as expressed through nature’s perpetual powers of renewal.