Productions
2024-2025 Season
Firebringer
By Starkid
Directed by Zach Fischer
Music Direction by Nicholas Laban
The Albion College Theatre Department presents Firebringer, a Stone Age musical!
At the dawn of humanity, a tribe of cave-people survives prehistoric life under the wise leadership of Jemilla, The Peacemaker. Jemilla taught her people to value hard work and how to express themselves, rather than bashing each others’ heads with rocks. But one member of the tribe is tired of spending her days working: Zazzalil. On a fateful night, Zazzalil sneaks out of the cave during a thunderstorm and stumbles upon the most important discovery in human history. It’s one that will take her on a whirlwind journey from tribe slacker to tribe leader and change the world forever. Not suitable for audiences under 18.
All performances are at the Herrick Black Box Theatre, in the Dow Center. Admission is free.
Performances:
Thursday, November 14 at 7:30pm
Friday, November 15 at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 16 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday, November 21 at 7:30pm
Friday, November 22 at 7:30pm (Post-show Q&A with Cast & Crew)
Saturday, November 23 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm
John Proctor is the Villain
By Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Meghan VanArsdalen
Albion College Theatre opens the 2024-25 season with John Proctor is the Villain. Things are unsettled at rural Helen County High—rumors are swirling around a student’s dad, another student blew up her life and left for Atlanta, and Mr. Smith’s junior English class has to make it through sex ed before they can finally start The Crucible. But what one man calls a witch hunt, a young woman calls the truth, and when the teens start questioning what really happened in Salem, everything threatens to change. Not suitable for audiences under the age of 18.
All performances are at the Herrick Black Box Theatre, in the Dow Center. Admission is free.
Performances:
Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7:30pm
Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:30pm (Post-show discussion with cast & crew)
Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm
2023-2024 Season
The Play That Goes Wrong
By Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Get ready for a night of mishaps, mischief, and mania! It’s the opening night of the Ditzler Drama Society’s newest production, “The Murder at Haversham Manor,” and things have quickly gone from bad… to utterly disastrous. The group’s ambitious 1920s who-dun-it has everything you never want in a show: falling props, collapsing scenery, an unconscious star, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything… including their lines. How will this eager ensemble battle against the odds? Will they make it to the final curtain call? Find out in the Theatre Department’s season opener!
- Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with cast and crew)
- Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.
2AZ
By Michael Brian Ogden
Directed by Zach Fischer
The year is 2 AZ: 2 years after the zombies came and the whole world fell apart. You’ve seen zombie horror before, but never live on stage. Albion’s Theatre Department delivers a gory action spectacular about who survives and what they become after the world ends. Originally developed by Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre Company, Albion is proud to present only the second production of this edge-of-your-seat thriller. Mature audiences only. At the Herrick Theater in the Dow Center. Admission is free.
- Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with cast and crew)
- Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
In The Next Room
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Meghan VanArsdalen
Set in the 1880s at the dawn of the age of electricity and based on the bizarre historical fact that doctors used vibrators to treat “hysterical” women (and some men), IN THE NEXT ROOM centers on a doctor and his wife and how his new therapy affects their entire household. Mature audiences only.
- Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with cast and crew)
- Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Ian Macinnes
Albion’s Theatre Department presents Shakespeare’s timeless comedy of mistaken identity, heartsick lovers, and yellow socks. At the Herrick Theatre, in the Dow Center. Admission is free. Suitable for all audiences.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Apr. 13 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Apr. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Apr. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with cast and crew)
- Saturday, Apr. 20 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
2022-2023 Season
Stop Kiss
By Diana Son
Directed by Zach Fischer
April 6-15
It’s 1999 in New York City: When Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their world in ways they could not anticipate. Funny and poignant, Stop Kiss is about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change forever. Not suitable for audiences under the age of 18.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with the Cast & Crew)
- Saturday, April 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Servant of Two Masters
By Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Stephanie Henderson
February 9 – 18
Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in this 18th-century comedy classic. Set in Venice, mayhem erupts when a wily—and chronically hungry—servant hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Suitable for all audiences.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with Cast & Crew)
- Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
This show is free and open to the public.
Peter and the Starcatcher
By Rick Elice
Directed by Zach Fischer.
November 10 – 19
- Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Silent Sky
September 22 – October 1
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Elena Mourad
The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.
- Thursday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with the cast and Dr. Nicolle Zellner)
- Saturday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m (Post-show discussion with the cast and Dr. Nicolle Zellner).
- Saturday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
2021-2022 Season
Romeo & Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Zach Fischer
April 21 – April 30
Shakespeare’s timeless story of new love, old hatred, and bad timing gets a fresh look in director Zach Fischer’s adaptation. Featuring a multi-generational cast of students, faculty, and staff.
Contains violence and themes of suicide.
Albion College Theatre productions are public performances, open to all audiences from the campus and community.
- Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with the cast)
- Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Censored on Final Approach
By Phylis Ravel
Directed by Stephanie Henderson
February 17 – February 26
It’s the height of World War II. A select team of female aviators has been chosen to serve as Women Air Service Pilots (WASPs), flying non-combat missions for the US military. Facing scorn and bullying from their male counterparts, the women struggle for acceptance, while risking their lives in the skies. As tensions flare in the fog of war, tragic events start to look less like accidents and more like sabotage. What really happened? The WASPs will not rest until the truth is exposed. Based on a true story omitted from history books, Censored on Final Approach shines a light on a flashpoint in the feminist movement. Contains strong language.
Showtimes:
- Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show discussion with cast)
- Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free. Masks are required at all times in the audience.
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Stephanie Henderson
November 11 – 20
In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Eurydice journeys to the underworld, where she reunites with her dead father and struggles to remember her lost love in the world above. Full of humor, deliciously strange characters, and haunting plot twists, Eurydice is a fresh look at a timeless love story.
Suitable for all audiences.
Albion College Theatre productions are public performances, open to all audiences from the campus and community. At the Herrick Black Box Theatre in the Dow Center. Masks are required at all times inside the building. Admission is Free.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show audience Q&A with the Cast and Director)
- Saturday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
The Flick
By Annie Baker
Directed by Zach Fischer
September 23 – October 2
Albion’s Theatre Department returns to live performances with THE FLICK!
In a run-down movie theater in Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35 millimeter film projectors in the state. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles. Considered one of the first great plays of the 21st Century, THE FLICK is a hilarious and moving cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world.
Not suitable for audiences under the age of 18. At the Herrick Theatre, in the Dow Center. Masks required. Admission is free.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show audience discussion with the Cast)
- Sunday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. (Post-show audience discussion with the Cast)
- Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
2020-2021 Season
Detroit ’67
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Directed by K. Edmonds
September 18 – 20 and 25 – 27
Run time: 1 hour and 40 minutes.
It’s 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over more much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the 1967 riots.
Contains strong language and adult themes.
Showtimes:
- Friday, September 18 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, September 19 at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, September 20 at 7 p.m.
Rain dates:
- Friday, September 25 at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, September 26 at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, September 27 at 7 p.m.
Admission is free. We encourage audience members to bring their own blankets or low profile chairs to sit on. Audience members must wear face masks at all times during the performance.
Information for On-Campus Visitors
To aid the flow of foot traffic, we are providing designated entrance points for members of the campus community and members of the public.
Members of the Albion College community (students, staff and faculty) should enter on foot under the Stockwell Memorial Library/Mudd Learning Center sky bridge or the east side of the Academic Quad (facing Baldwin Cafeteria.)
Information for Off-Campus Visitors
This production is open to the public; however, in line with our plan to be Together Safely this fall, there will be additional health and safety protocols for off-campus visitors to follow.
If you are driving, follow signs directing you to park in the Ferguson parking lot. If you are walking, enter campus from the east corner of Olin Hall (south side of the Academic Quad). Off-campus visitors will be seated in a designated seating area: ushers will be present to direct you.
For more information, call 517-629-0344 or e-mail [email protected].
Read our article on the Albion College Theatre Department production of Detroit '67
2019-2020 Season
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
By Greg Allen
Directed by Mark Hoffland
February 14 – 22
The clock is running… Can our actors perform 30 short plays in 60 minutes? Come find out in Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, the hilarious and surprising new show from Albion College Theatre.
The Audience is the main character in this unpredictable night of wackiness.
Showtimes:
- Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb 15 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb 16 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb 19 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb 20 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Feb 21 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb 22 at 8 p.m.
Admission is FREE with Albion ID, all others $5
Appropriate for ages 18+
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Zach Fischer
November 15 – 23
We invite you into the darkest part of the forest, where fairies rule, lovesick mortals lose their way, and somebody just might have transformed into a donkey. Director Zach Fischer sets Shakespeare’s magical comedy in the summer of 1969.
Showtimes:
- Friday, November 15 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, November 16 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 20 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, November 21 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, November 22 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 23 at 8 p.m.
Tickets $5 or FREE with current Albion College ID
Appropriate for ages 13+
Intimate Apparel
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Stephanie Henderson
September 27 – 29 & October 2 – 5
It’s 1905 in New York City. Esther is a lonely seamstress with extraordinary talent. Working out of a small room in a women’s boarding house, her skills are much in demand as she sews intimate apparel for clients ranging from wealthy Fifth Avenue women to downtown sex workers. Written by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel is a bittersweet meditation on the experience of black women in turn-of-the-century New York. Appropriate for ages 18+.
Showtimes:
- Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Sunday, September 29 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 2 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, October 3 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, October 4 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, October 5 at 8 p.m.
Admission is $5 or FREE with Albion College ID.
2018-2019 Season
Student Body
By Frank Winters
Directed by Mark Hoffland
April 5 – 7 and 10 – 13
A video surfaces in a small college town. If the footage gets out, students’ lives will never be the same. Albion College Theatre presents Frank Winters’s intense look at consent on college campuses.
WARNING: CONTAINS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Admission is FREE for students & faculty with current Albion ID, all others $5.
Performances:
- Friday, April 5 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 10 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, April 12 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m.
Ordinary Days
A musical by Adam Gwon
Directed by Zach Fischer
Music Direction by Nicholas Laban | Choreography by Kristy Clement
February 15 – 17 and 20 – 23
The Albion College Theatre Department presents Ordinary Days, a musical about getting lost and found in New York City. With music and lyrics by Adam Gwon. Directed by Zach Fischer, featuring music direction by Nicholas Laban and choreography by Albion alumna Kristy Clement.
Showtimes:
- Friday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $5 or FREE with a valid Albion College ID.
Men on Boats
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Zach Fischer
November 9 – 11 and 14 – 17
The Albion College Theatre Department presents MEN ON BOATS, the true(ish) history of the 1869 Powell Expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the raging Colorado River. Featuring an all-female cast, MEN ON BOATS is a hilarious action-comedy that skewers the patriarchy and reminds us how the West was really won. Contains strong language.
Admission is FREE for students & faculty with current Albion ID, all others $5.
Showtimes:
- Friday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Topdog Underdog
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Savannah Manning
September 21 – 23 and 26 – 29
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The Albion College Department of Theatre presents Topdog/Underdog, a darkly comic fable of brotherly love, family identity, and the black experience in America. Lincoln and Booth are two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE.
Admission is FREE for students & faculty with current Albion ID, all others $5.
Showtimes:
- Friday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
2017-2018 Season
Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Zach Fischer
April 12 – 15 and 20 – 2021
“Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Albion College Theatre closes the season with Shakespeare’s complicated comedy of love and deception.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, April 12 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 14 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
- Sunday, April 15 at 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Tickets are $5 or free with current Albion College ID.
Almost, Maine
By John Cariani
Directed by Zach Dahlmann, Victoria Gitre, Savannah Manning
February 15 – 18 & 22 – 24
Love can keep you warm in the coldest of places. Albion College’s Department of Theatre presents the beloved romantic comedy, Almost, Maine, directed by Albion students.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.
Public Enemy
By Henrik Ibsen, in a version by David Harrower
Directed by Zach Fischer
November 9 – 12 & 16 – 18
A new adaptation of Ibsen’s timeless story of political corruption, poisoned water, and the cost of speaking out.
Showtimes:
- Thursday, November 9 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, November 10 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 11 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, November 12 at 2pm
- Thursday, November 16 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, November 17 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, November 18 at 2pm & 8 p.m.
On the Verge
September 21 – 24 & 28 – 29
Three Victorian ladies venture through time and around the world in Eric Overmyer’s magical riff on pop culture, feminism, and wordplay.
Showtimes:
8pm showtime. 2pm matinees September 24 & 30.
Tickets $5. FREE with valid Albion College ID.
Black Box Theatre
2016-2017 Season
Fefu and Her Friends
By Maria Irene Fornes
Directed by Mark Hoffland
April 21 – 23
We close our 2016-17 season with an “immersive” production of Maria Irene Fornes’ Fefu and Her Friends. The audience follows the action from room-to-room through the grand Bellemont Manor, in this inventive and intimate experience.
Showtimes:
- April 21 at 8 p.m.
- April 22 at 2 p.m.
- April 22 at 8 p.m.
- April 23 at 2 p.m.
Clybourne Park
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Zach Fischer
February 23 – 26
The Albion College Department of Theatre presents the bitingly funny satire CLYBOURNE PARK. This pointed spinoff of A RAISIN IN THE SUN follows one neighborhood through the decades to find that the changes on the block are just as startling as the things that stay the same. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE.
Showtimes:
- February 23 at 8 p.m.
- February 24 at 8 p.m.
- February 25 at 8 p.m.
- February 26 at 2 p.m.
Top Girls
November 17 – 20
The Albion College Department of Theatre presents the landmark feminist play Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill. 7 women play 16 characters in this darkly funny and moving look at women rising.
Showtimes:
- November 17 at 8 p.m.
- November 18 at 8 p.m.
- November 19 at 8 p.m.
- November 20 at 2 p.m.
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
October 20 – 23
Albion College Theatre will make all your favorite subjects rock in this sing-along classic for the whole family.
Showtimes:
- October 20 at 7 p.m.
- October 21 at 7 p.m.
- October 22 at 7 p.m.
- October 23 at 2 p.m.
Past Productions
2015 - 2016
Shakespeare in Hollywood
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Robert Starko
The Red Velvet Cake War
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten
Directed by Marie Perreault
The Fantasticks
by Harvey Schmidt, book and lyrics by Tom Jones
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Joined at the Head
by Catherine Butterfield
Directed by Brittney DeShano. ’16
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Sensacion: A Dance
Choreographed by Aariel Alexander
Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief
by Paula Vogel
Directed by Christina McKim
We the People!
Directed by Marie Perreault and Nick Mourning
The Wedding Story
by Julianne Homokay
Directed by Katherine York
Recurring Effect: A Dance
Choreographed by Aariel Alexander
Beer Girl
by Walter Wykes
Directed by Katherine York
The White Snake
by Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Sarah Anne Goeke
2014 - 2015
Urinetown
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Directed by Robert Starko
Scenic and Lighting Design by Peter Verhaeghe (student)
Thread of the Warp
by Sean Michael Welch
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Couch Comedies
by Wayne Rawley, Liz Ellison and Dan Berkowitz
Directed by Marie Perreault
What’s in the BOX?
Written and Directed by Max Brosnahan-Lusk
Ten
Written and Directed by Brittney DeShano
Baby with the Bathwater
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Meghan Slocum
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes (Adapted by Robert Starko)
Directed by Robert Starko
2013 - 2014
The Phoenix Lottery
by Allan Stratton
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Lighting Design by Peter Verhaeghe (student)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Starko
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Everynote
Written and directed by Meghan Slocum
The Mistress at the Inn
by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Callie Bussell
Miami
by Meghan Bortle (student)
Directed by Max Brosnahan-Lusk
Time and the Conways
by J.B. Priestley
Directed by Robert Starko
2012 - 2013
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Robert Starko
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Kamara Miller
The Fox on the Fairway
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Scenic Design by Ryan Fisher (student)
Lighting Design by Daniel Warshauer (student)
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Love: A Night of Monologues
Written and Directed by Callie Bussell
The Game
by Louise Bryant
Directed by Corey Brittain
The Way of the World
by William Congreve
Directed by Robert Starko
Lighting Design by Ryan Fisher (student)
As You Like It
Directed by Robert Starko
Antigone
by Jean Anouilh (Translated by Lewis Galantiere)
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Earl the Vampire
by Sean Michael Welch
Directed by Robert Starko
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
The Maids
by Jean Genet
Directed by Jordan Burgess
Dutchman
by LeRoi Jones
Directed by Kamara Miller
2010 - 2011
Little Women: The Broadway Musical
by Allan Knee; Music by Jason Howland; Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Directed by Robert Starko
The Heidi Chronicals
by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Mark Hoffland
Lighting Design by Steve Ball (student)
Once on This Land
by Lunn Ahrens; Music by Steven Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Effrem Grettenberger
The Clever Widow
by Robert Starko
Directed by Robert Starko
2009 - 2010
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Starko
Betty’s Summer Vacation
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Michael Fentin (student)
Arcadia
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Robert Starko
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Deliver Us Not
by Lee Howard and Greg Gamble
What is Gained is Loss
by Evan Gulliford-Blake
Directed by Alex Freeman
Tartuffe
by Moliere
Directed by Royal Ward
2008 - 2009
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde (October 1-4)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage Design: Mark Hoffland
Light Design: Mark Hoffland
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Hair
(October 15-18)
Book & lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, music by Galt MacDermot
Director: Keith Medelis
The Shape of Things
by Neil LaBute (November 5-8)
Director: Kelly Bremner
Stage Design: Tatjana Bluchel (student)
Light Design: Keith Medelis (student)
Sweet Charity
Book by: Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields
(February 25-28)
Director: Robert Starko
Musical Director: James Ball
Stage Design: Mark Hoffland
Light Design: Laura Munson (guest designer – Spring 2008 grad)
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Fool for Love
(March 25-28)
by Sam Shepard
Director: Michael Fentin
Mother Hulda
by Tatjana Bluchel, based on Brothers Grimm fairytale
Director: Tatjana Bluchel
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
(April 15-18)
by Alan Ball
Director: Mark Hoffland
Stage Design: Alex Freeman (student)
Light Design: Megan Edwin (student)
2007 - 2008
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
(September 26-29, 2007)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage Design: R. Paul Lewis (student)
Light Design: Laura Munson (student)
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
The Runner Stumbles
(October 10 – 13, 2007)
by Milan Stitt
Director: Forrest Hutchins
Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde
by Charles Ludlam
(November 14-17, 2007)
Director: Jennifer Chapman
Stage Design: Mark Hoffland
Light Design: James Harris (student)
Anatomy of Gray
by Jim Leonard
(February 27-March 1, 2008)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage Design: Mark Hoffland
Light Design: James Harris (student)
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and lyrics by Clark M. Gesner (March 18-20, 2008)
Director: Amanda Dekker (student)
Stage Design: R. Paul Lewis (student)
Light Design: Sarah Schramm (student)
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Food for Fish
(March 25-28, 2008)
by Adam Szymkowicz
Director: Keith Medelis
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Director: Laura Munson
Rabbit Hole
by David Lindsay-Abaire
(April 9-12, 2008)
Director: Ben Hardin (student)
Stage Design: R. Paul Lewis (student)
Light Design: Mark Hoffland
2006 - 2007
Major Barbara
by George Bernard Shaw
(September 27-30, 2006)
Director: Royal Ward
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Student Directed Workshop Theatre
God
(October 12-14, 2006)
by Woody Allen
Director: Ben Hardin
Red Herring
by Michael Hollinger
(November 15-18, 2006)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage Design: Mark Hoffland
Light Design: Laura Munson (student)
Fiddler on the Roof
book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
(February 28-March 3, 2007)
Director: Jennifer Chapman
Musical Director: James Ball
Stage Design: R. Paul Lewis (student)
Light Design: James Harris (student)
Student Directed Workshop Theatre
(March 22-24, 2007)
The Proposal
by Anton Chekhov
Director: Forrest Hutchins
It’s People Like You
by Jason Sebacher (student)
Director: Alysia Kolascz
The Class
by Jon Jory
Director: Alysia Kolascz
Summer at the Lake
by Tennessee Williams
Director: Keith Medelis
Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii
by Allan Stratton
(April 11-14, 2007)
Director: Mark Hoffland
Stage Design: Tatjana Bluchel (student)
Light Design: R. Paul Lewis (student)
2005 - 2006
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
by Bertold Brecht, translation by Eric Bentley
(September 28-October 1, 2005)
Director: Jennifer Chapman
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
The Home Team
by Kim Carney
(November 16-19, 2005)
Director: Johanna Broughton Walker (guest director)
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Stop Kiss
(December 1 -3, 2005)
by Diana Son
Director: Chelsea Sadler
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
(March 1-4, 2006)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage Design: Nicole Trachsel (student)
Light Design: Laura Munson (student)
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre
April 6 – 8, 2006
Chaos and Creation
by Audrey Coleman (student)
April 6-8, 2006
Director: Audrey Coleman
Eleemosynary
by Lee Blessing
Director: Alysia Kolascz
Tone Clusters
by Joyce Carol Oates
Director: Brandy Norton
The Boundary
by Tom Stoppard & Clive Exton
Director: Jordan Parsons
Medusa’s Tale
by Carol S. Lashof
Director: Jordan Parsons
Communicating Doors
by Alan Ayckborne
(April 19-22, 2006)
Director: Mark Hoffland
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
2004 - 2005
The Country Wife
by William Wycherley
(September 29-October 2, 2004)
Director: Royal Ward
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
The Quick-Change Room
by Nagle Jackson
(November 17-20, 2004)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: Mark Hoffland
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre
December 2 – 4, 2004
Double Solitaire
by Robert Anderson
Director: Alex Rivera
(March 31-April 2, 2005)
The Lover
by Harold Pinter
Director: Chelsea Sadler
Phyro-giants!
by Michael Blieden
Director: Stephen Fish
America Begins
Created and performed by Nick Mourning
Director: Nick Mourning
Cabaret
book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb
(February 23-26, 2005)
Director: Robert Starko
Musical Director: James Ball
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Triage
by Brinn Cronin (Albion College student)
Director: Alex Rivera
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
translation by Brendan Kennelly
(April 13-16, 2005)
Director: Jennifer Chapman
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
2003 - 2004
The Laramie Project
by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project
(October 2-4 & 9-11, 2003)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Right You Are (If You Think You Are)
by Luigi Pirandello, translation by Carl R. Mueller
(November 19-22, 2003)
Director: Royal Ward
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
No Exit
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Director: Amy Lewis
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
(February 25-38, 2004)
Director: Charles Crupi
Stage/Light Design: Dan Walker
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
Sure Thing and English Made Simple
by David Ives
(April 1-3, 2004)
Director: Julie Maxey
The Valentine Fairy
by Earnest Thomposon
Director: Alex Rivera
The Actor’s Nightmare
by Christopher Durang
Director: Alex Rivera
Cloud Nine
by Caryl Churchill
Director: Jennifer Chapman
Light Design: Dan Walker
Stage Design: Timothy Watson
2002 - 2003
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
(October 2-5, 2002)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
Charley’s Aunt
by Brandon Thomas
(November 20-23, 2002)
Director: Royal Ward
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
Student-Directed Workshop Theater
December 5 – 7, 2002
The Still Alarm
by George S. Kaufman
Director: Leah Williams
A Thousand Cranes
by Kathryn Schultz Miller
Director: Adella Pietrzyk
The Bald Soprano
by Eugène Ionesco
Director: Laura Kraly
Light Design: J. Thomas Oosting
Company
by George Furth; music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
(February 26 – March 1, 2003)
Director: Robert Starko
Musical Director: James Ball
Stage/Light Design: Ronald Burns
Student-Directed Workshop Theatre:
The Ophelia Project
Adapted from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet by Amy Lewis (student)
by Amy Lewis (student)
Director: Amy Lewis
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in History
by Kate Goedde (student)
Director: Kate Goedde
The Good Doctor
Selected Scenes by Neil Simon
Director: Susan Dudley
Light Design: J. Thomas Oosting
How I Learned To Drive
by Paula Vogel
(April 9-12, 2003)
Director: J. Thomas Oosting
Stage/Light Design: Ronald Burns
2001 - 2002
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
(October 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2001)
Directed: Royal Ward
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
The Fantasticks
book and lyrics by Tom Jones; music by Harvey Schmidt
(November 14-17, 2001)
Director: Danielle Harsh (student director)
Stage Design: Nicole Broughton
Light Design: Christopher Zinger
Playwrights’ Madness
(November 29, 30, December 1, 2001)
Donalbain’s Revenge by Laura Kraly & Susan Dudley
Odds and Ends by Paul Rahn
Love and War in the Mind of the Young Male by Jim Shilander
Grappa, or a High Colonic on the Rocks by Sean Hackney
Birds of a Feather; Two Hands in the Bush; or Stickin’ it to Kaiman by John Steeno
Cling On by Jason Kennedy
Director: Robert AuFrance
Stage/Light Design: Robert Berl
Fefu and Her Friends
by Maria Irene Fornes
(February 20-23, 2002)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: J. Thomas Oosting
Workshop Theatre: (Student Directed)
Hello Out There by William Saroyan
Director: Dory Lerew
Visitor from Forest Hills by Neil Simon
Director: Colleen Kelly
Half Time at Halcyon Days by Carol Mack
Director: Katie Doral
Stage/Light Design: Ronald Burns
A Lie of the Mind
by Sam Shepard
April 10-13, 2002
Director: Paul Rahn (student)
Stage/Light Design: Ronald Burns
2000 - 2001
Picnic
by William Inge
(October 4-7, 2000)
Director: Robert AuFrance
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
Tales of the Lost Formicans
by Constance Congdon (November 15-18, 2000)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
Workshop Theatre (Student Directed)
(December 7-9, 2000)
Little Red Riding Hood by Billy Aronson
Director/Stage Design: Danielle Harsh
The Man Who Turned Into A Stick by Abe Kobo
Director/Stage Design: Paul Rahn
Readings of Original Student Scripts
Once Upon a Mattress book
by Jay Thompson, music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer
(February 28 – March 3, 2001)
Director: Robert AuFrance
Musical Director: James Ball
Stage/Light Design: Ron Burns
Workshop Theatre (Student Directed)
Margo at Sea and Other Works
Margo at Sea by J. Holtham
Kung Fu Grip by David J. Galido (student)
Frying Pan by Kathleen Schmalz (student)
Alice in Wonderland – an adaptation by Kathleen Schmalz (student)
Directors: David J. Galido & Kathleen Schmalz
Going In by David Kranes
Director: Thor Leach
Joe Artist created and performed by David Galido
Director: David Galido
Stage/Light Design: J. Thomas Oosting
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (April 18-21, 2001)
Director: Robert Starko
Stage/Light Design: J. Thomas Oosting