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28th annual First Show: Look, Dream, Begin

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

Hepburn Zoo

Open to the Public

28th annual First Show: Look, Dream, Begin

First Show: Look, Dream, Begin, is a series of brand new, short plays from around the world interwoven into an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis. Directed by Madison Middleton ’22.5; making their Midd debuts are Max Blumenthal ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Jenny Fede ‘26, Virginia Frau ‘27, Claire Hatch ‘26, Allison Hurd ‘27, Nitya Kaul ‘27, Sean Lovett ‘23.5, Edith Mauch ‘27, Sara McKillip ‘25, and Moriah Thompson ‘25.Cole Newman ‘26 is the Stage Manager, with Jiawen Li ‘27 as Assistant Stage Manager.

Hepburn Zoo

Open to the Public
abstract collage with the words "LOOK   DREAM   BEGIN"

Auditions for 28th Annual First Show!

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This year the Theatre Department is collaborating with Climate Change Theatre Action to create an inventive, truthful, and life-affirming piece about what it means to dream up a future during climate crisis.
Auditions: Friday, September 15th from 6-9pm | MAC 232
Call Backs: Saturday, September 16th from 10-2pm | MAC 232
Performances: October 5th-7th | Hepburn Zoo Theatre

Mahaney Arts Center 232

Closed to the Public
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Your Sexts are Sh*t: Older Better Letters

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series and Theatre
Written and performed by Rachel Mars. Award-winning theatre maker Rachel Mars performs a gloriously rude new solo show that unearths the hot-as-hell letters that make sexts blush. Before sexts there were hand-written letters—and loads of them were properly filthy. With the help of the internet, friends, and two sexologists, Mars has unearthed missives dating back centuries.

Wright Theatre

Tickets: $25/20/10/5
Open to the Public
The artist standing in front of a chalkboard with writing on it

Your Sexts are Sh*t: Older Better Letters

Sponsored by:
Performing Arts Series and Theatre
Written and performed by Rachel Mars. Award-winning theatre maker Rachel Mars performs a gloriously rude new solo show that unearths the hot-as-hell letters that make sexts blush. Before sexts there were hand-written letters—and loads of them were properly filthy. With the help of the internet, friends, and two sexologists, Mars has unearthed missives dating back centuries.

Wright Theatre

Tickets: $25/20/10/5
Open to the Public
Members of the cast in costume taking a selfie

Greek Tragedy

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Theatre
A play by Lia Romeo directed by Michole Biancosino.
Anna is a famous and fabulous Instagram influencer. Jennifer is her drab best friend. But Jennifer is the one who’s been writing all of Anna’s content, while Anna spirals into addiction and out of control. And now Jennifer’s the one who’s writing this play. A story about telling stories… and about how to live our lives when we live our lives online.

Performances: October 26 - 28, 7:30 pm each evening and 2 pm on Saturday. Please join us for a lively post-show talk back and discussion following the Friday evening performance.

Wright Theatre

$15/10/8/5
Open to the Public
Members of the cast in costume taking a selfie

Greek Tragedy

Sponsored by:
Theatre
A play by Lia Romeo directed by Michole Biancosino.
Anna is a famous and fabulous Instagram influencer. Jennifer is her drab best friend. But Jennifer is the one who’s been writing all of Anna’s content, while Anna spirals into addiction and out of control. And now Jennifer’s the one who’s writing this play. A story about telling stories… and about how to live our lives when we live our lives online.

Performances: October 26 - 28, 7:30 pm each evening and 2 pm on Saturday. Please join us for a lively post-show talk back and discussion following the Friday evening performance.

Wright Theatre

$15/10/8/5
Open to the Public
Polaroid photos of the actors taped on a poster

Polaroid Stories

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Theatre
Naomi Iizuka describes her play Polaroid Stories as “a visceral blend of classical mythology and real life stories told by street kids.” 10 actors play characters ranging from Echo, Eurydice, Orpheus and Narcissus to Skinhead, Kaos, Melody and Disappear. “Iizuka journeys into a dangerous world where myth-making fulfills a fierce need for transcendence, where storytelling has the power to transform a reality in which character’s lives are continually threatened, devalued and erased. Like their mythic counterparts, these modern-day mortals are engulfed by needs that burn and consume.

Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre

$15/10/8/5
Open to the Public
Polaroid photos of the actors taped on a poster

Polaroid Stories

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Naomi Iizuka describes her play Polaroid Stories as “a visceral blend of classical mythology and real life stories told by street kids.” 10 actors play characters ranging from Echo, Eurydice, Orpheus and Narcissus to Skinhead, Kaos, Melody and Disappear. “Iizuka journeys into a dangerous world where myth-making fulfills a fierce need for transcendence, where storytelling has the power to transform a reality in which character’s lives are continually threatened, devalued and erased. Like their mythic counterparts, these modern-day mortals are engulfed by needs that burn and consume.

Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre

$15/10/8/5
Open to the Public
Polaroid photos of the actors taped on a poster

Polaroid Stories

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Naomi Iizuka describes her play Polaroid Stories as “a visceral blend of classical mythology and real life stories told by street kids.” 10 actors play characters ranging from Echo, Eurydice, Orpheus and Narcissus to Skinhead, Kaos, Melody and Disappear. “Iizuka journeys into a dangerous world where myth-making fulfills a fierce need for transcendence, where storytelling has the power to transform a reality in which character’s lives are continually threatened, devalued and erased. Like their mythic counterparts, these modern-day mortals are engulfed by needs that burn and consume.

Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre

$15/10/8/5
Open to the Public