Logo for Middlebury Middlebury Middlebury

Theatre

Theatre THEA

Patchwork Panchatantra

Sponsored by:
Theatre
With an unknown calamity raging outside the windows, and her parents unaccountably absent, Maya wants answers, but Joe, a mysterious visitor, tells stories instead. Three Panchantantra tales emerge from under his umbrella, spinning a nightmare from which Maya may never awake. Akhila Khanna (’17) senior 700 work in devising, and Nolan Ellsworth (’17) senior work in playwriting.

Hepburn Zoo

Tickets $5 through the Middlebury College box office. Go/Boxoffice.
Open to the Public

Patchwork Panchatantra

Sponsored by:
Theatre
With an unknown calamity raging outside the windows, and her parents unaccountably absent, Maya wants answers, but Joe, a mysterious visitor, tells stories instead. Three Panchantantra tales emerge from under his umbrella, spinning a nightmare from which Maya may never awake. Akhila Khanna (’17) senior 700 work in devising, and Nolan Ellsworth (’17) senior work in playwriting.

Hepburn Zoo

Tickets $5 through the Middlebury College box office. Go/Boxoffice.
Open to the Public

Parker Merrill Speech Contest – Semi-Finals

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Oratory Now revives a Middlebury tradition that began in 1825: the Parker-Merrill Speech Contest. In this semi-final round, a dozen students will compete for a place in the finals (April 29), at which prizes of $500, $250 and $250 will be awarded. The topic is “True North: A Principle To Guide Us.” For information (or to register, by April 9) visit oratorynow.org or go/SpeechContest.

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

Free
Open to the Public

Parker Merrill Prize in Speech – Championship

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Oratory Now revives a 209 year-old Middlebury tradition: The Parker-Merrill Prize in Speech. Open to all current students, this contest offers a top prize of $500, and two, second-place prizes of $250. Finalists will also receive a professionally edited video recording of their speech. Admission is free. For information, or to register to compete: go/SpeechContest

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

Parker Merrill Speech Competition Championship

Sponsored by:
Theatre
In a tradition dating back to 1825, six student speakers will compete for Middlebury Speaker of the Year, and a top prize of $500. Each will deliver a six-minute response to this year’s theme: “What if instead … we try this? Competitors include 2016 Finalist Tabitha Mueller ‘18, Sarah Howard ‘19, Anna Dennis ’17.5, and Kyle Meredith ‘19, as well as first-year students Lynn Travnikova ’20 and Griffin Bell ‘20. Produced by Oratory Now. Admission is free.

Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall

Open to the Public

FFW 2016: Open Rehearsal of <i>The Antigone Project

Sponsored by:
Theatre
For Fall Family weekend, Professor Richard Romagnoli welcomes visitors to an open rehearsal for The Antigone Project. Please feel free to drop by. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Free

Mahaney Arts Center 232

Open to the Public

Old Enough To Know Better, Young Enough To Do It Again

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 232 Celia Watson ’17 presents her senior independent work, a devised play exploring issues of mobility, memory, and independence within the Middlebury elderly community. Using true stories from interviews with participants at Project Independence, the show captures participants’ lives in their 20s and contrasts the challenges and perspectives of their lives today. Starring Gabrielle Owens ‘17, Lucie Heerman ‘19, and Will Kelley ‘19.5. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Free
Open to the Public

MIDD Play Lab presents "Ubiquitous" by Jake Jeppson '06

Sponsored by:
Theatre and Center for Careers & Internships
An American couple sets off for a peaceful summer holiday in the United Kingdom. But when they visit Alfred Hitchcock’s childhood home, a chance encounter with a mysterious European threatens to set their lives on a drastically different course. UBIQUITOUS riffs on Hitchcock’s classic thrillers to bring suspense back to the stage and investigate what it means to be an American abroad. A staged reading of a brand new play by Jake Jeppson ‘06, featuring Alex Draper ‘88, Jay Dunn ‘00.5, Tara Giordano ‘02, Rebecca Martin ‘04, and Joe Varca ‘02. Dramaturgy by Ben Fainstein ‘04.

Axinn Center 232

Open to the Public

Michael Granberry: CREATIVE JOURNEY

Sponsored by:
Theatre
Michael Granberry (puppetry consultant to Middlebury Theatre’s “The Women of Troy” production (4-6 May), will be talking about his creative journey and share demonstrations and samples of his work. Q&A to follow. Michael is a 2-time Emmy-winning animator, director and puppet designer whose work includes the Cartoon Network series, “Robot Chicken,” the 2016 Oscar-nominated “Anomalisa” and the hit web series, “Zombies VS.

Mahaney Arts Center 232

Freefall

Sponsored by:
Theatre
This story of two brothers, a thief and a policeman, is a dramatic portrayal of what family means in a society that has splintered through the traditional institution.

Hepburn Zoo

Tickets are $5 through the box office. Go/Boxoffice.
Open to the Public