Theatre

An exploration of a girl’s sexuality, as told through the stories of four people who know her intimately. This is the devised 700 Work of Leah Sarbib and Tosca Giustini. Ensemble: Leah Sarbib, Tosca Giustini, Kean Haunt, Lorena Neira, Kathleen Gudas, Caitlyn Meagher, Will Lupica, Anna Parker, Bjorn Peterson, Lucy Killian, Iram Ashgar, Ben Rose, Andrew Goulet

Join master actor/dramaturg Tina Packer as she deconstructs and conjures William Shakespeare’s most famous female characters in two funny and fierce shows that are part performance and part master class. On Saturday, Packer and costar Nigel Gore perform Force and Heat: The Early Plays. On Sunday, they present Chaos and Redemption: The Later Plays. “Marvelous!”–Ben Brantley, New York Times. Book signings after each show. Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series and the Theatre Program, in conjunction with the exhibition of Shakespeare’s First Folio at the Museum.

All are welcome to come and observe Kelli O’Hara’s workshop to watch her work with students as they hone their musical theatre audition skills.  Ms. O’Hara has unequivocally established herself as one of Broadway’s great leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in the critically acclaimed revival of The King and I recently garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Drama League and Outer Critics nominations.  Please note that the workshop is full, but we encourage you to come and learn through observation. Free

Theatre Department lecture by Lynda Paul, Ph.D., Yale University Candidate for Assistant Professor in Theatre The Ballets Russes (1909-1929) brought together some of modernist Europe’s most consequential choreographers (Fokine, Nijinsky, Balanchine), most influential composers (Debussy, Stravinsky), most renowned visual artists (Picasso, Matisse, Braque), most cutting-edge fashion designers (Chanel), and most innovative writers (Cocteau).

Audition for two faculty-directed fall 2016 productions (THEA 0210A & THEA 0210B). This is the only audition for anyone wanting to act in a departmental show for the fall term, so come get involved in theatre at Middlebury! Please come around 9:45 AM and sign up for a time slot. Complete info at go/theatre.

This performance is a collage of scenes exploring the thin, permeable line between sanity and madness. Senior directing work of Kristin Corbett ’16.5. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. (Please note the venue change; originally scheduled for the Hepburn Zoo Theatre.)

This performance is a collage of scenes exploring the thin, permeable line between sanity and madness. Senior directing work of Kristin Corbett ’16.5. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. (Please note the venue change; originally scheduled for the Hepburn Zoo Theatre.)

This performance is a collage of scenes exploring the thin, permeable line between sanity and madness. Senior directing work of Kristin Corbett ’16.5. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. (Please note the venue change; originally scheduled for the Hepburn Zoo Theatre.)

Editors from The BreakBeat Poets of Chicago facilitate a short open mic, featuring participants from the afternoon workshop and members of the local poetry and hip hop community. The editors then perform an interactive reading from The BreakBeat Poets, discussing the anthology’s genesis, impact, and the role of BreakBeat poetics in contemporary literature. Sponsored by the Theater Department, Black Student Union, Oratory Now, Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, and Department of English

Richard Romagnoli directs this prologue and five short plays, four of which were written by women playwrights of color. Each takes a spin on the original Greek tragedy about a young woman who defies the state to uphold a religious principle—the unwritten law of the gods—condemning herself to death. Not tragedies in the classical sense, these contemporary plays are sometimes broadly comical, serious, and warmly human. Sponsored by the Theatre Program. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale October 10