Smith College Department of Theatre Announces Auditions for “The Thanksgiving Play”

Smith College Department of TheatreAUDITIONS: The Thanksgiving Playby Larissa FastHorse, directed by Jen Olivares Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American…

Smith College Announces Auditions for “Stoop Pigeons”

Smith College Department of TheatreAUDITIONS: Stoop Pigeons by Christin Eve Cato, directed by Kyle Boatwright Auditions will be in Acting Studio 1 (T100) in the Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts at Smith College on Friday, September 3, 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 4, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Callbacks, if necessary, will be…

Smith College Department of Theatre Presents “A Number”

Spring Studio Productions: A Number by Caryl Churchill Thursday, May 13, 7:30 PM Virtual Event – through May 15 The Smith College Department of Theatre presents A Number by Caryl Churchill as part of its 2021 Spring Studio Productions directed by Fiona King. Bernard learns that he’s a clone and his father…

Smith College Department of Theatre Presents “Blackademics”

Spring Studio Productions: Blackademics by Idris Goodwin Wednesday, May 12, 7:30 PM Virtual Event – May 14 The Smith College Department of Theatre presents Blackademics by Idris Goodwin as part of its 2021 Spring Studio Productions directed by Cate Boram. Blackademics is a sharp, surreal satire about navigating academia as…

Smith College Department of Theatre Presents “Shapes and Stanzas”

Spring Studio Productions: Shapes and Stanzas by Ken PreussTuesday, May 11, 7:30 p.m., Virtual Event through May 15 The Smith College Department of Theatre presents Shapes and Stanzas by Ken Preuss as part of its 2021 Spring Studio Productions directed by Madison VanDeurzen. In the play, friends meet three times…

REVIEW: “The Underpants” at New Centory Theatre

by Gail M. Burns, June, 2005. The other day, while working on updating this Web site, I came upon a button that asked me to “click here for a chance to win free tickets” to a performance of The Underpants at New Century Theatre. I figured that the worst that could happen…