Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

Spring productions

Adored You by Rachel Lynett

Synopsis: Lila and Alex meet in a coffee shop. Over the next three years (in a single day), they try to form a life together, with all the ups and downs that comes with being in love.

 

Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond

Synopsis: The affluent, African-American LeVay family is gathering at their Martha’s Vineyard home for the weekend, and brothers Kent and Flip have each brought their respective partners home to meet the parents for the first time. Kent’s fiancée, Taylor, an academic whose absent father was a prominent author, struggles to fit into the LeVay’s upper-crust lifestyle. Kimber, on the other hand, is a self-described WASP who works with inner-city school children, fits in more easily with the family. Joining these two couples are the demanding LeVay patriarch, Joe, and Cheryl, the daughter of the family’s longtime housekeeper. As the two newcomers butt heads over issues of race and privilege, long-standing family tensions bubble under the surface and reach a boiling point when secrets are revealed.

 

Fall productions

Black Super Hero Magic Mama by Inda Craig-Galván

Synopsis: ​​Sabrina Jackson cannot cope with the death of her son by a White cop. Rather than herald the Black Lives Matter movement, Sabrina retreats inward, living out a comic book superhero fantasy, played out on stage. Will Sabrina stay in this dream world or return to reality and mourn her loss?

 

Time is On Our Side by R. Eric Thomas

Synopsis: Annie loves the past. Curtis lives for the future. Together they host a wildly unpopular podcast from Annie's living room in which they "queer history," reinterpreting Philadelphia lore through a modern, intersectional lens. When Annie finds a family heirloom that reveals a buried connection to the early LGBT rights movement, the political suddenly gets explosively personal. Time is On Our Side's shape-shifting plot bounds gleefully from the Underground Railroad to pop culture futurity, as Annie and Curtis search for answers to the questions "How do we let go of the past? And when will it let go of us?"

All ticket reservations must be in by 5:00 PM the day before you plan on seeing the show. Starting at 5:00 PM the day before each performance no more reservations will be taken because the Director of Patron Services will remove it to begin emailing ticket links to people who have reserved that specific date. If you are unsure which date you would like, then we suggest you pick multiple dates and receive a link for all of the dates you selected. Please wait until 24 hours before your performance(s) to email with questions about your reservation.

If you successfully fill out the ticket reservation form you will receive an automated email telling you that your reservation was received. If you do not receive an atuomated email then something is amiss (usually a typo in your email address and/or a technological glitch) and you should resubmit the form. Please do not email the Director of Patron Services asking where your link is if you did not receive an automatic confirmation email because it means there is no record of the reservation.

The Director of Patron Services works Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Those are the hours in which she will respond to your queries.

Because of the way the system is set up this year, you do not need to contact the Director of Patron Services if you can no longer attend and/or would like a new date. You can fill out a new ticket reservation form and you will receive an email for your new date as well.