2019 production of Rachel Bonds' Swimmers. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
On Stage
Mad Forest
When rebellion brings down a dictator, what is left in the void? How will you use your freedom? Written in the aftermath of the 1989…
Barbarians
The quiet life in a small provincial town is suddenly disturbed by the imminent arrival of the first railroad. In Barbarians, Maxim Gorky investigates the…
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Set during the Civil War, this explosively powerful new drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks follows a slave, Hero, from West Texas to the…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Romance, lust, nature, mysticism and the blurred lines between dreams and reality are explored in an enchanted moonlit forest on a warm summer night. Join…
Guarded
A sweltering summer in Los Angeles. On location for a big Hollywood feature. So many dreams in the balance. L.A. playwright Boni B. Alvarez has…
Othello
In William Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece, newly married and promoted Othello finds himself the pawn in the manipulative games of his right-hand man, Iago. With powerful…
Camino Real
The Camino Real is a dead end—the end of the road in a police state in a vaguely Latin American country, and an inescapable condition.…
Fuente Ovejuna: A Disloyal Adaptation
Embracing the “art” of adaptation, Cusi Cram has written a joyful homage to the masterpiece by Lope de Vega, which tells the story of a…
The Secret Garden
Based on the beloved children’s novel, this magical tale follows lonely orphan Mary Lennox, who returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered uncle and…
New Works Festival Year 2
Showcasing the emerging voices of the School’s second-year MFA in Dramatic Writing students with workshop productions featuring professional directors and dramaturges, and School of Dramatic…
Three Sisters
Transplanted from their beloved Moscow to a provincial Russian town, the three Prozorov sisters—school teacher Olga, unhappily married Masha and idealistic Irina—pine for the life…
BFA Sophomore Show
An annual tradition, a play will be announced in the spring that will showcase the talents of the School’s sophomore class of BFA actors. Performance…
New Works Festival Year 3
The thesis plays of the graduating MFA in Dramatic Writing cohort are presented as concert readings with professional actors and directors. NWF Year Three is…