Dr. Amy Steiger, assistant professor of theater studies, has recently published two articles on performance and actor training, in Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Journal (“Moving Forward, Living Backward, or Just Standing Still?: Newspaper Theatre, Critical Race Theory, and Commemorating the Wade-Braden Trial in Louisville, Kentucky”) and Howlround (“Whiteness, Patriarchy, and Resistance in Actor Find out more »
Auditions for The Nether, Monday, February 3, in the BDT
Auditions for THE NETHER, by Jennifer Haley, directed by Mark A. Rhoda, will take place in the Bruce Davis Theater (BDT), Montgomery Hall, on Monday, February 3, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Callbacks will be scheduled on Tuesday, February 4, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the BDT. An audition sign-up sheet is posted on the TFMS bulletin Find out more »
Acclaimed Happenstance Theater to Perform “Cabaret Macabre,” November 20-21
Happenstance Theater (www.happenstancetheater.com) is a six-member, Rockville, MD-based performance troupe steeped in the traditions of commedia dell’arte, clowning, circus, and vaudeville. The award-winning company, which visited St. Mary’s College two years ago for its performances of BROUHAHA, is committed to devising, producing, and touring original, performer-created visual and poetic theater that stretches the boundaries of Find out more »
Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Given Site-Specific Halloween Performance at Historic St. Mary’s City
Shakespeare’s tale of terrors and of unbridled ambition is full of “present fears” and “horrible imaginings” – witches, ghosts, and deadly violence both actual and imaginary – that trouble boundaries between the material world and systems or feelings that can less easily be clutched in the hands. Exploring the remarkable natural and architectural landscape of Find out more »
“Stick Fly” performs in the Bruce Davis Theater
The affluent African American LeVay family gathers at their Martha’s Vineyard home for the weekend, and brothers Kent and Flip have each brought his girlfriend 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, Find out more »
10-Minute Play Festival performs in the Bruce Davis Theater
Following are festival play titles, authors, and directors: Union, by Allison Claggett, directed by Amy Steiger Silence Too Loud, by Rebecca Weber, directed by Kori Taber Speak for Me No More, by Samantha Reed, directed by Rebecca Weber Hashtagtivism, by Oli Platt, directed by Amy Steiger Heaven Spots, by Cameron Kelley, directed by Amy Steiger Find out more »
Happy Birthday, Wanda June performs in the Bruce Davis Theater
“This is a simple-minded play about men who enjoy killing, and those who don’t.” So opens Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s prescient riff on toxic masculinity, as seen through the lens of late-1960s America. Big-game hunter and war hero Harold Ryan, presumed dead for many years, returns home like Odysseus to an America he no longer recognizes Find out more »
Opening on the Bruce Davis Main Stage: “Beyond the Sunset”
BEYOND THE SUNSET: UNEARTHING THE STORIES OF ST. MARY’S is conceived and directed by Amy Steiger. written by Lakeshia Ferebee, Kelsey Hancock, Kyndall Rhaney, Caroline Smith, and Amy Steiger, in collaboration with members of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland community. Roommates Diana and Judy are just getting started as SMCM students when a hurricane blows their dorm Find out more »
Opening in the BDT, “Twelfth Night,” Nov. 8 @ 8 PM, FREE ADMISSION
The Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies is proud to present “Twelfth Night, or What You Will,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Holly A. Blumner View in Events Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated in a shipwreck; Viola, presumed drowned, ends up in Illyria. Countess Olivia, in self-imposed mourning for seven years, has sworn Find out more »
“Spring Awakening” opens February 28
The Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s seminal 1891 play of the same name, Spring Awakening is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality, and rock-and-roll that celebrates teenage self-discovery and rebellion against the authoritarian rule of parents and teachers. With poignancy and passion, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater’s musical navigates the rocky terrain that is Find out more »