Productions and Events
Coming Up Next
Kana Nagata '26, Frank Paz '26 in Senior Company's GLORIA. Photo by Eli Eisenstein
2026 Acting Capstone
Orlando
by Sarah Ruhl
Adapted from the Novel by Virginia Woolf
Directed by K. Elizabeth Stevens
Featuring Griffin Moore (‘26), Kana Nagata (‘26), and Frank Paz (‘26)
February 20 - 22
Frear Ensemble Theater
Orlando, a nobleman living in England during the time of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, is dissatisfied. Beautiful and charismatic, he progresses through time without changing at all. Until one day near his one hundredth birthday, Orlando wakes up to find that she has become a woman. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf and the true story of her lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando by Sarah Ruhl explores the curious nature of the binary, and the alchemical experience of transformation.
Pig Iron Theater presents
Bartok’s Monster
LPAC Main Stage
March 19 - 20
In 2024, the acclaimed Daedalus Quartet, visual and performance artist Sebastienne Mundheim, and director Dan Rothenberg of Pig Iron came together to create an original work of experimental, interdisciplinary performance inspired by Jay Kirk's Avoid the Day: A New Nonfiction in Two Movements. This kaleidoscopic memoir follows Kirk's research into Hungarian composer Béla Bartok's methods of creation, Kirk's travels to Transylvania, and ultimately, a flirtation with madness.
In 2026, this lecture-demonstration-fever-dream returns with a presentation of Bartok's Monster.
This event is supported by the Cooper Foundation and will be part of the 2025-2026 Cooper Series.
Jason Fang ('28), The Threepenny Opera. Photo by Jaime Alvarez
Spring '26 Honors Directing Thesis
Woyzeck
by Georg Büchner
Directed by Grace Fruauff (‘26)
March 27 - 29
Frear Ensemble Theater
A fragment of a play about a person broken by jealousy and grief. Based on the true story of the murder case of Johann Christian Woyzeck, this German expressionist play haunts the Frear this spring as a part of our Senior’s Honors Directing Thesis project.
S'26 Directing Thesis
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker
Directed by Kana Nagata (‘26)
Frear Ensemble Theater
April 24 - 26
Can an exercise in acting class change your life? In Circle Mirror Transformation, strangers become close through intimate time shared in the acting studio. This play will be a part of our Senior’s Honors Directing Thesis project.
A New Play by Frank Paz (‘26)
To Be Announced
Frear Ensemble Theater
May 2026
This spring, Senior Frank Paz will produce a new play for his Playwriting Thesis. Stay tuned for more information!
Spring 2026 Night of Scenes
Frear Ensemble Theater
Dates To Be Announced
Finally, our Directing II Class led by Professor K. Elizabeth Stevens will present a short night of scenes to wrap up our spring semester.
