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Spring 26 Senior Honors Directing Thesis
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker
Directed by Kana Nagata (‘26)
April 24 8:00 PM
April 25 2:00 PM + 8:00 PM
April 26 2:00 PM
Frear Ensemble Theater
In Circle Mirror Transformation, one teacher and four students gather for a weekly acting class in a small Vermont town. Playwright Annie Baker sought to show “how beautiful and noble it is when people throw themselves earnestly and unselfconsciously into something”. Swarthmore Theater students will embody her story about strangers and families, arrival and departure, memory, age, and faith.
Spring 2026 Playwriting Thesis
The Night of Ended Secrets
by Frank Paz ('26)
Directed by Andrew Watring
May 2 8:00 PM
Martin Hall 028
Ping and Rose Chen Screening Room
Jamie and Carmine, two childhood friends, reconnect as they sit vigil for the death of Jamie’s grandmother. As Jamie struggles to write his eulogy, he must choose: keep a secret out of love for his grandmother or live his authentic truth. Written by Frank Paz (‘26), The Night of Ended Secrets pits familial obligation against burning desire against the setting of one family’s grief.
Spring 2026 Night of Scenes
May 4 8:00 PM
May 5 8:00 PM
Frear Ensemble Theater
Featuring scenes from Joseph Heller, Samuel Beckett and a brand new play devised by Percy Pu and her ensemble.
Directed by
Kit Knapp (‘27), Percy (Xi) Pu (‘27) + Bella Stephens (‘28)
Performances by
Jasper Cober-Lake ('29), Nico Weisberger ('29), Alex Coley ('28), Aidan O'Connell ('28), Frederick Seligman (BMC '26), Liam Singleton (‘29), Aviva Nathan (‘28), Nani Hill (‘28), Nico Johnson (‘26), Ari Froehlich (‘28), Noa Murray (‘26), Jiurun Zhao (‘28)
Our Directing II Students, led by K. Elizabeth Stevens, bring to you three scenes about faulty logic, flops and false launches. Featuring performances by Swat Theater Students, come check out these students culminating work of their Directing II Class.
