Productions and Events

Spring 2025 Season

The Swarthmore Department of Theater 24/25 Season has come to a close. We plan to announce our 25/26 Season very soon. Until then, check out our Past Productions page to see photos from Swat Theater shows from years past.  To learn about how we select our seasons, please head on over to our Annual Productions page. 

The 2024 - 2025 Season 

see u soon, don't get microwaved 

By Sophia Pereda-Echeverry ‘25. An honors thesis in playwriting 

Directed by Becky Wright

32 Very Short Plays About Letting Go

A brand new play created by K. Elizabeth Stevens and Bryan Arias, Madison Burch, Ian Forehand, Nico Johnson, Noa Murray, Aviva Nathan, Thomas Shelton, Kaito Stohr, and Jessica Qin 

All of us will die, sooner or later. 32 Very Short Plays About Letting Go is an expressive meditation on endings. Created by Director K. Elizabeth Stevens and the Fall ‘24 Production Ensemble cohort, this brand new play uses verbatim interview texts, dance, and other media to unpack our collective grief around our shared mortal predicament. Every breath brings us closer to death. Will you share some of that breath with us?

Speech and Debate 

Directed by Sophia Pereda-Echeverry '25

Teenagers today are holding lots of things inside. Our Senior Company ensemble takes on Stephen Karam’s play Speech and Debate. As a sex abuse scandal boils under the surface at their school, three lonely teens find each other and themselves through their school’s Speech and Debate team. Censorship bumps up against authenticity in this satire exploring the perspective and voices of young people. lol. rofl. 

Directing I Fall Night of Scenes 

Featuring excerpts from plays by Sarah Ruhl, Lucas Hnath, and Charles Mee

Directed by Grace Fruauff ’26, Montana Hamel ’26, and Kana Nagata ’26

Fresh work from inspiring young directors and designers. Come see the Directing I Cohort’s Fall Night of Scenes, featuring the work of Sarah Ruhl, Lucas Hnath, and Charles Mee. Designed by students from the Lighting Design Class, the Fall Night of Scenes represents the culmination of classwork for two courses within the Swarthmore Theater Department. 

this light says i love you

a new dance theater piece created by Juno Chang '24, Keira Dandy '25, Joe Fox '27, Montana Hamel ‘26, Ivy Hoffman '27, Nico Johnson '26, Emily Lathers '25, Clara Mulligan '25, Aviva Nathan '28, Izzy Reel ‘28 and Sophia Pereda-Echeverry ‘25

Directed by Sophia Pereda-Echeverry ‘25. An Honors Thesis in Directing. 

new roommates share space as once-close friends grow distant. while someone grows into the person they’re meant to be, another learns new ways of moving through the world. amidst the honk of geese and the punch of shrimp, two friends share an embrace. this light says i love you is a dance theater piece that explores human connection through closeness and across distance. created collaboratively by the cast, this brand new performance asks what it means to be near and far from the bodies around us. 

Directing II Spring Night of Scenes

Featuring new and devised work from student creators. 

Directed by Grace Fruauff ’26, Montana Hamel ’26, Kana Nagata ’26, and Martín Villagra-Riquelme '25

The Spring Directing II students present their annual Night of Scenes as the final piece of their coursework this May. Advised by K. Elizabeth Stevens, these young directors follow their interests and hone their skills through intensive work crafting one act performances performed by Swat students. Mark your calendars for this exciting night of new work!