Productions and Events
Fall 2026 Season
Bryan Arias ('28) and ensemble in 32 Very Short Plays About Letting Go . Photo by Jaime Alvarez
2026 Production Ensemble presents
Chekhov’s Vaudevilles
By Anton Chekhov
Three Absurdly-Human One Acts from Anton Chekhov
Directed by Leah Walton
November 13 - 15
A widow battles a bear, a proposal with a side of slaps, and the world's worst wedding toast. Before he wrote classics like Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov created these humorous one-acts and introduced us to his tragic-comic way of seeing the world. This year’s Production Ensemble gives life to three absurdly-human “vaudevilles:” The Proposal, The Bear and The Wedding Reception.
The Seagull (2016)
The Swarthmore Theater Senior Company presents
Uncle Vanya
By Anton Chekhov
The tragicomic classic where a visit to the country goes horribly wrong
Directed by Kit Knapp (‘27) + Perxi Pu (‘27)
December 4 - 6
Life is long. No one knows that more than Ivan “Vanya” Petrovich, who manages the country estate of his brother-in-law, a wealthy professor. Yet when the professor returns to his estate with his wife, Yelena, a country visit goes horribly wrong, exposing the human tragedy in a life not well lived. Produced by the 2027 Senior Company, this tragicomic classic explores human insecurities, and reveals the beauty in the banal.
Excerpt from Clevinger's Trial (Spring '26 Directing II Night of Scenes. Directed by Kit Knapp '27) Photo by Eva Cheng
Directing I Cohort '26 presents
Fall Night of Scenes
Led by Alex Torra
A night of new work from the Directing I Class
December 10 + 11
Wrapping up the semester, we have the cohort of Directing I students testing out their skills in the Frear. Led by Alex Torra, these young directors will announce their night of scenes later this semester!
