We welcome off-campus guests to attend our performances.
All seats to Fall Semester 2024 performances are free of charge. Please arrive early! RSVP links for reservations for each show are typically available at least two weeks prior to performance opening. There is no need to print a ticket. If you RSVP/Reserved and received a confirmation email, your reservation has been recorded and we will be able to identify you by name/date of attendance upon arrival.
The classic comedy about a small-time scammer who finds himself being wined, dined, and bribed by the officials of a rural town who think he’s been sent by the government to spy on them. A zany new production of the 2008 adaptation, self-produced by Acting Company 50, directed by comedy and clown master-teacher Virginia Scott!
Fall Festival of Contemporary Drama
Yerma and Things I Know To Be True
CMFT Performance Studio (CMFT 2043)
Acting Company 49 and the Theatre Design/Technology program present two brilliant works by master playwrights in intimate new productions.
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UPDATE: RSVP/reservations lists and waitlists are full. We make every effort to seat attendees, and can only guarantee seating to those with reservations and who arrive 10 minutes or more before show time. Please plan accordingly. Thank you!
Yerma
Adapted from Federico García Lorca by Pam Gems Directed by Alexandru Mihail
Orlando begins life as a young man in the court of Queen Elizabeth. Across four centuries of adventure, he winds up a 20th-century woman trying to make the most of her existence. A theatrical, fantastical trip through space, time, and gender.
This performance also includes The Color of Night, an adaptation of letters between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West by Rachel Dickstein.
Purchase Performance Lab, Senior Project: A Spanish Little Black Girl
Written by and performed by Rayna Brown Directed by Theron Gearty
Running time: this project is approximately 20 minutes
A coming-of-age story about Rayna growing up in New York City in the 2000s and facing challenges in finding her own voice and her own identity as an Afro-Latina Girl in America
Bold, experimental, and moving works produced as capstone projects by students in Theatre & Performance.
Homesick: Searching for Comfort in the Unknown
A devised piece investigating the idea of “what is it to be an outsider?” This ensemble is enthusiastic to bring the Purchase community together and to be a part of a show that makes them reflect on our common humanity while simultaneously exploring how each person experiences the world differently. A production that encourages its audience to experience personal and unique stories through multiple mediums such as physical theatre, text, projections, and sound.
Created by: Dana Freeman, Judit Queral Perramon, Maggie Anderson
See the classic romantic comedy in a vivacious theatrical adaptation! Featuring the work of Acting Company 50 and the Theatre Design/Technology program.
The Motherfucker With the Hat
RSVP links for reservations for each show are typically available at least two weeks prior to performance opening.
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis Directed by Natalie Nova Featuring Lizette Padua, Nina Farduchi, and Tionne Watson.
A dark comedic play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores the life of a recovering addict and his struggles with love, betrayal, and redemption. As the play delves into themes of loyalty and self-discovery we search for the answer for the one question we want to know. Who’s the Motherfucker with the hat?
The Expressionist tragicomedy about a class of 14-year-olds whose parents never told them anything about sex, and the disasters that ensue. A new production featuringthe work ofActingCompany 49.
New Plays Now
RSVP links for reservations for each show are typically available at least two weeks prior to performance opening.
