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Silent Sky

By Lauren Gunderson
Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt goes to work at the Harvard Observatory at a time when women were not even allowed to touch the telescope. As Henrietta set about measuring the distances to remote galaxies, she must also take measure of her place in the universe as a scientist, sister, lover, and as a woman. Playwright Lauren Gunderson says her wildly popular play “is about the glory and hard work of science…a story of family, both the ones we are born with and the ones we choose. It’s the story of sisterhood and, yes, a little bit of old-fashioned boy meets girl as well.” Based on a true story, this beautiful play has a heart as vast as the heavens. Don’t miss it!

Performed in the BONDURANT AUDITORIUM in PRESTON HALL

The Aliens

By Annie Baker

Two 30-somethings loiter in back of a Vermont coffee shop. Among the dead plants, milk crates, and cigarette butts, they muse on poetry, their long-defunct rock band, and their broken dreams. When a lonely high schooler happens on their world, they seize the opportunity to teach the boy everything they know about life. Annie Baker’s quiet play of friendship, art, love, and death is a powerful and empathetic look at a disaffected generation, echoing the alienation all of us feel at one time or another.

*This play contains mature themes: smoking, drug use, language, discussion of overdose.

Performed in the BONDURANT AUDITORIUM in PRESTON HALL

Batboy: The Musical

By Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe

Inspired by a 1992 tabloid headline of a half-bat/half-boy discovered in a cave, Bat Boy: the Musical is the story of an outsider, dubbed “Edgar” by his would-be protectors. This wild child is taken in by the people of a small town and in spite of his efforts to civilize himself, Edgar is regarded with suspicion and hounded for his strange appearance. He soon realizes that civilization is not all that “civilized.” Then, when the shocking story of his unholy origin comes to light, a fateful reckoning ensues. This offbeat “comedy/horror rock musical” is a funny and poignant look at how we treat others based on assumptions.

*This play contains mature themes: discrimination, sexual content, blood/violence; and adult language.

Performed in the BONDURANT AUDITORIUM in PRESTON HALL

Directing II: Making a Scene

Projects of the Advanced Directing Class

Location TBD

As usual, the sky is the limit when the Directing II students make their one act choices. Join the class for the presentation of their final projects. Whatever they pick, it is guaranteed to be “way out there!”