Research in Theater

The theater department's faculty is composed of active scholars and artists. One of the primary arenas in which we work is our own main stage production season.

Throughout the academic year, students, faculty, and guest artists collaborate on four theatrical productions.  In most productions, students act, stage-manage, build costumes, sets and props under the supervision of faculty directors and designers.  Recent productions include "Where We're Coming From," an original ensemble-created performance exploring issues of race and ethnicity at Connecticut College and beyond, directed by Nancy Hoffman and Leah Lowe; "Naga-Mandela" by Girish Karnad directed by Tim Golebiewski; and Stephen Sondheim's "Company," directed by Gerald Moshell.

One production each year, however, is directed by a senior student who works with a faculty adviser. Recent student-directed main stage productions include Vaclav Havel's "The Increased Difficulty of Concentration," directed by Ben Fisher '08; "Uncle Vanya" by Anton Chekhov, directed by Amy Meyer '07; and "Wonder of the World" by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Ashleigh Catsos '06.

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