Past Events

In post 9/11 Newark, New Jersey, two teenagers who were brought to America as children become one another's sanctuaries from harsh circumstances. When G becomes naturalized, she and B hatch a plan to marry so that he may legally remain in the country and pursue the future he imagines for his life. But as time hurdles on and complications mount, the young friends find that this act challenges and fractures the closest relationship either has ever had. 

The Performance as Public Practice Fridays@2 speaker series facilitates discussions about the creation and study of performance. PPP welcomes artists from within and beyond the Winship Drama Building, including current students, distinguished alumni and arts leaders from across the country, to share their research and methodology. Up next is a conversation with Jesse Cameron Alick, Associate Artistic Director of the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.

The Performance as Public Practice Fridays@2 colloquium series facilitates discussions about the creation and study of performance. PPP welcomes artists from within and beyond the Winship Drama Building, including current students, distinguished alumni and arts leaders from across the country, to share their research and methodology. Kicking off the spring semester is a screening of the documentary Ballerina Boys, exploring the history of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

They’ve got a plan. Leo and Lizzy Martinez want to be the smartest kids in the world! The children of hardworking immigrants, big brother Leo has convinced his little sis that being smart is the key to helping their family escape a tough, uncertain reality. The first step in the plan—Leo will win the local TV kids’ quiz show. But when their parents refuse to let him join the quiz team, Lizzy learns there’s something deeper driving Leo—something that makes life that much more challenging and unpredictable for her brother and her family. The Smartest Girl in the World takes a look at the bonds of family and the key to facing life’s challenges together.

The Performance as Public Practice Fridays@2 speaker series facilitates discussions about the creation and study of performance. PPP welcomes artists from within and beyond the Winship Drama Building, including current students, distinguished alumni and arts leaders from across the country, to share their research and methodology. Up next is a conversation with Ph.D. candidates and performance scholars Yunina C. Barbour-Payne and Shannon Woods. 

Join us for the first public performance of Lightless, a new concert-style musical fairy tale written by multi-hyphenate artist Natalie Smith and directed by Ph.D. candidate Whitney Mosery. The performance will be followed by a quick feedback session at 4:00 p.m. 

Bellua, a young girl, wants to be a monster. She seeks out a cave teeming with foul and frightening monsters to ask them how she might go about becoming the monster she desires to be. What might the consequences of young Bellua’s monsterization be? What does it mean to be a monster? And is it so different from being human?

Dance Repertory Theatre returns in Fall For Dance, offering a celebration of movement and innovative choreography. Featuring works by faculty, guest artists and undergraduate choreographers, Fall For Dance presents a showcase of new and engaging work that speaks to our shared experience and illuminates the ways in which we connect with one another.

The Performance as Public Practice Fridays@2 speaker series facilitates discussions about the creation and study of performance. PPP welcomes artists from within and beyond the Winship Drama Building, including current students, distinguished alumni and arts leaders from across the country, to share their research and methodology. Up next is a conversation with Dr. Minou Arjomand, PPP affiliate faculty and associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin. 

One of William Shakespeare's most famous and cherished works, Hamlet tells the story of a young prince's pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father at the hands of his uncle Claudius, the new King of Denmark. After a visit from his father's ghost, Hamlet must avenge his father's death and confront the truth about what's "rotten in the state of Denmark."